Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-01
which the reporter could not hear.

"The people want to hear discussion
Accept his TERMS
Judge Harris to Allen-I dare you to &C
cept my offer.
| MI. Allen-I dare you to accept mine.
| Here ensued wild confusion of sounds
violently vociferating to each other, and thu
crowd-Republicans as well as the few
Democrats who had gotten in-was howl
ing. Outside, the Democrats who were no
able to get in, were bowling louder thai
the people inside.
Above the hubbub Mr.. Allen was hear(
to say something about Judge Harris hav
ing been sick ON some occasion of public
speaking.
Judge Harris-Thank God, I am wei
saoao. [Great cheering.] And L am righ1
here
Mr.. Allen commenced talking about
precedents in campaigning some time ago
A voice-Oh, damn that; we want The
speaking noac.
Many voices-Yes; nou. Both men are
here. Let 'em speak.
A Voice-Yo gu are letting the Democrats
whip us right here in our own meeting!
ANOTHER PROPOSITION FROM JUDGE
HARRIS.
Judge Harris-They invited me here, and
now they want the close ON the challenged
party. Well, III give em the close! Cheers.
Here is another proposition [ will make
theml Lurty to open in so minutes; Harris
to reply in 20 minutes, and Lurty to close
in 20 minutes.
Here there was great bowling and cheer
ing and many cries from Republicans OF
accept it; Accept it,
A Voice-What in the hell is the matter
with Lurty; can't he speak?
Mr.. Allen was here understood to make
this proposition: Harris 40 minutes, Lur-
ty 40 minutes, Harris 10 minutes and Lur-
ty to close in 10 minutes.
CLEAN BACK DOWN BY THE
MAHONEITES.
Judge Harris-I came here to a Demo-
cratic meeting. We have held our meeting
in the court house yard and you have held
yours here. Your man challenged me to a
debate, so this is nobody meeting. Now
[ read you my proposition Over-Lurty SO
minutes, Harris 20 minutes and Lurty to
close in 20 minutes. You see I give your
man the close! If that don't suit you [
will reverse it and make it Harris so min
utes, Lurty 10 minutes and Harris to close
in 20 minutes. You can have it either way
you want it. If you don't accept this [ am
done with this child S play and will leave
the court house.
Mr.. Allen instead Of accepting, commenc-
ed another narrative about campaigning
and Judge Harris and his friends walked
out of the court room.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE DEM
OCRATS.
When Judge Harris emerged from the
Courthouse he was received with the
widest cheering by the Democrats. The
news Of the back down got around, and in
a few minutes the gathering Of Democrats
i'll the yard was the largest that had been
seen for many day. Their enthusiasm
knew no bounds and they cheered Harris at
about the close of every sentence he utter
ed. The result of the courthouse offer;
the cool and dignifed behavior of the
Democratic champion While Oh the Malone
stand inside, and his willingness to give
them their choice of terms made him the
subject Of general congratulation.
After a brief talk from Judge Harris,
delivered to a meeting half again as large
as that he had addressed a half hour before,
and wild with enthusiasm, speeches were
made by Meade E. White, Col. H. J. Will
iams and Marryatt Steele. The crowd
hung around till o'clock and seemed
loath to depart, and every Democrat was
laughing over the result of Capt. Lurty s
empty challenge.
CLOSING THE MALONE MEETING.
After Judge Harris left the Courtroom,
Capt. Lurty continued, and tried to mend
the situation by telling his hearers that
Harris knew he Lurty) was better man
than he was.
Some passages in his speech were remark
p
from him. He related story of a colored
man having interrupted Phil. Mckinney at
Charlottesville, to tell him that he had bet
ter keep the young white men away from run
ming after the colored girls. Listening to the
applause of the Democratic jubilee outside
of the Courthouse, Capt. Lurty said, 1--WE
have never had our arms around colored
girls neck; can they say as much out
there?" If it wasn't for the Negro, he
said, the old Commonwealth would be il
in beggar IS clothes. These and similar, ex
pressions were wildly applauded by the he
groes in the gallery.
Capt. Lurty's was the closing speech Of
the meeting.
1t was a great day for the Augusta Dem
ocrats and they knew it we'll