Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-08-04
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
The rumor that there was strong prob
ability that Hon. John Paul would be APP
pointed to Judge Rive's place as U. 5.
Judge of this district has stirred up all Of
both parties who take any interest in the
Congressional race in the 7th DISTRICT
The arrival of Auditor Brown Allen in
Staunton, on Tuesday afternoon, gave a
fresh start to and, as yet, uncon6rmed re-
port that the appointment had been decid-
ed on and that Mr.. Allen had been detail
ed by the General commanding, to take
Mr.. Paul's place at the martyrs block in
November. AS Mr. Aliens substitution
for Mr.. Paul would not require him to re-
sign lis place as First Auditor: and he
would ely have nothing to suffer except
the curry-combing he would get from his
Democratic competitor in the canvass,
and as he is without question the best
canvasser of Ills party in the counties COM
posing this district, except Riddleberger,
we think it highly probable that if Mr..
Paul gets the judgeship. Mr.. Allen will
have the empty honor of the Ha:risonburg
nomination.
Mr.. Massey's appointments for Septem-
Der and October are out. He speaks at
Stanton October 23d. Monterey October
24th, Warm Springs October 10th, Licking
ton October 2d-all court days. He closes
the campaign at Charlottesville, Novem-
Der 9Th.
Hon. John E. Massey was to speak at
Nottoway C. II. yesterday. and Senator
Williams. of the big Five'' was to speak
with him. Hon. John Paul is annOunc ed
to speak at Staunton next court-dsy, Aug
ust 18th. Capt. Sam'l Fl. Newberry, in a
speech at Bland, last court-day, announc-
ed himself candidate for Congress from
the 9th district.
Penitentiary, is candidate for the Coall-
ton Congressional nomination in the Dan.
vile district.
The Abingdon Standard speaking Of
Capt. John S. Wise's speech there, says:
Mr.. John S. Wise cid not arouse any
enthusiasm either here or az Christians
burg. When he came to his endorsement
of the Administration a strange silence
fell upon the audience. The dose he
most of them to take.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Su,,
writing from Page county, says:
Judging from the appearance, and gen.
eral expression of opinion there has been a
great revolution in the politics of Page.
The Charlottesville Chronicle discussing
the political sentiment in Albemarle, says:
Our information from various reliable
sources is that in the northern section OF
this county, which has always been the
Readjuster stronghold, there has been a
sweeping revolution in political sentiment.
Massey stock commands premium while
Malone stock is heavily discounted.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette says ex-State Senator
Early Of Albemarle, is in the city, and
adds:
Mr. Early says he is of the impression
that Dawson, the Republican candidate
for large, will get the sup
port of quite number of the negroes in
his county. and that Capt. Wise is by no
means popular with the Republicans of
the State. AS Mr.. Early is a Republican
and Mahoneite, what he says doesn It
sound at all propitious for the success of
Capt. Wise.
Rev. J. M. Dawson has formally accept
ed the nomination of the Straightout Re.
publican Committee for Congressman-at-
large. Ia his letter of acceptance he
says:
"While the nomination was unsought and
unsolicited, yet in this emergency I con-
slider it the duty of every good Republican
to aid by every honorable means in his
power in securing an increase of true and
tried Republicans in the congressional del
egaten from this State. l would consider
myself derellct in duty to my party did l
fail to respond to it's Gail in this it hour of
need, and do therefore accept the nomina-
tion rendered me-"
The Lynchburg Advance says A gen.
tleman in Amherst, and the most promi-
nent Malone man IN the county-an orig
inal Readjuster and gallant Confederate
-bolted the meeting last court, we are in
formed. as soon as the resolution to en-
dorSe Arthur'S administration came up
He did not wait for the recommendation
OF Rives for Congress.
The Winchester Times reports twelve
white men and eight colored men as the
size of the Coalition Congressional prima-
ry at Winchester, presided over and ad-
dressed by our old friend, Capt. A. M.
Pierce. Old Man Massey had spoken in
Winchester few nights before.