The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-29
Ii HILL. MEETING

III II t1llILJ -NEEIiNtT.
Chairman EIlyson has received q, let
ter from Senator David b H1l, in which
he gives the details Of his trip TO Rich
mond He says he will speak in Brooklyn
Monday night, and leave that city on the
S. a. L. train, which reaches here at 2:i5
p N. on Tuesday.
a letter has been received by Mr.. Ely
son from Hon. Eugene WitherS, which
says it has been arranged for the Senator
to speak in Danville at 2:9o O'Clock T,
NJ. on Wednesday, So he VIII have to
leave here Tuesday night at II o'clock in
order to keep his Danyille engagement.
a COMMITTEES from Danville will come
here and meet Senator HiH and escort him
to that city.
Mr.. Eilyson says he hopes the crowd viii
assemble the Casino promptly at p.
NJ. so that Senator Hill will not be hur-
ried in the delivery of his speech, hav-
ing to leave for DanVllle lnmed-ately al
its conclusion.
Senator Maynard has written a letter
to Mr.. Ellyson begging him TO use his
efforts to secure Senator Hill and Al
torney-General Isadore Raynor, Of Mary
land, to speak for him.
Mr.. Hill cannot speak in the Second Dis
trict, as the programme has already been
arranged and he leaves Virginia for an en-
tended Western tour.
While in the city Mr.. Hill will be the
guest OF Mr.. Ellyson
Messrs. W. H. Adams, Chris. Manning,
Jr, Henry Cohn AMI Captain John \. Cur
it's constituting the general committee TO
arrange for the reception OF Senator lin,
held a meeting at noon yesterday IN the
Office of State Chairman Ellyson.
It was decided that the meeting at the
Casino shall be called % ord-r by President
w w Wood, of the Old Dominion Demo-
cratic Club. He will introduce Hon. j.
Taylor EHysou, who viii preside.
The following committees We're appoint
ed:
Reception Committed. Taylor Ellyson,
w. w. Wood, John A. Curtis, Sol l..
Bloomberg, r. II. Taylor. S. l. Kelley,
R. Carter Scott, Ordway Fuller, c. Man
ning, Jr., Jefferson Wallace. w. II. Adams,
James W. Gordon, John r. Grimes and
Clyde ". Saunders
Hall Committee-W. II Mullen. S L,
Wood, r. E. Knowles, George w. Harton,
A. S. b. James, H. l.. Cooke, Thomas
P. Shea and l. C. Haake-
Finance Committee-M. r. Mills. John
A. Curtis, G.. K. Pollock. w. w. Wood
Phil Shea, j. B. Wood and II. j. Conn.
Chairman James w. Gordon has received
q letter, signed by Hon. Eugene Withers,
chairman of the City Committee Of Dan
vile, and aIr. Q. W Dudley, president OF
the Bryan, Stevenson and Swanson Cup,
of that city, inviting him and the Demo-
cratic clubs OF Richmond TO be present at
the great meeting to be held in Danvllle
on Wednesday night, which VIII De
addressed by Senator'S Hill and Daniel,
Congressman w. w Kitchin, Of North
Carolina, and Mr.. Swanson.
LOCAL POLITICS.
Chairman Gordon has decided
10 call the City Democratic Com
naittee together for next Friday night.
and says there will be a meeting every
Friday night thereafter until the cam
paign closes. City headquarters Will be
sopened at No GO East Main Street next
Monday, and Mr.. Henry j. Cohn viii be in
f charge, From that time on, tsere VIII
be an aggressive fight on the part OF
the Richmond Democrats, and 1t iooks
as if Bryan's majority viii be greatly
increased over that of 1896
A great deal of work is being done by
the managers of the Repupilcan CITY
campaign. They are preserving their
usual secrecy around Headquarters, anu
there is mo Ambulance except on busl-
ness. Through the door which was
temporarily opened yesterday morning
I saw four or five clerks at q tapieE MED
with great stacks of literature, when they
We're busily engaged in preparing for the
mails
III THE STATE.
Nj. George Iindsay, one OF the sn5ssS.
active OF Democrats OF NoTtosk county,
vas IN the City yesterday, m atteha I,ic
upon the festivities incident TO the Flre-s
mems Convention.
Harry Maynard will be the next con-
gresham from the Second Ilstrlct ::