Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
THE POLITICAL FIELD
WHAT THE VARIOUS PARTIES ARE
DOING IN VIRGINIA.
NpULIST COsEITTEE IN SESSION.
They Adept Resolutions Endorsing
Rrysn and watsSn-Thfs to BE a
g..v week-Nevys at Headquarters
Colonel Lsznb Gees Home.


- even greater ACTIVITY. z1a % =
srauzst -f,h increased Interest
r. Democratic and Republican lsatsrs.
with headquarters opsa sDi thsir forces
a; zo-k. lave already gotten things =
--stty god working shsp@; he boliefs
El o--n ztsua-tsrs to---o--cE for
what they declare = 20 b an aggressive
ezrnp1irn. a-s TIE s1n of1ce VII e The
rs-ss-Tsss FOR PovElLsts visiting TIE
r.:y. as i hzs beys for ssvsrzi years
Secretary Buttsa. wao has already b.
oc--s a very b1sy z1an. VII probably add
20 rs clerical so-cs this week - that
here zay - ID delay 81 TIE 6LEtrb1-
:ion q czrr@iru Ntsrziu-s g In hz11-
Ing Ire vol--1-ro-s nal hat - ION
pouring s. @ hin a-1 Chs--1r1l ~
s1n. TIE EsrColi -alE. with their eEter--
s.vs sg.-e q ro1--s. airssly lava -
o.-lcs force. en5 al SEEN C = busy-
WHAT s1ozirg ths to--s-s VII make re-
-zirs % - sesl. TLsy have - stats
orEa-.z,t,cn Is yet, b. VII. Iernzps,
sste- Thursdays c1lverto--
A.: ACTIVE SATURDAY.
SATURDAY 3 Usually = dun day z, pol
tics 81 F.lch--c-1. h-t yesterday vas a.
exception % ths ne. Iriesd there Wa
unusual activity. Both The P7r1llsi a1-
IRE RSp15iiczn District committees = =
here during TIE day. ard considered ne
question q lC-i1a-rE cs-c-ca-es 20
Co-gress u ne Taird District TIE Re
p-5,lcz-s 6eciLs5 % cal Convention.
bu- re Pecplss Party deferred t1is nat
tsr u1tI. tf,s Democrats shan have -
p-ez.ol PREVAILING a. Republican had
r.rs--sr~ yesterday vas thst - sound
--orsy Democrat would ly~ p entered
il. TIE rzcs fo- Ccu.-Tess. ard nat Judge
Z L. Lewis wo-.,l certainly = TIE Pc
p-b.scsn nou.lse TO- consress-1l-s-
h0-o-s.
cn1irrnzn Lamb. q ths Republican
Csuxa.zn Com1.st,ss. returned % rs
hou-e IA Norfoik ysstsr5zy morning. he
III r.tz-- r. Z day or tTo. ard VII -
main here urtn TIE battle 20 ED Scve-r.-
bsr q q over.
ENDORSE BRYAN AND WATSON.
Tners VS. meeting a. 10. 10 e..
Nsin street t.is city. ysstsrtaT, o. hs
Tr.rd Isstr.-t Pcpu.-st Committee. Al
ire re-bers were present., and Ire NAN
bisinszs bstors re body Tas TIE CO..
E.lsrstso- q TIRE mater @ pct-l1g ~ z
cs-ElSzte sor Congress IN tbs district.
I, vas 6eclze5 TIA, the question q cali
ing such Z co-ve1Esn should not Il set
ted u--1 the Dezccratlc cc1ve--lol Lad
been he'd.
Tss following resolutions were oHsre1
and adopted:
re D.s-rl-t Committee O. The Third
gress.o-al Us-rtct q virginia, p b.
falf q he Peg-ls's Party o TIE district
rrr .
ZION a. Tire RAPID and slts-srttal rSo-
gress made - or rzr-y -l al sections
u our Land iu teEaN Of the f-11 e-nert1l
principles q or EJT-r1menf, a. s1Fo-
form sL1 nov re--1 s1ts1 ~ "l-ltsn :.
