Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-08

town and every little clique, and you will
You are rightly Will you let the politi-
clans or the people have it? IA VOICE
| The people) The speaker said he had
some business in Washington, and could
| say that John T. Harris was one Of the
best representatives he eyer saw. He was
an Industrious man, and the representative |
of every man in his district, white OIL black.
He was sorry that personal charges had |
been made here about what this man had
said OF that; it showed that was using
! everything to win.
NOMINATION OF S. v. soUTHALL.
| DR.. Rudolph, of Albemarle, nominated
Mr.. S. V. Southall of Albemarle, of whom
he said that as a soldier, citizen,
and a member of the bar, he had
been man of such pure life and stainless
record, that his very name was fitting re-
Spouse to the cry of Tilden and Reform.
| BORsT sCALPED.
Mr.. r. S. Allen of Goochland nominal
ed Hon. r. I. W. Duke.
| Mr.. Duke arose and declined the nomi-
| nation. He said he thought before taking
his seat he could suggest way Of bring
ing order out Of the confusion which pre-
vailed. But before that would say a word
in reply to Mr.. Borst. Turning on Mr..
Borst, he said 81 don't know what reason
he has for calling us who differ with him,
curb-stone politicians. [ come here for
peace and concord, and he calls me a curb
stone politician. Why, gentlemen, there
hasn't been a convention in this district
from one end to the other, but that man
hasn't been in it, manipulating it. And
he calls me a curbstone politician! (cheers).
| He says he has been in Washington ON bu
| siness. [ have seen him there When [ WIS
| III Congress He was always there lobby
| ing (cheers). He was there attending TO
| job loud cheering), and yet he sits here
and speaks of us as .curbstone politicians
This man! this man, gentlemen, that
spends his time i'll Washington, getting
| through jobs" And having scalped the
| unlucky Borst, Mr. Duke proceeded with
| the subject. He said he thought it WAS
! evident that this district was rent in twain
in the matter Of a choice for candidates,
but he did not think that there was one
delegate here who would hesitate
one moment to subordinate any i'll
dividual interest or aspiration. He,
the speaker, while in Congress had
been what is known as a salary
grabber. 1 voted for it and took it. I
| thought it was right and if hadn't voted
for it would not have taken it. brought
the money home and applied it to the pay
ment of my honest debts, some of them for
property of which the Yankees had robbed
me. [ felt that in voting for and taking
it [ had done no wrong. But there was
judge above me. l found that my neigh
bors and friends and those in my district
condemned me. [ sought there opini II
and it came back ''you have done wrong"
1 bow to the will of the people. But are
you now with public opinion fully before
you going to handicap your canvass with q
candidate carrying that weight The Re
publicans already say the Reform cry OF
the Democracy is Il sham. VIII the NOM
ination of man who took the back pay
contradict that? | say it is bad policy.
The men who took the back pay ought
now to take the back seats. Look at the
9th Virginia district; as gallant a man as
ever trod shoe leather, with never a fur
| Tough in the war, covered with wounds,
promoted to a Brigadier General for gal
lantly-such a man the people Of his dis
trict thought it best to let step aside
in this campaign, and Gen. Terry has been
defeated for the nomination. / Will pro-
pose name to this convention to which
| every Conservative Will respond, whose
| bearer is as pure as the ermine he has
| worn and of whom I have heard the ablest
Senators and Representatives in Congress
say that he is the peer of amy who ever ap-
peared in those halls. I allude to Judge
VIM. J. Robertson. {Here cheer after
cheer was given and it was some time be-
fore the speaker could proce ed.) In this
division, in this exciting contest, can we
not unite upon some gentleman who has
not sought the Office ?
| A voice-Will he take the position.
| Mr.. Duke.-I am not authorized to say,
but can say that VIM. J. Robertson new
er yet shrunk from a duty that he was
| Calleu 70 ny Ills lSllOW ClL1ZGl1S.
| A voice-What did he do during the
| war?
Mr.. Drake-He did like many of your
| friends. He was on the bench of the
| Court Of Appeals, and was. serving his
country there.
| WITHDRAWAL OF THE OTHER NAMES.
| The names of Messrs. Bumgardner,
O'Ferrall and Southall We're then with
drawn by their respective nominors. Mr.
Cochran, in urging Judge Robertson
begged the convention to nominate him,
and thus end all divisions and show an
was passing through.
JUDGE HARRIS RECORD.
DIR. A. nj. Fauntleroy, OF Staunton, said
that Capt. Bumgardner being withdrawn,
it gave him great pleasure to support
Judge Robertson. He desired to have a
plain talk. He was no politician, and be-
fore this convention, had never been a
member of one, but in this great struggle |
for the publication and salvation of the |
country, he felt that every man should ac-
cept his share of the work.
The st. Louis convention had nomina-
ted Tilden and Hendricks, and they had |
realized, more than any other two men,
the peoples ideas Of honesty and reform
1t was in the same realization that he had |
supported Capt. Bumgardner, and he only |
surrendered him for Robertson, who was
of the same character. But he would be
asked why was he opposed to the present