Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1902-10-10
JN0 W DANIEL
IN RUSSELL
A Graat Crowd and a
Great Speech.

grass and fat cattle are famous. the
world over. There are moro men OF
wealth in and around I,etin inoa. il Is
said, than any where else in the State
within q like radius. The LARGEST
bluegrass cattle ranch in the world IS
IN Russell, not far from Lebanon.
owned by Hon. II. G. Sluart. consist
ing OF thousands OF acres, much Of II
as fine as a crow ever flew over.
Lebanon Is about eighty years
Tho first court house was twelve miles {.
west OF this place The present court
house, and the entire village. Is well
situated and growing. 1t Is a remark.
able fact that Lebanon il the center og
a forty mile radius-aSorty miles 10
razewell, Wise, buchanan and Dicken-
son court house. One does not for a
moment doubt that these distances are
over stated who undertakes the iour-
ney over the roads in their present conaS
diton.
Today is County Court day. and
there are hundreds OF people hero. The
roads have been lined with horses and
vehicles since early morning. The oc-
casion OF this universal attendance is
that Senator Daniel is here 10 sneak
lt had been just twenty one years since
he had spoke in Russell His old friends
were anxious 60 see him again. Young
people, many of them not born when he .
was here before, and hundreds who had
never seen or heard him, were anxious
to do so. He was given a great re-
ception. The speech was delivered In
the large hall Of the College largest
room In town The building was pack
ed and iammed-many going awayb be-
cause OF the lack OF room. A large
number OF Russells best and fairest
women were present. Although Col.
Slelnp spoke in the court house nj the
same time, there was large number
OF Republicans present 10 hear the dis
tinguished Democrat.
Mr.. " ilson, the rising Houng COM
monweaths Attorney, and County
Chairman, was master on fe,aonles
In one o. -'As -nicesf lite specches
ornate, modest, forccful. short.-tbot
ever heard on similar occasion Tho
young lawyer introduced tho distin-
guished gentleman. who, for moro thar
THU cen years has been the idol OF the
Virginia people.
lt Is useless, OF course, to. attempt to
give anything like an adequate idea %
his great speech. To say that IL was
characteristic will tell the whole story
For two hours the great audience Hat-
ened in breathloss silence, spell-bound
His explanation and defence OF .ha
New Constitution, which he took s,,cb
prominent part in making and prom.
ulgating, was clear and convincing. Tho
audience expressed their appreciation
and endorsement in the heartiest man.
ner, and viii remember the great nd
dress as long as they live.
Senator Daniel reached Cleveland NV
way of the Ciinoh Valley Division on
Monday evening. He was entertained
handsomely at the lessee IA. ,a,....,..
Cleveland, where he was met u,,sh
conveyance by Mr. B IT, W;lson
County Chairman OF Russell, and d,,,
en- TO Lebanon, n distance os 60
miles, the same night. At lebanon ~
was entertained in private residanoo
The address took place at one o,clo,,-
in the large chapel of Russell Collaga'
On the platform were seated Hon
Ia G. Stewart, member of the Constit,,.
tional Convention for Russell w
Burns, H. A. Routh and b. It. Wilson
prominent lawyers; Judge Ayers. ofthe
County Court; DR.. Clapp, Office county.
Bausell, Editor of the News. and othors.
besides a large number of ladies'.
Senator Daniel left Lebanon on
Wednesday morning, and took tho
train at Cleveland for the east.
The Lebanon News is well honsed
ana nourishing Bausell is lucky in
that he has no opposition In the county.
and has son and daughter-briobt
handsome and intelligent young peo,
ple-whQ run the paper, and how wen
they dc 1.-THE paper Itself shows.
Lazeweh was well represented hare
tSday IN the persons OF Rofus Harman.
Fred Steele, Jefr FiIIespie, Geo. Lewis
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