B-yzr zrl Tc0-ss + " a-E9r. Our rom
lrees fo- President ard Flcs-Fres -1er- q,
IT, T-n.re1 States. We have forc=c -ary
% The so-czl-e4 s--FsT-l-5 70 $3.50 -
rhesr Chicago platform sgzinst Ire tnal-
cisl sche-ns q issuing paper money ~
state hanks. z11 20 declare ana e~llal- :
that al r-orev snail - ISSUED - re
government; ard - declare against tr-I-
r-Eirg with raDsirg Eyrl4-ates = tl--n
SUPPLY the FEDERAL Treasury vita god 20
rnsfr-ain gold u--OpCl.es a. enCr--c q 2
rroats % theUselTs- Ara ~ or-e- mat
re peorls @ our district and state nay
have ire opportunity 70 continue ineir
efforts n ba1slf q fhs important iss-e-
advocated ~ or party -l-ll cou5ae- y
Success shall b. Accomplished, ard ne
r.erso-al AID properly rights q inc pe9-
BE shall be restored % them: therefore.
Resolved by this Committee. That J.
EasLius HCt5Cl. Chairman o. me Fry-
PAS Party q Virginia, be requested %
fefe such immediate action with re
chairren q other political parties % TIE
state favoriug the free coinage q SILVER
and gold a. the ratio q = - ! as shan
BE- necessary % place CT The e-ectoT@!
ticket q Virginia the fun number q
80 III
voters IN this State Who honestly FAVOR
the free coinage o. gold ard silver a. TIE
ratio o. Is % I ss ccnsritutic1al money o.
the United states. and against tFailc s-I z
with banking syuliCates and golt-bcno
dealers. shall have the opportunity and
privilege Of casting tEslr votes Tor BY an
and Watson as the Only means OF accom-
pllshlng this result, ard securing lae
election Of William J. Bryan over VII
nat IN the opinion Of this commit
tee. and IL o-cer 70 preserve and main
tain our party organization Until the
foregoing purposes and other Necessary
reforms In our government, both state
and Federal shall have been accomplish
a ty the people. u i proper that the
voters IN our party shall so act and Yote
as % maintain the ors1nizaiion ana give
full SUPPORT 10 the doctrines o' the Fopu-
Isl pzrfv as now represented BY william
] Erysn and Thomas =. Watson. arc
that no congressional nominees sncull -
SUPPORTED unless they shall have been u
full accord with the principles they aa'
q That Chairman Hobzon Be requested
70 give pubic notice through TIE press
OF his actions herein, 50 that ire people
~ our state may proceed In due tine n
f1forn themselves as 70 the merits and
issues involved IN this campaign
Among those in Attendance upon the
meeting were Chairman J. Haskins Hob
son " I. Grant. exJucge J. u
! Gregory, and Julian Rufiin-
AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS
There was but little going on around the
state Democratic headquarters yesterday.
Only a few prominent party-men were In
! the city. and the work done was IN at
tending 10 the voluminous correspondence
OF the committee. state Chairman EllysOn
went up 20 the White Sulphur yesterday
afternoon. but win return early to-mor-
row. Secretary Button went 70 Wash
| ington on business yesterday morning.
and expects TO soon begin TIE active work
| ~ foocing the state with literature upon
| the currency question ana TIE Demo-
cratic platform. There IS an unprece-
dented demand for campaign reading. and
| the voters OF Virginia will be well sup
| plied. This Is 10 Be a talking campaign.
| The Democrats, Republicans. and boilers
will all have many speakers On the
stump.
TO ELECT THEIR DELEGATES.
The boiling Democrats OF Richmond win
meet 81 s07 east Main street tomorrow
night 10 elect delegates 20 the State con-
yention OF Thursday. A meeting OF the
Henrico boilers will be held at the Wig
wan. az Barton Heights. at the same
/ time for the same purpose.
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