The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-05
tiistName Suggested for the Il
viCe.Presiden
HE rs LIKED IN THE NORTH
,rgin,a Democrat Says His Name WIN
Be Presented to the Next National
Convention-Price Of Silver
Causes Apprehension. N
The Times. Dispatch Bureau,
Ftt-l-' No tI7 r. Street, n. Nv,

washington, ID. c., September 4th- !
had a long talk To-day with a N VIZ
.in,a Democrat, we'll known throughoAurtt,
54ho stnte, who Is in favor of booming
Governor Montague for tho Democratic
nomination to the Presidency next
u year. In conclusion he satd:
Il think sou are safe, perfectly safe, IN
4 saving that Governor Montague's name ne
vii! be presented to the next national
i convention for nomination to the second
place He would go into the convention
nerfectly certain OF securing the vote OF
: every Southern State He Is well Anown w
eft tho North where ne mas tre go
addressed public gatherings, and where
nc has invariably lnado most favoraple
Impression. believe he could count on
. securing very strong support from tte
Democrats Of that section. Although le
may not be known to ,,the nation gen
ct ally what people know OF MN Is soou'
The fact that he Is tho Democratic soy
ernor f,,virgtnla is assurance that ~, ne ~
& a man%of sound character and poiitlcs
If Governor Montague will only consent
10 his friends making q fight for MN,
believe he can finish close to flrst
a Gentleman who occupies prominent
postion under the government, IN con,
1,ersation a few weeks ago. expressed
a. moSthe conviction that the people OF
the North and West would Ike TO vote
AZ for. a, Southern man for President or wee.
z, president. He thought the reputation OF
4ho men of tho South for honesty ano
conservatism In public affairs appealed
most strongly to Northern and western
u peopIe, who are tired Of the isms ana
ologies which are so commonly embraced
iii thos sections by men WHO use tie'i'
K to ride into office. N
$50 Nobody will deny the fact" he SAID
q nthat Congress, irrespective OF party, Is
Z always inclined to favor Virginia IN tne
matter Of appropria tons and other lesls-S
latlon. The prestige Of the old Com on
wenlthfis not at all lost But the people
down there ought to talk Just a little less
about the war;" and he smiled good-na-
turedly and bent over his desk again.
THE prestige Of Virginia. lname should
add strength to the candidacy Of Gov
erlior Montague for the Vice PRESIDENCY. Il
An alumnus Of the Virginia Military
Congress Would Sbs willing nt@this ! late
day TO pass a bill reimbursing the state sta,
OF Yirginia for dgstruction q h me s,n lnSt
saying there would not be the slightest
&c, precaEe votes
ern Democrats and Rep,b!lca1ns, and and q 3
North and many Of tho Democrats of
such measure. holding that the destruc-
Was O. per i5t 31stiable act Of war
Treasury Department officials, are stu
tha ypri Sr o
\ the new Philippine peso will be worth
more than its face value in bullion. -,
coinage Of Philippine money was made on
March 26 of this year at 40 cents an ounce.
Anew days ago the Treasury Depart
4 10000 ounces delivered at the San Fran.
cisco mint. Although the tendency OF
the price Of silver for the past few days
has been downward uneas mess Is stu
GAL cents, in which case 1t would be
4 profitable to export coin as bullion.
There seems, the best Of reasons rs, !, for 70.
OF tho Government Printing Office, will be
rs IL dew that s'a neon IN
the case by taken at once Miller was
discharged some months ago because nc
was not member OF the Boa as rs
President, who said no such reason for
discharge could be recognized IN any de-
partment Of the government. It Is now
charged tNdC fNlliieT 10 SuIltS u D16 e'',J :
aud that his two wives are living at the
present time. 1t is said, the President
viii have Miller removed on this charge:
that Miller has admitted It's truth, bu.
alive when he took wife No. g.
It was announced at the Department
of Commerce and Labor to-day that the
8 cases OF the fifteen Cinnamon who have
4 been detained at Port Malone, n; 4, ana
denied admission 70 ,he ynied ae sta,Ssd
that a thorough Investigation would 30
made, Several OF the men are from thus
city and have business interests mere ,ra
2 They are trying to got pack AFTER VISIT
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