Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-08
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,DiT0RL7L CORRESPONDENCE
HALIFAX ELECTION-(2 Dcl)
snc the result of our election has been comn,u-
The vote very thin one-ony s53-of which
u Colefo eived majority of 27gJ. b. Darlington" and
II g. Coleman to the House of Delegates, without OPP
position"
From qnotho.
HALIFAX, April 2gth, 1895
Our election took place on Monday last furnish
you with the result TO the Congressional election
Capt Coles received 5G6 votcs-Col. Davenport PSI.
Coles majority 2T You will perceive, however, that
owing 10 several Gu conspiring prevent general
atendancc, our election very thiniy attended, aud
the vote much smaller than that given twelve months
ago The day very unli,vorable. 1t commenced
raining at an early hour and continued to rain nccssant
~ during the day We had no Opposition candidates
Tor the county-Cap Coles election consdc red certain,
and therefore much of the excitement usual such
casions destroyed In addition to which, under exist
ing circumstances, there many ncurals; for Col
Davenport stands dcscrvcdly high the District; and
although many of the Coonels friends differ with him
n politically, they entertain for him great respect aud es
TEEN personally. However, have carried the election
"a by decisive majority; particularly, when reflect
ing the District Campbell aud Pittsylvania) were de-
fcidcdy Opposition counties; showing manifest re-ac-
<khon in favor OF the Administration, and Republican
a principles for, Colonel Davenport only received ma
ority OF Is votes in those counties Halifax is
ycr.heless, an Administration and Republican county,
yer there IS necessity sufficient to call into requston
her strength.
MORGAN COUNTY-Q D.
a. BERKELEY SPRINGS, Morgan county,
''April Both, 1885
have only time say that the from this Con-
hasten to communicate to you the gratifying result. Col
Lucas Oacp.) has succeeded for Congress by maori-
" oil lJ9 votes over the allied powers of the Opposton
ana against .reriions as have seldom been witnessed
before For tic House of Delegates we have carried
every thing in this county and in Hampshire, by heavy
and decisive malorcs, which leaves peg TO hang
doubt that the District purely Republican, and that
modern WIgism has resting place here. Ii it takes
mold IN Virginia. 1t must seek atmosphere less pure
titan our Mountain region The sturdy Republicans of
the Mountaius have and will forget those friends
who stood by their country in the day and hour of her
danger aud difficulties They could not hc
To believe at the old Hero corrupt or designed TO
PROSTATE te liberties the country in his old are which
he devoted the prime of his life crown with glory
have not time give you the particulars of the election
viii soon receive them from another quarter Nixon
and Sloan (Rcpublcans) elected from liampshrc and
- PAGE COUNTY.
Ia "LuR,y, April 81, 1895
IA Our polls have just closed having been kept open
days in consequence of the almost incessant rain
~ MONDAY The following sla Ggxn is the result
" j. NJ H. BeaIc, So: ............,.. $50
VIM NJ Robertson, Observation-Disclosures. 373
Samuel Off, Observation-Disclosures. G6
House or DELEGArEs
William win N. P B Almond, 2 1S4
perceive that Mr. Beale is claimed by the Opposition
!. supporter of Judge White This is not the fact
/ MIR. BEe, in Speech made at the Hastings in She
nandoaT the place of his residence, and the first county
that votes in the district, fully declared his views upon
this subject lie said that nasmuch he had no oppo
ston lac felt il his duty frankly declare his opinions
in relation to the next Presidency lie declared that he
be nominated by the Peoples Convention to be assem-
bled at Batmorc that he could not support judge
White, Tor many reasons which hc stated, one of which
was that he was permitting his to be used as
rayng point for all the opposition the present Ad
ininsraon of every complexion and charactcr as
lar as ms influence extended to divide and harrass
Republicau party-He stated the same in snecch in
Rockingham; but in illustrating his views by ahypohc
teal proposition, he misunderstood by few indiy
duals, and supposed by them support judge. White
and not Mr. Van Buren,, for the Presidency. However
on Mondal IN Page, he recapituated the whole sub
IN al
Outstanding, and expressed himself fully determined to
support the nominee of the Baltimore Convention and
White. IS
'Tlisse views were again and again repeated in con-
versatiss with his friends with every variety ofustia
ton an4abgument which would DEFY p5ssiDiiil, "
mistake q Just ground for cavi 1t could No he cher
wise; for, LvcTJ much doubt wetier any man. who
would openly declare himself against the election ofM
Van buren, to the Presidency could get FIVE hundred
votes in the counties of SHENANDOAH Rockin gham and
rage that can, at any time easily poll three thousand
votes.
"Dr Robertson is elected to the Senate by upwards of
0o majority over MIR OFT The Page for the
House of Delegates, between Mr. Almond and Colonel
McPherson, was merely personal. Robertson "A niond
ana MCPHERSON, are all Republican Van Buren,
men,"
BROOKE CoUNTY-nD1
Inc Wellsburg Republican, (Ahg,) of the Both says
LIE ELEcTIos.-Our county election is over Van
Burenism is truInp hant-and j. Decamps is our Dele
gale The result has not disappointed US. The Van
overwhelming Their organization and party discipline
"a comPeie and has been eiectuay carried into
hon Inc following is the result
For assembly.
j. Decamps.- d. NJ Edgington
Courthouse, al 20
Manchester, 30 ~
Holidays Cove, 81 Ok
Decamps majority 90
FOr COngress.
.,w, Morgan. Wilson
Court $3.50 los lis
Manchester ITO So
Cove, % 81
MIR DecamPs addressed the people; and said in sub
stance, that
at was incumbent him TO announce himself as a
candidate for the House Of Delegates He had not
sought the station but had yielded to the solicitations of
many of his friends lie said lac did not solicit the suE
rages of tic people, for any local considerations; but
gentlemen, do solicit your 9ocs aud expect hrm on
the grounds that have always felt and acted with the
party Which supported the doctrines of Jefferson Nad
son and Jackson, while opponent bag boon