Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-09
The Virginia Canvass.

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Everett W. Early. Republican Funder for
the Senate, and L. W. Bunch and DR.. J.
S. Richards for the House.
Among the Democratic nominations |
that have been made are DR.. Uriel Ter /
rill of Orange. for the House: VIM. p. M.
Kellam of Accomac, for the House and |
DIR. Frank Fletcher for the Senate from
the Accomac district; Judge Wingfeld
Griffin for the House from Roanoke and
Craig counties; J. Singleton Diggs for the
Senate, from the Campbell district, lin
place of John W. Daniel. resigned) and
Geo. w. Morgan and r. Il. Ward for the
House from Campbell county; W. N
Johns on for the House from Botetourt'
w. D. THy,nan of Madison. for the Sen
ATE, from. the district composed of that
county and Orange, Culpeper and Kappa
hammock; Capt S. g. Peyton for the House
from Stafford and King &c {.
On the Readjuster side, Lewis Linken-
hoker of Botetonrt, has been romiT ated
for the Senate-his compel tor is W. T.
Glasgow of Botetourt; A. r. Given, fer
the House, from Page coun'y-his ccm-
petitor is Thos. B. Amiss, Independent
Readjuster.
Col. E. L. Portlock, declines to allow the
use Of his name in connection with the
Readjuster candidacy for the legislature
from Campbell.
Robert R. Campbell, ore of the princi-
pals in the recent Scott Campbell duel,
and Readjuster nominee for the House of
Delegates from Fauquier, will continue his
canvass, although ineligible to take his
seat if elected.
Nine of the delegates who attended the
coalition convention which endorsed VIM.
E. Cameron for Governor, have signfed
to Major Daniel their intention to support
him.
| DR.. Henry M. Patterson, nominated by
the Democrats of Highland, Bath and AL
leghany will says the Highland "Record-
err decline, as ''existing circumstances
prevent his accepting the nomination.
| Yesterday, Hon. Thos. S. Bocock and
Col. W. e. Cameron were to meet in joint
discussion at Appomattox Courthouse.
| A serenade was given in Lynchburg to
Gen. Jubal A. Early, and at it Maj. John
W. Daniel. who was present, was called
for. The Lynchburg "Virginian" in its
sketch of his remarks on the occasion,
says:
| "He had been through the great Valley
and had everywhere seen the omens of
! coming victory. He had noticed one good
sign; all the true Democrats were touch
n f1nh fbc <,l1
| Legion of Democracy would be found
standing by her ancient principles and
bearing aloft her eagle on the day of cleo
tion."
| j. Cliff. Childress, well known Repub-
lican Of Albemarle, and former sheriff of
that county declares his intention to sup
port Daniel for Governor. Richard Night
ingale, very prominent colored Republi-
can of the same county, has declared in
favor of the same ticket.
| 1t is stated by the Washington CORES
pendent of the Alexandria Gazette" that
the National Republican, newspaper job
office there is being used to send into Vir-
ginia large amount of Malone campaign
documents. And further that an editor
has been engaged for the special duty of
preparing those documents.
| Frank Blair, the Malone candidate for
Attorney General, who has been making a
very active and untiring canvass, seems
to be letting up. At Middlesex court he
only spoke seven Of the twenty minutes al
lotted him for rejoinder.
| Col. Cameron's home seems to be, like
himself, sin revolt" The straightout Re
publicans of Petersburg have resolved to
put straightoat leg islative ticket in the
| field.
| The colored people of Norfolk, Va, will
hold an indignation meeting in regard to
the removal of George M. Arnold. the col
ored mail agent, because of his opposition
to Malone in the Lynchburg Convention
Col. Chas. 7. O'Ferrall of Rockingham.
is announced to meet Hon. John Paul at
Cumberland c. H., Sept Goth.
| Hon. J. r. Tucker and Maj J. B. Flick
| I'm are announced to speak at Botetourt
court sept. 18th.
Col. Brady, Gen. Mahone's right hand
man, is reported in an interview, as saying
of J. w. Cochran, coIored, Chairman of
| the Republican State Convention, and Jos.
| Wilson. prominent colored Republican
of Norfolk, that II consider him and all
such cattle as beneath my notice. The
| poor African seems never to better his po-
stion in politics-even in the new and
Liberal party he is termed ''cattle.''
U. S. Senator Johnston is to commence
an active canvass in the Southwest, Octo-
Der Sd.
At the meeting of the Leesburg Daniel
club few nights since, Capt. Chas. M.
Fauntleroy, the President of the club, af-
ter an able speech was followed by two
colored speakers, Messrs. Jos. Waters and
Jesse Morton, who made speeches choosing
Daniel in preference to Cameron, and say
ing that very large number of colored
voter shared their views.
We see from the "W blg'' that :. Brown
Allen, Esq.,, of Augusta, (who by-the-bye
is promoted to the title of ''Coloneln in
the official announcement will speak
through September commencing at Rap
pahannock court Sept. 18th, going to
Greene, Dinwiddie, Madison, Allegheny,
Gloucester and Lunenburg and ending at
Salem, Roanoke, Oct. 18th.
Hon. John e. Massey announced at the
Coalition County. Convention in Albemarle
Sept. LIST, that he proposed to follow Dan
lei around the State.
At the Coalition County Convention in
Albemarle last week Auditor Massey was
present and made speech. He alluded to
the cause of his absence from the canvass
up to this time, (sad Affections in his fam
ily) and said that he was trying now t8
arrange joint canvass with John W.
Daniel, of whom he spoke in kind terms.
He said very little about the Cameron