Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-17


York Republicans rather as political
strategem than a felony.
Politics and Politicians
Col. Lady, at public meeting in Lex
ington few days ago, rejoiced in the fact
that the Readjusters had candidate for
Governor sat whom no man would dare
to throw mud" And yet, when Cameron
but few years ago, was writing on high
and extreme grounds in favor of paying
the debt as settled under the funding bill,
we suspect that only the better class of
Readjuster orators would have refrained
from denouncing him as bourbon D
ssbroker's- sbondholder's agent
and other choice slang of the hustlngs
which has been received in the place of
reason by many an audience.
The suggestion that the Democrats
might nominate Gen. Wickham for Gov
ernor, which was too absurd for grave dis
cussion, died early. Its adoption would
put the whole voting of November upon
the Republicans exclusively. The Demo-
cratic Readjusters won't vote for Cameron
and Lewis, and the other Democrats
wouldn It vote for Wickham, so there would
be no body left to vote but Republican
Funders and Republican Readjusters.
Ex-Congressman J. Fl. Ela of New
Hampshire, who started up the Valley to
enlighten Virginia in 1858 on the beauties
of radicalism, but met John B. Baldwin at
Staunton, has just been appointed by the
President, Sixth Auditor OF the Treasury.
Many of our people remember the day
John Baldwin fayed him in the county
court house.
A personal collision took place at the
post Office at Harrisonburg few days
since between Col. Chas. T. O'Ferrall and
D. Sheffey Lewis, the cause being newspa-
per political publications of which they
were the authors. Neither Of the gentle
men was injured.
The tickets for the nomination by the
August Convention are not few and the
Democrat, whether he be Readjuster or
Funder would be hard to satisfy who will
not be suited. We find the following pub
lished:
Governor, John T. Harris; 1t. Governor
Connally F. Trigg; Attorney General,
Gen. Jas. G.. Field.
Governor, John Goode; 1t. Governor,
Henry G. Allen; Attorney General, Archer
A. Phlegar.
Governor, Fitzhugh Lee; 1t. Governor.
S. Fl. Moffett; Attorney General, G. F..
Trigg.
Governor. John Randolph Tucker; 1t.
Governor, John L. Marye, Jr.; Attorney
General, P. W. Mckinney.
Governor, John S. Barbour; 1t. Cover
nor, Gen. VIM. Terry; Attorney General,
A. M. Kelley.
Among the names also mentioned for
Governor are. Gen. W. H. Payne, James
Barbour, Eppa Hunton, Judge Walter R
Staples, Gen. W. H. F. Lee and Judge
Jos. Christian.
The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. ''Sun'' says President Garfeld's ad-
vice to the Virginia Republicans is to go
ahead with their convention, pass strong
Republican resolutions and keep up rig
i'd party organization-but endorse the
ticket nominated by the Readjusters.
The Charlottesville "Jefersonian Re-
publican is authority for the statement
ESQ far uncontradicted] that Auditor Mas
sey, in the presence of several gentlemen,
recently asserted that he had forty votes
offered him in the Readjuster Convention
for $40 per vote.
Hon. John F. Lewis, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee has
instructed the Secretary to call it together
on Tuesday. June 21st, instead of June
goth as designated by the members who
requested its call. It is stated that at this
meeting the views Of President Garfield as
to the action of the party with reference
to the campaign will be made known in
directly but authoritatively.
Messrs. Jos. Fl. bherrard for the Senate
and James A. Frazier and John B. Lady
for the House have announced themselves
for reelection from Rockbridge in answer
to call at Readjuster meeting. Mr..
Frazier had been called on to run for the
Senate but preferred to run for his old place
In the House.
While the Malone journals are lamenting
over the restriction of free speech and
even free thought in Virginia, let us hear
what one of the oppressed Republicans
says Of it. Mr.. Henry q. Parsons, Vice.
President of the Richmond and Allegha-
ny Railroad, says:
ST have lived with the people for nine
years, lived very close to them and they
have become very dear to me. l do not
think any man ever questioned me as to
nv politics. do not think that have ev-
or suffered on that account; have never
hesitated to state was Republican I'M
til the last thirty days, when Republicans
in the North made it a question whether
we could remain Republicans or not
When I came to the South had, and still
have, strong friendships in the North, but
the friendships of my life-kindiy and
strong-the men bound to me most closely,