Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-02


would occasionally stop and say, IF thos'
blackguards in the rear don't cease their in
terruptons will call upon The police t
put them out" This would only increase
the trouble. At one time voice would cry
out, How about Page Mccarthy" wher
the speaker would wipe his brow and swal
low copious draughts Of water, and reply
by saying, My father, thirty years ago, SUI
| fercd just such insolence in this very town
but he was elected Governor notwlthstand
| ing
In referring to the fact that large numbers
of pegroes were going to vote the democrat
tc ticket, he said he wanted every colored
mun in the audience 10 know that should
ne he elected Governor he would net prom
ise to sign any bill favoring mixed schools
or mixed marriages. If colored people
could vote the democratic ticket let Them
do il.
a voice-"How about entertaining color
cd people in your kitchen?
NIr. Wise--''If such characters As you
should come to my house | would invite
them into my bath room before | took them
anywhere else in my house"
Alter this several hurrahs for General Lee
went IN when an enthusiastic admircr OF
Mr.. Wise in the crowd offered three cheers
for the speaker, and though he yelled vocf-
erously and waved his hat furiously but two
or three undertook to help him out.
The speaking again began to grow tire
some, Mr.. Wise indulging in long TRADE on
those opposed to the tariff, and undertaking
to proye that It's repeal would be detrimen-
tai to Nirsinia's interests. During his
Exposition" OF the tariff issue he said coal
could ne brought from Nova Scotia to Vir-
GINA cheaper than it could be mined in the
latter place, when young man in the crowd
asked il that would not benefit the poor
man, by decreasing its price. Mr. Wise at
first pretended to treat the questioner with
respect, but the queries becoming more per-
tineut and unanswerable he undertook to
evadc them by ridcule, asking his interioc'
utor if ne was a voter n native of Virginia,
&c, ell of which, however, were answered
in the affirmative. The next charge he
brought against the democratic party was
that they defeated the Blair educational
bill, when several voices bawled out. "How
did Malone Vote?' This question was re-
peated over and over, and the speaker was
evidently nonp.ussed. At last, i'll in very
irritable voice, he exclaimed. "Were TO
tell you doubt very much whether you
would nave sense enough to understand"
\ longer boresome dissertation on the
everlasting debt question followed after
which the speaker branched off on States
rights aud wound up with an allusion to tie
unfortunate occurrence at the Eastern Luna
ticAsylum. This caused enc of the audience
to rcrlv, "Your brother had charge OF the
asylum"
Mr. Wi<e-"Nou are liar."
More confusion followed, when Mr. Lewis
Mckenzie arose and undertook to assuage
the tumult with about as much success as
Burke's previous Efforts, the crowd seem
ingly growing furious when an Alexandrian
attempted to justify the speaker in any 81
his wild utterancca.
After haranguiug the crowd for about two
hours Mr. Wise, without, as he said, con
Guiding his remarks, thanked those who
had the patience 10 listen to him through
out, when amid yells and boots the crowd
began to surge toward the door, aud iii a
short time thereafter the normal quietness
Of the neighborhood prevailed.
THE WIsE-SMITH DIFFIcULTY.-On the
G:25 train which left Washington yesterday
evening for this city were number of per-
sons on their way TO attend the meeting TO
be held hero last night at Armory Hall, and
which was to be addrt ssed by Mr.. John :.
Wise, republican candidate for Governor
of Virginia. Among the number were Mr..
Wise and Mr.. John Amber Smith, formerly
Member Of Congress from the Richmond
district. and son-in-law Of Licut.-Gov.
Lewis, of this State. On the way down
Smith and Wise entered into friendly con
yersation, during which Smith said to Wise,
81 am going down to hear you speak to-
night" Wise then complained about the
way Smith and his friends were acting now
towards him, when the latter replied, II
am treating YOU no worse now than you
treated me when ran for Congress in Rich
mond.' The conversation then turned as to
how Lieutenant Governor Lewis family
would vote, Wise claiming that they would
vote for him. Words grew warm, when
Smith said he had letters in his pocket TO
suhstanliatc what he said. Wise contro-
verified this, when Smith called him
liar, whereupon Wise struck him in the
face, drawing the blood from wound the
blow made under the left eye. Smith WAS
Immediately seized by the bystanders, as
war also Wise, and the two were separated
and prevented from coming together again.
Smith then denounced Wise as q ID cow
ardly cur, and said he would meet him here
after. When the train reached this city
Wise was met at the depot by Mr.. Edmund
Burke ana driven 10 u uOlel duu MI. Slullu
aud his friends proceeded to another. Later
both Wise and Smith went to the hall. The
news of the row soon spread over the city
and became the subject of general converse.
ton. Daring Mr.. Wise's speech some one
in the audience cried out, "How about John
Amber Smith," when Wise replied, "He
acted like blackguard. as you are doing,
now, and slapped him in the face" Smith,
who was standing in the rear of the hall,
made his way through the crowd several
steps, and, holding up his hand to attract
attention, said to Wise, "Iou are id
cowardy cur" and then proceeded to de-
nounce hira, but the confusion prevented bis
words from being heard. Intense excitement
followed, which was soon quieted, however,
when Wise resumed his speech. After the
meeting Smith waited on the outside OF the
hall, saying he intended to have settle
ment with Wise when he came out. Wise
in the meantime made his exit from the
hall through the front door. On reaching
the sidewalk Wise's friends, who were with
him saw Smith standing on the side of the