Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-23
tspeclal to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

hicnnonQ, va, sept. 22.-One OF the
most attractive speakers in the list
selected by the State Democratic Com
mittee Is Hon. A. j. Montague, Attor-
ney- General of the State, and his pre-
3 sence anywhere always guarantees
large crowd
Considerab BILE surprise was expressed,
therefore, yesterday when the majority
of his appointments were cancelled,
and there was curiosity to know the
reason for such move on the part of
the committee.
Mr.. Montague himself has had moth
ing TO say on the subject, and no Off
cial information was obtainable. but
rumor has gotten out that the places to
Which the Attorney General was as
signed were not altogether acceptable
to him. and 1t did not seem that he,
being prominent candidate for the
Gubernatorial nomination, was getting
a fair chance to do his own canvass
the greatest good.
1T is said, therefore, that Mr. Mon
tague will, during the rest of the cam
paign, speak at such places as he him
> self may select, or where his friends
may desire him to go. Mr.. Montague
3 is a brilliant and effective speaker, and
Will no doubt do fine work for his party
NATURAL BRIDGE FOR SALE.
A letter was received to-day by Gov
ernor Tyler from II. w. Rogers 81 Co.,
Of Baltimore, Offering to sell to the
sState of Virginia, for $50, 900, the Natu-
raj Bridge and tract of 500 acres per-
tanning thereto. to be used as public
park.
Governor Tyler is away from the
. city, and it is not known what dispo-
sition he will make of the offer
MARRIED IN NEW YORK.
News reached here to-day of the
marriage in New York, on September
10th, OF Mr.. Hampton IIoge, q son of
the late REV. Moses ID. Hoge, d. D.,
ond Presbyterian Church here, to Miss
Agnes Myer. Il young lady of New
York.
Mr.. TIoge has been in the employ of
John Wanamaker, in New York city,
for about four years.
SPEAKERS EXPECTED.
Tt now seems probable that Senator
Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky, and Hon
w. BonrlSe Cochran. of New York, will
both address the Democrats of Rich
mond before the campaign closes.
Colonel Button has received q letter
from Senator Blackburn, in which he
says he is billed to speak in Delaware
about the middle of October, and that
he will try and come to Virginia from
!. there. Colonel Button wants him to
speak here and in Nelson county He
Z made q speech in Nelson county for
Hon. j. r. Tucker about fifteen years
ago. which is well remembered by the
people of that county and they are
anxious to hear him again.
x, BRYAN SENTIMENT GROWING.
Tho sentiment IN fa,,or <f I,,,o,, a.,
+ growing more and more marked in this
city every day, and the same seems TO
be true OF every other section OF the
country.
Prominent business men of the city
who voted against Bryan in 1886 are
STEADILY coming back to the party and
declaring their intention OF supporting
the straight Democratic ticket this
year.
a leading Broad street merchant said
last night that While he had always
been Democrat. he voted for McI<in-
ley on the currency issue four years
@ go However foy1sfy the
Republicans may seek to press it to the
front" he continued, at is no longer q
factor in politics, and shall give my
earnest and cordial support to the
Democratic nominees this year"
Hon. Holmes Conrad, or Winchester.
who was strong gold leader in 1896.
and who, however he may have voted,
took no part for the Democrats. is now
giving his enthusiastic support to Colo
mel Bryan. The brilliant orator and
lawyer made telling speech for the
Democrats at Winchester several DAYS
! ago, and is pulling side by side with
3 MS old associates. Information from
3 nearly every section Of the State Is To
the effect that the majority Of those
who lefty the party on the currency
question in 1896 are in line for Bryan
this year.