The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-10-05
KING george COURT.
Rixey. BarksdaIe, HOge
and Lowry Speak.
POLITICS HOLD FULL SWAY

] lllll NNUl bN llNiiANfAt 49,
we'll as court day at King George.
Wednesday evening, Hon. John !, lhXey
| left here and spent the night with MIR.
| Alexander Pratt, and went down
/ Thursday morning. At an early hour
| Thursday morning, Hon. j. Hampton
| lIoge. in company with Postmaster j
/ NJ. Griffin. state Senator W. +. Banks
| dale. Messrs e. ". Jones. J. {. Chiches.
ter. ". II. Merchant, NJ 5. Chancellor.
| TIM FREE Lance representative and
others went from here.
ON arrival it was found that Re
| publican Chairman =. II. +. Wolfe had
conferred with Democratic Chairman 4.
/ #. Purks. and asked for joint discus
| sion Chairman Purks told him he could
not answer him until the Democratic
| speakers arrived. When they did so he
went To Mr.. Wolfe and told him Mcssrs.
| Rixev and Barksdale were willing tO a
| Joint discussion, and he was ready to
arrange terms In the meantime, Hon.
j. Hampton lloge had arrived, and ON
being consulted replied II will meet
! both of these gentlemen, II they viii
pledge that Mr. Montague, their candi-
date for Governor, will meet me in joint
ufllUlt al Alif Ni.Nflt at IfltlN'0 tA iAi'h Nv
is to speak during the campaign. You
will see that | am placed at disad-
vantage if am To meet new speakers at
every Courthouse Mr.. Montague and
| are both candidates for Governor, and
we are the two to discuss issues with
/ each other. Your speakers take hall OF
my time. and Mr. Montague has the
whole To himself Besides today, | will
furnish you the audience instead OF you
furnishing it to me- as You generally
claim.
When Chairman Purks reported what
was said To Mr. RiXey, he went To Col.
llOge and offered To give him the Court
house building from II until lao, to
make his speech in and then the Demo
Gratis would hold their meeting after
wards This was also rejected. Senator
Barksdale then offered To discuss with
Col. lIoge on any terms he might name,
and also discuss with him IN this
city at night. the terms to be reversed.
This was also rejected.
Each side then commenced their
meeting, the Democrats in the Court
house and the Republicans on platform
on the SOuthside of the Clerk \ office.
The Republicans offered to havea Joint
discussion between Messrs. Lowry and
Garnett, which was refused by the
Democrats.
Chairman G.. T. Purks introduced Hon.
John f. RiXcy \ few minutes ait"r Mr..
RiNey commenced speaking 20 iull
house Chatham Wolfe entered the build
ing and in a loud voice announced that
the Republicans would hold their meet
ing near the Clerk = office This aroused
the ire of Mr. Rixey. He stopped his
speech and. addressing MIR. Wolfe, said
This conduct is unheard OF. In all my
political career hayeneyer seen itsequal
You may be- a gentleman. but this action
is anything but that OF n gentleman.
Then many people left the courthouse.
OF the many cOlOred people in the build
inc only one remained Tn FREE LAME
representative. from an elevated point,
then counted the numbers IN the court
house and at the Republican meeting In
the court house there were 10 white
people and / negro, and at the Republl-
can meeting PSI people, majority OF
whom were negroes.
When quiet had been restored Mr.
Rixey. in a speech OF II minutes, dis
cussed only state issues. He said it was
not known what issues would arise IN
1904. and what was al.important 10 III
at present were our State affairs. lie said
our constitutional Convention was com
posed of brainy lot of men who are 10
be trusted, and he predicted that the
Constitution they will frame will give
satisfaction 10 the people of the state.
lie spoke of the admirable management
Of state affairs by the Democratic party.
and that they were safer in the hands OF
that party than in any other. Mr.. Rixey
received cordial greeting, as he always
does in King George.
Senator W =. Barksdale followed in
n speech full of argument which was in
terspersed with happily put and amusing
anecdotes. His speech, like Mr.. Rixey's,
treated of State matters. Much applause
greeted him during its delivery and he
was heartily congratulated at its con
clusiOn.
REPUBLICANS.
This meeting was called TO order by
Chairman Wolfe, who introduced Mr.. NJ.
X. Lowry. the Republican candidate for
the Legislature. Mr.. Lowry made
good speech as he usually does and re-
ceived the closest attention. He said,
among other things, that he felt sure
that King George, like Stafford, will give
big Republican majorities and that he
ond tho State ticket will be elected in