Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-22
DISCUSSION AT NkWTOWN.


The Winchester Times 10 is aeotust of the
discussion at NswtoHn, Frederick c7uLty, ss.
Saturday says:
when Gen. Williams aro,e aoi aooouoccd
tha. he was tho rea6 1ster candidate for Con.
gtcss aud proposed to talk about tho State debt,
q nunb,r Of persons 10 the rear Of the hail 10
tertup,ci him with slob remarks as We don t
want TO hear about tho deot, That's nor 10
tho CANVASS" "rcll Us sbou. Hancock" SO ,
81. Tho General then talked awhile about
Hancock but sooa relapsed into tho debt quos-
ton when the Interruptions began again, which
incaused the Geceral greatly. lie d,nouIc,d
tho couduos Of the parties iuterr1pting liza 10
s,rorg terms. tn; it had no other cfsc; than to
increase the hubbub. 10 these uso,nplimeot.
ary inserchanges most of the Generals time was
c,rsumed 80 that he cou,d not mako bis points
fully or do himself Justice. When Mr.. Kent
took the stand he YVES r. ,ivtd with tremendous
spplsuso aud Sc te preceded to show up tho
Generals record he Was cheered at every sea-
teno'. Nine tenths Of the crowd vas 10 sYnpa-
Thy with Mr.. kent aad his keen but couttscus
tbrust5 wero greatly erjoyod By all save about q
bafdozan lib. OF Ju'yors. Every point M de
by the General vas luroed upon him By Dir.
Kent who achieved sn easier victory thsl be
probably would have done if the Genera! had
had few moro supporters among the audience.
Nswtovn is mspites,y bad plaza for 7th Of
July orator. The Generals attempt to provo
that Mr.. Barbour was not a ctiz:n of Virginia
and therefore nsIigble to seat in Congress-. was
treated by the audience ss joke; tus Mr..
Kent, 10 ii, close, referred to the matter and
sati.G sd everybody that John s.. Barbour was
t,us Virginian. true democrat and would bo
a representative of whom any constituency
might be rroud. Mr.. Kent thanked the audi
CT c., for their enthusiastic reception AID at tho
close of bis speech was w.:mly oons ratulated."
Ge1. GroIt made speech at jersey City,
N. j., last night predicting republican SUCCESS
on The second ct November, saying that there
would b, solid North, for tho republican ticket,
ilc!udiog Now Jersey. AID that it was as much
to the interest Of tho democrats as to the re.
pu6licsos that the republicans should continue
TO Iun tits government. He afterwards bad
o reception at the Opera House. where no made
another speech ct similar tenor. lie COM
meuted particularly 90 the sui JIG. CT carpet.
baggcrs, and said tc wanted the dcy TO como
when they would 60 to tho South and live ss
well ss 10 the North and West. Outiu Illinois,
06 Sato, ulaTiy Eli hEo Cal peb DaSR6EHs uo0 tue
present Governor of Illinois is the first native
of the State ever chosen 10 that cfice. GRAFT
has become as l1qascious as no us5d to be
relciert.
Fivo Thousand persons attended the demo
cratic meeting of busine!s men 10 Wall street,
New York, yesterday afternoon. Among the
speakers were ex.EautcDant Governor Dor.
Abrsm s. Hewitt, 8. 8. Cox and
others. A letter from Angus Belmont on the
business interests involved in tho approaching
contest WAS read. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
Tho reports from FaiItsx county ore all
mos. encouraging. and Mr. r. w. Moore,
demucratio c:n9asser, ia doing most efficient
work, Meetings are ir, q lent in ell parts OF The
,,uDty ADD sjdilioos 10 Inc regulars are being
ngde daily. Dir. Moofe's spec ehes are spoken
# n tho highest terms by good judges.