The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
Tue RATIFICATION MEETING.
4 GOodly Audience Beard MtSSrs. Tyler,
EChOlS and Montague.
TIE CAMPAIGN FORMALLY OPENED.
IN. Nominee Discussed the Issues Of The
Campaign and Hecounted the Deeds OF
the Democratic rarty-Mr. Mons
tague ON the Money Qaestiou.


al day yesterday. and though up TO the
nour OF the setting of The sn the sky
worc sluen aspect and tho rain ever
and anon descended. in spite Of all these
uniayorabio conditions the meeting last
n.ght at the Auditorium under the aus
piccs OF Che powhatan club 90 raufy tho
action ot the Roanoke convention, and 60
do honor TO Messrs 1yicr Echols and
Montague was success.
Long before the hour set for calling the
meeting to order. ail thoew est-bound cars
OF tno Traction Company were comioria-
by nuod. and when at 500 cioch "n
enthusiastic cheer announced the aiHF'i
of the nominees. probably l.9b pcopio
Auod 400 tnat part of the hal adjacent 10
the STAGE and the galleries, too, had ihcf
quota 0f auditors
TIH HALL DECORATED.
Tho DAN Was modo as bright as day
D.. arc nights. admirably arranged by tne
Traction Company. ani the stage was
tastcfuIy decorated with national flags.
1hiio rcd and white stf,urcrs were pret-
ally fcsf0OncI overhead.
Auonz the wclI-kuoNu Democrats ON
the stage weic. Coione. John Murphy
H. NJ TYLER Mayor R. NJ Taylor Col-
onol John s. U1rWoO1 Hon. W. J.. Reddy.
Charles 81. Wallace. Jr. Hon. B. b. Mum
ford. Hon H Carer Scott. Hon. E W.
Saunders. 80. d. Dawson, S. Sterni Dr.
QulsfubtIl. of Caroline county, Congress
suau John Lamb. Hon. ID. a.. Richardson,
james Gordon. John s.. Lamb, Henry j..
Garter. james Mann, of Nottoway
Speaker John p. Ryan, j.. y. Lassiter
James Lewis Anderson, H.. a.. Foikes.
Thomas -. Murphy. Judge harreu of
Washington city; Joseph Button. Hon.
Addison Maupin. O.. ~. Saunders; j.. u.
LookabIu. of Roanoke, Hon. III. r. Pol-
lard. General Charles D. Anderson, Scna-
tor ~. ID. Flood. and number of others.
Promptly at $3.50 O'Clock Major Tyler,
and bis running mates Mcssrs Echols
ANA Montague. accompanied by State
Chairman Ellys0n, Col. John $ Harwood.
Mr. "a. M. Tyler, and Mayor r. NJ. Iay-
Der. entered the hall. The First Regiment
Band. stationed in front of the stage.
struck up Dixie" and there was burst
of enthusiastic cheering.
When the cheers had subsidcd Mr.. JEFF
forson Wallace. president Of the Powla-
1au Club. introduced as the presiding Of
lcer of tho evening. Hon. j. Taylor ELY
CON. State Chairman OF the Democratic
party.
Mr. Enyson in accepting the honor be-
slowed upon him, took occasion TO refer
TO the Roanoke Convention as one of
that over assembled in Virginia. He
paid O. glowing tribute to Major Tyler
and concluded by introducing him 90 the
audience ass Nlrgnia's next Governor.
MAJOR TNLERS SPEECH
AS Major Tyler came to The front Doe
was given three cheers. and h's discourse
400 through WAS pnctudted Wlth ap-
uiausc.
MAJOR TYLERs SPEECH
Major Tyler said.
ladies and Gentlemen Kind and Partial
Friends of the Powhatm club.
Language is altOectncr inadequate 10
express my appreciation or This splendld
demonstration. This Kind ana cordial wei
come you have given uS To- our O'pl'"
have boon wanting 90 come 90 Rich
mOud. and have been On the way loI lht
last eight years, ana thoutn my lH"tl
has been somewhat .mpodcd, the cordial
ity and warmth of your greeting mth,a
me forget the difficulties and cease even
TO begmdcc the time. The gracious man
ucr m which my friend, MT. Eliysoh' asi +
words Tonight. almost makes me behcNe
rhat. al heart. bee bias been for me al ihe
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and mat of h.s friends. all lines of even
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