Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-17
Political Distusslen i'll Fairfax.

Political DistussiGn i'll Fairfax
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gtz,tto
HERNDoN STATION. w. & O. r. r., o..
l5,-Tbe rehdiuslCrs OF This village hevitg sd
vertised meeting to lake place al . 9 clock this
evening, to b, addrts jed by their candidate. Mr.,
r. Il. Farr, cur democratic oiliz,us determined
to get some ono to meet bin ia dtb tie, and Tor
this purpose ssecttd Jutgo Charles h. Stuart,
Of AeXandria. Gao roason for choosing Judgo
Stuart was that Mr.. Fsrr' lriord5 have for SOHO
time past b,en salcssiicaly limiting that Judge
Stuart was afraid TO meet Mr. Farr 10 q Joint
discussion, intimating that M.. Fsrr could pro-
duoe certain things very dsmsgtg to Judge
Stusrt'a character. Judge Stuart ostan,y 40.
celtsd our invitation aud was 90 the ground
one hour before tho timo Of meeting. After
waiting until half past two o'clock AID seeing
tho crowd veto becoming impatient, Mes:r5.
GooIg, Mason and John w. Graham we're
sent as O committee to Inquire of Mr.. Fairs
friends what had become Of him, ard whether
they interdsd to avoid j)iot discussion with
our speaker. They replied, "Mr. Farr wos do
layed, but would como 10 presently" Just b.
fore ) O'Clock he sIriVcd, aGd tho following
terms were agreed upon: Alr. Earr to open
with speech of three quarters of on hour;
Judge Stuart 10 follow f1r 40 hour aad quar-
ter, MIR. Ear to close with 81 mbu!es' speroh.
The speaking began at Is mlnuos past three.
Nj Fsrr went into very laborcd statement
about the origin vi tho dent aud the rariCul
bills anu ether rrOporillOEs thnt have been
INSIDE Tor lta Sctllemcnt Gusirg Tho past fI.eeu
years; 10 abused ths funusr!, praised tbs road.
wi; I'd k,l,,I,
Con. MahCnc, aud ttto tiled 10 shJw That his
political oOurSo had been c5n:ls;cnt and rtopur,
l1e made DO alluslOn to Jndgo Stuart worth ro
u 'J0IelyRcr," WAS doing TroGg TO coma toto
Fairfax 20 iaiure him AID his parry; thst this
had been dono but olc, before.
Judgo Stuart began bis speech ly declaring
how exceedingly graI6ed he WAS IT h:irg able
10 como to this particular mcutins. Ito hsG
heard CT the ointem7ub!o sisttm@uts hot he
'Wss strait IN ;na:i MIR. FAIR" sud had oone
to show he suthcrE Of tho story how little there
WAS in what they hsd so irdustiousy cirou-
lated. liz Tal rosdg row TO nliGt MIR. FAIR il
that gcu!!Cm III had aby attack 10 m3ke upon
his course. A. 10 Fairs charge that he was q
foreigner, i1Vaii0g Fairfax no trrald that
With tau tclra II meritrd. fer he allowed no
man 10 question his right 10 20 anywhere 10
Virginia =nd di:cuss pubic matters with heF
c,z}ns. This otiec.icn c,r1a H;h vcly bad
&.eae ir0:: NJ. Ere, Y!o had himself, bus /.
lev yta!9 ago. c)nln 70 AicXaniIis aud made
loi = arccch 90 mailer OF LEGAL Interests Judge
olus!s c!nsra tlEs p:Gt ct lIs speech amt;
greet arpinus:. lio ;hsn pracacdcd to raiutc
the ci.a'gas INSIDE ag,ia,t tho d,mrcs:iu psrty
an thc qi-:t'ans ct Stat. 5lhC aal ;u3c
schoclA III very able maunur, alter when he
was obliged 10 close. Tor tho koar Wal I'D nto
!hcrt Was barely time IL reach The irsin at
lFsi;taX S:a:i)u, distaGca OF GIttnn miles
But before o5uCluding Stuart dis;i1cty stated
the nissan that coin puIled him to leave bo!uro
Mr.. Far liaiShed his closing spacch, being tho
lstenCss Of tho hour ood tho imporsibiity OF
cltchag ;hn tiain II ha remained any logger.
which Hould have betn ali avoided had MIR,
Firr BEEN promptly on hard III ct moro
than An hour hrhindhan,
The inrcting consisted u nearly ono hundred
p2rsOns. two thirAa OF whom wrru ,iomcc.at
SPRING BANK