Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-01-19
Political Notes.

Political Notes.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Alexandria Gazette" says it Is reported
that "the nomination of Mr.. Paul for tho
U. s. Judesshlp Of the western district of
Virginia will be delayed until after the 4th
of March. so that new judiciary COM
mittee Of tbs Senate may act upon it. If
made now there would be small chance OF
favorable report. for in addition to
Messrs. Garland. Bayard and Lamar.
Democrats. now on the committee. there
are Messrs. Edmunds, Republican, and
Davis, independent, who, it is said, would
oppose it, and they constitute majority.
When the CON mittee are recxst nexi
March, the judiciary committee will be
composed of other members, = majority OF
whom, unlike the maj rity Of tue pissen
committee, might report fsvorabiy upu-
Mr. Pxul's nominate III"
Cet has Davis. (colored) late mem"
of the Virginia Senate, hss Oeen renuw.
from tho position Vt d-puty Collector
Internal revenue i'll Virginia. and J. l.
Clay. Of Halifax. appointed IN hi~ place
The N. Y. fumes" Rep ~pexkiuY .
the re-0rganiz alton OF The U. :. Senate ri
ter the 81 If March. says lit would b,
far better to leave the organization to IT,.
Democrats than to purchase the co-0pera-
tion Of the Virginia Senators BY such con-
cessio as they have been in the habit Of
DEMANDING"
The first gun for Gen. Butler for the
Presidency in 1884. was q ed last week 1t
the annual dinner Of the Massachusetts
Democratic State Central Committee. Col.
Jonas A. French. Buffers quartermsster
at New Orleans, and now his business part
ner made dat-footed avowal of the desire
Of the Generals friends to put him in the
White House. Hiram Attains pledged
Vermont's ave electoral votes to Butler in
"a. Ex-Governor Sprague, of Rhode Is
land, and Ex-Governor PIaisted Of Maine
spoke In somewhat the same vein.
A meeting Of the Democratic editors Of
Indiana. at indianapolis, Friday, formally
put forward Ex-senator Mcdonald, for
the Democratic candidate of 1884. The
Ex-senator afterwards made an address to
the meeting in which he opposed perpe-
tuity in civil Office and favored an adjust
ment of tho internal revenue.
Gen. Ben. Butler. Of Massachusetts has
addressed letter to Gov. Cameron of
Virginia, requesting to be furnished with
information concerning the repeal at the
last election in Virginia of the constilu-
tional provision requiring the prepayment
of the head-tax of 81 as prerequisite to
voting.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax thinks the Demo-
Gratis will have better chance next year
nevertheless he thinks the Republicans
could elect Robert Lincoln, Senator Ben.
Harrison, of Indiana. or Ex-senator and
Fx-Treasurer Window.
The appointments of the new Democratic
Mayor Edison Of New York, are denounced
by the press generally as having been made
In the interest of John Kelley and Tam
many.
Hon. John E. Massey is out in letter
favoring an early State Democratic Con-
ventlon in Virginia, and Hon. A. M. Ke-
ley is out in q longer letter expressing the
opinion that Convention would be pre-
mature to say the least of it.
The Democratic caucus of the West
Virginia legislature, have nominated Hon.
John E. Kenna, of Kanawha, to succeed
U. s. Senator, Davis, in the Senate. Mr..
Kenna's father was native of Ireland
and his mother was a descendant of An
drew Lewis. of revolutionary fame. His
nomination is equivalent to election.
Ex-senator Dorsey, now being tried for
felony ia the courts Of Washington city
has just sent in his resignation of his pu-
sition of Secretary Of the National Repub-
lican Committee.