Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-09

JUSTERS TICKET DEFEATED SAVE VAN
LEAR-BAD CALCULATION OF MAJOR
tiles.
&C., &C., sc.
The election in the county resulted in
series of surprises that upset the calcula-
lions Of those who had been advocating
the Adjusters ticket. The campaign was
carried on under heavy pressure of proph
ecy from the Adiusters side. The ''Val-
ley Virginlan" had only few days before
announced that Mr.. Seawright, their can
didate for Senator, would beat Mr. Koiner
by II 900 votes;' - one of the candidates or
that ticket had written as his prophecy the
following majorities for MI. Seawright,
who was regarded as the most popular man
on their ticket; Riverheads Is, North Riv-
er 800, Middle River $50, South River $50,
only giving Koiner the Pastures by SO ma
jority and Staunton by $50; a gentleman
once all powerful in Augusta politics, but
now a resident of Richmond, said as late
as O'Clock on the day of election that
Seawright had carried the county by 1000
majority, and finally a leader of the party
registered in writing on the walls Of the
VINDICAToR office that the Adjusters
whole ticket would be carried by SIS and that
Seawright would be elected by l ,500 major
ity! With such brilliant promises by the
prominent advocates it is not to be Won
dered at that the defeat of Tuesday should
go hard with the followers. The follow
ing were the representative tickets before
the voters.
Adjusters.-Geo.S eawright for the Sen
ate, j. Davis Craig, D. N. Vanlear and
Hayes J. Williams. for the House.
ppositjon.-Absaiom koiner for the
Senate, Marshall Hanger, john Echols and
A. B. Lightner fot the House.
But between these tickets there ran
Capt. Jno. n. Opie, who bad declined any
arrangement which would have put him
on either, Il popular gentleman, who, if he
had been OH either, would have been elect
ed. As it was he obtained a large vote
drawing so much from the opposition tick
ct that Mr.. Lightner, who received the
lowest number of votes on that ticket, was
defeated. Mr.. A. Blauth was also a can
didate, but his vote, though tlattering. as
it showed a large number OF personal
friends, was not large enough to greatly
affect the general result. The voting at
the polls was quiet, but the electioneering
was persistent.
THE DELINQUENTS.
BoJh sides made a point by paying CAPT
tation taxes for delinquents, a proceeding
which was regarded by each side, when
they found the other was at it, with viz
tuous indignation-a man who would pay
81 for voters hack hire to the polls being
much outraged that his opponent would
pay 81 for a voters capitation tax. The
truth is there ought to be such law pass
ed as will stop all use of money in elections
which makes it as criminal to pay a mans
way to the polls, or pay him for his s'day's
work,' as it is TO pay him directly for his
county, but only a slight per centage Of
these were voted by either side.
THE RESULT.
The result in the county was disastrous
to the Adjusters, only one of the candi-
dates, Mr.. Vanlear, who was substituted
for Mr.. S. Brown Allen, when that gentle
man declined, having been elected. The
following day was one of considerable ex-
element, the VINDICAToR Office being be-
sieged by the friends of the candidates.
The following is the vote received by each
candidate: