Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-03

forced into the support Of an Objectionable
delegation" He added that the cry that
Malone and adjustment were inseparable,
raised for obvious selfish purposes and
pressed by organs here had driven many
''adjusters'' from Holiday. The wisdom
of the Doctors opinions was Immediately
vibdicated by his ticket receiving 16 votes
and the anti-Mahone ticket receiving 112
LITTLE TAMMANY.
The meeting of South River district vo-
tiers at Waynesboro was presided over by
G.. A. Bruce with G.. w. Sutler as Secreta
ry. The fight was made on two issues, one
ca Malone and the other on forcible ad
justment and the majority in both cases
was large.
The Malone ticket put in nomination by
Mr.. Hugh A. S. Hamilton, consisted OF
DR.. T. w. Shelton, E. Bateman, S. J. Bon
durant, W, M. Caldwell, G. W. Guthrie,
A. A. Arnold and I. W. Alexander.
The following was the anti-Mahone
ticket, nominated by Capt. G. B. Coiner
G. A. Bruce, A. M. Bowman, Maj. A.
Koiner, W. M. Bush, DR.. H. M. Dold, G..
|
| ternates-ThOs. A. Bruce, J. S. Ellis, e..
E. Wallace, j. y. Bell, James ID. Patrick,
j. &. Slower and Ii. G. Kindig.
The Malone ticket was beaten by IS to
80, and resolution was adopted instruct
ing the delegates ''to vote all the time
against Mahone."
The following resolution by Mr.. A. M.
| Bowman. and advocated by Capt. Donald,
| Mai. Koiner and Mr., Bowman, was unani-
mously adopted:
ResolUed, That the people of South river
| District are opposed to liquidation in any
| form or gulSe presented, OF. to any adjust
ment that is not honorable 10 Virginia and
satisfactory to her creditors
RIvERHEADS.
The Riverheads district delegates met at
Greenville, presided over by w. f. Smith,
| with Robt Palmer as secretary, and the
| fight was very hot. Mr.. Nm. T. Rush, a
gentleman of great information about
State affairs, and to whose suggestions to
our delegates in the Legislature many Of
the laws now on the statute books of Viz
GINA are due, made a speech against COM
pulsory adjustment, going over the whole
ground in Il most practical and lucid adj
dress. About an hour before hemeeting,
a circular arrived criticising Gen. Malone
severely, and just as the meeting was
about converting circular from the other
side arrived-but too late! The Holiday
ticket was elected by a vote of 81 to 20,
with the following delegates A. 7. Sproul,
Rnp
gardner. r. II. Palmer and Charles c..
Doyle The opposition ticket, which was
defeated, was composed of G. b. Merritt,
John Ballard Smith, Hayes j. Williams,
Lewis Dull and DR.. VIM. B. Hyde.
A resolution, of which we have not re-
ceived copy. IN favor of adjustment OF
the public debt, was adopted at the meet
ing.
PASTURES.
At Churchville A. B. Lightner presided,
and S. Brown Allen acted as secretary,
and solid Holiday ticket was elected as
follows: A. B. Lightner, }, H. Slower, DIR.
James F. Tate and David f. Hoover.
On motion of Mr. VIM. Burns, the dele
gates were instructed to vote against Ma
hone and THAT renegade Baptist preacher,
Rev. John E Massey of Albemarle. :"
Any of the delegates who attend the Con-
yention, are authorized to cast the vote of
the whole district.
NORTH RIVER.
At Mt. Solon the meeting was very
small, Col. S. A. East presided, with Il.
II. Hoffman Secretary. a resolution in
favor of compromise with the bond holders
was adopted. The delegates chosen were:
Geo. Seawright, w II. Gamble, w. Branna-
man, Benz. Reed, Dr.. &. T. Robson and
lobt. A. Curry. The Holiday men claim
one of this delegation. The Alternates are
Dir. Trevey, FL. B. McFall, VIM. Wright,
Samuel Forrer, L. S. Hogshead and D. N.
Van Lear.
BILLY MAIIONE7S DELEGATES.
The Middle River district voters assem-
bled at New Hope, presided over by Chas.
S. Roller and by a vote of 80 to u elected
and instructed the following delegation to
vote for Malone as long as his name shall
be before the conventional. S. Patterson,
r. S. Harnsberger, J ohm II. Parkins, G. S.
Roller, VIM. B. Crawford and John II.
Crawford.
NOTES OF THE "CAMPAIGN."
At the Greenville meeting new mode
of voting was proposed writing it down
on blackboard. It was not adopted.
Only one district instructed for Ma
! hone.
Since Know Nothing days there has
been nothing like it. Men that were
known to have been talking and Logging
for Malone for weeks past looked you
straight in the face and SAID ''Holliday
| forever"
The mash Saturday was awful. Och,
hone; Billy Malone.
! Query? If a compulsory adjuster can't
vote for Malone, the only one out Of five
principles is his course guided by princi-
pies OF men? Five minutes to answer this
cohundrum
! A YOUNG THIEF.-StauntOn has prob
ably the youngest thief in the state, in the
pei son of ID colored boy only four years old.
Last week he was arrested 10y tie police
for stealing. and again last Tuesday Chief
of Police CroWder arrested him for steal
ing a large number of watch crystals from
the rear of the store of G. M. Fifer & Co.
He had stolen an arm full Of them. In
both cases the little thief was remanded
for maternal Punishment.
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