Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-10-14
Discussion in New Kent.
8. BROWN ALLEN, MAI. HUNTER AND HON.
GEO. d. WISE,

At New Kent Courthouse last Thursday,
there was discussion between s. Brown
Allen, Maj. Hunter, and Hon. Geo. D.
Wise-each side having two hours. Allen
first spoke an hour, then Hunter an hour
and a half, then Allen an hour, and then
Geo. D. Wise half hour. We have room
only for the report of the speech of Geo. D.
Wise.
In Aliens speech he stated that the DEM
ocratic members of this State had made no
efforts to get up the Blair Bill, whilst John
s. Wise had tried twice to do so and he,
also, in reply to Hunter, attempted to justi-
fy his conduct in the Hamilton matter. 1t
is necessary to give this much of the char
acter of Aliens speech to enable the reader
to understand the following from Geo. D.
the Wise, Democratic congressman for the
Richmond District, and not his cousin, John
S. Wise-the former being Wise, and the
latter otherwise -
~ have got the congressional record,''
said he. 81 was there. He (AlIen) has
said that we all failed on the Blair bill ex-
cept John S. Wise. Here is the record. 7
vouch it. pledge my personal honor to
| what | state. Our Democratic Speaker is
! the best fellow in the world. In his effort
to avoid implication of partiality he leans
the other way. and under this generous i'm
pulse of his, John Wise was twice recogniz-
ed, and we thought now surely he. will
speak for Old Virginia. After traduciug
her people and helping Sherman and his
set to annoy her, he will surely now try and
get up this Blair bill out of its order for
the poor children of Virginia. But did he
do it? No. He called ND bill which
would put money into the pocket of his
wife's uncle. Again he got the floor
Now thought we at this second chance he
will try for the people of Virginia. Did he?
No! He called up a bill to extend the pa
tent on an electric-lighting apparatus, and
he never opened his lips for the Blair bill.
But while the Virginia delegation were
in conference every day almost, trying to
get up the bill, John Wise was
down here in Virginia shooting cartridges.
Sir, you have made statements here that
you ought to be ashamed of. They are un-
true, utterly untrue. 1 don't mean that
you make them knowing them to be un-
true; want to be kind and polite. But
these statements are false, no matter where
you got them"
Wise's half hour was occupied in catch
ing him in this way at every point, amid
the most excited plaudits of the audience,
and he closed with the Hamilton NATTER
''Now," said he. 'Mr. Brown Allen, am
up on that question. Did you state it
right? have here the sworn statements of
General Wickham and Brown Allen him
sell, and those statements are that General
Wickham went into the Auditors Office
and offered you his check for the amount
OF the tax on his railroad that you refused
to take it, but telsgraphed to your brother
in-law, Hamilton, at Staunton, to come
down to Richmond and receive it. He did
come down, received Wickham's check for
the amount, and you permitted him to take
81 1000 for doing so. Did you state here
that it was offered to you? Was that all
that you did? No, sir. You then gave
your srrant as Auditor to Hamilton for
the amount of his expenses to Ri. hmond
and back" At this point Wise's time was
up and the sun going down. Allen was
| terribly excited, whils the crowd showed
him no pity. He insisted on replying, but
| it was not permitted.
Calls were made for Gardner Tyler, our
candidate for the House, but it was too
late. He is making vigorous canvass
Twas good day at New Kent.
Wilcox Wharf, Charles City county.