The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-10-02

POLITICAL.


Roosevelt will tour Nebraska and
West Virginia.
A Bryan club was organized at Onl'
pepper Saturday
Senator Hanna spoke to the CONNER
oial Travellers Club In New York
A Republican club has been organ
lied at Lincoln, Loudoun county, Va.
The Republicans admit that the next
House Of Representatives will DO very
close.
Mr.. Bryan will speak one hour In the
convention hall at Saratoga, N. Y, o.
tober 18th.
Senator Hanna asks the Baltimore
banks 90 contribute $50, 900 TO the cam
paigu fund.
MIR. Lemuel Il. Via. of Washington,
addressed the Democratic club at Lees
burg, Va, Friday.
Ex-senator David b. Hill, OF New
York, will address the Democrats Of
Richmond tonight.
David B. Hill made a strong Bryan.
Stevenson speech 10 large crowd 10
Herklmer, N. Y, last week.
The Republicans are arranging for
some public meetings in Richmond.
They hope to have visiting orators.
U. s. Senator Jno W Daniel and ex.
State Senator J. n Stubs spoke at
Gloucester Point Thursday and aroused
much enthusiasm.
VIM. Sauter. Of Albany, N. Y put
up SIS, 600 TO cover s. 900 ON the propo-
sitiOu that Bryan will carry Kentucky,
Indiana and Illinois
Is is conceded by Republicans that no
nomination will be made by the Bow
den committee Of candidate to oppose
Dr. Wise for Congress.
The Democrats of Louisa O. II pre-
cinct will meet at the Courthouse 90.
tober 9Th. at 80 p. m t. organize q
Bryan, Stevenson and Rixey Club.
Congressman Swanson is speaking
twice q day during this campaign
Gold Democrats and Republicans have
combined on ticket and are making a
hard fight.
At a Democratic convention at Glen.
wood Springs. Dol John T. Shumate,
a brother Of Judge Shumate, Of Eau.
quier county, was nominated for Dis
trict Judge
Mai S Heth Tyler says he has seen
letters from enough Virginia Legislators
30 assure him that majority OF them
are opposed TO an extra session OF the
Legislature 20 arrange for the Oonssitu.
tional convention.
The Democrats Of Fauquier county
are arranging for a grand Democratic
rally on October 18th. Senators Daniel
and Martin. Attorney Gen. Montague
and Others are expected The Warren.
ton Brass Band will be in attendance.
Last week was q rather quiet one In
Virginia politics. though one Of hard
work. There have been many meetings
and great quantities Of campaign liter
allure have been sent out from both
Democratic and Republican headquar.
ters
John g Carlisle. Secretary of the
Treasury during the second term Of
President Cleveland. was elected pTesi.
dent Of the Lawyers Sound Money Gam.
paign Club, which was organized In
New York The club is opposed to
Bryan
Senator CLARK, of Montana, is making
his campaign with a vaudeville show,
including a number Of short-skirted
young women in pink tights. II he is
successful he Will probably claim that
people --Rioh. News.
The report in the Dispatch of Sens.
tor Daniels address at Middlesex court
last week winds up with this "Sens.
tor Daniel closed without single word
on free silver and l6 to l, or any other
ratio His speech was we'll received,
but there seems TO be apathy in the
party yet.
Gen. Edgar Allan, Republican can.
didate for Congress in she Richmond
district. says he has engagements 10
speak at the courthouse Of every county
in the Third District, and that In the
meantime he has about ton Of Repub.
lioan literature in Richmond which he
is distributing. Hugh g. Miller, Of
Norfolk, will have charge Of his cam.
paign.
One of the leading Democratic law.
yers Of Richmond laughed at the sug.
gestion that Edgar Allan will be ineli-
gible to a seat in Congress If elected
for the reason that he is a citizen Of
Norfolk and not of Richmond. The
attorney said the only way TO keep Mr.
Allan out of Congress was to beat him
by votes representative i'll Congress
need not reside In the district he rep
resents, as was decided in the Sibley
case from Pennsylvania.
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