The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-13
Gen. FitZ Lee Interviewed.
WHEN THE CANVASS WILL BEGIN-CAP
TAIN WISE'S RIDICULOUS FIGURING.

ALEXANDRIA, "a, August 3.-Gen
Fitzhugh Lee, the Democratic can
didate for Governor Of Virginia, re
turned from Richmond at the clost
; of last week and has been quietly at
tending to business at his farm
Evergreen" few miles from thi:
city. lie resides with his family il
neat frame cottage enbosmed il
the woodlands, entirely unpreten
tious, yet with all the surroundings
Of comfort and culture.
A representative Of the San called
on Gen. Lee to-day, and pleasant
and graphic narrative of the doings
of the convention which placed him
before the people as it's standard
bearer gave an opportunity for some
inquiries as to the coming canvass.
General, the Suu always antici-
patcd your nomination, and it Sell
dom makes mistakes il its forecast"
"Yes, the San was certainly right
that time. I consider it a high hon.
or to be nominated by the Demo
cratic Convention. while the har-
mony which characterized its pro-
ceedings, the good nature of its men,
bers and the generally acknowledged
excellence of the material of which it
was composed make the nomination
more gratifying"
The mail Of Gen. Lee was high
piled on the table before him, but
bore evidence that the General had
tried his skill as husbandman and
been wedding it out. This suggested
to the Suns correspondent that the
work Of the canvass was already
upon the nominee, and he trusted
that the canvass would be an easy
one.
No" said Gen. Lee. Canvass
ing is hard work; the physical fatigue
is great, but l have been accustomed
to active occupation, and my cavalry
life in the United States and the
Confederate States armies will fur
nish q good training school in with
After some conversation as to tie
regimen which secures against fatigue,
the Suns correspondent asked when
the active personal work of his can
vass would begin.
Il expect to begin the canvass as
soon as our Executive Committee
maps out the campaign as to dates
and places
evil there be stump discussions
in joint meetings %
II understand" said General Lee,
"that the Democratic managers of
late years have not considered joint
discussions judicious, because the
increase to the audience brought by
the opposite party is composed IN
the greater part Of those whose votes
cannot be made Democratic by
speeches, and because bad blood is
generally the result. Our State
committee, I. am told, has adopted
the same rule for the present cam
paion; that is to remand the ques-
ton to the various local committees,
with the general suggestion that no
division of time be allowed. Per-
sonally l don't care one way or the
other. 1t would be tiresome to me
after the first one or two occasions
20 hear the same old lifeless charges
poured forth from every platform,
and it would be not only irksome
but unpleasant to the opposing
speaker to hear what shall have to
say, because l propose to call every
thing by it's proper name, and not
mince matters anywhere or with any
one"
"Captain Wise seems to have
opened his campaign at Atlanta, Ga
Did YOU see the report Of his inter
view there =
Yes. | saw that Wise had been
talking to tie reporter OF the Atlanta
Constitution. and that the lnterVle"
published in that paper had been
sent to the New York Times. Form
erlv wheL Malone and MS people
wanted to talk TO the outside public
they used the columns OF the N@t0"'
al Repu5lican at Washington, but
thev have since put their interviews
in the New York Tribnne, quot the
Timcs.) as the more uncharllaole
journal of the two on every supJecI
affecting the Southern people. L
see that Wise says he is ''pleaseo
with my nomination.. The phrase
was cut and dried to be applied at
the proper time to the Democra''1
candidate, whoever he might be- l
expected his pretense OF oelng
pleased. and equally anticipate his
real disapprobation when L am
elected"
General Lee spoke at some length
as to the methods by which the ke-
pub!icans hope to succeed summing
M what lie had said as follows:
The new Republicans expect 10