Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-11
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS IN
VIRGINIA.

The Conservative nominations for Con-
LIST District, Beverly B. Douglas, of King
William, with J. G. Sener, the present
Radical incumbent as an opponent End,
John Goode against J. Fl. Platte, Jr., of
Norfolk, the present Radical incumbent
3rd, district, Ex-Gov. Gilbert G.. Walker.
against Radical yet to be nominated, the
struggle for the nomination being between
John Amber Smith, the present incum-
bent, and Rush Burgess, d Federal office
holder; 4th district-the black district no
nomination, the field being open to Stow
ell, the Radical member, and Porter, a
Radical opponent; 5th, Geo. G. Cabell,
against G. Y. Thomas, the present Radi-
cal member; 9Th, Jno. Randolph Tucker,
with no opposition 18th, John I. Harris
against G. 7. O'Ferrall, ''independent -
Sth, Eppa Hunton against James Barbour,
Of Culpeper, independent, and 9th, VIM
Terry, against N. b. French and Fayette
McMulleD, two independents. Speak
ing of the nomination of Jno. Randolph
| i uChCi LII UIiC IECiSs 1poChOl tIO-
trict the Lexington 'Gazette' says:
MI Tucker enjoys remarkable populari-
tv throughout the State, based upon his
professional and social talents. He was
elected Attorney General to fill vacancy
without opposition, under the admnistra.
ton of Gov. Lee in 1857. reelected Will
Gov. Letcher in 1859 and again without OPP
position, in 1868, and served u.itil the close
of tho war, when new Government came
in. Has never been Cal dldate for any
ether office. To this he adds the reputa
ton OF an illustrious ancestry. Mr.. T. is
in the prime of life. being 80 years of age
was born in Winchester and is the son o.
Hon. Henry st. George Tucker, former
Professor of Law at the University of Va.
some time President of the Court of APP
peals of Virginia, long President of thu
old General Courts Of Va, and author o
fuckers Commentaries. He is the grand
son of Hon. st. George Tucker, former
Pl ofessor of Law at William and Mar,
College, one of the old Virginia judge
and author of fuckers Blackstone. HI
is also nephew and namesake of the cele
brated John Randolph of Roanoke.
RAN. fuckers ACCEPTANCE.
In Mr., fuckers letter of acceptance, h
says:
My embarrassment from this last consid
GRAFTON has been relieved by the sugges
lions Of the friends of the University
that the nomination would not materiall
interfere with my duties to the. Law
School; us, should | he elected to Con
gress, the service required of me woult
not commence until Decemb er, 1875, ant
my relations to the school might therefor
continue unimpaired during the ensuin!
collegiate year.
1t is due to candor to say, that to qui
the quiet and congenial studies of my pro
fession, to which | have been devoted al
my life, 1.-THE eight years of service as AT
torney- General of the State being the on
ly intermission, and that in the line of pro
fessional labor;) and to enter for the frs
time upon the discharge OF legislative du
ties at a period SO momentous in our histo
ry, involves a new departure in my hum
Bile career, from which, with my sense o
it's solemn responsibilities, shrink witt
feelings Of unaffected distrust.
But when [ remember, that when Wiz
ginia could confer office, the honorS o
which were larger than its burdens, sh
gave one OF her highest offices to me, AM
cheered Inc in the discharge of it's dutie
10y her generous commentator | canno
refuse to accept ii post of duty now, t.
which her people call me, because the off
cial path is UP the chill of difficulty" ant
is beset with anxious re- ponsibilities
which may well Cypress the stoutest heart
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