Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-20

cracking under the effort of Gen. Malone
to mould it into crock to hold Presi-
Dental electoral ticket. The Richmond
'Intelligencer" lately changed from
Debt paying to Readjuster- Republican
paper, has been interviewing the
colored members Of the legislature about
the Generals plan for Readjuster cleo
tcral ticket. The Norton brothers (sena-
tor and delegate), two of the most infuen-
tial colored members, thought that so far
the Readjusters have not given the colored
people substantial legislation enough to
warrant their going into coalition with
them, though a coalition in the districts
where the latter are in a minority would
be advisable. Mr.. Owens, the colored
delegate from Princess Anne, thought the
same way, and complained Of the few Of
fees that had been given the culored
people-a want that the stubbornness of
Auditor Massey did not indicate would BE-
remedied. Mr.. Bland, the colored dele
gate from Prince George and Surrey, liked
the Generals plan, and thought the
"Readjusters would vote for Blaine or
Grant rather than return to the old
party" Mr.. Evans, the colored delegate
from Prince Edward, did not propose to
disorganize the. Republican majority in
his 1.-THE 4th congressional district for
Gen. Malone or any other man. Mr..
Dungee, the colored delegate from Cum
berland, thought straight-out kepubli-
can electoral ticket was best. Mr.. FL. D.
Smith, the colored delegate from Cumber-
land, was of the opinion that if the Read
busters ''mean business they should come
over to the Republicans. Outside of the
legislature the mix appears to be quite as
bad. In Richmond, as we see By the
ssDispatch,' - several meetings of Republic
can-Readjusters negroes we presumel
have been held in the past few days,
at which they decided to appoint delegates
| to State convention mot the convention
TO be held at Staunton) which shall appoint
delegates to Chicago. An we put down
the dispatch and take up the .'Whig'
we see in tnat journal that the Republican
| Readiusters of one of the wards have
adopted resolutions to reOrganize the City
| Central Committee and Tweed out the
office holding and ring ruling elements
deprecating the calling of the Republican
State Convention at Staunton as the work
of Federal office holders and oppressive
to the colored people who compose, in the
main, the Republican party of the state,
and refusing to recognize the State Cen.
trail Committee $50 called" that called it.
And laying aside the "Whig" and picking
up the Commonwealth" we see an &C
count of meeting at Hams Hall, at
which Mr.. Lady. the Rockbridge delegate
was present and where the "colored
troops" present resolved to become part
OF the noble army of Gen. Mahone's Read
| justers. To crown this political tumble
we read in the ''Intclligencer" that U. S
Marshal, John F. Lewis, favors the Re
publican Readjuster combination undel
Malone, and in the Washington CORES
pondence of the Baltimore sSun" a state
ment that Secretary Sherman las received
letter. signed by all the colored members
of the Virginia Legislature. declaring hin
| their choice for the Presidency.
This n-Democratic- Negro eau
casian-eectoIal scheme is not tempt
ing political hash to serve up tt
the Democratic Readjusters of Vir-
ginia, and the cook will find that hi
has overdone the thing. We suspect thai
it will not be many days before he will ex
plain that it was sent in by mistake. Lee
that be ass it may-the stomachs Of hi
guests having been already turned it is o
no importance-the Democratic State Con
vention will shortly be called and it will
be great reliet to Readjusters to ge
away from all this and turn to an organi
cation which will have no terms to pre-
scribe and no alliances to make. and who's
electoI al ticket will not be up to be dis
posed of to the highest bidder.