Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-10-15


Democratic party. Talk of rings that
'ring'' in the Capitol at Richmond, with
! branch Office at the penitenJiary. which
is sending out political pilgrims through
this State, is the ring that should be talk
ed about.
We have not attempted report of Judge
Allen 8 speech-a large portion of which
was drowned in the wild applause which
its statements brought out.
GEN. FITZHUGH LEE.
When Gen. Lee rose to follow Judge
Allen, the applause was deatening and
nearly every man was standing. He said
that the men he saw before him were the
sort of men that when Hancock was elect
ed to the Presidency and went to take his
seat, would close in right up behind him.
Voice You're right, we WILLY Here
were the old boys Of Company E., and he
knew they were all right for the Demo-
cratic ticket.
A voice-All except one!
Gen. Lee-Then the rest of the boys
must gather around you and pray for you
and turn you from the error of your ways.
[Great laughter and applause.]
Gen. Lee then proceeded to deliver an
address on national politics which was
charact erized by great beauty of language
and the speaker was often interrupted by
the applause of his hearers. His quota
tions were most appropriate and the de-
livery of them was model of elOcutiOn.
He said Gen. Hancock was a fit man to
wear the mantle of Washington, and his
picture of Hancock acknowledging the
supremacy of the law with the sword yet
in his hand in Louisiana, was greeted with
storm of applause which its eloquence
well merited. In concluding his speech
he said the chief reason he wished Han
cock elected was that 1T would nationalze
and Americanize this whole people and
his audience loudly applauIed the senti-
ment.
The Scenes at Night.
Standing on the corner Of Main and
Augusta streets Wednesday night the
scene was brilliant beyond description
All around, the streets stretching away
from the spectator were brilliant with
lighted colored lanterns festooning the
buildings and lighting up flags and ban
ners which foated from every window
The sidewalks were thronged with men
and women out to see the torchlight pro-
csssion. The streets were dotted with
chemical fires which bathed the scene in
red and the air was alive with sky rockets
Looking West the steep throughfare lead
ing up Gospel Hill presented dazzling
appearance. The torch light procession
was marching down the street and the
steepness of the declivity gave it the
appearance of Section OF burning stars
set against a dark background. The
procession reached from Coalter street tc
Market street and the streets were
thronged with cheering people following
it. And as it moved on, colored balloons
six feet high. started from all four
quarters of the city, were sent up with
strings Of sparkling fire crackers attached
to them. There has been nothing to ap-
proach the scene in the history Of Staun-
ton. Strangers who were in the city were
loud in their expressions of admiration
and surprise, and free in the expression OF
the opinion that there isn't city in Vir.
GINA that approaches little Staunton in
spirit.
Nearly all the stores and places of bust
ness and many private houses were de
corated with small flags, Chinese lanterns
and transparencies. And there we're {
number of large and beautiful flags an(
banners, among which we noticed on Au
gusta street, Maj. j. W. Newton, Powell
& Bryan, J. l.. Undertake and Chas. Pot
ter had stretched banners entirely across
the street. On Main street an elegan
Hancock and English banner with whit,
Allen streamer was suspended ACROSS thu
street in front of the Opera House. ani
another from the Levy Bros. building
while large flags waved from the Masonic
Hall, Loeb Bros, W. II. Weller's and thu
Virginia Hotel. By a misunderstanding
of the line Of march at night the torch
light procession failed to go up Augusts
street west of the Commercial Hotel ano
return to Frederick by Prospect and New
street and so missed some of the pretties
Examinations on the line and disappointed
great many people, who had prepared te
give the procession hearty welcome
Among these were the premises of Mr.
Jno. B. Evans, where the trees in thu
yard were gaily adorned with Chinese
lanterns, and his residence illuminated
from the basement to the highest story
also Mrs. Trout's, Mr.. Jos. N. Ryan's, Mr.
D. E. otrasburg's, Mr.. Fuller's and others
presented a bright and beautiful ap-
pearance.
NIGHT AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
When the procession ended, the Opera
House was packed with people-a very
large portion of the audience being ladies
The Stonewall Band opened the ball with
'Dixie.'' While the band was playing
Henry e. Allen entered and directly they
caught sight of him the crowd cheered
him frantically. When he got on the stand
a rumor having gotten credence that In.
diana had gone by several thousand fol-
the Democrats, he was requested to COM
municate the fact to the audience. The
crowd received it with great applause, and
insisted upon speech from him. Mr.. AL
len said we had driven in their picket line
in Maine and in November would carry
their whole line. Shall Democrats be di.
vided in November ? "a storm of no! no!
noD Judge Allen closed in two or three
minutes.
Loud cries then rent the air for Skinner