Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-07-14
Political Notes

oAv4OAA NObVOs
Congressman Dezendorf (anti-Mahone
Rep.) of the Norfolk district, is on his
mission of giving Gen. Malone trouble
and his ability to do it seems to be greater
than FIRST supposed. Last Friday night hi
addressed meeting in Portsmouth, the
home Of the navy yard, from which tht
navy yard Republicans were conspicuously
absent. but at which a gallery was occu
pied. as we learn from the Norfolk Ledge,
by ''colored voters, who at times were
quite enthusiastic. Mr.. Dezendorf said
as to the coming Coalition nominee fol
congress in that district, that ''he intend.
ed to put his mark on him, and until the
4th day of November he (Dezendorf) in
tended to make it lively for that nominee
throughout this district" The meeting
was presided over by John Callahan. who
had been adroitly Engineered out of bis
place in the navy yard by the Coalitfonists
but for whom the people present gave
three cheers at the adjournment.
For the position of the Malone candi
date in the Petersburg Congressional dis
trict, DR.. Jorgensen. twhite), W. N. Stey.
ems, (colored Senator from Sussex, w. A.
Harris, (cel.), De Mortie, (col.), and Ben
Hooper, (white), are represented as work
ing industriously.
While in Washington last week ex-Au.
ditor Massey had a long conference with
Hon. Abe Fulkerson of the 9th district
which the correspondents thought impor.
tant enough to make note Of.
In the Fredericksburg district, DR..
Douglas, Coalitionist, has Withdrawn in
favor of Geo. c. Round for congress-
Senator B. F. Williams (Rep.) of Not
toway, one of the big Four gave his
constituents an account of his steward.
ship at Nottaway Court House. July 6th
At it's close the chairman of the meeting
proposed three cheers for Williams which
were heartily given. Auditor Dyson, De
Mortie (col and others then spoke de
nouncing Williams as traitor. The for
mer offered resolution endorsing Ma
hone the lobbyist, 4" and produced con-
fusion, but did not succeed in passi ng
it, according to a correspondent of the
Dispatch.
Reeves Bowen, Pat H. McOaull and
Henry Wood are the Coalition names which
are suggestedas the best to use to get votes
enough in the 9th district convention to
concentrate ON Speaker Fowler and defeat
Fulkerson.
G. B. Anderson, young lawyer of
Christiansburg, Montgomery county, was
in 1881 elected by the Alumni Assoc iation
of Blacksburg College, their orator for
1882. Since then he has severely criticised
the management of the college in the pub
lie prints. President Conrad of the Col
lege wrote him that in view of his s'violent
attack on the administration of the Col
lege" his name would not be mentioned in
the commencement programme NOR your
services accepted The Montg emery
Messenger commenting on this says:
Conrad is not an alumnus of the school
and has no more to do with the selection
of the Alumni Orator than Digger In
dian. just imagine member of the Uni
versity Faculty debating to the Alumni
of that time honored institution who shall
or shall not be their annual orator! Such
q thing cannot be imagined.
The official waters in the basement of
the capitol at Richmond are again I'm.
pleasantly stirred. State Treasurer, D. A
ReveIy has requested the resignation of
Col. Frank G. Ruffin, one of his clerks,
because his place. as be alleges, belongs to
the Sixth district. Col. R. publishes a long
correspondence to show that the Treasur-
or by removing him is violating an
agreement he made to the caucus. New
ertheless the Colonel is removed, to the re-
greet of many friends in both political par
tiss He is most excellent gentleman.
Capt. John S. Wise opened his campaign
at Woodstock last Monday. There was
no opposing candidate speaking. Capt.
Wise's appointments as far as September
are published and lie for the most part in
Southwestern Virginia.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette was informed in con-
versation with Hon. John T. Harris last
Saturday that he had retired from politics
In good faith in 1880, and that under no
circumstances would he consent to be a
candidate for reelection.
Hon. John r. Massey is announced to
speak at Luray, July 24th, court-day.
j. Augustus Niche, one OF the most &C
tive Republicans OF Albemarle, declares
his intention to bolt from Malone if one
half the congressional nominations are not
given to Republicans.
Ten thousand acres in the James River