Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-10-12
Withdrawal of Candidates.

Withdrawal of Candidates.
For some weeks it has been apparent.
and been recognized by most of the candi-
dates themselves, that without somebody
Withdrew and the opposition to the Ad.
Juster's ticket was made available by being
concentrated on a suitable number OF
gentlemen for the legislature, there would
be fruitlesss waste of strength by scat
tered vote in November. A conference
among the different candidates Except
Messrs. Jno N. Opie and y. Blauth, who
Old not go into the arrangement resulted
Oh Tuesday last in the assembling of two
friends OF each, authorized to represent
them, TO decide which should remain in
the ileld. Z. B. Hogshead was represent
ed by A. Il. Christian and r. Frank La
rev; A. b. Lightner by DR.. VIM. L. Wal
ters and Geo. f. Smith; Marshall Hanger
by Meade f. White and A. M. Bowman;
| w. L, Rush by VIM. A. Burnett and Jno.
5. Churchman; John Echols by Chas. E.
iloge and Geo. W. Koiner; j. II. McCue
by David 5. Young and James C. Coch-
ran; Jas. II. Skinner by Jno. M. Kinney
and Dr. b. +. Walker, and A. Koiner by
Sam'l F.. Pisen and VIM. E. Craig. The
last three candidates named were for the
Senate and the others were candidates for
the House. The consultation was presided
over by ID. S. Young with VIM. A. Bur-
nett acting as secretary. The friends of
the different gentlemen stated their views
as to the availability and 50 forth of those
tor whom they were proxies, and the bal
lot Was first taken for those who should
stand for the House, the lowest candidate
on each ballot to he dropped.
The first ballot resulted-Hanger Is.
Echols II, Lightner IL, Rush I, Hogshead
3.
The secold ballot sulted-Hanger Is,
L'ghtner IL, Echols y, Rush 8, thus ma
king the House candidates Hanger, Echols
and Lightner.
The first ballot for Senator resulted
koner s, Skinner S, McCue 8, and the Sec
ond ballot resulted-koiner 8, Skinner 6,
thus making koiner the candidate for the
Senate.
SO after the withdrawal of the candi-
oates the ticket is: For the Senate,
a. kolner, and for the House, Marshall
Hanger, John Echols and a. B. Lightner.
TIE BLoNDEs.-"Be virtuous,'' said a.
wise and good writer, ''and you will be
happy, and to this Frenchman, also wise
but not SO good, adds ''at least moderately
So Staunton had the question set before
1t last Friday, and elected the Frenchman
by alarge and influential majority. The
cunning shoWmen had gotten the report
abroad that the exhibition was quite
Vlclous-then Staunton must see it: that
it had been prohibited in charlottesville
tnen SCauntOn must SEE it or die The
curtain rose that night with d packed au-
dlence OF men, and a row OF twenty
"blondes,' with tow wigs, adamantine
countenances, and short dresses, showing.
limbs convincing Of the fact, that while
ali flesh may Nave been grass in other
times, q GOOD deal of it now is composed of
sawdust. The minstrel performance of
the troupe WIS excellent and, to the great
disappointment of a large portion of the
audience, utterly devoid of the slightest in
dellcacy. The statuary was excellent. and
just such as may be seen at any large
Theatre, and one or two of the female
figures were perfect specimens of symetry.
though there WAS IL good deal of offset
among Others in the way of collar-bones
and shoulder-blddes. The utter absurdity
OF the evening was presented in a middle
aged female, literally stuckinetted, with a
flat bust stayed up with timbers. ''Clinging
to tile Cross while the orchestra played
Hold the fort The absurditv was
amusing, but the blasphemy was nos, and
such things should be omitted.-a man
has to be very thoughtless Indeed before he
can enjoy that picture so presented. The
"mlnuet' was q aitt!e can-can, dreadfully
weakened Altogether those who went to
the Town Hall to be ''shocked" were dis
appointed, and nobody is sorry for them,
On reference to the minutes we found
that all the Masons, Odd Fellows, Red
Men and Temperance lodges in Staunton
were in,sessiol4 bgiday night and again on
SATURDAY nlght, for unfinished business.
They adjourned, by strange coincidence,
just as the performance at the hall closed.
Some married men can beat Munchausen
when you push them hard.
. Y. NJ. Z. A.-Last Sunday was ladies
day at the Grange Hall and a gOOdly Num-