Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-05-27

We have never seen more representa-
tive and harmonious Meeting than that held
in the Courthouse on Saturday night last
nor list of nominees to be selected from A.
a Primary Election that gave more general
satisfaction. The trouble was at the Prl-
mary Election, on Tuesday. with large
majority, to select from the nominees any
eleven Of whom, taken premlscuously, would
have resolved the enthusiastic support OF
all.
On the other hand, we have never seen
greater effort to create dissenslun than the
nroduction Of tn .o-ca7.e.i "lndependent
Ticket thrust before the people on Tuesday
morning last, through the Spectator, several
columns of which were .interlarded with In
sinuasing paragraphs and low appeals to
create sympathy, otherwise unatsainaole
Ms the authors, and those who allo,ced their
names to be used on that ticket, supposed.
They made the charge that the ticket OF
Saturday night was the selection OF SUD-
committee Of five, who brought forth tick
ct to control the suffragcs Of 800 voters,
when they knew, if their spy gave them the
correct information, that 1t was NOMINATION
bv the committee of 81, not one OF whom
dissented, but all of whom agreed to report
It as their nominees, SO satisfactory was J"
from beginning to end
How was it with the Independent Ticket
1t was brought forth by t'co men, who put
their own names on it as candidates
To distract attention from themselves they
cried Wolf! Wolff! but without avail
The Aimsy film with which they surrounded
it was too transparent not to be clearly seen
through. The point to which they looked to
for support was known, and the ticket was
correctly characterized during the day.
greatly to the disgust Of those, who, in their
great anxiety for Office, allowed their names
to remain on the ticket.
Every effort was made to strengthen this
ticket by sending out emissaries to drum up
men to run on it, some Of whom kicked out
of the traces, and others pleaded ignor ance
To sum it up as a whole, it was ticket
gotten up by one or two, who. at ali haz-
ards, desired controlling influence in the af-
fairs Of the town. They tried to strengthen
their ticket by bringing to bear the influence
Of those who were gullible enough to allow
their names to be used, and looked for their
support to those who had none, or little or
no interest in the town.
1t was a most bare-faced attempt to dis
tract and divide, and distant will be- the day
when the names Of those, who loaned them
selves to this work, as aiders and abettors
of the So called Independent ticket, will be
forgotten as the stirrers up of strife and the
begetters Of dissension among hitherto
undivided people.
Wells aud the District Attorney
ship.
It appears that some ten days ago the
nomination of Elk Governor Wells for United
States District Attorney for Virginia was
called up in the Senate in executive session.
and it is found that the Virginia delegation
in Congress, senatorial and representative,
we're opposed to the confirmation Of Cover
nor Wells A protest against his confrma-
ton was read, the paper being signed by
Senators Lewis and Johnston, and the en-
tire delegation in the House except Platt
and Mckenzie, the latter having asked for
few days to consider what he would do in
the case.
Upon inquiry it is found that the nomina-
ton Of Wells was brought about by Platt,
who represented to the President that the
harmony, unity, and welfare, of the Radical
party required this nomination. Plat got
DR.. Sharpe. United States Marshal for this
District. to endorse the proposition, and
Grant therefore nominated Wells. After
this nomination had been made known,
Lewis and Representative Porter went to
the President and protested against it.
General Grant was surprised, and re-
counted Platt's representations as to the
necessity for Wells nomination, and said he
did not know how he could, under the cir
:umstances, withdraw the nomination.
Thereupon protest was drawn up against
the confirmation of Wells, headed by Sen
ators Lewis and Johnston, SIS before stated,
and the same was presented &c the Senate
Judiciary Committee and so the matter
now stands. Dispatch.