The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-20


from the towns along the Blue Ridge re
gion, describes the situation as intense in
all It's aspects. He visited the section in
dicated month ago, aud found political
matters at fever heat. He had neverseen
them hotter at any stage Of q campaign.
A week ego he returned through the
same section, and reported that with al
bis knowledge Of Virginia customs and
manners, and the advantage Of being in Q
section whore he was well acquainted,
where his family lived and where his old
friends resided, he found lit difficult 10
take part in political argument and keep
out of trouble. He expressed the opin.
ion that the events OF tho pending cam
paign would FIX the attention OF the coun-
| Try as soon as it was fairly open, even II
they did not startlei it. l
MAKING SPORT OF LEE.
The rapidity with which the political
mercury is running up in this old Com
monwealth is shown by the recent record
OF the Richmond Wig in its references to
General Fitzhugh Lee. This is the central
organ OF the Readjusters. The moment
General Lee was nominated It began to
ridicule and belittle him in a mannerth that
would iuitate angels to say nothing OF the
opposition and all other yilginiaas who
venerate the name OF Lee. For aweek,
however, it gave him his full name and
title. Then 1t became a little more tantal-
i7ing to the first families by reducing their
respectful designation to"Fitz" Butthe
noble name OF Lee was not changed into q
playthipg.
Then came ridicule, which must have
been hard to bear, based upon the idea OF
the running Of candidate on name,
even though that name was Lee. Follow
! ing this the editors ventured on printing
communications Of inquiry about the
name and its possessors from "Wah Lee
Chinese laundry. From this vandalism,
as the first families must have regarded 1t,
grinding their teeth thelwhile, the down
ward coufse was essy to the terms Ffiz-
huRhlee,n "Fitz leea and 7. .lse,n = under
which designations this Democratic nomi-
nee has been DISCUSSED in the Wing for
the past three days. Z
When one side in Virginia begins its
campaign by making q football OF the
name OF Lee there need be no surprise OF
tragic Developments during its early atsges.
AS the campaign could hardly be said to
have opened until Saturday, IL Is clear
THAT Il Is to be in every element o high
pressure affair run with superheated
steam. The sneers and threats are by no
means confined 10 one side. The Bour-
bons are already at the white heat OF exs
asperation, although their campaign Is but
just starting. 2 3
AGGRESSIVE WORK FAVORED.
The Richmond Dapateh says: "The
people have made up their minds that ag-
wessiye, sometimes wrathful, work %
needed When thisis the watchword at
the beginning, it is not likely that serenity
will be the chief features OF the days which
lie before. This smacks strongly Of Dan.
vile. Itis the more significant from the
fact that the Dispatch is not generally an
extreme paper.
The Ilhg appears tobe furnishing an
esplanation OF what such declarations
mean by reproducing these remarks from
a speech made by Dir. Massey, the Bour-
bon candidate for Lieutenant Governor, in
speech OF last October. Speaking then
OF the Danville massacre, he said: u,
with you, deplore the necessity of admin
istering the medicine, but never was the
dose of medicine administered with better
eGect.p
In closing his speech; he appealed to
bis audience, many Of whom were parti.
cipauts in the negro massacre, and said |:
a0sher pal ties ot the State are ooking to
you with the warmesteympathy, You
have set them an example worthy OF imi-
tation; and they expect you to repeat 1t in
the future.p
All this is certainly explosive material
/ 10 Introduce on the threshold OF the cam
paien. Couple with this, there are open
4 declarations in several parts Of the State
lin favor OF using intimidation aud violence
4 to overcome the colored vote in the coun-
ties where the negroes are In q majority.
The discussion on this subject and the
other hot talk reported from all sides give
serious Indications that the Virginia cam
paign win lbe prolific in startling incidents.
nElopsmentse Sensation.
JEIIIco, TENN August 1a.-A sensa.
tional cutting ARRAY, which may yet result
A lin a tragedy occurred o few miles from
here yesterday. A week or SO ago Dave
Lawson, miner, etoped with sallie VII.
illiams, notwithstanding the strong protest
of the girls relatives. A dayior twolago
the truant couple returned, and lawson
!. Presumed his work In the Kenzie mines.
4 Yesterday he met Alexander Wflliamsl