Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-10-29

1 HOosN"SSANAA
people.) "Don't you hear" said Mr.. Mar
shall, show the faithful allies appiauo
that sentiment?'' To this the Democrats
in the audience responded by wild cheer
ing as if in defiance of the allies. MT.
Marshall said that in his county, craig
the 18th of July ticket wouldn't get an av-
erage of ten votes to each precinct.
Mr.. Yost replied in an excellent settlng
forth, from his standpoint Of the position ia
ken by the Republicans, in which ne specl-
fed the protective tariff and national bank
system. In State affairs, he charged the
present poor State Of Virginia's credit to
the rule of the Democratic party which
had been in control of the State for so
many years.
Mr.. Marshall made lively, rafting
reply and got any amount of applause
from the Democrats presents. Hepointed
to the absurdity of a Republican pointing
to the poor credit of Virginia, when it was
notorious that the r. publican party of
the State had gone over in a body to the
support OF the chief measure for deprecia-
ting that credit.
Mr.. Yost made spirited closing speech
in which be made the remarkable state
ment that he had placed upon the Republi-
can electoral ballot the name of John Paul,
that Moseley. the colored Republican now
running in this district was no more the
Republican candidate than Henry Allen,
and that be Tor the Republicans we did
not catch which) were going to vote for
Paul because he agreed with them in more
issues.
There were loud calls at the close of the
debate for Meade F. Waite. but that gen.
tleman being very hoarse excused himself
from speaking.
A PREPARATORY MEETING.
by way of appointing for the colored
Republican meeting to be held on Satur-
day night land which was held as our re-
port elsewhere shows) meeting was
held Friday. Mr.. G. W. Fisher, of
Albemarle. said the necessity for the Re
publican party to have a Republican
candidate fer congress was evident from
the fact that they had been deceived by
Read listers, who had gotten the sup
port of the colored people two or three
times by promising to be Republicans, but
had turned around and nominated Dem
ocrat for President. They claimed to be
in sympathy with the colored men but when
the time came only wanted the colored
men to vote with them. They asked us
not to make nomination at Stanton but
to wait and make one with them, and then
they turned around and nominated Han
cock.
At Charlottesville they choked off Major
Yost and used money to do it. Now, Maj.
Yost thinks it isn't good thing to run a
Republican. 1 differ with him. Some say
Moseley cannot be cleo ed. Well helped
to nominate Everett Early and we all
knew he couldn't be elected but there
wasn't any opposition made to making
nomination then.
A. B. Parker, Of Albemarle, said that in
the Charlottesville convention there were
men there pledged to John Paul and en-
gagged in buying up other delegates.
White men who bulldozed the colored
"
or ought to open their mouths against
Democratic bulldozing of colored men
again. All the white Republicans there
were combined against us.
After making the appointment for the
meeting Saturday night and arranging
that Henry Williams should divide time
to oppose Moseley the meeting adjourned.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF JOHN PAUL
BY REPUBLICANS.
Senator Moseley, (colored) Republican
candidate for Congress, was in Staunton
yesterday, and put forth circular from
which we extract the following extraordl-
nary correspondence:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE, :
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, October Is, 1880.
Mr. Wiuian, Mccoy. Chairman Republican Com
Yaittee FlLUdn7,d County:
Dear sir:-This will be handed you by Captain
will Be ma Or sen5 BY ssa to
nize W. R. Moseey as our Congressional candidate,
and to-day mailed to me, as chairman of the Repub-
ican Committee of this county all the tickets to be
used by the Republicans of the county. Three thou
sand Of those tickets have John Paul's name on
hams committee has not sent out a ticket with
Mosee name i and any such ticket which
Of OH The Republican party and is bogus 't'' '''''
Under these circumstances 1t is the duty Of every
good Republican to stand by and support the aelon
OF the committee, and am confident that as chair
man of Fluvanna you will pursue the line of policy
marked out by the committee
E. W. EARLY
Chairman Republican Committee Albemare Co.
In order to ascertain whether the above action
had been taken by the committee of which Gen.
Wickham is chairman, my friend Mr.. DCkerSOn,
sent him telegram. Below is the reply:
RICHMOND, VA, October q, 1880. +, /
To John Diebersoa;
The committee yesterday passed a resolution to
the effect that where no regular nominee was in the
field the Republican voters were free to vote as they
W. c. wlcKHAM.
Chairman.
Mr.. Moseley after printing this and
showing that the Republican State Com
mittee has not ruled him off announces
his intention to ataY in the field to the
last.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The following communication has been
written by Attorney General Field in re-
ference to the payment of the poll-tax: j..
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, !
ATTORNEY-GENERAL OFFICE.
RICHMOND, VA, October Is; 1880.
Col. Morton Marge;
Dear Sir,-The kilograms sent you this
morning we're based upon the opinions of
Auditor Taylor, in which I concurred, up
on the law previous to the statute approved
April 1st, 1879 (see acts of 1878-'79, page
1876, section 26) My attention was never
called to this last statute, and being en-
gagged with important matters of the State
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