Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-09-05

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Hon. j: Randolph Tucker has been Mons
mated for reelection to Congress.
The Cincinnati correspondent of the New
York Times comedies Ohio to the Democrats.
The Republican Senatorial Convention for
9Th, 0'p''
Judge Richard G. L. Moncure, President
of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia,
is dead.
The Republican Convention of the First
District has nominated Gen. Nathan Golf
for Congress.
Y. Mason Pendleton announces himself an
Independent candidate for the legislature in
Morgan county:
Sickness prevented the Hon. D. B. Lucas
from speaking in this place last Thursday, as
expected-to the great Disappointment of many
who wished to hear him.
Will the Free Press inform its readers how
many papers in this district carry the name
Of Judge Hoge at the head of their columns
for Congress, and how many the name of Mr..
Lucas
The Baltimore Oriole promises to be one
of the grandest affairs ever gotten up in this
country. Our Baltimore friends are deter
mined to atone for all the mistakes of their
first celebration.
Messrs. R, s. Eichelberger of the Martins
burg Statesman, W. T. Logan of the Mar
tinsburg Independent, and Jno. II. little of
The ShepherdstoWn Register, were in asten-
dsnce at the Senatorial Convention here last
Thursday.
The conference to adjust, if possible, the
difference in this Congressional district. is to
be held at Grafton tO>day, CMonday, } and we
therefore omit, for the present, notice of sever
al articles in our exchanges to which we
would otherwise now refer in detail.
There are now four Congressmen>a.>large
in the field in Virginia as follows: John S.
Wise, Resdjuster John E. Massey, Dem>
ocratic Readjuster; Mr.. Dawson, Straight
Republican, and j. B. syphax, Independent
Republican. The last two arc colored men.
IF the Fairmont Vest Nirginian speaks of
Mr. Lucas as the STANDARD, bearer of fac
tion," the Dispatch, Hoge paper just started
at Piedmont, speaks of the antagoniz;ng
wings as the "Hoge and Lucas factions. -
So "honors arc easy" we presume, Mr.. Free
Press, upon that score.
The Republicans of Berkeley county met
in Convention on tho 10Th of August and
nominated the following ticket For House
of Delegates, Geo. F. Evans and Marion
HenshaW; County Commissioner, VIM. Kill
mer, Jr; Prosecuting Attorney, P. A. Rohr>
baugh ; County Surveyor, James Robinson.
Chairman Cofran, of the Hoge faction in
this district, has appointed tho following
Congressional Executive Committee, viz
George B. Sergeant, Esq, Phillip, Barbour
county; @. J.. Smith, Esq, Fairmont, Ma
rion county Col. R. W. Monroe, Kingwood.
Preston county Wilbour f. Dyer, Peters.
burg, Grant county W. s. Henshaw, Mar.
Nearly all the States hold their Congress
sional and State elections on the 18th of Mo-
fember. The exceptions are Maine, Sent.
IL Ohio and West Virginia, Oct 10. Ar.
kansas will elect State officers Sept. 4, Yer,
mont Sept. 5, and Georgia Oct 4. These
three States will elect Congressman on the
9TH of November. The next State election
will not occur in louisiana until April, 1884.
Oregon is the only State that has held an
election for tho next Congress. State officers
were elected in Rhode Island April S, AL.
albania, Aug Z and Kentucky Aug. 6.
Col. R. W. Baylor, Chairman of the recent
Democratic Congressional Convention held at
Odd Fellows Hall, at Keysor, has, in accor-
dance with resolution of said Convention.
appointed the following Executive Committee
for this district: John Barton Payne, of
Preston, Chairman George Baylor, of JEFF
ferson; R. s. Eicholberger, of Berkeley
q. NJ. Pendleton, of Morgan Asa Hiett, of
Hampshire; John T. Pearce, of Mineral :
Joseph Vanmeter, of Hardy A s. Norment,
OF Grant; G. a. Blakemore, of Pendleton /.
W. E. Talbot, of Tucker; John W. Pharos
of Randolph; D. ". Gall, of Barbour; r.
~. Cochran, of Taylor; Foutain Smith, Of
NariOn; Joseph Morcland, of Monongalia.
Prof. W. L. Wilson lef. on yesterday { Mon.
day) for Morgantown, to assume the dnt;es
of President of the University of West Vir.
ginia. What our community loses by his
removal will be gain to Morgantovn, and
while We do not wish to be too selfish, yet We
cannot but feel great regret at losing such
genial, cultivated aud esteemed citizen. MIR.