Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-08-25

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FOR POLITICAL EFFECT,
&C., &C., sc.
Since last Friday the campaign, both
Presidential and Congressional, in Angus
ia county, has been lively in high degree.
Every day in the week the light wagons,
loaded with speakers, sent out by the Con-
sentative County Committee, might have
been seen starting out for the pole-raisings
at other points. In town the spirit Of the
campaign was kept up to red heat by
circulars from the friends of the different
candidates for Congress, giving the results
of the primary meetings in other counties,
of which we give an account further on /.
The first and most exciting event was
THE FLAG RAISING AT CHURCHvILLE-
JUDGE HARRIS RECORD-AsK
HARVEY EFFINGERl
On Saturday morning division of Til
den and Hendricks speakers, including
Capt James Bumgardner, Jr., Judge Jno.
H. McCue, Harry Tucker, VIM. B. Nc
Chesney, and Jno. Stout, left for the pole
raising to take place at Churchville They
all addressed the meeting there, and when
they had closed, Mr.. Jno. English, for
merly a member of the Virginia Legisla-
ture, and once the law partner of Ex-Gov.
Peirpont, of Virginia, added few re-
marks. He commented on the fact that
Samuel j. Tifden was the great represen-
tative of the idea of Reform in the United
States, and urged the necessity of extend
ing the reform to this Congressional dis
trict IA hiss here interrupted the speaker).
Mr.. English remarked that he had only
said this district needed reforming badly
(another hiss), but as a gentleman had
thought proper to hiss that sentiment, he
would give his reasons for saying so. The
record of Judge Harris. the member of
Congress from this district, was one that
would bear a great deal of reformation
AS Il Southern member of Congress in '61,
he had stayed in his seat until after the
battle of Manassas, drawing his SIS a day
After the Confederate victory at Manassas.
and he could see what he thought was
the winning side, he came over to our side,
but where he was during the war was hard
to find out: certainly. it was not in the
field When in 1864 the back of the Con-
fed eracy was broken, and the Federal
troops appeared in Harrisonburg, Mr..
Harris said to them, 81 am on your side. !"
Immediately after the war he entered into
the Presidential pardon business. His
price for pardon was $3.50. He charged
hot bo 70
pay it, and went to work and fixed up the
papers himself. Ask Harvey Efinger if
that amt so! When Harris found out
that Efflnger had taken the case in hand
himself, he wrote to him and offered to do
it for nothing, as the success of any man
in fixing up his own papers without the in
PREVENTION of broker, would get out
among applicants for pardon and ruin the
business. Ask Harvey Effinger il that
amt sol Mr.. English then went on to
State that at one convention delegate
told him that he supported Harris for Con-
gress because of the known looseness in
Congress, and because Harris was the sort
cf man likely to get along with them.
MIL IL 1IOONOl lOlhlCllJ OCIlOOl uCdCIlOl
at Churchville, made speech in opposition
to the denomination of Judge Harris. He
spoke of the Confederate soldier who said
that Harris had gotten him out of Fort
Delaware and the other soldier who had
said ''yes, but if he had been doing his
duty he would have been in there with us. I"
After the meeting was concluded some
of Judge Harris friends hauled down the
Tilden and Hendricks flag and adding
Harris name to it hoisted it again. 1t was
afterwards hauled down again by some
Conservatives and the Harris washed out.
FLAG RAISING IN THE SECOND WARD.
Saturday evening about dark the second
boys led by Mr.. j. L. Timberlake, commenc
ed the raising IF a splendid Tide n aid Hen
bricks pole near the corner Of Augusta and
Prospect streets and in front of Lara and
Undertakes factory. The pole is 90 feet
high, surmounted by small weather flag
beneath which hangs apair of scales, (mene
meme tekeI upharsen,) and below them is the
immense flag with the names Of the Demo-
cratic candidates inscribed therson. It
was nearly o'clock before the boys got
the pole raised. Speeches were made by
DR.. A. M. Fauntleroy, Lewis M. Bum
gardner and A. T. Robertson.
FIG RAISING AT FOLLY MILLS.
On Saturday afternoon a Tilden and
Hendricks flag was raised at Folly Mills
on pole 80 feet high. The meeting was
held in the mill and the speakers stand was
ornamented with handsome bouquets sent
by the ladies. Addresses were delivered
by A. F. Robertson, L. M. Bumgardner,