Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-02

predictions are to he looked for. We shall
present them, when maze public, and
with them those of $50 and SO.
POLITICAL FIELD IN VIRGINIA.
The tour of Fitz Lee III the Valley and
across the Blue Ridge into Madison, has
been phenomenal in the amount OF enthu-
siasm 1t produced. At his stopping points
in Shenandoah-W oodstOck, Newmarket
and Mt. Jackson he had audiences rang
ing from 1000 to 1000, and long process
sions of men on horseback. At Harrison
burg his success has already been men
toned, and from there he crossed over to
Madison c. H. Some distance from the
town he was met by line of mounted
horsemen and as he entered the village on
horseback John W. Daniel fell into line
in carriage. The two orators carried
the town by storm, and left but a small
following for John S. Wise. who was
speaking in the court house. Sunday, Lee
managed to run home for a day to see his
family, the first time since the campaign
opened.
In the Southwest the field Is kept lively.
Ayers O'Ferrall and Rhea, all spoke on
the same day at Marion, Smyth county.
at Liberty, Bedford. Friday, nearly 1000
assembled to hear John w. Daniel.
Gen. Munford and others. A long line OF
ex-Confederates rode in to the meeting
carrying the ''Star Spangled Banner :" Old
man Massey is becoming the terror of the
Coalition speakers in the Southwest. H.
pounces upon their meetings and offers
them any terms, so they will discuss with
him. He caught State Senator Bailey
that way at Jonesville, in Lee county,
and the next day caught J. b. Craft Ill
Scott county. Craft is "a young man. and
undertook the job against the earnest pro-
test of his older Republican friends who
knew the Parson of old. After the dis
cussioD his friends took his remains to his
fathers residence.
The Republicans of Roanoke and Craig
have endorsed Capt. w. W. Brand, al III
dependent candidate for the House The
meeting was addressed by ex-Collectoi
Wm E. Craig of Staunton.
Edgar Allan ('Yankee Albany one q
the best of the Republican stumpers, has
declined to take the stump this campaign,
declaring his intention to take no active
part in politics under the present manage
ment of the party in Virginia. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Allan made a Wig
orous fight against the plan OF organlza-
ton in the convention which adopted it,
but he was sat down on and the plan
put through by the gag rule"
S. Brown Allen, Senator RiddlebergeJ
and r. J. Walker, spoke at Woodstock
Friday.
A gentleman from Allegheny relates al
amusing occurrence there. the Republi-
cans had meeting there and dragged Jrs
Mayse. Esq Commemorative Attorney
up to address them. He consternated the
meeting by telling them that he didn't See
any use in his addressing d Republican
meeting, as he intended TO vote for Lee.
Massey and Ayres.
The Highland Recorder seems to be
a dangerous prophet in politics. 1t said OF
the Republican candidate for the House
ID Allegheny, Bath and Highland, Capt.
IRVINE, that 's.f ever the political horo-
scope can be cast with any degree of GER
tainty, Ervine's election Is fixed fact"
Capt. Eryine took down his name and
withdrew from the canvass the next day.
Gen. Lee, in q private business letter
written from Woodstock to friend, says:
81 am glad to be able to tell you that the
enemy's lines are broken, and that their
retreat has commenced"
Gen. Malone, John s. Wise, Senator
Plumb of Kansas, Ex-Revenue Commits
sioner Green b. Raum of W. Va,
and Hon. N. b. Golf of W. Va, are to
speak at barbecue near Woodstock, Oct.
18th.
Rufus A. Ayers is to speak at Harrison
burg, October 18th.
1t ls understood there that Hon John S.
Wise, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, has determined to make Norfolk
his home in the future.
With John s. Barbour in command
and such generals as FitZhugn Lee, John
E. Massey. r. A. Ayers, Waller r.
Staples, John w. Daniel, F. W. McKin-
ney, c. E. Stuart, W. r. Aylett, g. L.
O'Ferrall, John T. Harris, Thomas
Whitehead, John T. Goodrich, William
M Cabell, j. A. Buchanan, J. r. Tucker,
r. t. Barton, James A. Walker, Il. f.
Beirne, James N. Dunlap, S. F. Coleman,
G. F. Tfigg, r. S. Thomas, J. S. Diggs,
W. F. Rhea, S S. Turner, R. G. Marshall, |
b. b. Munford, and Others. The Demo
cratic cause would have to be a very bad
one indeed not to win. !
Maj S. 3. Bayly, the prominent Repub-
lican Of Fauquier who has come out with
his sons in favor of FitZ Lee, gives among |
his reasons thisl
From the day when the Lees of |
Virginia surrendered their arms to |
ho couuuerjuU hattaljoo3 Of tha Nnrth |