Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-09-21
WISE COUNTY.
Politics and Political Outlook
in Wise.
Public Mceting--Kiigorc on the
stump.

Public Meeting-KiIgorc on the
Stump,
The Funders of Wise county held 8
meeting at the court house of said Co.
yesterday, it being the first day of Cir.
cult court, for the purpose of sending
delegates to the Abingdon Funder con.
vention. The meeting was called TO or.
der by Il. M. Fulton. Col. L. II. N.
Salyer was called to the chair and j. NJ
Robertson was appointed Secretary, only
two persons voting upon any and all
questions put to the meeting. They
were Il. NJ. Fulton and j. NJ. Robertson,
and suppose they were the only two
persons present beside the chairman who
were Funders alias Democrats, alias
Bourbonites, alias Debt Payers, among
the large crowd that were in attendance
upon the court. Upon motion the chair
was directed TO appoint said delegates.
The chairman did not make public the
names Of the delegates, we suppose he
wanted to see the appointees and know
of them whether they would "stick" be-
fore he made the appointments public.
We have, however, heard it whispered
around that he appointed j. B. Gilly, +.
M. Fulton, j. NJ. Robertson and ID. X.
Banner, as delegates.
After the meeting, if it may be called
such, was over the political issues of the
day were discussed by Maj. II. W. Hold
way Of Scott, Judge Geo. w. Kilgorc of
Tazewcll, on the side of the Readjusters,
and by Judge Ii. S. X. Morrison, OF
Scott, Maj G. Y. Duncan of Lee, and
Col. Salyer Of this county, on the side of
tho Fundcrs.
Maj. Holloway was first introduced to
the large crowd who had packed the G..
H. to its utmost capacity to witness the
skinning which was in store for the
Funders. The Maj. made an excellent
argumentative speech He exposed
clearly the political corruption Of the
Fundcr party and showed the people the
name democrat" which the Funders
have assumed was deception and an at
tempted political fraud upon the Virgin
| Ia people; that the would be Democrats
were the true, genuine Funders, the OPP
preston Of the people sailing under false
colors. have seldom listened to so for
cible a speech fraught with facts and fig
| ults NHlNH tOill llpb NC ruNNNpolhlll
| COntradiCted.
Judge Morrison appeared upon the
stage. lie pitched into Gen. Malone as
Funder speakers usually do. 1t was
hard 10 tell upon which side Of the ques-
ton the Judge was battling, about the
time the Judge had gotten two thirds
through his speech the crowd began to
leave the Court house and by the time
he was done, at least half Of the crowd
had gone, Next appeared upon the ros-
trum Mai G. I, Duncan. The object Of
the Mails argument seemed 10 be to
convince the people that the Rradjust-
crs had no right to vote for Hancock aud
English, because they did not send. dele
gates 10 the Cincinnati convention. The
Mai. made Il very good speech from a
runder standpoint. by the time the Mai.
rot through there was not fifty pcrsous
In the house.
Col. Salyer next addressed the people,
The Col. by nm anccdotc compared the
Rcadiueter party to u enOtly-nOscd lot Of
sheen said he would rather vote for
Garfield than for the Rcadlustcr elCctO-
raj ticket; that IL was right to make the
people pay this capilalion TAX before
they vote. The Col. followed the usual
course pursued by Funder orators. BY
the time the Col. was through the Court
House was nearly empty, excepting one
here and there looking ON through cu-
riosity.
Next appeared upon the stage Judge
Kilgore to conclude the discussion. The
Judge had not been speaking ten min
utes before the court house was packed
(lncluding the gallery, to its utmost ca-
paCity. The Judge for an hour aud Y
half dealt blow after blow upon the rot
ten carcass of Funderism aud virginia
Bourbon Democracy, backed by lbcIs
and figures, until the corruption of the
Funder pnlty waB 80 visible that none Of
the audience needed magnifying glass
10 see Il clearly. The Judge said the
Funders were the party that were trying
70 give this State TO Garfield that they
were arriving how to get the Republicans
and negroes to vote for Garfield; that
they tried to elect Gen. WickhHm u Re
pu6lIcan 10 the Y. \. Senate last Winter,
and that they had been charged vii
offering the negroes 20 county Judges ~
this State II the negroes would y0le win
them and thus defeat rcadjustment
| The Judge said II these be the principles
of Democracy In Virginia, save me from
such Democracy. Your corrcspon-
dent doubts very much whether ever
these Funders speakers IN this state re-
celyed such eklnnlng ~ The Judge gave
MorIson, Duncan and Snlyor The
Judge was applaudcd long aud loud ev-
rry few minutes during his speech.
The Judge II an exceeding popular man
wherever he IN known. fine speaker
mud never fails TO carry his audience
VIII, rcyer he goes. understand the
ludpc has been invited by leading Read
mstcrs Of Lee and Scott counties tO can.
yaaa these counties for the Rcadlustcrs'
ticket and thnt he has lntlmaied his viii
| llnpness TO do 80. 1.-The docs, woe unto
the Fundcr orator that comes IN contact
| with him.
Wise county IL solid for the Rradinst-
er ticket. The Fundcr Democratic lirk-
ri will not receive twenty-five votes w
this county, and those that vote the
Fundpr ticket, with the exception VI two
ar three, will do II alcnlthlly. The pco.
nle of this county ARE well pleased WITH
ihp nomination " COL Fulketsoh Tor
Congress in this district Since they
Adj hot got their fayortc, Judge kllgofr
they prefer Col fulkcrson to any other
person. "hN'''''h"'
The Rocky Mount Row.
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