Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-09-11
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Virginia Situation Veraciously
Stated-Lee's Manuscript Speeches.

against John S. Wise, the Republi-
can standard bearer, had read his
first speech in the campaign from
manuscript they expressed their
regret at it by saying in an un-
dertOne, "That will never do.p But
it must do, for Gen. Lee is no
stump speaker, and knows little
enough about the every day bus
mess affairs of Virginia to be q
foreigner, and hence he will be
carried about the state by his good
friends, shown here and there to
the ladies and children, and his
little "talks' to them will be made
the most OF by the bourbon press
Of Virginia and Baltimore, while
the " bone and sinew" of the state
want to see him stand up before
Wise like man and argue the
great questions of human freedom,
taxation, debt, and hard times.
Frank Blair, attorney general of
Virginia, and Republican candidate
for reelection to the same Office,
gave Gen. Lee an opportunity to
discuss jointly the issues with him
at Accomac court house, but Lees
friends held him back. refusing to
permit Blair to have a chance at
their banddOx candidate, and so 1t
will be to the end of the chapter.
Lee will 90 into about twenty coun.
ties between now and November
and speak to select parties made
up largely Of women and children,
and the bourbon press is to be re-
lied upon to make out of what he
will be reported to have said on
these occasions the most brilliant
bourbon campaign that has been
noticed since John w. Daniel
carried the women and children of
the state and the 1900 bourbons
of Baltimore by storm in 1881, but
was left at home by the voters to
the tune of $4,000 majority against
him.
Virginia people are prOverbial
politicians, and love to have pO-
litical discussions, and the bour.
bOns have made an error in not
putting forward their best man for
governor but they rely upon
their possession of the election
machinery Of the state to control
the result of the election. The
Republicans admit that it will be
difficult matter to prevent all the
cheating that will be undertaken by
their opponents, but they are de.
termined to do all in their power to
detect election frauds wherever it
is INDUCED in, and all good citizens
Of the country will sympathlze
with them.
John Wise has made the closest
possible canvass of the counties of
the ninth congressional district,
and has been heartily received by
the people. In Washington coun.
ty the bourbons did not treat him
as they should treas any gentle
man, but they admit themselves
that they were wrong. Wise re-
fused to divide time with Judge |
Rhea, candidate tor state senate,
but he did so because Lee |
had refused to divide time with |
him (Wise), and Ayres will not
meet Blair.
Wise has done the best campaign !
work Of his life in the southwest,
and the result of it is that the
bourbons there are asking through |
the public print why Fitz Lee does
not 90 there. Wise writes here
that his reception everywhere has
been so remarkably kind that he
feels assured in the belief that
there will be a political revolution
in the counties visited by him
which will eventuate in his carry
ing the district by a majority
probably not far short Of that
pOllcd in CamerOn's favor four
years ago.
The best work of the canvass is
being done in the counties, and is not
made the subject of newspaper
writer's, and its effect will be known
only after the election.
From every section of the state
| learn Of Old-time Democrats who
are going to vote the Republican
ticket. They say they have been
deceived both by the promises of
the national and state govern
ments. They have worked faith.
fully for party so long, and are to.
day so much worse off than they
have ever been financially, that
they now think it was unwise that
they voted for Cleveland. 1t has
become serious matter with them
as to how they can make living,
and they say they are no more in
sympathy with the Democracy
of this country, and will vote for
Wise. That some of them will do
so cannot be questioned, and it is
true that Wise will poll stronger /
Republican vote than Cameron did, {
although efforts are making In
some counties to ALLEVIATE the I
,traighout Republicans from the !
ticket.
Frank Blair, candidate for at
.orney general, spoke in Fred c
and King George this S
week to good crowds, and is doing a
splendid service. His canvass IN Z
Buckingham, Page, and Augusta l
is said to have been most G
Efficient, and many former Demo
rats of those counties will vote /
against the bourbOns this fall.
The next general assembly of I
Virginia, which will be chosen in 4
November, will have to elect judges v
# all the inferior courts of the Fl
tate, county school superinten.
Tents, and one United States \
enatOr. This fact makes the race !
or the Legislature one of peculiar y
interest to the people, and the Re- 1
recognizing this, have n
'ut their strongest men forward u
or election. q
In the eastern part of the state the G
party is fully organized, n
rle the Democratic party is torn Il
sunder in its wrangle for federal @
lace. p
A meeting of the bourbon exec b
tive committee was held in Alex. b.
ndria this week, and the fact was CT
eveloped that the committee n
ealizes that bourbonism will have m