Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-29
kilograms to The Star.
GEN. MCCLELLAN DEAD.
He Suddenly Expires Last Night.
THE CONTEST In VIRGINIA.
Wise Confident Of Success.
RUSSIA GETTING READY FOR wAB
ATTEMPT TO KILL De FReYcINET.
WISE FULL OF CONrIDEyCE

WISE FULL OF CONFIDENCE.
How He Figures Out /. Majority for
Richmond Prepartns n Ssreau
Ovation for Lee.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
RICHMOND. October 29.-Wise the republican
candidate for governor, with characteristic va.
iocity has just rushed away from his fayorite
campaigning ground in the southwest towards
the shores and lowlands OF tidewater Virginia.
There he will remain, making his three-hour
speeches to throngs of all sorts, sizes and con-
ditlons of people until the close of this remark.
able canvass. As he hurried past this CITY at n
iate hour yesterday he had barely time to saw
10 ~ HE HE. STAR correspondent that he would be
the next governor. This he unquestionably be-
ueSes, ana any report or statement to the con-
trarX must, in the very nature of things, be ab.
surdly untrue. The man who two years ago de-
!eated the man who now has second place on
the democratic ticket by majority of seven or
e e "a, thousand for Congressman-a t-large, is
very likely to hold the belief that he will beat
MN again. Says Wise: lice and Massey will
pom pom receive the same vote next Tuesday, will
once, but l beat him with Lee and the entire
democratic party at his back. They had a col.
ored candidate In the field against me- too-a
preacher of the gospel-and he took five thou
SAND votes away from me. Now they are ali
, ,or me. Massey got some votes OF readjusters.
them VINO E, are now rspnhlicans and will get
don't brag OF big majorities have unswerv
ing eonhdence in my success But 1 will see you
STAR the reports which reach me on the battle-
neld." And away he went.
Lee and Wise will both be in Richmond on
Ine Gay OF election. The former will have a
great cavalcade" the night before and from
tnls ms colossal stronghold will receive an en-
thuSiaStlc welcome. Here as Wise has de-
scrlDed It, he Will ride ut the head of his column
with the air of Napoleon at Austerlftz - n
VIII DE the last pageant OF the ampaign and NO
ing one. - - ~ Aios-
Lee may be deceived in his strength and IN
may MS ardent followers, Notwithstanding their
lusty coincidence, but ii cannot be denied that
wherever he has gone his receptions have been
sucn as TO impress him rather with the idea Of /
.riumpnal progress and easy victory than the
possibility even of defeat. Wise too aIthonab
greeted less literally "by the wild sweet music
~ ~ lne repel yell. has been received wherever
mere were people to turn out by audiences of
immense size, and often with unbounded on
Inuslasm. number of times in the midst of
me widest hurrahs he has been caught nm in
sne arms and borne about on the backs OF his
Worshiping supporters. ~
Snould the lew engagements now REMAINING
20 Use be filled by him he will have delivered
seventy speeches, averaging two hours and a
1ail each. The delivery OF all these speeches
consolidated would require more than one
week day and night Here are one hundred
ma feyenty-nve hours OF hard public speakino
Win the voice almost CONSTANTLY at its highesf
,ltch the speaking often occurring at night
weather.. AZ oou