Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-24
nothing could be made of it.

nothing could be made of it.
| Mr., Allen said his piece amid re-
spectful silence, quietly bid his audience
good night and started for home, sadder,
| if not better, man, and still it rained.
Mai. Koiner, nothing daunted, began
with, sMy countrymen." and an hour af-
ter closed a speech that would have done
Justice to an audience of five hundred.
The foreigner had gone to sleep face down.
ward on the counter, the eight voters had
a far off look in their eyes, and the four
boys having found hole in the chestnut
bag, were silent, but awake.
Maj. Hanger commenced with five
minutes speech, but was warmed up by the
surroundings to make it fifteen. He told
a good joke, and the laughter Of the men
gave the boys good excuse to drum loud
ly upon the counter with their heels to
drown the cracking of the chestnuts. This
was the only occasion that the audience
lost their gravity. The whole perfor-
nance lasted just two hours, and an i'm
preston was produced upon all interested
which will never be effaced, though that
impression was various. AS the writer
was leaving the next day, an apparently
well-posted citizen told him: sThem
speakers threw away their time coming up
here to talk to us; they had better spent
the day in some other part of the county
where the people are not informed, and
where they have got some re-adjusters to
work on; we are all right up here, and all
one way" In reply to the question how
things were going over the mountains in
Highland, he said. ''Revercomb had the
best chance for the House, but Figgat
would whip Sherrard out of his boots"
CHURCHvILLE.
Saturday, the speakers, the same trio,
were stimulated by finding fine audience
to meet them in the large new school
building at Churchville. There was con-
siderable interest manifested which show
ed itself in frequent applause when the
speakers made point or told good story.
Maj. Hanger opened in a very happy effort
of an hours length. The we'll filed house
and the evident sympathy Of the crowd
elected from him the best speech he has
made during the canvass. He was clear,
ried the crowd with him from the begin
ming to the close. He was frequently and
loudly applauded. Maj. Koiner followed
with one of his calm, convincing speeches
which never fail to make an impression.
His narrative of the conference in Richmond
last winter between the creditors repre-
sentatives and the legislative committee
and the final agreement upon the McCul-
loch bill, which he took so active part in
bringing about, always inter ests his audi
ence. And when be shows how he with
the aid of other prominent members of the
committee, by securing from the creditors
an extension of the 3 per cent. period from
five to ten years, saved in one days work
81 ,5OO,0 900 to the State, the audience can
not help feeling that he has been faithful
public servant, true to his principles and
is worthy Of their highest commentator.
Mr.. Allen closed the discussion with one
of the strongest presentations he has yet
made of his side OF the question. While
it was easy to see that he has number of
personal friends at Churchville, it is as
evident that he has fewer political ones
and while he will get more support here
than at the other points where he has spo-
ken, he will fall far short OF majority, as
all agree.
PARNAssUs AND NEW HOPE.
MeSSrS. KOiner, Hanger and Allen were
all present again at Parnassas Monday
night and spoke in the store Of Mr.. ]. A.
Hamrick. Mr.. Allen told story about
pig and pup, but Major Koiner perverted
the application to suit himself and got the
laugh and the crowd on his side, but the
audience did not exceed twenty-five or
thirty. Subsequent accounts from that
locality represent that several opponents of
the McCulloch bill were changed and that
but few in the neighborhood of the former
Readjusters are now opposed to the settle
ment
At New Hope on Tuesday night. owing
to the rain, only small audience OF some
twenty men and boys gathered in Mr..
Fretwell's store. Mr.. Allen and Major
Koiner did not make their appearance.
Maj. Hanger spoke few minutes in his
usual popular style and Gen. Echols made
forty minutes speech, which was full of
argument and information and attentively
listened to. The reported strength of the
agitators In this neighborhood is very
small.