The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19

tho oddreee v-hch was relieved Of sta-
t,.,i,aI dr,.re.s lN occasional bursts Of
,,,,,,,,r ,rba sneakers style was pleasing
i'm the oxtrorne. and he had his subject IL
his fingers ends. IIe was interrupted
time and again bv bursts of applause.
Ne man who has ever spoken I'm this
citv was ever greeted by an audience
OF more prominent business men than that
which faced Mr.. Walker last night, and
an shades Of political opinion were also
ropresented from tine ardent silver man
60 Tho nronouucc,l advocate of the gold
standard. The address. however. was en-
tircly free from political bias, as II was
also unsectionaL
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Among the many present may be men
toned Messrs. James y. BOYD, W. L.
Trigg, w. j. Warns S"Ilue' i''7 7.-'''''
J.. j. Warren j.. IL. be"i, Do"-.
elect John Lamb, MaNWeH Il. OiiIhe' d.
y. Coiiman' G. j.. Me' Iu1I, 'o7'l'' -, '--'
y. > Lloy u, d. i',' g r,ror4
Blake j. NJ fouIquI,"i'' a. 80 ..-,
II. 7. EllysOn' 1. NJ. alldDc' "i'' ''Do'
SchCen, Albert Read james O"'Nil' -l'
W. Rountrec. D. Taylor Lliyson' O. ".
Meredith. 6. Percy Hawes, 5. il. Ha"c5'
T.. W. Lynn John j.. Williams. j.. IT.
Christian Barton u. Wise Edgar D. 1ay-
lor. Attorney-Generh X. I"yIor ','',, % ,,... H..
cen i < II IIawce. Major j. T. ID. Myers.
,,-,.,,4ho,, - Af.redifh Warner Moore
~ - 1tino- Dr Moses d. IIcae j. Car
80 49, ,,1iiar1 u ~ Nr,nford George u.
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Hill Montague J.. w. i''"-" '7. 80.
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Daniel Grinnan, :. W. Iialel7' - "'
Wallace Mann ). Quaiics' D.. J.. I..el,'
c. II. Grandy John JACKSON j.. HrN'
Judkins. Eebert G.. Leigh, W. \. Crcn-
shaw Major Fred r.. Scott. George ID.
VIZ " II Palmer. W. ID. sutherland,
o,d NAM. ,tbors
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As MI Walker en,'''N '''D '''',', ~
ed 10y Mr.. ;. h. Ia"ca' 'i' -'l"'''
HOge. Colonel W. il. taliheI' N"p'@l4
George d. Wise. and Judge George l..
Christian. he was greeted with round
of onnlause.
t4a beoar bv expressing the pleasure.
which ne fell I'm having been invited hy
tbe clearing House Association and the
Chambor of Commerce TO deliver am add
dross before them. He felt peculiar
,,i,,s,,re be s9id I'm visiting Richmond
where ne had many valued friends.
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"I am not hare tonight" said the
sneaker. "to make any set speech. but TO
discuss informally the currency question.
and / shall be glad 10 answer any quos-
tion which may be asked me by any one
rrssent 1 am here iu the interests OF
no party. but of economies; no sectional
ism but patriotism. Blood IS thicker
than water. We are brothers after au.
and when an honorably conducted con-
test is over. we can but love each other
better"
The speaker. continuing. said that what
was needed was that the people of this
country should De more homagencous-
should know each other better. He did
not think the government could spend
s. 10000 annually better than in convert
inc mis- country into twenty military dis
tricts eirhteen contiguous congressional
districts 10 constitute one military dis