Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-02
Local.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY +!
STUNNING DEFEAT OF THE RADICALS

STUNNING DEFEAT OF THE RADICALS
sTAUNToN ONCE MORE IN THE HANDS
OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY "A
SPLENDID CAMPAIGN-BURsTING OF
THE BUBBLE-THE RADICALS INGLO-
RIoUsLY WHIPPED oUT-TAYLOR JET
-FERsoN WITH GRAPE ON HIS HATTIE
WHITE MEN TO RULE sTAUNTON,
&C., &C., sc.
We have already sent VINDICAToR
Extra to our subscribers, announcing the
great victory over the Radicals here on
Thursday of last week, but from the deep
interest and sympathy exhibited in the
country we are sure that our readers there
will enjoy the following details of it, and
we give them. The public campaign,
which had been SO well conducted in pub
lie, was not ahead of the practical arrange
ments which had been made, and which
were finally perfected Wednesday night.
On that night the final roll-call took place;
the challengers were appointed; the vigil
lance committees Of each ward assigned to
duty: the doubtful men on the registra-
ton lists spotted, and the long string of
negroes who had been voting without a
right to vote dotted down, so that at tattoo
every man went to his tent satisfied that
Bickle was beaten.
THE DAY.
Long before dawn the streets were alive
with Conservative challengers and vigi-
lants, and it was not very long before the
negroes began to appear On the streets, in
consultation with their white allies. Evans
and Bagby were the earliest in the field.
on that side, and to them belongs
the credit of saving what was saved
from the general wreck on their side. Di-
rectly the polls were open the negroes
poured in with rush. The survey OF the
city lines, throwing many negroes outside
of the corporation, had made many OF them
doubtful about trying on their right to
vote, but Taylor Jefferson, the negro tx.
Y. Whipper-in," was active in sending
them to the front, where they were met by
the Conservatives. 1t had been already
well understood by the white men of
Staunton that no bullying through Of lille
gal negro voters, OF white voters either,
was to be tolerated, and no attempts at it
were made.
THE CHALLENGERs
were prompt and active on both sides.
At the LIST ward the challengers who
challenged in opposition to the Conser-
vative ticket were VIM. FL. German.
U. S. Storekeeper, and VIM. j. Mel
son, and the challengers who challenged
the negro votes were Michael Cox, J. B.
Scherer. Jr., Thos. J. Crowder, Ed. Echols
and J. A. Cochran. at the Cd ward the
challengers who challenged in opposition
to the Conservative ticket were VIM. G..
Brown, o. S. Guager, Jno. A. Noon, VIM.
M Bryan superintendent of the chain
gang, and Wesley Elliot, negro, and those
who challenged the negro votes were Henry
II. Peck, James H. Waters, A. S. Mauzy.
W. H. II. Lynn, Carter Berkeley, VIM.
Patrick and VIM. L. Bumgardner. The
challenging Of the negro votes, which it
had been prophesied would produce diff
Guilty, was done firmly and peacefully.
At the LIST ward it was understood the Con-
servatives would vote some twelve or
thirteen persons from the Deaf, Dumb q
Blind Institute-a vote which had been
polled for years without battle-ground
the enemy were on the look out for them.
So wide awake were they that Mr.. VIM.
J. Nelson slipped-up in one attempt
came up, he announced that the name was
on his list to challenge from the D. D. q
r. Institution. 81 amt from there" re-
piled the young fellow: "can't you hear me
talk?" The mistake caused some me1ri-
ment, and the young man voted victorious
". When the inmates Of the Institution
really came, MI. German, who was on
duty. challenged them saying that he had
the authority Of Hon. A. II. FL. Stuart
and Judge J. W. G. Smith for saying that
they could not vote here. The commits
sioners administered the oath to the par
ties. and of course received their votes.
It was a regular mares nest.
1t is a good commentary on the Emo
party'' cry of the Radicals, to state that
every challenger except two Nelson and
Bryan) who challenged against the Con-
servative ticket were prominent members
of the Radical party.
AFUsILADE OF CARDS.
Early in the morning, when it was dis
covered by several Conservative gentlemen
that the opponents Of the Conservative
Primary ticket had in an impudent way
and without any authority whatever. put
their names as candidates for various Off
ces on a ticket headed by Robt. G.. Bickle
for May OF, they commenced issuing cards
repudiating them, and these followed in
quick succession:
the Votevs Of the City Of Staua1ton.-1
have lust learned that my name is on some
of the tickets as Magistrate to be voted for
in opposition to the Primary Election
ticket. [ wish it understood that that the
p Use Of nv name in any capacity for the
snffrapes proposed, in this election is un-
authorized. and in the event OF being cleo
ted. will not qualify
ho'-' VIZ A. G. POINTS.
staunton, May IS, 1876.
To ths People Of Stanton, PA ticket
is being circulated, headed with 'ROBT,
G. BICKLE for Mayor" wit; my name
for Justice Of the Peace on it. 1t is placed
there without my authority. If L was
candidate for Office at all it would only be
by the suffrage of the Conservative party.
JOHN B. BLACKLEY.
May 25th, 1876.
$50 A. NJ. MAY %, 1876.
70 the .2Gtizens Of Sta,mton.-I was hand
ed ticke5a few moments ago headed 'fol
Mavor r. G. Bickle, upon which l find my