Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-09-13
Political Notes.

The Readjusters in the seventh district
are drawing in their lines and concentra-
ting their forces. Parson Massey is Or
dered to the rear, and the contest will pre-
sent another phase. His card of with
drawal, which we publish elsewhere at his
request, gives his position. The parson
invites Judge Allen to come to the front,
and offers his support to him or Captain
Paul, or ''any other good and true man,"
but says nothing about Long John-now
for the next move.
The Petersburg ''1ndex-Appeal' thinks
''that the prospects of Conservative vic
tory, in the election of Capt. Hinton,
brighter each day that passes,'' and from
every county in its borders where the
people have taken action. come the well
come tidings that the Conservative voters
are alive to the situation, and are no lon
ger to be diverted by abstract questions
from the true issue, thedefeat of the Radical
nominee. The party has lost nothing OF its
vigor or renown and when the canvass is
formally opened, as we presume it will be u
few days hence, it will begin the work
which will result in the redemption of the
district in November next.
In the sixth, Mr.. fuckers district, he
has it all his own way, since the with
drrwal of Mr.. Ficklin, of Buckingham,
from the canvass. In his Mr.. F.'s) card
he quietly steps down and out, and says:
sMy private pursuits. together with
business engagements into which L have
| entered, demand my entire time. Under
different circumstances [ would be glad
| to give whatever influence | possess to-
ward the advancement or the views which
| as citizen have expressed publicly and
privately"
Mr.. Tucker was nominated ON his own
platform, as laid down in his buckingham
letter, which has been generally published.
In his speech to the Lynchburg conven-
ton, accepting the nomination, he said,
''his constituents had honored him when
in pleasant retiracy, and had supported
him with unanimity unequalled by any
people," He would ADOPT the language OF
his uncle, John Randolph, for it was ap-
plicable here, "No man ever had such a
constituency as l have, and no man ever
will.' He was opposed to national banks,
and in favor of repeating the tax upon
State banks. by which they had been taxed
out of existence. Each State should be
left to establish banks to suit her condi-
ton and wants.
Maj. Daniel supported Mr., Tucker in
strong speech, on ascending the platform
he clasped Mr.. fuckers hand and said he
would adopt the language with which the
gallant cavalier Jeb Stuart, always closed
his dispatches: 81 am yours to count on. "
Mr.. T. will address his constituents in
every county in the district.
In the metropolitan district it seems
that Gen. ice Johnston will ride over the
track with little opposition. His letter
of acceptance receives the highest COM
| mendation from papers in every section
of the State. 1t is manly and statesman.
like document, fully meeting the views OF
his friends. He says we want abundance
of good money without paying bonus to
the banks for its issue. He is against pro-
tective tariff and internal revenue, and is
Will UuC UOuy VI tllO pSOplOs HO'O Will
be few men in the next congress who will
exert more influence than the old battle
SCARED veteran.
Gen. Eppa Hunton told the Alexandria
convention, after the nomination, that he
was before them for the fourth and last
| time.
The nomination and selection of Col.
Cabell to congress from the Fifth district,
/ is almost an assured fact, since Coils. Flour
noy and Sims have Withdrawn from the
contest for the nomination. He still has
two opponents Capt. Witcher, indepen-
dent, and T. B. Clairbone, republican, but
their opposition will not amount to much
There seems to be little doubt of the
success of Col. Richmond in the Wythville
district. There is considerable opposition
to him on the part of the violent readjus-
tiers of his section, tho no organ cation
among them. The most influential papers
of the So Invest support him and advise
McMullen and Newbery to retire, as they
probably will before the election. 1t is
stated on reliable authority that neither
one of them will receive majority of
votes in more than one or two counties in
the entire district. Possibly they will not
carry single county in the district and
in Lee, Scott and Wise his majority is put
down at from l 800 to 1880.
In his speech accepting the nomination
of the Hampton convention, Hon. John
Goode said that he was opposed to high
protective tariff. He intended to favor
tax upon incomes over $4,000 year. He
was in favor of the repeal of the odicus.
unjust and unconstitutional tax on State
banks. He had voted in the house of Rep
resentatives to authorize the issuing of the
standard dollar and restoring it legal
tender. He was in favor of the bill to
make greenbacks receivable for custom
dues and par legal tender, and had voted
to repeal the tax on tobacco and liquors.
He voted to substitute greenbacks for
national bank notes. and, in word, had
voted against contraction.
The Richmond dispatch" says: 1--WE
can now name to our satisfaction the Vlr-
GINA delegation in the next Congress:
First District, r. L. T. Beale; Second
District, John Goode, Jr.; Third District.
Joseph E. Johnston; Fourth District,
William E. Hinton. Jr.; Fifth District,
George e. Cabell; Sixth District, J. Ran
dolph Tucker; Seventh District, Jno. T.
Harris; Eighth District. Eppa Hunton;
Ninth District, J. B. Richmond.
All Conservatives, and we suppose they
will all be elected. There can be hardly
doubt about any one in the list, unless it
be Mr.. Hinton, who is running IN dis
trict pretty strongly Republican"
Genl (Beast) Butler has accepted the
| call to become a candidate for Governor of