Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-20
THE FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER
REFERENCE.

A great many Democrats whom the re-
turns come. in in November will be aston
ished at Mr.. Massey's majority and unable
TO account for it. To give such an expla-
nation in advance we publish below list
of the majorities in each county in the
Governors election last year made up with
accuracy from the official vote. These
figures we compare with the election for
congressman in 1880, and as since that the
readjustment of the debt. as far as Vir-
ginia has the power, has been accomplished
and as the element of straight-out
Republicanism in the State has receiv-
ed a new impulse from the Ohio
reputation of the Arthur Coalition
Republican Administration, and the
straignt-out Democracy has enjoyed a
great boom from the same sweeping polit-
ical disaster, We must 60 back in a great
measure to the original political elements
in Virginia, as shown in that election, to
make up any reliable inference. In the
Fredericksburg district in 1880. Judge Gar
rison received II .595 votes, John W. Wolff
straightout Republican 10.25O, and Judge
Critcher, (Readjuster) only 2,217. This
district in the Governors election gave
clear Democratic majority of PIG. In it
are now running as straight-out Republic
can candidates john NJ. Dawson at large
and John W. Wolff for the district. 1t is
not straining probabilities much to say
that they will get majority of the ten
thousand which was cast for Wolff two
years ago.
In tho I'd (Norfolk) district in 1880, Mr..
Dezendorf, straight-out Republican, beat
both of his competitors combined, recelv-
ing 14,775 votes to 9,715 for Goode (Dem.)
and $500 for Lacy (Readjusterl. In this
district Mr.. Dezsndorf is again running
with Mr.. Dawson on the ticket. You
don't think it is overrating such Repub-
lican majority as that to say that Wise
will have but small showing in the End
district? If Lacy couldn't muster four
thousand votes in the district when Read
justment was an issue, it isn't likely that
Wise and Libby will poll great many
more than Lacy, now that readjustmenJ is
settled.
In the 9th (Abingdon) district in 1880
Mr.. Fulkerson (keadjuster) polled s.09e to
Trigg's (Dem,) 1921, Goodell's (Rep.)
$40 and McMullin's (Ind.l 4S3. In other
words the Readjuster candidate proper on
on whom those voting their REIMBURSEMENT
sentiments concentrated, got only eight
thousand votes out of a total of nearly
twenty thousand votes. In this district
Fulkerson and Newberry, both Readjustsr
Democrats, are now running against Bow
en-, Republican Coalitionist. Bowen will
get the Republican vote, but now that tie
debt question is settled and that Of Repub-
licanism is sought to be substituted, be
will carry little following Of Democratic
Readjusters. 1t is here that Massey should
far outstrip Wise.
In the 18th district. John Paul running
as Hancock Readjuster-D Democrat, wal
elected by 725 majority, Cameron, the nexs
year, carried the district by just SO votes
more. This year Mr.. Paul is running as
the representative of Arthur's Republican
Administration and will be defeated.
The majority of Cameron by districts
was as follows:
CanaerOn's maj. Daniels maj