Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-29
virginia Politics.

Virginia Politics.
For the month of September, alone, the
State Conservative Executive Committee
has made ninety-one appointments for
public speaking in the State. Those near
est Augusta are as follows, Charlottesville
Sept. LIST, Lexington Sept. LIST, Woodstock
Sept. 9Th, Monterey, Highland. Sept. 18th,
Covington, Allegheny, Sept. 18th, Monte
rey, Highland, second meeting) Sept. 22d,
Lovingston. Nelson, Sept. I'D, Luray.
Page, Sept. 22d, Harrisonburg Sept. ed,
Warm Springs, Bath, Sept. 25th. Gen.
Fitz Lee has been appointed canvasser
tor the LIST congressional district.
Attic discussion in Wytheville last week
q letter says: General Malone occupied
most of his time in defending his cause as
President of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad, and endeavOred to explain
what became Of the 100000 obtained
from the State by the consolidation
scheme, but plainly evaded direct answer
and in closing alluded only in few gen.
eralities to the debt question"
In New Kent and Charles City Mr..
Gardiner Tyler, q son of the late ex-Presi-
dent Tyler, is candidate against b. W.
Lacy. Mr.. Lacy will be the Read
juster's nominee for speaker if he is cleo
ted.
A letter from DR.. ]. l.. M. Curry, dated
Allegheny Springs, August 18th, states
that he aDill not consent to become a candl-
date for the General Assembly. He pre-
fers to do the duty assigned him by the
State Committee and be able to say that
he speaks only as private citizen.
We prefer the honest colored voters, and
ere shall get tlteml-Richnaond WHO.
The colored State Senator Bliss Of
Prince Edward, announced in a meeting
at Farmville that he was opposed to the
McCulloch bill; Other colored Republi-
can speakers were divided and yankee"
Allen (Rep.) spoke in favor Of the bill.
Gen. VIM. 81. Payne, of Warrenton, Va,
has yielded to the requests of friends to be
candidate for the Virginia House of Del
egates In the foterial district, composed of
tho counties of Loudoun and Fauquier.
The Conservatives of Bath favoring the
debt settlement, have appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the Senatorial Conven-
tion to be held at Millboro, Sept. 4th-Del-
Larne, A. G.. Cleek and Allen Mayse.
Alternates William Rosser. VIM. G. Bur-
ger, Joseph B. Kincaid, A. P. S. Clark and
Thomas B. Wallace.
Capt. James II. -Figgatt for, and Gen.
Skeen against the debt bill, spoke at Gov
ington, Monday of last week. On the
same day the MoZarters met and adopted
resolution !: 'sthat standing upon the
Conservative platform of 1877, we are not
to be read out of the Conservative party
by the "Rump" Executive Committee,
which assembled at Richmond" and then
recommended Sept. 10th and the Warm
Springs as the time and place for Mozar-
ter meeting to nominate candidates for the
Senate and House. The following dele
gates were appointed to such meeting:
Covingtoe District. -John H. Oliver, A.. A.
Perkins and j. L. Myers. Boiling Spring
District. John Kelly, Philip Johnson and
Charles L. Humphreys. Clifton District.
Charles L. Haynes, ]. F. Hughes and
Henry Haynes.
On the same day the Conservatives OF
Allegheny held meeting and appointed
delegates to the Conservative Convention
at Millboro, Sept. 4th, as follows: Lee
Persinger and John M. Aritt, of Boiling
Spring district; John L. Irvine and Will
liam A. Rinehart, of Clifton district; and
A. A. McAllister and James A. McClung,
of Covington district.
The following extract from letter from
Orange county in the Richmond "Whig"
shows what this campaign is intended for
in a way that will astonish what Readjus-
ters are left in the Valley eKeep the
question before the people as you have I'M
til this matter shall be wisely-and with
justice to all-settled, and your work will
be worthy of great reward and Malone,
I think, will be the next Governor of Vir-
ginia.'
The Hon. James Barbour, one of the
Mozart leaders, will not, says the Farm
vile Mercury" take the stump in the
present canvass.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker is announced
to spaak at Highland court house on the
18th of September and at the Warm
springs the Goth of September.
Gen. Payne of Fauquier, and DR.. J. L
M. Curry, of Richmond, are spoken of as
among the probable candidates for cleo
tiOn to succeed United States Senator
withers.-Relagious Herald.
sGen. Malone evidently wants a new
party in Virginia, one that will be led by
Malone. His efforts will prove futile,
and he'll never bust the Democratic par
ty of the Old Domionion, no, hardly ever. !"
Durham N. c. Tobacco Leaf.
Hon. Henry G. Allen will address the
people of shenandoah at Woodstock, on
Monday. Sept. 9Th, court day.
In his spe ech at Nelson G. H. last Mon
day, Senator G. T. Smith announced his
purpose to discuss in the plainest manner
the political and public record of Judge
Stevens as a candidate for reelection to
the legislature.
Jas. E. A. Gibbs, of Rockbridge is nam
ed in connection with the Conservative
nomination for the House.