Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-05
POLITICAL NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

politician or Northampton, VINO presided
over the Republican State Convention in
Staunton, and who is the m st pro minen
colored Republican, Coalition politician on
the Eastern Shore announces that he has
given up politics, and refuses to make any
more speeches.
Maj. Jacob S. Eggborn. the wealthy Re-
adiuster Of Culpeper, who represented
that county in the last House of
Delegates and. who was re-nominated
for the House by the Coalitioaisss. has
come out in card declining to be can
didate. Bell, the Chairman of the Coali-
tion County Committee, has also resigned.
In Prince William county John Under
wood, who in the days of secession erected
a Lincoln flag pole at Occoquan. has come
out as the straight-out candidate for the
Houses Ip Caroline county which gave
Daniel a majority Of III, T. Humphrey
Brock, An old time Republican, announce
es himself as straight-out candidate for
the House. In Lancaster aud Richmond
counties which gave Cameron ATT MAORI
ty, Fleming, a straiaht-out, is running for
the House. In Fairfax county which
gave Cameron 14O majority. the straight
outs have organized under the supervision
of Hon. j. F. Deztndorf and will hold a
convention on the 18th inst, to nominate
for the House and Senate. The rebellion
against Malone has also appeared in Hen
rico where Giles B. Jackson, member of
the County Coalition Committee has, at
the call of large number of colored men,
withdrawn from the committee and an
not need himself a candidate for the
House against Martin Hazlewood, Goa
lltionist) whose published attack on the
colored race, written two or three years
ago Is still remembered against him by
them. Rev. j. M. Dawson of Williams
burg. and M. Fl Haas of Hampton, have
been nominated by the straight-out con-
vention at Williamsburg, the former for
the Senate and the latter for the House.
1t would appear that the straight-outs
throughout the State are determined to
revolt against Mahone's bondage.
The report that Judge Paul I'd removed
Frank Rives from the clerkship of the
court al Lynchburg is now said TO be pre-
mature, though the Lynchburg "Ad-
vance" thinks it was only premature and
that Gen. Wyatt NJ Elliott will eventual
ly be appointed to the place.
The Richmond City Democratic Pri-
mary was the largest ever held in that
city and resulted In the nomination of
Judge Joseph Christian, former President
of the Court of Appeals, James N. Dun
lap. Thos. J. Evans. and John A. Curtis.
Judge Christian, who was a popular CAM
paign speaker before he went on the bench
is already announced to fill several ap-
pointmt nts.
Malone seems panicked ny the situation
in the Chesterfield Senatorial District. He
pulled down Maddox who was FIRST nomi-
mated, snd put up Sims. Now he has pulled
down Sims and put up W. M. Flanagan,
Commonwealth 3 Attorney of Powhatan,
who was removed by Gov. Cameron from
the directorship in the Central Lunatlc
Asylum. In the meantime, Maddox defies
Malone and remains in the field supported
by Ex-senator Joseph Walker, of Chester
field, and the bulk of the colored voters In
Chester field, Powhatan, and Goochland.
His colored supporters have issued circu-
lar in which they say, "that we rejoice that
Samuel F. Maddox, whom we intend to
elect, will 20 to the Senate not to represent
William Malone or James D Brady or
any other non resident intermeddler. but
that he will 90 there to represent the Re-
publican party"
A Christiansbprg correspondent of the
Lynchburg "News" thus describes the
meeting there Sept. 25sh, between Hon.
JnO. T. Harris and Auditor Brown Allen !:
Allen lead eff in the debate. and sur
prised everybody by making very dt cor
GUS and decent sort of speech, but all the
ways through it was characterized by
sophistry, subtility and evasiveuess. He
Is an attractive neclaimer, but has no taste
for logic, and his facts very often are false
facts. In his opening speech he pleased
his friends immensely, and when he con-
cluded they were in high spirits.
Before Harris had uttered a dozen SEN
fences, however, the adherents of Allen
real I'D that their champion was about to
receive sound druDblng, and they were
struck with CONSERVATION. You may be
sure that Long John didn't disappoint
their calculations. Allen did receive q
drubbing and such druhbing as few
m0rtals ever stood up under before. Har-
ris simply riddied him. ard put him to
confusion at every turn. while the crowd
fairly shouted its approval.
The Coalition of Prince Edward county
has nominated N. M. Grigg, a Negro, for
the House. At the nominating conven-
tion Gripg beat white Coalitionist for
the nomination by "a to Q. In Norfolk
county the same party has nominated a
Republican for the House. And this is
the party that calls on Democratic-R Read
justers for help.
The Coalition in Hanover is in too des-
perate condition to admit free speech. At
"a colored picnic. Aaron Branch colored
member of a Wickham club was almost
beaten to death for attempting to speak.
Rev. W. II. Hawkins has been nom ina
ted for the House Of Delegates in Grayson
county, and D. W. Bolen in Carroll by the
Democrats.
Cab. Maddox Was Right.
THE REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTHWEST.