Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-18
AFFAIRS INALExANDRiAI
Major Tyler, Democzatio Nominee for Gov
ernor, AddnaesessAhe People.
Col. Barley, Candidate for House of
Delegates, Denaes Mis- Position
General add Personal.
ALEXANDRIA. yaroc

Inc guoernatorfai campaign was opened
In this city Saturday night at. the Opera
House, when Major ]. Hoge Tyler. demo-
cratic nominee for governor, delivered an
ADDRESS, 1t had been stated positively that
the major would not be here, and the idea
OF holding a meeting had been abandoned,
but when he put in his appearance unex-
pectedly. Saturday afternoon, arrangements
were hurriedly made for the meeting The
Friendship Drum Corps was engaged and
paraded the streets prior to the meeting
BY O'Clock the Opera House was comfort
ably filled with ladies and gentlemen, anx-
ious to hear Major Tyler
Among those seated upon the stage were
Messrs II. w. Moore Of Fairfax, and Jo-
seph R. Willard, William H. May, James R.
Cation, Oscar F. Carter. NJ. b. Harlow, R.
+. Knox, b. F. Penn, Curtis Graham Lew
Is Machem, X. Kemper, Del kemper. Hen
ry Strauss, j. F. Rixey Col L. c. Barley
and William Hunter
The meeting was called to order by Col
X. kemper in few timely remarks He
then introduced Mr.. L. c. Barley, demo-
cratic nominee for the house of delegates
Mr.. Barley thanked the citizens of Alexan-
drla city and county for the honor bestowed
upon him by selecting him to repre- Mt
them, and then branched off upon the posi-
ton he proposed to take if elected.
In part he said.
1t shall be my pleasure, should 1 be so
fortunate as to have the opportunity, to
cast my vote for that gifted son of Virgin
ia; that disciple of free and unlimited coin
age of silver; that lover of the true princi-
pies of JeferSonian democracy, John w.
Daniel Virginia may we'll be proud of his
record as statesman. Colonel Barley also
gave his opinion of the present public
school system, and thought armore liberal
policy should be pursued
Speaking of the election law, he said:
THE present system, the Walton law, as
amended by the Parker law, under which
in the lest presidential election hundreds of
votes were thrown out amounted for any
candidate, does not give to every man the
unrestricted right of suffrage as guaranteed
by our Constitution. Our present system
is two-edged sword, which not only cuts
away your adversary, but also has tend
ency to break down and destroy the ones
in whose hands it is used" He advocated
the adoption of the Australian law.
Mai. Tyler Introduced.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Barley's address
Chairman Kemper stepped to the front.
and in neat little speech introduced Maj.
Tyler, who, amid loud cheers, began his
remarks. saying. in part:
MY friends do not come in the hopes
OF winning your applause, but come with
an earnest and willing spirit to speak
wcrd for old Jeffersonian democracy. First,
! shall talk about our ticket; it's the
thing like best at tlis time-it's about the
u.
en- 1t a black-headed man, a red-headed
man and a bal6-headed, man. and surely
ought to be elected.-srhe red-headed man
Jack Montague-is the best exponent of
democracy that l h15owi of in this state,
and with old Barley DIT the end of it. L pre-
dict that she is going through. / like TO
preach the doctrine .iof peace, plenty and
pi espcrity,~ and i do it on all occasions
when l truthfully cans 1 would like to
stand and tell the people, that prosperity is
,beaming upon the land, and if thought 1t
was l would do it, though it might retard
the progress of the demoo ratio party and
weaken its strength and bring me from
the head OF the ticket in Virginia; but l
can't stand here and say the people are
satisfied when 1 see SO many men unem-
plcyed, SO much agopyTon. the land. The
people are not satisfied, and 1 want 10 say
SO again. and don't propose to He for the
other side. -.
You know as well as I that the famine
In India, where thousands OF souls were
starved to DEATH had the effect 20 increase
the price of wheat here and am surprised
that we did not get more They saw that
the restoration of confidence and pros
perity did it, but l know, and so do YOU,
that 1t was the demand for our wheat, and
the failure of. crops in other parts Of the
world"
Maj. Tyler touched upon the gold coin
issued, and drew comparisons and stated
that If We had the right sort Of moneI'
tary system in. this country then pros
perity would be restored. Enthusiasm ran
high when Maj Tyler took his seat and
hundreds of persons mounted the stage
to grasp him by the hand. The gallery
was filled with ladies, and MANY were the
handkerchiefs that were being waved and
when the major made his exit from the hall
he was literally besieged by the fair sex,
all anxious to have word from him.
Maj. Tyler spent Yesterday quietly in this
city as the guest of Mr. c. c. Carlin. at
tending the morning services at the Second
Presbyterian Church. Yesterday afternoon
he drove to the handsome residence of Mr.
Frank Hume, in Alexandra county He
left on the midnight train for Harrison
burg, where he will speak today.
A Horse Thief Captured.
Policemen Knight and Beach Saturday
afternoon arrested a white man named
Henry Clements, who was charged with
stealing five horses. Sheriff Robinson of
Albemarle county arrived in this city Fri
day last with a warrant for Clements ar
rest. The sheriff had learned that he was
in this locality, and, with Sheriff Palmer of
Alexandria county, they proceeded to make
a search. The man fed to this city, where
as stated, he was located and arrested
To a Star reporter Sheriff Robinson
stated that Clements had stolen a horse in
Rockingham county, for which he was ar
rested and put in jail to await trial He
succeeded in breaking Jail there and came
to Albemarle county. where he got away
with four horses. He was taken back to
Albemarle for trial.
Sermons on Sunday Observance.
AS stated in Saturdays Star, yesterday
was set apart by the Ministerial Union as
a time for special consideration of the
proper observance of the Sabbath day,
Most of the pastors delivered sermons on
the subject. The Importance of closely OBJ
serving all the Sunday laws was most for
chilly oppressed on the hearers.
Since the publication of the fact in The
Star that the Ministerial Union has taken
this matter in hand, there has been a great
deal of discussion. and the citizens are
about evenly divided on the subject. A
prominent citizen in conversation with
Star reporter this morning upon the SUBJ
ject said:
II think the bestrthing the citizens of
Alexandria can do ie to join hands with
Mayor Simpson and; Sergeant Smith in
their crusade against policy and. Sunday
whisky selling, and oieafr the city of those
two vices before they sget too much en-
their hands.
Funeral Of, Alfehnel Sweeney.
Mr.. Michael Sweeney,n father of Alder
man John T. Sweeney aad an old and es-
teemed citizen, died at his home in the
southwestern part Oh tha city Saturday. in
the eighty-sixth year af his age. Mr.