Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-12-05
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGLSLATURE.
The legislature was organized on We'd
nesday and thoroughly equipped out and
out with Readjuster oficers-C onserva-
tive and Republican in politics. It seems
that the Republican Readjusters and some
Republicans who did not owe their cleo
tion to the fact that they were Readjus-
tiers went solidly with the Conservative
Readjusters. An effort was made at
meeting two nights before by some members
of the Republican State Committee and
other prominent Republicans in the State,
to get concert Of action among the Re-
publican members as Republicans, but
the conference for the purpose failed after
a noisy and disorderly session, in which,
from the remarks of the members alluded
to, they were for the time being at least
better Readjusters than Republicans. Col.
James Cochran, of Culpeper; B. W. Hoxie,
DIR. E. Smith and other prominent white
Republicans were active in the effort but
it proved to be without avail. On We'd
nesday night the Readjusters held eau
Gus which was presided over by Senator
Fulkerson and at which Rev. John E.
Massey occupied a privileged seat. The
leading speakers appear from the reports.
to have been DIR. Moffett and Senators
Riddleberger and Paul, and it was on the
motion of the asst named gentleman that
the election Of State officers was fixed at
so hasty day as this Friday, December
9Th. on the ground that 1--WE must not suf-
fer from delay as we did last session. y
He is also reported as having made use of
the following true lremark: ''God knows
when our people will get the power that
we now have in our hands. and we mean
to hold it." and further that sswe have
broken down the color line forever The
Conservative and Republican Readjus-
tiers in the caucus then agreed on a
ticket for the Senate and House officers.
The election result was posted on our
bulletin board Wednesday. When the
House met on Wednesday only two men,
beers were absent, J. B. Ficklin Of Buck
ingham, and Fl. Harman Of Bland. For
the Speakership Mr.. James A. Frazier of
Reckbridge, nominated Judge B. W. Lacy
of New Kent, and Mr.. r. A. Coghill of
Amherst, nominated Marshall Hanger.
The vote stood Lacy Sc and Hanger SO.
the two Republican debt payers; III. T.
Wickham and E. II. Smith throwing their
votes away. For the Clerkship of the
House Mr.. Sayers nominated P. II. Nc
Caull of Pulaski, and Gen. Echols nomi-
mated John Bell Bigger. The vote stood
McCaul 81 and Bigger Al. For Sergeant
alarms, Andrew J. Taylor of Fluvanna
was elected over Maj. J. G. Hill, the ono
armed soldier who held the place. For
First Door Keeper. Mr.. Jas.::A. Frazier
nominated Geo. W. Cook (colOred) of
Norfolk, and Mr.. Ellis, of Montgomery,
nominated A. o. Sullivan, the ono legged
soldier of the StoneWall Brigade, who held
the place. The vote stood-Cook IS, Sulli-
van 80. For Second Door Keeper J. w.
Southland. (Rep) of Henrico, was elected
A. B. Cottrell, the late incumbent. The
vote for officers of the Senate resulted in
the election of Chas. II. Causey, of Nanse-
mond, Clerk ..who was nominated by Sena-
tor Paul, over DR.. J. D. Pendleton, the
incumbent, who was re-nominated by
Senator John W. Daniel. The vote stood
-Causey "a. Pendleton 16. The Senate
then went on to elect e. M. Weber, Of
Roanoke. Sergeant-at-Arms, and J. II.
Hill (colored), of Petersburg, First Door
keeper. Gen. Wyatt M. Elliott was then
elected President pro tenn to serve in the
absence. whenever it occurs, Of the 1t.
Governor. 1t is stated in the Richmond
papers that Mr.. Harvey Wartman of Har-
risonburg, will be appointed Assistant
Clerk of the House of Delegates.
The point in the elections that will at
tract most attention is that the Afiliation
party has made fair division OF the spoils
with the Republican party, even to the
painful extent of turning out crippled
soldier of the Stonew wall brigade to make
room for colored member Of that party.
We say painful, for the men who have
had SO much to say about "war records"
in the last campaign could hardly have
made this particular concession to their
colored allies without a pang of regret.
OF this we have nothing to say now; it will
doubtless be heard from again on every
hustings in the state. and for those wound
ed veterans who would like to remember
it we give the vote :: =. 3s..-se ,.,.
For A. o. Sullivan Messrs. Adams, Barbour,
Downs, Duke, Echos, Edmonds, Ellis, Finney, Fitz-
patrick, Fray. Gibson, Goode, Gregory, Hanger
eWs u Meneiee, Norman Morgan. Mushback, HeI-
son, Ncol. Palmer, Payne, Fits, Rowe Stribbling,
For George Goohe ARers Bailey Bell Bland
Gross William :; Dickinson: [Amos Dickerson, yo-
zier Gray Green, Haden. Hall Hamilton, Harrison,
Kelly Lacy Lady Lewis K 1lk May Nc Nc
se aaKs semp Smith George smith, Henry
d Wife,
Yager-55.
After to-day, if the State officers are cleo
ted as called for by the Readjusters pro-
gramme, except for Senator the personal
interest in the result of the Conservative
defeat will be over and the rest of the SEES
sion will be probably unimportant. The
Readjusters will doubtless spend it in
making moves that arepopular in the poor
est sense of that word, in order to get vetoes
out of the Governor and make political
capital for the next State campaign and
secure fresh opportunities for telling the
people what they would have done but for
q funder Governor. But it will be of no
avail. Senator Paul said true thing, if
he did say it, that God only knows when
they will have this power again.
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GOV. HOLIDAYS MESSAGE
The message of the Governor is in adj
no;rahIa tannar. It is full of figures show