Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-08-07
INTERVIEW With FIIZHTGH IEE,

WAITING FOR THE COMMITTEE TO MAP
OUT THE FIELD-READY FOR JOINT
DISCUSSION IF WANTED--WIs Els
BOAsTs-A GOOD NAME.
&C, &C., sc.
4 correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
interviewed Gen. Fitzhugh Lee at his
farm IN Alexandria county on Monday
last. We make some interesting extracts
from his letter.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Virginia, re-
turned from Richmond at the close of last
week and has been quietly attending to
business at his farm, Evergreen" few
miles from this city. He resides with his
family in neat frame cottage embosomed
in the woodlands, entirely unpretentious
yet with all the surroundings of comfort
and culture.
A representative of The Sun called on
Gen. Lee today, and a pleasant and graph
ic narrative Of the doings Of the conven-
ton which placed him before the people
as its standard-bearer gave an opportu-
nifty for some inquiries as to the coming
canvass.
The mail of Gen. Lee was high piled on
the table before him, but bore evidence
that the General had tried his skill as a
husbandman and been wedding it out.
This suggested to TIE Suns correspon
dent that the work of the canvass was al
ready npon the nominee, and he trusted
that the canvass would be an easy one.
NO." said Gen. Lee. "Canvassing is
hard work; the physical fatigue is great,
but L have been accustomed to active Oc-
cupation. and my cavalry life in the Uni
ted States and Confederate States armies
will furnish a good training school IN
witbstanding fatigue
After some conversation as to the regi-
men which secures against fatigue, The
Suns correspondent asked when the ac-
tive personal work of his canvass would
begin.
81 expect to begin the canvass as soon
as our executive committee maps out the
campaign as to dates and places"
"Will there be stump discussions in
joint meetings?''
II understand" said Gen. Lee, ''that
the Democratic managers of late years
have not considered joint discussions Ju-
dicious. because the increase to the audi
ence brought by the opposite party is COM
posed in the greater part of thuse whose
votes cannot be made Democratic By
speech es, and because bad blood is gener-
ally tn g result. Our State committee, I
am told, has adopted the same rule for the
present campaign; that is. TO remand tie
question to the various local committees.
with the general suggestion that no divls-
ion Of time be allowed. Personally don't
care one way or the other. Ct would be
tiresome to me after the first one Or two
occasions to hear the same old lifeless
charges poured forth from every platform
and it would be not only irksome but un-
pleasant to the opposing speaker to hear
what [ shall have 10 say, because [ pro-
pose to call everything by its proper name,
and not mince matters anywhere or with
anyone y
s'Capt. Wise seems to have opened his
campaign at Atlanta. Ga. Did you see
the report OF bis interview there?"
YES, saw Wise had been talking to
the reporter Of the Atlanta Constitution,
and that the interview published in that
paper had been sent to the New York
Times. Formerly when Nahone and his
people wanted to talk tG the outside pub
lie they used the columns Of the National
Republican at Washington, but they have
since put their interviews in the New
York Tribune. mot the Times,j as the
every subj ct affecting the Southern peo-
pie. see that Wise says be is pleased
with my nomination. The phrase was
cut and dried to be applied at the proper
time to the Democratic candidate. who
ever he might be. I expected his pretense
of being pleased, and equally anticipate
his real dlsapprobation when ana eiec-
led.''
Gen Lee spoke ae some length as to the
methods by which the Republicans hope
10 succeed, summing up what he had said
as follows:
''The new Republicans expect to get the