Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
GOOD DAY
FOR REPUBLICANS
There was an Excellent Gathering on
Monday to Greet Colonel Sleml.
The PARTY STANDS FIRM.
A.P. Gillespie, RObt. W. Blair, j. s.
Browning and Colonel Slemp Speak to
Large Representative Crowd OF
Tazewell Citizens.
The PARTY STANDS FIRM.

One of the largest and most representa-
tive gatherings of the stalwsrt citizens OF
Tazewell was that which assembled in the
court house on last Monday to hear Re-
publican speakers discuss the issues OF the
present campaign.
The Democrats claimed that they had
secured the use of the court house. and
therefore were in position to dictate at
what hour they should occupy it and at
what time it should be used by the Re-
publicans. The Republicans were per-
mitted to have the court room from ll;OO
to I:3O O'Clock, but we're not put in posses
sion of the room until 1l:S0, and cohse-
quently were 40 delayed that they did not
get TO work until 11:45.
The meeting was called to order by ID.
G. Mccall, county chairman, and Clinton
Barns, ESQ.,, one of the most venerable
and substantial citizens of the county, was
called to preside over the meeting.
Hon. A. P. Gillespie in brief, but ring
ing, speech introduced Hon. Robert W.
Blair, of Wythe county. He is young
man, but little giant. For about one hour
he discussed the vital issues in master
ful way, and was listened to with close at
tention by an audience which filled the
court room and extended out into and
filed the corridor. He was member OF
the late Constitutional Convention, and
presented the record of the Hon. Joseph
, G. Wysor, who was also q member OF that
convention, in way that is not likely to
conduce much to the popularity of the
Democratic candidate with the honest
masses Of our people.
The next speaker was Col. j.. S. Brown
ing, who was in one of his happiest moods.
He fred hot shot into the Democrats for
about fifteen minutes. Our people were
delighted, and the Democrats present we're
made to criDge as he told of the many evil
deeds of the Virginia Democracy. Col.
Browning introduced Col. Slemp as our
present Congressman and as the man who
would surely be our next representative
IN Congress. He started off by announce
ing that he was plain farmer ard would
simply treat the issues of this campaign In
a business way. For about one.half an
hour he pursued that course when he was
forced to conclude bis remarks by the in
sistence of the Democratic chairman, who
claimed that the hour for the vacation Of
the room had arrived. Colonel Slemp
wanted to continue, claiming the Republi-
cans had been put in possession o. the
court room half an hour later than the
hour agreed upon. But the Democratic
chairman sought Judge Henson, who went
upon the stand and informed Colonel
Slemp that he must vacate and turn the
room over to the Democrats. They were
smarting under the heavy blows the plain
old farmer was biting and were anxious
to have the Republican batteries cease fir
ing.
There was no diminution of the crowd
during the two hours of the Republican
meeting, and while the audience was not
boisterous, one could see plainly written
upon the faces of the gallant sons OF Tsze-
we'll stern resolve to make q persistent
fight for the principles, and the party that
have been bringing the greatest good to
the greatest number.