Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-30
ALEXANDRIA. \
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 80, 1882
The Campaign in Sou Invest Virginia.


kerson. Massey AMI Newberry, in the order
named. addressed the voters of Washington
county to-day. and as the theme of all three
was Malone and Nahonesm it was an eN-
citing one. and drew large crowd. not only
from Washington county alone. but from
several OF the surrounding counties. The
crowd was SO large that the Courthouse.
where political meetings are usually held.
was not large enough to hold Il fourth oft.
and the speakers engaged Temperance Hall.
the largest nall in the place. In addition to
the correspondent OF the GAZETTE. the
Richmond. Lynchburg and other State pa
pcrs had correspondents here. a-t was sup
posed that the position Mr.. FulkcrSon took
wuuld decide The district. and n the read
juSlcr- carried lMc,lisigict i;s>i yea" hya large
majority. would 20 i long way toward de
cidin. the SAFE. Mr.. TU!Ecr-on'~ speech.
OF which the GhZErrE'- correspondent. took
verbatim report: Wa received win !"ul!'i,
of applause. AMI II wa- notably ob>c"y%:'!"
that those paris that Won the most ap!.la;:~,.
We're those IN which the speaker spoke III
the marshes, terms OF Genera! Mahonr. IL
deed il seems mere, rs in Other p..r.S o! Tie
State that the people. republicans IL well
IL democrats and ocraiic.rcad il~;cy-.
believe thai they nave been deceived! AMI
outraged hy Gen. Nahonr. and there
fore they arc possessed Of a rc-cntIltl feeling
toward him that manifc>tS itself upon every
suitable occasion. Mr.. Fulkcrson said he had
no personal feeling against General NIahonc
but what he said stirred W III" persona!
feeling III audience had agains; The General.
ami every lick lie gave him received the ap.
prevail OF nearly every man in The huu-t..
One OF he strongest points THAT N-. fu.ktr
son made VA his coniidaHt assertion that
Blaine was supporting the straighout move
in Virginia. and that the only chance FOR the
republicans OF the State was To flvor that
move. for il il succeeded they would he ali
right, but il the Arthur wing succeeded Ma
hone would hc there 10 oppose them a. he
does now.
Mr.. Massey followed Mr.. Fulkerson. Hi-
words We're SUPPORTED 10y fat within thr
knowlcd =, ut ali his heaters. and therefore
carried conviction wiki them. II the
latter pari IF h:- speech he SAID that thou.!!
Mr.. Wise spoke !iarSh!% OF him he would
moi rctaIiaIr IL kind. 4. one man was emon.h
for that SOFT @: .y1:..:: He said Mr. WI"
had tod :! gentleman That he " isc "WAs =
rt!unActn. "ut ma Massey was: democrat.
dyed III the wool. neither Wise WAS \
rrpu"I'cAh or MOI he did no; know: put he
oia KNOW thaI hr Massey Was nci'hrr IN
Arthn! nor u Blanc republican. hu, demo
rrat. WITH regard 10 meeting Mr.. W i>c Oh
the stump. he SAID. M appointments were
published. and Il NJ. Wis would cal apo"
MIN he V"u'd always III" '@" latch &trin-
outside, and or given the best the hu">c al
iordcd. He thought. however, that 4 pIw-
son is arepuh!ican AN! Wis., n:,y, "e J.. they
ought frs; 10 drcld" w:l:rA 81" al th'ln
should be his opponent. He sL!i Il Mir
Wise wanted 10 lind him n. :aii-i look :nT
him among decent people. and ~; Al street
fights, duclS. dog fights. nor in drinking anl
gambling saloons. He said he dI HI be-
lieve that the people ii .:,la:a would per