Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-23
TALKING TO VlRGlNlANS
Candidates Campaigning in the Eighth
District,
Meredith and NcCnuI ON the Stump
The Ncctia2s at Orange
and Warrsnton.
Correspondent Of The Evening star.
ORANGE COURT HOUSE. Va.

OEANtGE COZ lt''t 80 ~
October -. 1904.
z Tv, of the thre,. political parties, the
p democrats and populis,s. held public meet
ircs here today The da. WAS cloudy and
. three ar!,.c. AMI a part If ;he jiT1s a dis
aer,olI,I,. mist was falling. and this fact
TO doubt tended TO keep away many who
wCu.I Otherwise have been present. Today
was courJ day. and not until nearly
o'clock iii SQUIRT adjourn. and then the
political sIeaking CoTmen ed. Sena Tor
Hur,C1 was the Hr.t spet,k-g, tesue iDtr.-
durr-i I.- ar. Shactlefor'I. lie dwell at
lcnstu upon the advantages to be gained
BY democratic legislation, ard was atten-
tive, Hstg..cd 20 a.d freely applaudel. lie
was followed 10y Judge McCabe OF Lou
6oun county sni Walter Moore Of Fairfax
county.
White the democratic speakers were eN-
Y0su,siUE their doctrines In the court room
a.. the poQJIist candidate. Mr.. }. :. Mason.
was driiS rrlEs an address to q small crowd
from the pprtlCu Of the same building, in
which address ne att implied to show that
the tariff bill was not ~ any Means the
point - issue bat just "a game of shuttle
cock ana batt,c,iure.' 10 fool the people.
lie dwell at .eDsth upon the pOpulistic IDEAS
II free silver. Gen. J. q. t'ieIds followed
Mr.. Mason.
When asked what vote he thought his
party woult pon in the Gis riot Gen. Fields
repu=t that Il Was Impossible TO Tell at
this dsy.
The Meeting ut warrentoa
WAERENfON. Va, October -, 1891.
Cor sIr1dru,e Of The E,,rn- star.
Representative r.. r. Meredith and rs
sis;arJ Controller Of the Treasury Mansur
fer she democrats. and +, IL. McCaul for
the TerGlii. ans. delivered political sreeChes
here tolay. The weather was not the best.
but the crowd was immense. Mr.. Mere
GIth opened his speech H. the court house,
but the building proving entirely made
qUdte fer tie crowd, ne proceeded to the
town hall where. TO. an hour and a hall,
. h addressed his constituents. \ clever
cs.ni ais7U scheme being used in this dis
trivt. and especially ~ Mr. Meredith, $
an Illustrated chart, showing how the
working man rises in The morning I'd
washes liz a basin with the tariff reduced
50 many per cent, eats his breakfast from
plates reduced 50 much, and 80 on through
lis y hOi. list Of daily necessities u..til n
night ne lies down under blankets greatly
r. iuCei ia price. anu dreams of buying his
vile a dress at still greater reduction.
Mr. MdnSur followed Nr. Meredith and
spoke for over two hours.
Mr.. McCaul spoke Tor nearly three hours
ia the Iower hJOT OI the court house.
e Mr.. NcCaul dTelt largely upon the sugar
syh-iul- ami took occasion 10 show that
ne was more o. less chagriDed that the
democrats would not divide time with him,
intimating that they we're afraid of meeting
him squareIy. lie said that in ~ had NOV
q. from the court house. because afraid lie
-McTaul-wouid inv the democratic crowd
away from Ne-CCiith.
This fall. for the first tim. the new: pal-
lot law Kill go into effect. and both popu-
ls-s aGi republicans sly IL will Ireiy affect
the result. Some republicans openly de-
clare il viii he Us-d 10y the democrats as a
means Of fraud. by the new law the
yCtcr aUfsrS the small square election booth
and while there UriV1rply r,4r prf-f,
ballot The man who cannot read or write
must Her"=ss.riiy call upon the one con-
stable in charge TO TX his ticket for him.
ant II Is As~@ that the TtPU bliCans say they
Viii be ch'atsi-thdt the constable If a
democrat. III TX the ticket 10 suit his
party. or vii! Kill time Uuti the two min
u'eS allow a each voter has expired. but
t'tf y eErtgntly Il game ct " hich more
than one can play. Sal. Nj AIcCauI IN
response L. 4 query. NO living nan can
tell what th- result will be under the new
ballot lam ard Gen. Ticil5 Of The DOpu-
Ez's ,NIr -Ssed himself in similar terms.
Tho r-F .Iulig,ns have commenced a cam
pain of education and aIc circulating
-4h''i! circular. the size Of an ordinary eI.c-
ton ballot; On it ere printed in fun the
names q the three yaulidttcs and 1T the
top Is a note calling attention 10 the pc
C.!i4riti@s If the name 81 .ict'aJL as com
Jared win that Of -He other candidates. 80
thet the ii!terate voter could quickly be
TAUGHT 80 tell the difference between Nc
CduI AMI Meredith IT Mason, and thus de-
te-t any attempted tIicSery on the part of
The CvHst BE. The democrats boot az any
.iea al unf iir play. and say that Their, Will
be 20 such attempt made. This viii. no
DOUBT Le the most notify contested election
fOc years IN this district AT present. how
ever The democrats seem confident Of sue
cess An estimate made by democrats most
conservative in thtir figures. places Mere
Clti.S ~" lJrities by counties as fellows.
Fairfax. .%Fl. LOUiOUn. 4,1; Prince William
Cderelith's county. 80: FaUquier, 700: Cul-
P-I'f lNe'euls county, luD; Orange, ~.
aut Al"Eantiria city and county. 10 while
1Lc|aul VIII carry Stafford by 3tu. Louise
BY =" s.-I King George by 80