Show IN A JOINT DEBATE Eepubllcins Routed on All Sides by Demo ocrats at llantL MANn Oct 22The announcement was made yesterday morning that Judges Whit cotton and Dudley would speak in the assembly hall to the Republicans that evening Soon the Democrats announced the Hons F S and C C Richards would speak to the Democrats on the same evening even-ing in the council house When the Republicans Repub-licans saw this they feared that the Democrats Demo-crats would draw the largest crowd so they became bold and challenged their op ponenis to debate The Democrats did not consider the matter loag It suited them exactly The tabernacle was obtained and everybody turned out to hear the speakers speak-ers Dudley led out on the Republican side but his arguments were very weak F S Richards followed In his eloquent earnest way and made a very good im pressmen I Then came Whitcotton He did bettor thou his colleague but seemed to court laughter and applause more than to make a deep impression C C Richards concluded When ap r ilauded he said I havent time to listen to that now wait till somo other time and then with sledgehammer blows of eloquence and facts ho made his opponents tremble I The victory was decidedly with the Democrats Dem-ocrats |