Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-10-28
4 REMARKABLE DAY in POLITICS.
LARGE coURT-DAY CROWD <-FoUR MEET
INGs AND EIGHT EAkERs.

LARGE CoURT-DAY CROWD <FOUR MEET
INGs AND EIGHT SPEAKERS.
Monday, county court d ay, witnessed
such an assortment of political meetings a.
is seldom witnessed in our town at ont
time. The streets were thronged with an
unusually large crowd even for court day
while the court green and plaza were wei
nigh impossible on, account OF the surglne
crowds. It was court day and besides this
there was to be speaking by tle Democrats
the Republicans, the Prohibitionists ane
the Third Party People. The day was
marked by well ordered conduct all around
notwithstanding the fact that the meet
lngs were crowded close together, and thai
the sovereigns were enthusiastic. About
eleven O'Clock the Prohibitionist opened
fire from a stand erected in the left square
of the court green. The Rev. J. I. Will
liams opened the meeting with prayer
while the audience composed of Prohibi-
tionists, Democrats and Republicans stood
with uncovered heads. Their orator, Col.
J. r. Miller of Pulaski City being intro
duced by Mr.. j. w. Bodley, started
off at gait that showed him to be quite a
campaigner. His speech was well receiv-
ed by s'the Faithful and as he had the
field to himself for while he had large
audience of his own people and curiosity
seekers from the other parties.
At one time the Third Party People ex-
pected to speak from the right square on
the green; and stand was in course of cree
ton, but it was finally arranged that they
should occupy the Prohibition stand
after Col. Miller's speech. Accordingly
Ex-Attorney General Field, Vice Presiden-
tial candidate of the Third Party soon
mounted the stand and was introduced by
MI. o. X. Lapham, and dejectedly waded
through the Third Party's pond Of plati-
tudes. before a small and unsympathetic
audience.
In the meantime the Republican had
gathered around the court house porch and
Col. VIM E. Craig, Col. S. Brown Allen
and MI. Heber Ker set themselves to the
hopeless task of inspiring confidence in the
waning ranks of the Augusta Republicans.
In the court house rousing meeting OF
the Augusta and Staunton Democracy was
going on. Rarely has so large and enthusi-
astic crowd filled that building. Col. r.
c.. Kent of Wythe, Elector at Large on
the Cleveland Ticket, and author of the
Kent Railroad Bill afarmer and Farmer S
Alliance man, made one of the most logl-
cal and convincing speeches OF the canvass.
The speaker commanded the closest atten-
ton and his speech had great effect. Cen
eral Fitzhugh Lee in the meantime had az
rived on the midday B. & 0. train from
Lexington, and his appearance i'll the
Court House was the signal for an out
burst of applause that made the rafters
ting. General Lee followed Col. Kent and
whooped his audience up to a pitch Of
bowling enthusiasm. His reception was
an ovation and showed how determined on
victory is the Democracy, and how great
a hold Gen. Lee has on the hearts OF our
people. His speech lasted an hour and a
half, and when he closed the audience cried
out to him to go on. All the other meet
ings had disbanded by this time, and Hon.
II. st. Geo. Tucker took the stand. His
speech was clean cut and aggressive from
the start and the yells and cheers which
went up with his arraignment OF the foes
of Democracy must have struck terror
to the souls Of the opposition. "Our
Harrv' never made finer impression, and
the meeting closed amid scenes of the wild
est enthusiasm.