Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-09
Congressional District Notes.

The Congressional convention of the
Fredericksburg district met at Tappahan-
mock Wednesday and after adopting one
resolution endorsing the past political con-
duct of Hon. B. B. douglas, voted down
by a large majority another declaring him
the choice of the convention. Gen. Il. L..
T. Beale, of Westmoreland, received the
nomination, defeating Douglas, Fitzhugh
Lee, Rev. W. W. Walker and three others.
The convention of the Petersburg dis
trict met at that city Tuesday night and
nominated Capt. VIM. p. Hinton, of
-Poto~lug. He declared hlnnnAl. f thu
irster. ~oreenbaeker, and onponent OIL Jig
internal Revenue system-Judge Harris
ean Elliott, therefore, being of the peo-
v,o and with the people. would be a popu-
I.r candidate for Congress In the Sixth dis
+@ict' But he has too much good sense to
nermit even his best friends to pitch him
into the fsld against John Randolnh luck
er Just to Ne notwithstanding Post.
Withow processing authority to speak
for any o1e, we feel privileged to say to all
who ~arepanting for. relief, that there will
heb candidate from this district to repre-
sent tleir wishesand interests in the next
Congess-and they had better, therefore,
have Othing to do with the packed con-
ntjn.-Ridmond Whig.
Ho. Johp Goode opened the congress
SION campaign in the Norfolk district
froIthe court house steps in Norfolk, adj
dreing an immense crowd.
lie Republican congressional conven-
tidof the Fourth district met at Burke
will Friday, and the name of Yankee
Alln being Withdrawn, J. Jorgensen, the
preent member, was re-nominated. The
withdrawn candidate will, it is said,
stulp the Norfolk district for a Republi-
carcandidate who will run against Mr.
Code.
The Conservative Congressional Com
mitee of the Danville district has called a
confessional nominating convention to
met at Hillsville in Carroll county, Sep
TENDER 10Th.
There is much humbug in this talk about
tlE corruption and unfairness OF conven-
ti{as.. We venture to say that there is as
mich corruption. unfairness, and moral
aid political rottenness engendeled IN a
juagle for independent candidates run, as
i~nconventionS. We have known canvasses
wherein trickery. deception, lying and all
udcleanness were resorted to in aiding in
dependent candidates. Winchester Neacs.
Now let's see the forcible re-adjuster
that can beat Long John Harris. Paul,
Massey s. Co., where are your Which OF
YOU will dare to run against the peoples
fayorlte? Which Of you will ever get to
Congress on the REIMBURSEMENT issue? Not
one. Before another congressional cleo
tion comes on, forcible readjustment and
forcible readjusters will, it is to be hoped,
be buried in a common grave.-RschTnOnd
Dispatch
AS will be seen from the following tele-
gram to the "Chronicle,' the Conservative
Convention called to meet in Stanton
Yesterday. made no nomination. Several
counties in the district declined to send
delegates and others were only partially
represented. The policy men seemed to
think best that. there should be no nomina-
ton. at least at this time. We may, there
fore, anticipate a scrub race, IN which 1t
would be a great blessing for a really true
and honest man to get the inside track. Is
there not such a man in the district VINO
can be induced to enter the list Char
lottesviUe Chronicle.
Speaking of the candidates now out to
rey,resent the Staunton district in congress-
the same paper says:
AS the case now stands we are entirely
willing that the devil may take the hind
most, All.these aspirants are manifestly
farred with the same stick, and none of
them represent the Conservative party.
Later in the season things may present a
different aspect.
The Conservative Congressional Nomi-
mating Committee of the Rockbridge dis
trict has been called to meeti in Holcombe's
Hall, Lynchburg, September 4th.
Under the head of "sigaiicant'' the Nor
folk Ledger" says:
A State officer in the county of War
wick informs us that there were only two !
colored voters in his district who had not
paid their poll tax. In the county of Nor
folk the colored people are paying their
l,oll tax more promptly than the whites.
I've cannot speak for other sections of the
district, but this information strikes us as
being significant of a determined opposi-
lion on the part Of the Republicans to the
reelection of a Conservative from this
district.
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