The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-13
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THE RECENT POLITICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BETWEEN MAJOR JOHN W. DANIEL AND CAP
TAIN JOHN $. wIsE-sPEECHEs OF HON. JOHN
T. HARRIS, BROWN ALLEN, HON. HENRY {.
ALLEN, AND MOSES wALT0N-THE TENTH
LEGION THOROUGHLY AROUSED AND ORGAN
IZlNG-THE HANCOCK CLUB-PREDICTI0Ns.
ICorres pondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
AUGUST 10, 1880.
As advertised in the Virginian, yester-
day was to have been a grand "tield-day
for the " NOrton-SypbaX.R eadluster attacn-
men."
On last wednesday and THURSDAY it was
very evident that the Jessies" did not in
tend to divide time. and one OF the "Squad
commanders" did not hesitate to state 10
yopr respondent that it was their meet
ing. duly advertised. &c, and did not pro-
pose to divide time, but after the arrival OF
Mr.. J. ). Wise, and the fact being aScer-
tanned that Major John w. Daniel. OF
Lynchburg, would be on hind, ga change
came over the spirit OF their dreamS," and
upon conference OF Judge Allen with Mr..
Wise and Others 1t was agreed that at II NJ.
S. Brown Allen should open with an hours
speech, to be followed by
HON. JOHN T. HARRIS
for one hour. Me discussion to be resumed
after dinner-Opened by Maio Daniel, aud
to have one and half hours, Wise to fol'
low, allowed same time, and each thirty
minutes afterwards, but Wise to close. So
you perceive they had the advantage In the
division OF time.
[ have not seen so large gathering OF
our people at political meeting In years,
and by mingling with the masses 1t took
but little time to ascertain the pulse OF the
Shenandoah Democracy, and 1t was well Tor
Mr.. Wise's friends that division OF time
was agreed upon, or the speaker IN the
Yard would have had over two thirds OF the
crowd with him, and left but tue band, Ed
inbufg choir, and other trained ciappers,
with a small gathering OF the sovereigns, in
the courthouse. Upon the whole, 1t was
one OF the most magnificent attempts Tor
ga get off tor Johnnie" you could well lm-
agine; and yet hOu great the tdilare g!
Johnnie going back to East Virginia with
the record fully established by his Otcn adj
missions before hundreds OF Valley men
that he is a A." MahOne 6 per cent. Funder J" )
that I" he is not in tdUOr OF paying one DOT
lar of the State debt." How does that suit
your Riddleberger-bill men ~
MR.. BROWN ALLEN
opened with careiuIy-studied third
ticket speech, elciting but little applause;
but in Justice to Mr. Allen would say that
I have an mdistinct recollection OF hearing
him in one OF his sentences compliment
General Hancock-admitte he was honest,
or sonnet hing to that effect; said he had
nothing to say in the way OF arrangement OF
Mr.. Garfield, as be had never investigated
the charges that had been made as to the
Credit. Mobilier, &c. Twas a pity he did
not keep the speech until next fall, as 1t
touched none OF the issues-Of the day.
Mr.. Allen was followed by Hon. John I.
Harris. who, although Interrupted design
eddy by a lot OF rOughs, and some whose
gray hairs would have suggested at least
decency II not brains, 10 annoy and prevent
as far as they could the R'Sdtuster elec'or
getting the pounding he received, nc.
quilted himself 10 the entire satisfaction OF
his many friends OF "Old Lang Syne ana
to the credit Of the reputation he has 80
well and ably maintained. l venture the
assertion that Shenandoah viii give Judge
Harrls the largest majority lie ever received
in 1t.
To attempt description OF
MAJOR DANIELS SPEECH
would be useless on the part OF your CORE
spondent. as you and your readers know
HIM so well; and when | say he was only
handling Mr.. John ;. Wise IN one OF us
(Wise's) virulent attacks upon the FunderS,
ipters persed with anecdotes and mimicry,
deem 1t needless to add.lhe discussion re-
suited as might have been eXpected-the
utter rOut, "horse, foot, and dragoon," OF
Johnnie. Major Daniels arraignment OF
the Republican party aud appeal to the De
mocrais OF our cOuDty-the country-was
simply grand! unequaled by any speech
delivered here since the days OF Henry A.
Wise, il then.
MIR. Wise evinccd charitable feeling to-
ward those OF Republican tendencies, never
speaking the least disparagingy OF their
record or candidate, and | observed GER
tain Federal officer OF our town aiding "fhe
choir" with all his lung-p0wer. The stand
ard-bearers OF our party-the party That
houOred Henry A. Wise. OF which he was
an ornament-were either forgotten or pur'
poseIy neglected amid his stere0typed abuse
| OF "Funders," V" Bourbon Democrats" and
| the rehearsal OF the martyrdom and social
| Ostracism he was suffering at the hands oil
| "the Richmond aristocraey." After The
last speech OF Maior Daniel the crowd,
| without waiting TO hear Johnnie's
CLOSING ANECDOTES,
broke, leaving excepting the band and
"choir " about one hundred men and BOYS
to hear bis conclusion, aud some remarks
OF the gentleman from Winchester Genera
WiIliams), who went TO Richmond ITO poul
oil on the troubled waters" Summing uI
the day, we feel gratided In saying It Was Q
glorious day for Democrats uho can and dt
invite their -Hancockand Englisl
men-to stand on their platform. II shen
ardoah does not give over 800 majority fol
the regular Democratic ticket, aud even
more Cor Hon. John T. Harris, | shall b
vastly mistaken.
At night t,.. s....
MAJOR DANIEL WAS sERESADED
Mt the residence OF Major +. 4. Stckley By