Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-05-12

TIvEs ENTHUSIASTIC - 1856! ! - TWO
THIRDS OF THE PARTY GO TO THE PR
MARY-''A FEW DISSATISFIED GENTLE
N''-EATRAoRDINARY CARDS FROM
TWO CANDIDATES, DECLINING TO RUN
ON THE TICKET-ANNANIAs IN sTAUN
TON.
&C., &C., &C.,
The Primary election in Staunton, Fri
day, was shock to the Radicals that they
can't get over, and proved that the ''few
dissatisfied gentlemen were in truth few
men opposing the action of the party, with
view to keeping the control OF the City.
The commissioners and clerks being in
place, the voting commenced directly after
six O'Clock A M, and from it's fullnesS and
steadiness showed that it would be large.
The canyassing by the different candidates
on the tickets was active, and showed con-
clusiyely the confidence felt in the triumph
of the Conservative ticket at the election
on the 18th of May.
SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE CONsERvA-
TIVE PARTY.
About II O'Clock a most extraordinary
and unexpected insult to the white people
of the city, was circulated in the streets in
the shape of the following hand bills:
To the Voters of the City Of Stau,aton -
The use of my name on the Primary Elec-
ton Ticket, distributed this morning, is
unauthorized by me.
HEBER KER.
May 5, 1876.
IT, H. ~ H., of
[ desire it to be known by you that the use
of my name on the Primary Election
Ticket, distributed this morning, is wholly
unauthOri Zed.
JAMES F. PATTERSON.
May 5, 1876.
The Indignation aroused by these cards
promptly showed itself at the polls. 1t was
the first time the white voters Of Staunton
had ever received slap in the face when
trying to run men Of their own color for
office. Both of the candidates had been
put OF the ticket by the City Central Con-
sentative Committee, and given the chance
= 60 get the nomination, and both were being
voted for up to the time their circulars ap-
peared. The feeling was deep against
them after that, and the curses not few
ANNANIAs IN THE FIELD.
About O'Clock some excitement appear
ed, which lasted till dark, being fed by va
rious circulars. To give our read ers an
idea of how it came, we give a history of
it. OnW Wednesday a circular was issued from
the 'sSpectator' Office containing dirty
card with references to the business affairs
oFo oif Of
of very deliberate lie which had been
added since the E'Spectator" was printed.
This circular was scattered through the
streets. 1t became rumored on the streets
that Mr.. Jno. B. Evans had the distribu-
ton done, and we sent for W. W. Bradley
to come to the VINDICATOR Office. When
he came he was asked who had ordered the
distribution, but seeming reluctant to tell,
we told him it would do no good to with
hold it, as it was we'll known on the streets
that Evans was having it done, and there
was no use denying it. He then acknowl-
edged that his partner, VIM. Glenn, had
directed him to charge the work to Jno. B.
Evans, and that it was so charged. On
that, the following was written for, and ap-
peared in this journal:
'sA1o Election .Lie.-There was issued
from the spectator" Office Wednesday
evening, a hand-bill for affecting the city
election, in which the author perpetrates a
deliberate lie. 1t is well known by all who
heard Col. SINNERS speech on Saturday,
that he said, 81 am unwilling that negroes
shall rule over me, directly or Indirectly"
but with studied insult to the mechanics
of the city the author substituted the word
snechanics, for the word negroes. 1t was
then circulated through the streets by the
order and al the expense OF JNO. b. EVANS!
This, citizens of Staunton, is the sort of
means, and this is the sort of man who
uses them, that are intended to carry the
vote against the Conservative ticket at the
coming election"
The first reply received to this charge
came, not from the author of the lying cir
cular, not from John B. Evans who was
charged with circulating it, but from boy
She member of a firm of bill posters, whose
members are boys, and the denial was
written by Evans himself and handed to
the simple boy to sign. Here it is:
seCoYrection. -This is to certify that the
nand-bill referred to in the Staunton Vim
dicator as being circulated through the
streets, by the order and at the expense of
John B. Evans, is without foundation In
fact, and is untrue. GLENN & Co."
Leaving out the incomprehensible Eng
lish of the card it's meaning was so evident
Iy untrue compared with the fact of the
entry on Glenn & Co.'S books that the fol-
lowing card was issued:
ssVINpIcAroR OFFIcE.-The card of
Glenn & Co., is not true The hand bills
s.And They all Follow Me'' are charged on
the books of Glenn 81 Co. to John B. Evans
by his order. The books can be seen in
n,assession of W. W. Bradley, one Of the
partners, with the charge therein. The
denial was obtained for the purpose of
fraud. Evans IN person ordered the distri-
button of the hand-billS.
EDITORS INDICATOR"
In about half an hour reply was flying
through the streets not from John B.
Evans. but from the boy Glenn again, as
follows:
ssIo the Editors of the VINDICAToR. :.
Gents Il have to say in reply to the Cir
eular issued from your office, that Mr.
,5ohn B. Evans never spoke to me, directly
or Indirectly, about the bills-'eAnd they
all follow me !''-and if he is charged on
the books Of Glenn & Co., it is without my
authority. Respectfully,
VIM. GLENN"
And then follows this:
WV. BRADLEY's CARD.
CONGRATULATIONS VINDICATOR:-I
have had no desire to implicate John B.
Evans in the circular of ''And they all
follow me,'' but since Mr.. Evans has SO
plainly denied it. I wish to say, that On
Wednesday my partner came to nae and
ordered me to charge J. B Evans with the
distribution Of 800 hand-bills and give him
the bill to collect, 'but sag nothing d6oM
scho had 1t DONE" MI. Evans went to my