Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-08-20

niless wings Of the Democratic party OF
Virginia could avail against money and
management on the part of the undivided
Republican party, then one of the two
Hancock tickets now running would
be elected by handsome majority. If the
assurances of the advocates of the Read
ulster electoral ticket that the Republi-
cans are going to vote that ticket could be
depended upon then the same result might
be possible in a modified degree. It is
needless to say that this journal, while
crediting everybody concerned with per-
feet sincerity, has not the slightest conf
dence in the yerifcation of these assuran-
ces. That the Republican party in Vir-
ginia which has, under discouraging de-
feats for twelve years, been so well held to-
gether that four years ago it polled $4,000
votes, being 1000 more than it polled in
1872, should abandon the field at the very
moment when victory was assured by a di-
vision among its conquerors, is PROPOSE
tion in the history Of political parties that
we hardly supposed any one would put for
ward. And yet we hear daily number of
our Democratic Readjuster friends putting
it up as basis in calculating the success
of their ticket. And this in the face Of
Republican evidence from the most relia-
BILE quarters to the contrary! Let us look
at some Of this evidence which is passing
daily before our eyes. Gen. Wickham is
the chairman of the Republican State Ex-
ecutiye Committee of Virginia. He writes
to the National Republican Executive
Committee as follows:
''Just now we are merely keeping our
men in line and watching the movements
of the contending factions of the demo-
cratic party in this State"
Maj. S. M. Yost, of Staunton, a member
of the Republican National Committee,
while in Washington on his way to attend
a meeting of his body in New Y ork is re-
ported by the Washington correspondent
of the Alexandria ''Gazette'' as follows:
ssHe says the republicans are resting on
their oars, and waiting to seize any adyan
tage the fight among the democrats may
afford them; that they will afford the Ma
honites all the assistance in their power,
and if the fight continues till the election
they will support the Mahonite candidate
for Congress in those districts in which
the republicans have no chance of running
in their own.
Not word, the reader will observe, of
any aid to the Readjuster Hancock ticket.
but alone for the congressional districts.
The Baltimore "American" which has
taken great interest in the Democratic di
vision in Virginia as bearing on the sue
cess of the Republican electoral ticket
Ghinks it begins to look secure and in its
issue of Saturday says:
$50 far there is no sign Of Democratic
Cancellation in Virginia, which looks as if
the Republicans may get eleven electoral
votes more than their calculation. The
Richmond "Whig'' has already buried the
Echols ticket-a proceeding to which no
Republican can object.
And this from Washington telegram
in the Baltimore ''Sun' of last Monday
The republican managers are highly
pleased over report made by Representa-
tive JOrgensen regarding the political OUT
look in Virginia. He was in the city to
see and consult the members OF the repub,
lican congressional committee, ana told
them that he considered the State as GER
tain to go for Garfield in November; that
the differences between the readjusters
and funders are irreconcilable, and this be- |
ing SC, 1.-The State cannot, be carried by
either of the two democratic electoral tick |
cts. The republicans intend to go to work |
and organize Garfield clubs all over the |
State, and the party will poll its entire
strength.
These statements are commended to the
attention of the Democratic Readjusters
of Augusta and of all other Democrats
The history of the result in Virginia at |
sunset of the I'd of November next, if there |
be no union of the two wings of the De-
mocracy and if the Readiuster Democrats |
persist in supporting the Independent tick
ct, may be written briefly and simply. The
Republican vote will be cast solidly in the |
districts where Republican has no chance, !
for Readjuster candidates for congress and
it will be cast just as solidly for the Gar
field electoral ticket. The end will be the
election of the Garfield ticket.