Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-06-07

the roll call, nearly all the votes having
been cast for Mr.. Lewis, a motion was
made to make his nomination unani-
nous, which was adopted. It is under
stood that General Malone was very
much annoyed at Riddleberger's open
opposition to Lewis, and made it known
to those who sat around him on the
stage. There is considerable quiet OBJ.
position manifested by Massey's friends
to the nominations of Cameron and
Lewis.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsHIP.
Capt. Frank s. Blair, of Wythe coun-
ty, was next nominated for attorney
general, and, having no opposition, he
was declared the party's nominee by
reclamation.
The committee appointed to wait on
Colonel Cameron and inform him of his
nomination reported that that gentle
man would accept the compliment paid
him at P. NJ, to which hour the con-
vention adjourned.
SPEECHES OF ACCEPTANCE.
Col. Cameron made a speech return
ing thanks for his nomination. He
said he was a democrat, and that the
readjusters were determined to find out
what the State owes and pay it. He in
tended not to carry the war into Africa,
but Africa into the war. He was going
to preach the doctrine of liberalism to
the extent that the constitution and
laws shall be regarded as sacred by men,
and that the sovereignty of the State
was more sacred than the Bourbon de-
mocracy regards it, and people are not
hereafter to be dragooned by opprobri-
GUS epithets into voting against things
they consider right.
Hon. John F. Lewis, in accepting the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor,
expressed his Acknowledgements for the
honor conferred on him. He had been
Union man, he was now republican,
and he was proud to say he was also a
readjuster. At the same time he had
never forgotten that he was Virgin
ian. He pledged his best efforts to in
sure the success of the ticket. and he
Endorsed the platform in every particu-
lar.
Capt. Blair ACKNOWLEDGED the compli-
ment paid him and thanked the conven-
ton for their generosity. The platform,
he said, expressed his views fully, and
he put himself "flat- footed" upon it.
AS we had predicted, Malone has got
ten the ticket he wished, and it is not
such as the Democratic readjusters will
support. What Democratic readjuster
ever supposed that he would be called
upon or expected to support a State
ticket having on it the name of Hon. J.
F. Lewis, the chair at this time of
the State Central Committee of the
Republican party? Riddleberger, who
knows the feelingsE of the DEM
readjusters in the VALLEY .,crati,
protested earnestly of Virginia
the nomlns|s ont in vain, agains
that b. Ion of Lewis. and statet
% could not carry single count.
west of the Blue Ridge, where reside
r the strengthen the white supporters o
the readjuster party. The convention
obeyed the will of Malone, and he wa
for Lewis, whose strong Republicanisn
, is not at all Objectionable to him, for h
is himself Republican, as his recen
r course has demonstrated. The electio
! will show whether he can put rings i
the noses of Democratic readjusters an
drag them to the polls and force ther
/: to vote for ticket which suits his pull
poses but not theirs.
III It is understood that the ultimate pu
q pose on the part Of Malone and Lew
e is to secure the election of Lewis to th
8 U. S. Senate, pretty much as he secure
s that position before, and then Major
8 will have strong Republican as b
! colleague in that body, and Virgin
# will be represented by Republicans onl
o. in the Senate. This would suit Mahon
v but it will not suit Democratic readjus
ers, who do not desire to have Repul
lican Lieut-Governor, nor another r.
o publican U. S. Senator.
Il We believe that Riddleberger vi
) right when he said that Democratic r.
adjusters will mot vote the ticket wit
It the name of Lewis upon it.
> Cameron is the choice of Malone, b
not of the mass of the Readjusters.
Whether they will support him at Il
the dictation of Malone or will exerci
their own Independent judgment, Il
result of the election will show. If thu
:. are the slaves of Malone, they will vo
~ for Cameron and Lewis and Blair, b
;. if they are freemen, who will follow Il
- dictates of their own judgment, the
will not do SO. How is it possible f
any Democratic Readiuster to vote f
Lewis. the chairman of the Republics
g State Committee ? If they be Repub
:, cans, they can do SO but if Democrat
they cannot.
+ A LADY DROPS DEAD.-The Myth
d vilze Enterprise says that Mrs. We
d come Bumgardner, whose husbal
lives about three miles from Myth
Vile on the Tazewell road, took t
d west bound mail train at that pla
1t Wednesday night for Mt. Airy, whe
n she intended visiting, we believe, h
= brother law, Mr.. Lorenzo Bumgar
ner, depot agent at that point. Aft
b getting off the train and walking in
It the depot, Mrs. Bumgardner fell dea
d The deceased was subject to heart di
n ease and died from an attack Of Il
+ same.".
SIX TOES ON ONE FOOT.-The FSnc0S1
Herald says that, "MR. VIM. L. EVAN
= near Fincastle, has little daughte
Marietta, about years old, with q