Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-05
FIyZ LEE INTERVIEWED.
tn. ou.,,,s Of she Campsisn- wiss's Re-
wsyt.b,e FIGURES shown Up.

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A Baltimore Sun reporter inter
viewed General Fitzhugh Lee in Alex
and,ia Monday. Said the General
II expect to begin the canvass as
soon as our Executive Committee maps
out the campaign as to dates and
places"
VIII there be stump discussions in
Joint meetings! "
IL understand" said General Lee,
" that the Democratic managers OF late
wears have not considered joint discus
sions iudicious, 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, am told, has adopt
ed the same rule for the present cam
pajgn that is, 10 remand the question
TO the various local committees
with the general suggestion that no
division of time be allowed. Personally
| don't care one way or the other. 1t
would be tiresome TO ne 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 unpleasant to the OPP
posing speaker to hear what | shall
have to say, because / propose to call
everything by its 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 interview there "
eyes; ] saw Wise had been talking
to the reporter Of the Atlanta COnsti-
tuition. and that the interview published
in that paper had been sent to the New
York Times. Formerly when Malone
and his people wanted to talk to the
outside public they used the columns
Of the National Republican at Wash
ington, but they have since put their
interviews in the New York Tri-
bune mot the Times, as the more
uncharitable journal Of the two
on every subject affecting the south
ern people. | see that Wise says he is
pleased with my nomination. The
phrase was cut and dried to be applied
at the proper time to the Democratic
candidate, whoever he might be. | ex-
pected his pretence Of being pleased,
and saually anticipate his real disap-
probation when | am elected"
General Lee spoke at some length as
to the methods by which the Republi-
cans hope to succeed, summing up what
he had said as follows:
1.-The new Republicans expect to
get the bulk of the negroes as a matter
of course. The fight is being made in
the Southwest to get as many white
votes as possible to add to their negro
vote. The Malone candidate, in the
Atlanta interview, says that out Of
2lO, 900 white votes in Virginia he ex.
poets to get $4,000 or 10000, and out
of l2S,000 negro votes he will Sc
cure 10000. With characteristic
folly he practically tells the South
west that he expects to be
elected by the negroes. His tota
of 10000 is ridiculous. According
to the figures | have seen, Cameron
when elected Governor, had 1874;
votes. Wise received, when he ran a.
congressman at large. 99,992, while
Blaine's vote was 1879, $50. This lattei
vote was the union of the old and thu
new Republican white vote with (
nearly solid negro vote. Much Of tn,
old Republican vote will not go t.
Wise. and in all State elections thu
negro vote is considerably less than a
presidential elections"
On the route the attention Of a com
panion Of General Lees was called L
Captain Wise's remark at Atlanta t,
the effect that if " Fitzhugh Lee hat
been named Fitzhugh Smith, he woulC
never have been heard Of" While ex
pressing surprise at the rudeness Of tn
language, it was hoped that Captain
Wise had been unsupported. "For,
said the gentleman pithily, Genera
Lees life has always done honor to hi
name. Bus it is a capital misfortun
when a good name becomes a misnome
and is contradicted by the flippant tall
Of him who bears it."