Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-08-25
VIM. Patrick, c. W. Echard, A. Blauth
and VIM. A. McCue.

RADICAL FLAG RAISING AND SPEAKING
OFFICE HOLDERS TO THE FRONT.
A little after noon Saturday crowd Of
negroes assembled on the Hill, corner Of
New Court House and Market streets to
witness the elevation of a pole bearing a
Hayes and Wheeler flag. On the top was a
saw illustrating how the Republicans had
sawed through the Freedman's bank and
rake IMPLYING the way they had raked the
hard earnings of the poor negroes out OF 1T.
After the pole erection the crowd adjourned
to the Court House where Postmaster
Yost, without waiting for the formality
of organizing the meeting, which extraor-
binary proceeding Maj. Mcmahon the
usual chairman, who was on the floor,
looked at with we'll merited severity, pro-
ceeded to read ratification of the Presi-
Dental nominations. The resolutions were
seconded by Mr.. E. L. Huff, lately or at
present an office holder, and adopted.
Postmaster Yost then introduced U. S.
District Attorney Lurty of Harrisonburg
Mr.. Lurty proceeded with quiet: unim-
passioned well delivered speech and very
good presentation of his side Of the ques-
tion. His logic was rather faulty, for in
stance, he said with apparent satisfaction
that he had stood by Virginia in all her
trials, forgetting that now in her greatest,
and weall hope her final trial he deserts
her. His opening was an excuse for the
s.Republican" party at the South being
composed Of negroes, which he said was
not reasonable excuse for not joining it..
His points were not many OF their char
s.cter sample was that 100000 Of the
school fund of Virginia had been ''perVer-
ted,' (he had the fairness not to say dis
honestly so,) another that the State Treas
urer had been defaulter and was kept out
of the penitentiary by being sent to the
Lunatic Asylum, but omitted to say that
the Democrats had sent the Secretary Of
the Board of Public Works who was not
crazy to the pen1tentiary on the same in
dictment. He wanted Malone the surety
of the State. Treasurer, sued for the money.
He hit the legislature a fair crack for
taking SIT, 900 adjournment at the ex-
pense of the people. He attributed the final
success of the Tilden Reform in New York
to'a Republican legislature and laid on the
Democrats, as Democrats the blame OF the
escape of Boss Tweed, and a good deal
more wild talk of the same kind. He asked
his hearers to think over what he said and
if they thought Tilden and Hendricks the
best, take them, but if they thought Hayes
and Wheeler the best not to be afraid to
take them. Here an indignant Irishman
who had dropped in, exclaimed, ''Down
with Hayes" and walked off,. He said he
did not say that Grant had done right in
everything, but he said he could assert that
''Grant had been great and good Presi-
dent" and he discharged his duties as
we'll and as handsomely as any President
gone BEFORE"
Col. Shields, an U. S. Commissioner, we
think, from Richmond, was next introduc-
ed. He is the same gentleman who visited
Staunton four years ago with Vice-Pre l.
dent Wilson. His style is athletic and ex-
tremly supple. He is in oratory a cross
between Danny Mann and the Jibenaino-
say and chewed up his moustache and vo-
ciferated and attitudinized well. He gave
us the philosophy of politics and currency.
On the banks and the Republican party he
was very strong, saying man might go to
sleep Saturday night now and not be afraid
to wake up Monday and find the bank his
national bank note, under Republican man
agement was worth more than y bank that
wasn't broke. He failed to mention the
Freedman's Bank among the other nice
Republican banks. He said he wanted to-
have the offices given to the soldiers, Fed
eral or Confederate.
Some Of the speakers language was very
ornate and really beautiful and was not
thrown away for 1t was appreciated by
some colored ladies present, especially one
old lady with 4 handkerchief around her
head. You have" said the speaker
speaking of the advantages of Virginia
''the loveliest climate, the loveliest italian
sky and the loyeliest women on the face Of
the earth ''-''Fo Gaud, dat's So" cried the,
old woman. His allusion to the Grea t.
Hereafter which with to the Great White
Throne, is the peculiar soft point with a,
colored audience, were received with great;
delight and cries of ''Dat's So" "A-a-a-a--
men," "Dat's true," &c.
The meeting adjourned with three cheers
for Hayes and Wheeler.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
The canvass for the Congressional noHni-
nation is lively, and both sides are work
ing with zeal. The air has been kept full
of contradictory hand-bills assuring the
public that Mr.. Harris has or has not OBJ
tanned a victory in this county or that.
The first circular, referring to Greene
county, was published Thursday, in which
the public was told that five out of the
six delegates were warm Harris men,.
The same information was showed into the
Charlottesville "Chronicle," Staunton
Spectator" and Richmond Enquirer
The letters were all alike in these papers
and showed that it was an effort to fore
stall public opinion. In all it was stated
that the Coordination against our present
able and influential representative had
completely failed" The names and pre-
ferences OF the delegates were carefully
left out by the writer. These attempts
were exploded by the following true state
ment published Friday:
HARRIS BEATEN OUT OF THE FIELD.
Judge O'Ferrall, who was present at the
Primary Meeting in Greene Co., to send
the delegates to the Congressional Conven-
ton, gives the following as the position of
the delegates, as given by themselves. The
meetings were held separately:
l (sTANARDsvILLE) TOWNSHIP.
John 7. Observation-Disclosures. O'Ferral
Wyatt S. BeaZley ..... .........O'Ferral
2 (MoNROE) TOWNSHIP.
ro1 Rrnkln $500. O,ForrsI