The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-15
PARKER men
ST ART BALL A l,
President c. ". Meredith Calls
the Club to Meet To-
r1orrbw Night. sa:
WILL HAVE A GRAND RALLY.
John Sharp Williams and 9 Others
May Speak; Meanwhile Short
'ralksSAre5 in Order.

The first gun 81 the presto ntial cam
paiEt In Richmond will BIO fired within
a short time, Under the auspices OF tie
Alton b. Parker Club, No. !. which did
SO much locally to bring about the nomi-6
nation OF the great Now York s1urist. a
long list Of distinguished speakers Will
d DO asked to mako short talks Hon.
Charles VI Meredith, who is In tile fight
up to his neck forBtfo ticket, has called
a meeting OF the club, to tnke place Il
Murphy's Annex tomorrow night at $50
O'clock. to make nrrang for a biz
rally, to be held later on. In either the
Academy or the Bljou. AT this time It Is
believed thatit can be arranged to have
Hon. John Sharp Williams, tho brilliant
Democratic floor leader Of tho House,
present and make an address. Mr.. Wis WI
9llans, 1t is believed Will pass through
tho ci ty shortly on his way North, ard D
twill be sought to have him stop over
\ and mi AXE an address. He Is a powerful
sdebater, and was a striking figure at the
st. Il. ouis Convention, over which he Z
presided temporarily. I;
All Are Welcome.
S While tho meeting for tomorrow night
Will transact tho business referred to
above. it will also DO somewhat In tho
nature OF a Qualification gathering, and
all who desire Q come will be welcomed
One OF the gyice-p presidents said last night
8thnt President Meredith would likely be
asked to tell something OF his experiences
tintt the great ST. Louis meeting, and that
twas not unlikely that Mr.. ". L. Royal
might say a word as to his feeling since
he returned to his fathers house.. He
suggested that other good speakers might
mako brief harmony ia lks. both from
the gold and silver sides. and that a. gen
$eral love feast on a. small scale was In
anticipation. sSs ss
TX Nearly every local Democrat one meets
snow-a-day is claiming the distinction Of
having been the only Original Parker
mani in the city. III II ~ 4; Il
May Change Name.
This lack 81 friction on the part Of.
Richmond Democrats vi Z, reference to
national issues is something wonderful.
and nothing to equal 1t has been VIII
messed since 1892, when the ..old man OF
Princeton" swept the country like q cy-
clone. It Is probable that the business
meeting tomorrow night will change the
name OF the Parker Club to the Parker
and Davis Club, so that it will embrace
Judge Parker's running mate as we'll
While every one seems to feel confident.
that Richmond ana virginia VIII IollH UP
good ma torities this fall. this belief. how
ever widespread, will not deter the local;
and state committees from putting up.
persistent battles from start to- finish
When the contest opens up In earnest;
Chairman Ellyson will organize his forces
systematically all over the STATE. and will
likely pay particular attention to the
Ninth District, where there are strong
hopes Of pulling Hon. Joseph g 5HVysor.
~ inc hi
CONGRESSMAN Slemp Il sls433
!, The campaign Is identity going to be
q very interesting one from Its Very in-s
Scepti ion. 8s 5ts 3 iii a III VI