Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-22
The Congressional Elections.

Our readers no doubt desire to know Whss Is
doing in the various Congressional Districts Oh
the State, with reference to the May eieoslonS'
We have therefore taken some pains to coiiect
information, and present below all the facts IN
our possession.
In the First and Second Districts, lately rep
resented by Mr.. Garnett and Gen. Mliison' res
pectively, no candidates have been announceu'
and we presume the gentlemen named VIII 10
re elected without opposition.
Mr.. Franklin Thomas, of Richmond CITY, has
announced himself candidate IN the lhlru
District and Mr. D. @. DeJarnett, OF oaroi'ne
county has also taken the field, in compliance
with the request of his friends. MIR. Caskie, the
late representative, has not yet signifed his in-
teptions. All of these gentlemen are Demo-
Gratis.
The Hon. W. o. Goode is now the only can
didate in the Fourth District. A few weeks
ago he had three oompetitors-Mr. Gordon, OF
Petersburg, Col. Henry l.. Hopkins, of Peters
burg, and COL T. F. Goode, of Mechlenburg-
and fierce newspaper war was carried on Tor
several weeks between Mr.. Goode and ooi'
Hopkins. The Democracy called Convention
to put an end to the trouble, but in the mean
time Mr.. Goodies opponents retired, ana ielt
him in possession of the field.
Mr.. Thos. S. Bocock has no opposition IN the
Fifth District. We take it for granted that he
will again be candidate.
Messrs. Paulus Powell and Shelton +. .Leake
are before the people of the Sixth District
The former occupies the position of an indepen'
dent Democratic candidate. Mr.. Leake's friends
will probably endeavour to give him the en-
dorsement of the Convention which is to meet
in Charlottesville. s'j m
Ex-Governor Smith aud Mr.. Henry Shaokel-
ford, Democrats, and Col. Fl. W. Thomas, Wing
are candidates in the Seventh District. Since
the nomination of Col. Thomas by the Alexan-
dris Convention, Mr. Shackelford has published
call upon his political friends to hold Con
veution to nominate candidate. Gov. Smith
has heretofore refused to submit to Conventions
His intentions in the present emergency are mo-
known.
| A Democratic Convention met at Winchester
on Wednesday last, to nominate party candl
date for the Eighth District Strong opposition
to the reelection of Mr.. c. J. Faulkner has beer
manifested in Hampshire and Clarke counties
but he carried the Convention by decided ma
liority. Mr.. Alex. r. Boteier, of Jefferson, viii
be supported by general consent as the Opposi-
ton candidate.
A Democratic Convention Of the Ninth Dis
trict will meet in Harrisonburg on the 3Oth inst
Rockingham still holds out against it, but sh
will probably appoint delegates on her mex
Court day. 1t is not certain, however, that
nomination will be made.
Mr. Shsrrard Clemens has been nominated 70
reelection by Democratic Convention of tn
Tenth District; Convention which, it is said
was gotten up to supersede him.
Mr.. A G. Jenkins has been re.nominated B.
the Democratic Convention Of the Eleventh
District, and has no opposition.
Some opposi ton to the re election of Mr.. L
A. Edmundsonhas been manifested in theTwelft
District. A Democratic Convention to cons
der the state of affairs, was called to meet 6
Raleigh O. H. on the 18th inst; but only ST
counties being represented, by small number {
delegates, the Convention merely expressed
preference for MrEdmundson, without maxim
formal nomination.
Times are quite lively in the Thirteenth Dis
3 trict-Little Tennessee. Judge Hopkins, tn
late representative, desires a reelection, but
opposed by Fayette McMullin and host of 9th
or Democratic aspirants. rI "