Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-07
80 POLITICAL.
Hon. Robert I. Barton, of Winchester will
speak at Culpeper Monday, Oct. 10th.


Hon. Robert T Barton, ofWinchester will
speak AT Culpeper Monday, Oct. 10th.
Hon. John S. Barbour and Hon. Holmes
Conrad will speak at Warrenton Monday,
Oct. 23d.
There are about eighty voters in the corr
poration Of Manassas and not one of the
number will vote for Wise and MAYO.
The Cincinnati Independents, who claim
to represent $4,000 voters have determined
to support the democrats in the present cam
paign in that State.
Hon. John L. Massey will speak at Cul-
pepper on Saturday, Oct, Dist, Warrenton,
Monday, Oct, o5d, and Washington, Rap
pahannock county, Wednesday, Oct. 25th. =
From all we can learn it is very probable
that the Hon. John S. Barbour will carry
every county in the Eighth Congressional
District. We know personally of many
changes in Fairfax, Farr's own county, and,
if we mistake not the signs, we fell conf
Bossism. Manassas Gazette.
Yesterday Mr.. Stephens the newly elected
Governor of Georgia, sent to the Governor
his resignation of the office of Congressman
from the eighth district. An election to fill
the vacancy has been ordered for November
I. Gartrell, the defeated candidate, will
contest the election to show alleged frauds
and intimidation, by which he hopes to
keep Stephens out till May Mr. Stephens's
majority is now estimated at 10000.
The Lychburg Aduance says: From all
we can gather, Mr.. Massey had regular
field day at Appomattox Courthouse Thurs
day, and left Messrs Paul and Rives with a
meagre crowd of hearers. MIR. Massey re-
turned to Lynchburg yesterday morning
from Appomattox, and went home that
afternoon for days rest, the first in two
months. He speaks at Louisa Courthouse
on Monday, and will not see home again
until the 9th of November. He canyassed
the Southwest on horseback, sometimes
riding thirty miles and speaking the same
day.
The colored coalitionists had an OPEN air
mass-meeting on the City Hall lot, in Rich
mond, last night. The colored troops were
out in force. Langston, J. H. VanAuken,
and others spoke About 1890 o'clock Gen.
Peyton Wise and Captain George d. Wise
passed by, and a personal rencontre occurred
between General Peyton Wise and Mr..
John Amber Smith. General Wise was
struck in the face, and the parties were
separated No arrests were made, and Mr..
Smith afterwards took the stand and made
bitter speech against General Wise and
Captain George D. Wise.
AT Il large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Republican Club of Winchester, on Monday
night, the following are among the resolu-
tons which were adopted unanimously:
Resolred, That the coalition of those So
called republicans with the rcadiustcr
loeotoco democratic party is as league
with hell and a covenant with the
Resolred, That the readuster party is a
cheat and fraud, and it's democratic mem
bers are either towards orknaves
perfect embDoodimient Of the intosrs we see
proscriptive spirit of democratic bourbonism
IN II, Its most virulent form, and his cry of
liberalism, free speech and free suffrage is a
hollow mockery; :
f"sotced, That we cannot conceive how
any republican, who has not lost self.respect
can support John S. Wise in view of the
lact OF the disgust and contempt with which
he regards them =
Rooms OF REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRALLY
COMMITTEE OF VIRGINIA,
~ RICHMOND, VA, October 5, 1892