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

INGS TO COME.
&C., &C., &C.
A COLORED CANDIDATE MEETING.
On Saturday night last, a meeting as
sembled at the Opera House, in Staunton,
which was well worth observation. It was
a new development in polltlcs-that is in
such politics as are the order of the day
lust now. Mr.. W. P. Moseley, colored,
and Republican candidate for Congress
or rather the only Republican candidate
in this district, was present to address his
constituents or those of them he could
find, and at the same time there were pres
emit, to speak in opposition to him. Mr..
Henry Williams, colored, and to speak in
his favor. Messrs u. W. Fisher and A. B.
Parker, colored. The meeting was presi-
ded over by Mr.. Aaron Shower.
Mr.. Fisher opened the debate to a very
slim audience. He said that Judge 81. G.
Allen had been nominated by the ''Bour-
bon Democrats" and Mr.. Moseley was a
candidate in opposition to him, but he
found that the Republicans of Staunton
seemed to regard Capt. John Paul as more
on their platform than Mr.. Moseley is.
He thought that it was not the first time
that the "Readjuster' had sought to get
it's strength from the Republicans. Ithad
done SO at the State Republican Conven-
tion in Staunton, where Republicans found
themselves confronted by Readjusters. At
the Charlottesville Congressional Conven-
ton where Republicans were trying to
nominate candidate they found the same
element again opposing them. And yet
the speaker had served in Republican
convention and nominated a candidate
when the chances to elect their man were
more hopeless than now, and had uomina-
ted and run him, though at that day the
Democracy was solid. The Readjusters
had said to the Republicans if we
would help them they would help
us but after we helped them they
turned against usand nominated q Demo-
crat-Hancock. The speaker charged on
Mr.. Paul his share of fixing the whipping
post bill up for the negroes and now ask
ing them for their votes.
Henry Williams then took the stand and
announced that Paul was the man for him
to vote for and that the majority in the
Republican party were going to vote for
him. He intimated that money had been
paid to Moseley and his friends.
Mr.. A. B. Parker, of Albemarle, said
that the white Republicans were combin-
ing with Paul without consulting the col
ored people. He charged upon Mr.. Paul
the whipping post bill. He said he had
met Paul at Republican meeting at
Manikin, at which Paul looked very much
out Of place, but he (Parker) had met him
there with no disadvantage though Paul
was a graduate of the University of vir-
ginia and he, the speaker, was but poor
colored man. He had heard before he got
to that meeting that ''Mr. Paul, another
Republican, was to speak tonight" At
the Charlottesville convention he, the
speaker, favored Republican nomination
for Congress and would have had it made
but the white Republicans of the dis
trict were against the colored ones.
Mr.. Fisher said that as Republican
speaker here he was supported by the Re-
publican Committee of Mr.. Wickham.
Mr.. Williams replied that the candidacy
of Moseley was intended to break down
the Readjusters.
Here followed cries for Paul.
Here Mr.. Moseley got up to address the
audience and was interrupted by cries for
Paul. Mr.. NJ. who Is a very quiet, re-
spectacle looking colored man protested
against the treatment he had received
since he had been in Staunton. from his
own race. He did not deserve it he said
from his character and would challenge
any man to produce aught against him.
Rumors had been circulated that he had
RECEIVED money. He had once worked for
both REIMBURSEMENT aud for John Paul, but
had never been accused of receiving money
then; but now that he was working for the
Republican party and running in order
that the head of the Republican ticket
might be strengthened and not affected by
the absence of a candidate, he was accused
of having been paid. He was in the hands
of the Republican State Committee and
his expenses were paid by that body. A
few white men in the district attempted
to run the interests Of the party here and
paid no attention to the colOred man. He
had been here and not a white Republican
had shown him any attention,
1t was to the interest of the colored peo'
pie of this district to>have Republican
candidate in the field. 1t would secure
them recognition. If they voted for him
they would be enabled to make some de-
mand upon their party.
During the meeting, a spectator got up
and communicated resolution (which it
was understood had been adopted by
meeting of colored and white Republicans,
going on at the same moment in another
portion of the city, the purport OF which
was said to be a request for MI. Moseley
to withdraw from the canvass.
Mr.. Wesley ELLIOTT. who had been on
the platform, remarked. that 'sif they can
not come here and meet us on the square
they shant meet us at all, and the meet
ing adjourned without hearing the resolu-
ton.
JOINT DISCUSSION BETWEEN REPUBLI-
CAN AND DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS.
On last Monday there was quite full
attendance of the county people at court
and the distribution of the Democratic
Commuters circular op the position Of
Paul. and the circular of the Readjuster
State Committee about the recognition
given by the National Democratic Commit
tee to the regular Democrats of Virainia.