Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-24
n.Ir ,yuIG CANDIDATE ON HIS ELECTloNEER


| we deem it our duty 10 inform The Wings oil virginia
tho, Gen Scot. IN hi, pIs through Pennsylvania
was in Inc cha pc Of the notorious Ex-GovGTnnr hm
johnston who pockeed the bill allowing the use OF 'e
Stale 1ls for The safekeeping of recovered fugitive
and who with splid indifference failed TO or'hs "
,ice the Chrisana assassins Of citizen oil 'ia'y
wns in prrsu, of his lawful property. The ioho"'"s 49,
| in The Union shows conclusivey that inc oouy So
20, S,, i, ,bs North i. composed Of the aoonsoh Dc
ward organization and that this faction wil !" ''' s
Of he aisle Wing Gentry or Tennessee influence MS
istraon should he be elected. The oratorcai
NJ Inc WING candidate shows that Gen. oco'' Is 'o "
| FIR The Presidency Of this great conederacy .o
HoLlIpAysBuAs, PA) SEPT - 1907
| TO The Editor Of The Union: Ca, oo,tr,l cnm
This was Tie day fixed by the wing Sta'e cea, h.
ii,er for mas meeting this place. Every Au
been made 10 secure large attendance anu W @ ~ 49,
occ,l,nt of coursr) General Winfield Sco aI'cu
Hons, las night; and although bound 10 tue "est
IN mr. ,ent public business induced !" stay anu % go
in the proceedings. When was Enowh t'a Ia nnmber
wa eyp.cted 10 arrive in the evening trhin 'ase ~ .S
ii The citizens of Holiday sburg of both parties went y TIC
Mountain House 10 see him. r.,, Nth como
In due lime the cars arrived and The Generai WIN ao'I
soneezinr made his way the house. and soon ai'e
was presented the crowd. Alter Inc cnee's ~,
was greeted had subsided and drum mat
could when the General wanted 10 speaA u o''
l.nced he addressed the crowd as follows: r.
INV counrymep of Blair county and the mountains OF
PENNSYLVANIA am very glad to meet YOU thahA ~"
most sincerely for the hon"f you nave cohieiea po
understand you are 10 have public meeting 'onoo",
at which have no doubt WIN DC rrheloe' i I
speeches and your hearts, and now thank you III
for the huro.s you intend 10 confer upon me- am very uc
atisued have travelled great way to-day ana nave eo
NV arm hurt in the crowd. therefore VIII fele, again
Giving YOU thousand thanks for the honor you nave con-
ferred upon me- would shake hands with al o you
could and divide my heart among you "Lee eneens ,J
General Scott being given again. the General bowed ana OIL
FIRED IN million thanks" bowed again and ailrcn Inc
sncech is fac suiIc of those delivered al every STALLION
along the rail road the General having divided MS near
out all along the road. Soon after il was announced mat
Grne,ul Scott after supper would see his eow-cLc:s IN
the back porch he did show himself; and alter ne re-
llred The crowd amused ~ sneech rom MS
.ncv w F. Johnston who although he had received us
patch telling him General Scott al me sounuin
,~sc came here without the most distant expectation oil
seeing hii, and impressed with the ioca ., '"us
meeting him in Tho ctaunch wing county oi na 'na nc
declared he would remember IL, una useu ne ~
never forget in also announced that he would auuess
The meetnr Tomorrow and invited men OF all parties 10 az
tend promising satisfy anew his political opponcn.s @
they should vote Tor the 'niJSt lluslt'ous e'u'e - "
age "-neanng General Scott
Swell The preal duy came and about 10 o'clock came
sort of prucessuH with General Scott IN Inc secohu Ca"
rnye followed by some fifty persons horseback or IN
cuapes which, proceeding partly around Inc town.
was sweed by delegation from Nartlnsourg' bearing n
banner with the f4ceious inscription, mo STEALiso OF
PhIScI,Lgs decidedly the beat joke OF the season ale
The pr cssiun had reached The American House Gen. ScU
Appeared on the porch and made another Speech all ABOUT
himself and Pennsylvania eul"gzng the pennsylvania sol
dies in the 1872 and in the Mexican war; ana uecid
imp that 10 them he and the country were manly indebted
for success and honor He also acknowledge ME nde0eu
10 PENNSYLVANIA Tor political support a hs rnarjv
Indebted 10 Pennsylvania for the honor-fennsYVania
having been The first State and udaysourg me hfs part
Of pennsy vania which had presented his name
Mr. Bell of Tenn then addressed the crowd, Informing
Them that he was an old wing which was received win
much APPLAUSE few knowing that he had been democrat
in The DAYS Of Old Hickory. He claimed Tor
Scott from VIVA, he saw und Promised Tennessee from wha
he had hclrd-whch the crowd being equally creauious
with himself also received with applause The hour tor Inc
departure Of the approaching the General soon drove
Off and thus ended this accidental public exhibition Oh
candidate the high office of the presidency-a ccum
stance rith but one parallel Think political his
tory.
nor Johnston Mr. Stanly of North Carolna and Juose
Conrad OF Philadelphia. The crowd was considerable en-
bracng all through large number Of democrats NOT Al AL
wonderful when the place ard circumstances are taken mo
consideration Cen Scott made his debut in Pennsylvania
under very unavorahlc auspices being IN company WIN
Gov Johnston and Gen w A Irvine, both OF whom nave
Iii. politically ny the democracy OF the old Keystone
The effect upon the democracy will be good We nave seen
the elephant and taken his The tour of Gen. Scout
will in his favor and The old Keystone Is as
sale as ever for Pierce and King.