Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-10-27

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last ballot is cast aud counted on
election day.
Jerry Simpson, I.afe Pence, of
Colorado, and other noted Populite
orators are excurting from congress
into Virginia and making speeches to
help on tho agitation aud the agony.
They express profound confidence
that the State will be swung into the
Populist column next month.
"Charloy O'Ferrall, who has boen
in congress number of years, and
who is one of the most brilliant and
eloquent of tho younger race of Yir
ginians, is making as strong aud
earnest q canvass as his congression
al duties will allow. 1t is a pity for
him that no cannot out loose from
The house and take the field in dai
ly round of speeches. He is witty,
perfervid and engaging talker and
very popular with the masses. He
has long wanted to be governor and
this is his first. perhaps his only,
chance. Hence the pity that ho can
not give to the fight the fullness of
his time, and the facility of his po.iti
cal skill.
Nevertheless, he and his follow
workers are perfectly confident that
they will DO able to hold the Demo,
Gratis in solid array and come out
winners. The financial question is q
bother to them, but there is grow
ing feeling that for this occasion the
Democrats can best servo their fu-
ture interests by saying as little on
that subject rs possible-trusting
Cleveland and congress 'for better or
worse
"Tho senatorial question is the real
make weight of the campaign. Upon
the activity. popularity and personal
interest of the candidates in that con.
test, tho Democracy hangs its best
hopes of SUCCESS.
1t is about conceded that General
Hunton may succeed his appoint
ment and fill out tho unexpirod term
of the lamented Barbour. Hunton
has been long in congress, was n
member of the Tilden-Hnyos elector.
al commission, and is one Of the old
! style Virginians who arc safe to trust
ANY where md at any time. IIo is
moi sttcSg IN atetesmansliip just
solid i'd principles. W. W 8; sss,
General Tiiz Lee is throwing him,
self andihis popular corporositS into
tho campaign with tpleaeing effect.
Iio draws well and talks entiancing
Democracy. His very name is tow
er of strength in every Yirginian's cs
teem, and if any man cnn hold the
greenbacks and old wool hniters in
line, Fitz is the man. Besides, ho
has the prestige of the general i'm
preston that President Cleveland fa.
vors him and would rejoico to sea
him in tho Senate. Fitz is great
favorite at the White House, in spite
of his boy baby Telegram, and the
Clevelandites arc likely to freeze to
Fitz i'll this campaign.
John s. Martin is nm able lawyer
and shrewd pe litical manager. He
wants to 60 to tho Senate aud if he
goes there it will be his first politi-
cal Office. He is strong man to
buck against, and when he lays hold
of Fitz Lee in the senatorial arena,
that gallant gentleman's friends can
we'll cry out
"Now, gallant Fitzhugh, hold thine own.
No maiden's arm is round thee thrown!"
"Conrad is an able lawyer, who is
now an assistant Attorney General
of the United States under Olney.
He is ambitious, but dilettante-he
will not seuter scramble for the of.
fee and so will scarcely enter the
Senate at all.
Governor Mckinney hopes that
his splendid record rs a. State finan
cier and administrators will carry hin
into the Senate, but as for as the
casual inquirer can discover, there is
no perceptible or popular uprising in
his favor. In the event OF dead
lock in the caucus, he might boom tc
tho front as the dark horse.
Sin day or two there promises tc
be some open developments in tho
campaign, that will give it more thar
common interest. Then will try tc
forecast the coming events fully and
fairly