The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-15
18th Judicial District.


he duty of electing the judges for the va
'ions Circuit Courts in Virginia. We as
;ume it as fact that there will be very little
opposition to the re. election of the able and
Upright Judge who presides over this dis
,rict. Judge Mclaughlin is regarded all
over the State, and by the members Of the
Court Of Appeals, as one OF the most clear
headed, laborious anG efficient judicial
officers who have ever graced the bench OF
Virginia. The records of this Circuit show
with what energy, assiduity and expedition
he has administered his Office, and the salts
factory results following. During the last
seven years while Judge Mclaughlin has
presided over this the 18th Circuit, the bust
ness disposed of has been immense, he hay
ing decided 6,s49 actions at law, rendered
1,S13 final DEGREES in suits in equity, and
made S,029 interlocutory DEGREES. Out OF
this number appeals in only 81 cases have
been allowed by the Supreme Court judges,
and from these 81 decisions of Judge Nc
Laughlin, only nine were reversed in Whole
and six reversed in part AMI approved in
part, the remainder having been affirmed
by the Court of Appeals. The dockets OF n o
Circuit Court in the State give more salts
factory evidences of the earnest work of the
presiding officer, and it is to such sources
we must look for the efficiency and accepta'
bility of the judges.
II ho tGn nf the.
throw around the judiciary all the safe
guards it is possible to devise TO prevent it
from degenerating into mere political ma
chine, the goal of political ambition to be
secured through selfish scheming and adept
working. When the ability and fideli-
ty of the Judge show out so conspicuously
as in the case of Judge Mclaughlin, it
would be public misfortune not to retain
them in the service of the people and the
cause of justice. Tie very fact that so few
of his decisions, in so many recorded, have
been reversed by the Supreme Court, is the
strongest assurance that he is eminently the
right man in the right place. We are sure
the bar and the people Of Augusta county
are of but one opinion in respect to this, and
it affords us pleasure to so state it.
Capt. Hartman Hiner, debt payer, is elected
in Highland. indicator.
Capt. Hiner is thorough readjuster.
The Conservative ticket, headed by Rev
Jno. E. Massey. the readjuster for the Sen.
ate, was defeated in Albemarle.-. indicator
Rev. John E. Massey carried Altemarle
by 56l majority, while the Legislative part
of his ticket was defeated, and Greene BY
5O7 Notwithstanding his majority in thu
district LOGS.
John F. Lewis was badly beaten.-Nn
dictator.
Mr.. Lewis was third in the number Of votes
received 10 Rockingham, out of eight candi-
dates, and was beaten by Mr.. Harrison,
Republican, and United States Gaug
er, by less than 800 votes. Mr.. Lewis tolt
the people he lid not want the position
asked them as personal favor not to vote
for him, was not in the county for three
weeks previous to the election, and did moi
know whether any OF the tickets had his
name on them. lis did not want to BIZ
elected, the people knew it, but he said, il
under the circumstances he was elected, ht
would sacrifice his private interests and
serve them.
Sweeping the Republican party out. In
the State elections, Tuesday, the Democrats
carried Pennsylvania by 20,000!! New
York by 5000, and elected General Nc
Clelland Governor of New Jersey !!-Tin
dictator.
The Democratic majority in Pennsylva
MA for the highest candidate is about
lO,OOO-only about half vote was cast, and
the Republicans were divided and disatfectet
with each other. There is no significance
in the election bearing on national politics.
Last year Tilden carried New York by about
10000! This year the Democratic can
didate for Secretary Of State gets 1000
The Republicans carry the Legislature, and
TAmmany is knocked to pieces in New Yorl
city by the election of Morrissey to the Sen
ate, over Schell, the Tammany candidate.
Our neighbor forgot to mention in its
sweeping business, that Massachusetts, where
the Democrats confidently claimed the State
the Republicans increased their majority
in Connecticut they increase their majority
in the Legislature and gain on the popular
vote in Wisconsin, where the Democrats
expected victory, the Republicans sweep the
State-carry every county ia Kansas, and
succeed in Nebraska and Minnesota. Will
the exception of Pennsylvania-where Re.
publicans expected defeat, by reason of the
apathy and disaffection in the party-the
November elections in the North and West
are iE favor of the Republicans. New Jer
sey WAS Democratic before.
So much for the indicators disposition
to inform its readers correctly.
We stated last week that OH our conf
dence in 1.-THE moral and solid business senst
of the people of Augusta, we based our ex
pectations for last Tuesday indicator.
Notwithstanding this deeply religious SEN
timent, the State Senator was certainly