Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
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FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. a, 1877.
A Ticket Recommended for the Leg islature
By the Adiusters.

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By the Adjusters.
On Saturday last it was rumored that
there was q conference of gentlemen hold
ing the viewes of the late Adjusters' meet
ing, going on at the boarding house OF Mi.
VIM. B. Hyde, ON Augusta street. The
rumor proved to be true and after the eau
Gus consisting OF thlrty-eight persons had
adjourned, it leaked out on the streets that
it had been resolved to select a number OF
persons representing their view sufficient
to make up ticket to the legislature and
then get petitions from the people sent
them to become candidates and that the
selection had been made. The meeting was
presided over by Mr.. J. N. Vanlear and
was of so secret character that even after
it adjourned it was extremity difficult to
get at what business had been transacted.
AS sample the following conversation
between our reporter and gentleman who
had participated in the meeting:
Reporter-Well, what did you do
Member (Doubtfully,) Oh nothing that
would concern you!
Reporter-It will concern the people,
won't it +?
Member Fretfully,) Well, the people
will know it when it's time fol- 'em to
know it.
Rerorter-Do you mean to say that the
people of Augusta haven't the right to
know it now.
Member-( Angr[ly,) Oh, l. don't know
anything about it, ask somebody else.
Leaving this dissatisfied know nothing
our reporter struck q more cheerful and
communicative member.
Reporter what did you do?
Member Shaking with laughter,) Oh
you ought to have heard Blauth's speech !!
Reporter-But what ticket did you nom
mate?
Member-There amt been any speech
like Blauth's IN Augusta for forty years.
He's a remarkable man, Blauth is, he said
if he went to the legislature he would be
willing to take 81 a day and give the other
So to the soup house. He's the only Re
trencher chat begins at home. Some OF
'em wanted to shut the door and windows
when Blauth spoke, but you can It smother
out a man like Blauth. One man wanted
to adjourn to the Court House and have
tout, but they wouldn't.
Reporter-Who presided?
Member--J. Newton Vanlear presided
Reporter-And the Secretary
Member-Oh! we didn't have any secre-
tary. We were all candidates except me
and two or three more.
Reporter-.W We're any Of the nominated
men there?
Member-I told Davis Craig not to come.
He's got one mill stone around his neck
now and l didn't want him to have anoth-
er one swung to him, but he would come
[ reckon this will about finish Davis.
Reporter were the people chosen
for the ticket?
Member-Well for the Senate there was
George SeawrigIt and for the House Hayes
Williams, Brown Allen and Davis Craig.
BY another gentlemen who participated
in the meeting it is stated that q gen
tleman from Richmond, was present
| with a plan to set stock subscription to
buy the interest Of Judge 1Gann in the
Richmond "Whig," who offe rs 1t for sale
on account of i'll health. 1t is stated that
Hon.-J. Davis Craig became a stakeholder
to the extent of three shares. A large
! number Of the gentlemen present at the
caucus were the same who participated in
the Adjusters meeting Of last May. The
ticket appears to have been made up with
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learn that before the conference Mr.. S.
Brown Allen had very positively declined
to be a candidate for the legislature.