The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-26
BRYAN TO
TAKE PART
He viii Be Consulted In
Framing Platform.
WILL GO TO GLOUCESTER
That is Objective Point Of Roa d that !
Contemplated Through Shen-
nandoah Mountains-Ta
About Lee Statute.
WILL GO TO GLOUCESTER
Times-Dispatch Bureau.

| -DlSpatCn Burcaus
No. 14l7 Street, N. W.,
Washington, d. c.. May 18th
Ex-Postmaster James Sullivan. of Har-
risonburg, Is in Washington for a few
days on business. Mr.. Sullivan spoke to
The 14mes-Dispntch correspondent In
highest praise OF tho progress along ma
| terlal lines being made in Rockingham
and adjoining counties.
why" said he. III you were to como
! up to Rockingham you would scarcely
know the place, l have lived In Rocking
ham all my life. and l am no spring
| chicken any more, and ! have never seen
tho signs OF material development We are
| having now. We have probably more
| rural free delivery routes than any other
county In the State. These have increased
| the business Of the Harrisonburg post
Office to such an extent that after July
LIST we will hnye free delivery OF mails
for Harrisonburg.
telephones. in the county. There Is hardly
farm house In the county that cannot
be reached by telephone. Our service is
grand one. and costs less than any
have even seen. In fact. for about three
or four dollars year tho farmers have
a service that compares favorably with
the best services. Commercial travellers
pronounce Rockingham's telephone sys-
TEN tho best country system they strike
anywhere they go.
buildings are going up all over the
county. barns and farm houses without
number almost, and especially residences
In Harrsonburg. 1t reminds one almost
of the days OF tho boolns TO see SO many
houses going up.
"Politics are very dull up In our coun-
try now. Everybody Is too busy making
money to stop to talk much politics now.
They are more interested In the pursuit
OF the dollar. For county Offices no ono
a. >tp,ce Roner0
| and George N. Earman are being taxed
| OF for the Republican nomination Tor
county treasurer. Mr.. Earman was one
OF the county's representatives IN the
Constitutional Convention. In natlonal
politics Rockingham IS for hooseVe'..
and I'll bet you a box OF smokes that II
viii give him 100 majority over Roose-
Welt. II the people do actually express
their sentiments, believe he VAL DC a
snrc winner. You will have hard days
work to defeat him. He is wonderiuily
popular with the people, and II ne mas u
fair deal he will come grazer OF ca
Ing Virginia.
what about that new railroad they are
pettine ready to work on up In the Shen-
endoah Mountains? Mr.. Sullivan was
| asked. ~ =, .,,,4
"oh. 1t is going to be built al right,
The Elkins- Davis people are putting up
tha Money for that work on that tunnel
von henr about. Whether they are gong
- huild n line through the mountains
| thoro or whether 1t Is Just dun 10
wing about the sale OF the Chesapeake
| western Is more than know; pui' ~
INV rate, one OF those roads WIN ~
M very distant date. And Gloucester
Point will be its objective, too. 10 tho
| onin,on az those who are best INFORMED
The cutting out OF tho rate ARRANGEMENT
between the Norfolk and western ana
|tthe Chesapeake Western by the FORMER
| road is, ! believe, the irst step to"a OVAL
! forcing the Chesapeake Western TO the
woll IT ia a desirable railroad properly,
md I believe there are interests seeking
Il nj their own figures and are using TINS
as step to get 1t"
BOWDEN REFUSES TO TALK.
Mr.. Sullivan was sitting In the John
son Hotel talking with Republican Ma
tionni Committeeman George =. Bowden
when seen by The Times Dispatch cor
respondent, When asked what he
thought OF Roosevelt's prospects In 1904,
Mr.. Bowden said: Look here. are You
| trying to interview me?' When assured
that. that was what the correspondent
Wished to do. he replied: II have moth
IND whateyer to say about politics for
publication, and he grew so suddenly un-
| Communicative that even his mission 10
| washington couldn't be learned II IS
| not the opinion OF those who claim 10
| know, however. that Mr. Bowden IS q
very ardent supporter o. me rr s ~
| He ia reported to be holding off to see
which way the cat hops before saying
anything ,,,,,p
The Times Dispatch correspondent mas
1t from one OF the men who VIII have q
great deal to do with forming the pat,
form Of 1904. and who is looked upon as
one of tho party's real leaders, that Bry-
nm viii be consulted In the shaping OF the
| next platform. This gentleman said IN
speaking Of the matter;
"Bryan is a force we will have to reck-
on with There Is no use trying to laugh
| that fact away. 1t may be possible that
| we cannot win by consulting with him,
| hut there ia one thing sure. and that IS
that we cannot hope to win without MS
! active support. The man who thinks BY
| an has no friends even to-day IS mign,ny !,
1 much mistaken. He has them md enough
! of them to insure the defeat of the party
| II we neglect him, Mr.. Bryan will have
i a voice in the work Of making the plat
| form. But those things upon which De.
! mocrncy has lost twice Will be left out Q, OF
!. the platform. believe Mr. Bryan can Ge
! IT. duced ia consent to that proposition,
4 What viii probably be done will be to
| get him to agree to mere reatlrlnatipil
! of Democratic principles. without any rel
erence In specific terms While ! really
| believe that If Bryan had his own way
he would fight 1t out on the free sllvef
issue again, yet ] believe he, is reason ,,
able enough to Yield to what he VIII DIS.
! cover to be the overwhelming sentiment
OF his party against such prosrat'tn1,e';;
/ Whatever may be said of Bryan, he did
more to hold the party together In 1885
than any other man could have done,
Cleveland left 1t all broken up and disin,
/ tegrated; Bryan put new life into " ana
kept 1t together In 1896, HIS ung as .
1 leader is done ] think he realizes that
fact, But no must be taken into the reok--
oning when we go to frame up our next
PLATFORM else we will make grave mis-
! take"