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


Such man could be depended on and was
not man who in politics could rot only
appeal to Democrats but to Radicals.
(applause.) AS matter Of policy it was
bad to put up man to stand before the
Radicals and talk Reform, when he had vo-
ted against the salary grab and then
turned and put it into his pocket. Zap
plause.) He had been told outside that if
THAT ISSUE WAS MADE AGAINST MIR.
HARRIS.
in this Convention, it would be replied
that Mr.. Hendricks voted FOR back pay in
1865. 1t was not similar case that back
pay was not retroactive, and the people did
not object to it. 1t was not censured.
sented to the convention a man of talent
and ability, who would represent the dis
trict with honor to the people and to him
self. The Democratic party seemed con-
centrating and drawing together like
in the old campaign of 1850, and
he believed the time was near when
the hum of the mill and the roaring of the
forge fires would again be heard in the
land.
MIR. BRAY, OF GREENE-PERsOEAL
CHARGES AGAINST MIR. HARRIS.
Mr.. j. F. Bray, of Greene CO., seconded
the nomination, adding that he felt it his
duty to make plain talk. He congratu-
lated himself that the cue for his remarks
had been given by the temporary chairman
when he spoke Of the cbiyalry of Virgin
ians, and urged that in that spirit nobody
would bring any charges against anybody
else. In comparing O'Ferrall with Harris,
we might plainly see what was chivalry
and what wasn't. Need we ask who OFFER
rail- and Harris were? Did not the MEM
bers of the convention know them? The
temporary chairman must have lost the
right meaning of chiyalry. Was there any
act in a great desert of moral corruption
that would prove John T. Harris to be a
chivalric gentlemanp Chivalry means faith -
fulness to the cause man espouses. OFFER
rails chivalry was known to the people OF
the Valley; but who ever heard of Harris?
L
ginia to this district, but he did not feel a.
stranger; he felt that he was a Virginian
talking to Virginians. "A voice-Bully for
you.) When he came here first in 1872, he
had fallen into the clutches of John T.
Harris to some extent. In 1874 he did fall
a victim to the INSCRIPTIONS artfulness OF
the man, Harris-he would not say gen
tleman, for Harris was not gentleman.
IA hiss.) The speaker said he would let
the chair decide whether the man should
hiss or he should talk.
A voice-Is it chivalric to attack a man
behind his back? Ceres of 'good'.)
Mr.. Bray-Is the speaker gentleman?
If he is a gentleman, will answer him.
Voices-Yes, he is a gentleman.
Mr.. Bray, resuming, said that in the
canvass Of 1874, and when Harris was fear-
full that the Republican party would make
a nomination in the district, he authorized
him Bray to propose to O'Ferral, then
running, to withdraw. telling him to say
to him (O'F.) that if he would do so, he
(Harris) would not be candidate again,
and he has broken his pledged word. Har-
rls sent for him to make this proposition
and promise to him. He went to O'Ferrall
with the proposition, and OF. withdrew,
and noWR Harris was candidate again.
That was the reason he alluded to Harris
in the terms he did. On the 18th of last
August Harris came to the speaker at
Stanardsville, having heard that he would
not support him, and solicited him. He
told him in confidence that Tilden and
Hendricks would be elected anyhow, and
he had one of the best offices in the district
Tor him. From that moment, said the
speaker, he washed his hands of Harris;
from that moment, when he, having de-
ceived him, added attempted corruption to
deception.
NOMINATION OF JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.
Senator A. B. Cochran said, coming from
one Of the largest and wealthiest counties
in the district, he would present to the
convention the name of gentleman
against whom there could be no charges
He had known him all his life; when strug-
Cling as a school teacher in Madison coun-
ty to earn the money to 60 to the Univer-
sity Of Virginia; afterwards as one of the
most promising lawyers of the Staunton
bar, and lastly. as for eleven years filling
with distinction the responsible position Of
Prosecuting Attorney of Augusta In
peace he had been a true man, and the bat
from Maryland Heights, whittier
he FASTENED at the opening of the war, to
Appomattox, proved that in war he had
been as true. No man, in peace OF war, in
public OF private life, had borne himself
more nobly than James Bumgardner. In
the great struggle of the people of Virginia
to resist Observation-Disclosures by the ne
groes in 1869, when all they held dear in
life was at stake, he had given noble ser
vice to the cause, leaving his home, and
devoting his private means to bear the ex-
pense of the canvass, that the people
might be aroused to their danger. Where
did John T. Harris stand then2 CHEERS
Mr.. Cochran begged the convention to re-
fleet, and not, at such time, when the
Democratic party was in life and death
struggle. to put weapon into the hands
of their enemies by nominating man
whose hands are stained with the salary
grab. (Applause.) 1t was we'll known, he
said. that there was dissatisfaction in the
party with the present representative, and
he urged that all the members could unite
upon James Bumgardner, of Augusta.
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT DEFENDS JUDGE
HARRIS.
Mr.. P. B. Borst said he had not intend
of Mr.. Harris, but he would
say word or two. He would not contra
dict the praise that had been bestowed on
Messrs. O'Ferrall and Bumgardner. They