The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-18
POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
AUGUSTA,

county, giving us assurance of the rapid
growth of our party in that region of the
State. At Waynesboro, where our candi-
date for Congress received only five votes
we are assured there are now more than
one hundred and fifty ready to 90 with us
We have no hopes Of carrying Augusta
during the coming canvass, but if our
strength increases as rapidly throughout the
county as it has done near Waynesboro, VIC
may confidently look for heavy vote in
the Presidential campaign.
BEDFORD.
We know so little of the candidates OF
each party in this county, while those OF
our own party have been so careless, as
not to keep US posted, that we can say but
little of the coming campaign.
She has a Democratic majority, we he
licve, but this may be easily overcome by
judicious management.
We hope to hear good news from Bed
ford.
BOTETOURT.
We are not apprlsed of the intentions of
the party in this county as to running Re-
publican against Linkenhoker, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Legislature. l.. is
now, and has been for some years, quite a
popular man in his county, and was re-
garded during the war as firm Union man;
but his ambition has induced him to forsake
his principles, and he has gone over, body
and soul to Democracy, lie is man of
very ordinary ability, which renders him
incapable Of doing either much harm or
good for the party he represents; neither
can he be of much service to the county he
will probably represent.
BotetOurt is truly unfortunate in her in
ability to select from the number of talented
men she has, one of popularity sufficient
to carry the county. She seems satisfied
with her last selection, and has made but
little improvement in the selection of Lin
kenhoker.
becoming so desperate that the Enquirer
has been called into requistion to aid him.
This district has splendid material with
which to build up our party, and we have
no fears but that ultimately the district
will become Republican.
FRANKLIN.
The Senatorial contest in this district is
between ex-senator James Patterson on
the part of Democracy and Thos. Claiborne,
Republican.
Mr.. Claiborne is born of a family pos
sessing talent of the first order, and what
we know of him personally induces us to be-
live he will give Patterson warm time of it.
Patterson is now almost in his dotage, and
is utterly worthless to do any good for his
constituents. Claiborne is young man of
energy and ability, and with working
Republican majority in the Legislature, will
advance the interests Of that section of the
State beyond conception.
ROANOKE.
We continue to receive favorable reports
from Roanoke-in fact, Democracy has
kicked the bucket and given up the ghost.
Fitzgerald, the independent, will be
elected by a large majority over d. G.
Keizer. The defeat of Keizer is assured
not only by the strength of our party, but
his want of ability, if nothing, else would
defeat him.
Roanoke will never again be cheated in
political matters as she was the last time.
Her people know they have the best lands
in the State, while her central location gives
her prominence emitting her to able repre-
sentation in the legislative halls of Vir-
ginia. She will secure this by the election
of Fitzgerald.
SHENANDOAH.
In this county, Watkins James is the
candidate Of the Republican party. This
county is the Head-Centre of the Tenth
Legion, and although Democracy has -four
ished there since the days of Andrew jack
son, such steady inroads are made upon its
Notifications, as will ultimately cause the
fabric to totter and fall to pieces. Mr..
James is an earnest and thorough Republi-
can, none of the hold-back sort, and we in
woke the united strength of the party in his
behalf.