National Republican., 1878-08-22
ssOOND VIRGINIA DISTRICT.

Jack 0oods to be Repominated-De
neutrality-suspicious. Preparing for the
Campaign Return-The Can
vass TO be Bitter, sc,
NORFOLK, Aug. II, 1878.
Tho inveterats fcud that Is rooted In the
home Democrats against Jack Goode, because
ho does not belong In this district, and which
for two weeks past has furnished black eyes
and bloody noses wherever Colonel Lamb.
Goodies opponent, has spoken, ended yesterday
at the primaries In this city and Portsmouth
In both places Goode was victorious, and this
settles tho question as to his denomination,
though II leaves great dissatisfaction among Col
Lambs friends who several times during tho
canvass have faced pistols and clubs and the
continued ostracism Of the Landmark and Jir-
gnidr, and the custom-house organ, the Ledger.
Only for tho vehemcncc of the press, Goode
would have certainly been defeated In these
two cities.
The navy yard men bad spies on them to
sec who they voted for. Consequently Captain
Pains vote was very light But for this he
would doubtless have carried Portsmouth.
Long before tho ballots were counted tho
Demo ocrats began firing guns and building
bonflres, yelling and shouting through tho
streets, and continued throughout the night.
The call for Republican convention. to be
convened ut Hampton on the I'd Of September,
at twelve M, was issued to-day by the district
committee. Tho otlice-holders, with few ex.
ceptions, have laborcd assidiOusly to prevent
the calling Of the convention, as they are not
dosirous Of running n candidate for the Forty
sixth Congress. Major Braxton, tho Demo-
cratic collector Of customs at this port, and his
deputy at Old Point Comfort, neither Of whom
are iona fde residents Of this district, are dis.
suading the colored people from making n
nomination. Tho Republicans Oh the other
hand. arc making every preparation for open
| ing the campaign and should the Hon. NJ. =.
| Rue, J. II. Clements, J. I. Wilson, or J. +.
Dczcndorf be nominated u lively canvass will
| be prosecuted. All of these gentlemen arc
| spoken of, and either one of them will carry
the entire Republican vote.
The committee which visited the President
and heads of Departments Tuesday and We'd
nesday, TO solicit the removal of Collector
| BraNton and other Democratic Federal OIL
cials, returned Thursday morning. The Presi.
dent received them very cordially and dis.
| cussed district matters until the Cabinet oili-
GERS made their appearance. Tho leaders OF
the party are determined to make the Admin.
| istratOn responsible II Goolo Is returned,
which lie cannot be II his friends and synipa.
thiZers are removed from office. Goodies
| friends say that the canvass shall be hot and
bitter one. and that If carpet. bagger is nomi.
uatcd by the Republicans he shall have no
quarter shown him. The Democratic papers
are quite loud in their dcnunciatiDm of the Re-
publiclns for asking for BrlXtou's removal
| The chairman of the committee says his re
moval is not asked for because ho IL Dlmo.
Crat and cx-Confederatc, but because he Is
seeking through his Juvenile dcp1ty aud by
his uudcrstrippcrs, to destroy the Republican
| organization in the district.
There are numbers Of good Republicans
who served in the Confederate army. Consc.
qucntly no such fight is made against his ap-
pointCcs only as they are Democrats. which
numbers Of them are-one inspector, one
deputy, one clerk, and u Satchman. The com
mittec Is acting ia accordance with the wishes
Of the Republicans as expressed IN mass.mCct.
ing at the time he was appointed. Every
leading Republican in the city tonk part in ii
and even the present deputy, Bowlcn, drafted
n series Of resolutions protesting against liraX'
tons appointment in ISL. T..