Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-15

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Motto of the Coalition for the new
School Boards mo IRISH need apply. "
Political Notes
A correspondent of the Alexandria
Gazette. who has interviewed Hon. Jno. s.
Barbour as to his acceptance Of the chair
manship of the Democratic State Central
Committee. writes what we copy below.
It will in advance. inspire the Democracy
Of the State with confidence when they
read the practical views of the man whom
we trust to see the next head of their par
ty organization. The letter says:
He said he certainly did not want the
place, nor did he know now whether or
not he could accept it il rendered him,
but also that if his party had such conf
dence IN his ability as a manager as would
induce them to ask him to conduct their
next campaign, he did not know h" " he
could well refuse. as they had always been
so uniformly kind to him. He said the
duties of the position would be ardueus
and expensive. and to be properly perform
ed would necessitate personal intercourse
betty the chairman and each of the
county superintendent, that that would
require either trips by the chairman to the
several counties. or visits by the several
superintendent to the chairman, and that
making such trips and receiving such wis.,
its. and transacting the resulting business,
would consume, he was afraid. more time
than he could spare, certainly more than
he could well spare. Mr.. Barbour is strong
~ impressed with the necessity of thor
Ough organization, whose apex shall be
r ho nd v,ho fa ,1ndo
tion the magisterial district of every coEn
ty in the State, and that the officers of
each from the highest to the lowest shall
be men whose business it will be to exc
cute their respective duties efficiently.
Since the college was founded, the Board
Of Overseers of Harvard have been accus-
toned to confer the degree of Doctor Of
Laws on every Governor of Massachusetts.
1t was not tribute 70 their learning, as
many of them could rot read the Latin in
which the degree was written, but in
honor of the office. Last week the Board
rejected proposition to confer the degree
on Gov. Ben Butler from which we in
fer that the members do not know enough
of politics to know the effect of their act on
tu0 1dG6G D6U 3 Tt-6ttCGHIu.
Col. John B. Lady, of Rockbridge, who
it was thought was recovering his health
died at his residence near Lexington, on
Saturday last, after a surgical operation.
Col. L. was prominent member Of the
Coalition and one of the delegates from his
county in the last legislature. He was the
patron of the Land Commissioners Bill.
The Democrats of Gloucester county,
after appointing delegates to the State
conventioR. adopted resolution deciar-
ing: THAT We affirm our willingness
and determination TO atand to and
abide by the decisions of the courts OF last
resort on the debt question, and to protest
agaisst any legislation or political action
tending to seopen tie debt issue in any
form"
Columbus, Ohio, has haG the following
State political conventions in June-sth,
Republican 18th, Woman Suffragists
18th. Greenbackers l4,h, ProhibitioDists;
aud next Thursday the Democrats hold
their STATE convention. What wouldn't a
Virginia town give for lhst list of free
political slows?
1t is disc vared in the Northwest that
in each volume of the q. s. agricultural re-
ports sent ont from the department is fold
ed copy of Frank Hatton's National Re-
publican. embeIlished with the suggestion,
Nov is the tisae to get up clubs" The
volumes in question are gent out free of
postage, each in a Government wrapper
which bears the announcement that a PEN
atty of $500 fine attaches to the uss of it
for any other than official business.
Gen. Grant expFalsed the opinion at
Louisville that either Blaine or Logan is
a very strong man for the Republican,
nomination ia 1884.
James G. Blaine Lost an able Republican
supporter in Maryland last week by the
death of c. e. Fulton the editor of the
Baltimore American"
According TO the Fredericksburg Star
the colOred sister 10 sning to the front in
politics. The Coalition county school
superintendent of Caroline county having
attempted to ma ke Miss Hatch Ia colored
teacferS sit with the colored teachers at
the institute, instead of with the white
teachers with whoGa she had taken her
seat, not only did not get her tG move, but
she exerted all her Influence with the co..
ored people Of the county during the May
election against the Coalition county tick
ct. which was beaten.
-Four colored female pupils at the Navy
Hill School IN Richm1nd were dismissed
from the school last week, by City Super
intendent Of Schools. Garnett, for a pre-
meditatei assault on two little white
girls, one a daughter OF State Senator
Lovenstein, of that city, as they were on
their way home from school.
R. H. g., (Robt. Fl Glass we suspect),
writing in the Lynchburg Ne,os, says:
"The plain policy and duty of the Demo-
cratic party next year is to nominate Til
den and Hendricks again, with no other
platform but that of the st. Louis Con
vention with one plank added, namely:
1.-The electoral fgaad Of 1S76-it must be
ccrrected.''
Lately, Gov. Cam eron offered 2 reward
of $50 for the capture of Nelson Burke.
colored, of Warrenton. wanted for burgla-
ry. He was arrested in the War Depart
ment at Washington last week. where he
was enrolled as an employee under the
name of Nelson Birch, having gotten the
position on the recommendation of Sena-
tor Malone. SO says the Warrsnton
Index
Judge Foraker. the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor of Ohio, ia the lawyer
who some years ago argued against the CIV
il Rights bill before the State Supreme