Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-08-24
Political Notes.

Page McCarty, is to be editor-in- Chief of
the Democratic campaign paper to be pub
lished at Lynchburg.
VIM. A. Anderson and M. w. Paxton
have been nominated for the House by
the RockbIidge Democrats.
AS valuable AZ places in the Virginia
Senate are to Gen Malone, he seems like
ly to lose that from Powhatan, Chester
field and Goochland. Sam'l. F. Maddox.
(Coalitlonst.) got the nomination, but
afterwards it was determined to take him
down and put up Alexander Sims in
his place. Sims is in the field, but so Is
Maddox, who refuses to come down and
has been endorsed by large meeting Of
colored people in Goochland. Maddox
says he has nailed his flag to the mast.
A meeting was held in Southampton
August 18th, to Try and effect union be
tween the straightOut Republicans ahc
the Coalition, but the leaders Of the fo
mtr opposed any union. Scott Wood
Staunton, addressed the meeting in fayoI
of union.
Hon, JnO. F. Dezendorf says ''he is il
constant receipt of letters from republi
cans in all parts of the State, promising
the [Straight-out Republican, movement
countenance and support, and con-
veylng the gratifying intelligence that
men who were republicans when it
required physical as we'll as moral courage
to be so have determined to throw off the
Malone yoke which President Arthur has
imposed upon Them"
The new Legislature of Kentucky con-
tains5 Republicans and SO Democrats In
the Senate, and II republicans, 2 Indepen-
dents and Sc Democrats in the House, and
one district to be decided on account of a
tie vote, the Democrats gaining men,
bers in the Senate and II in the House.
Rev. J. w. Asbury, colored, the Republi-
can candidate for Register of the land
office, was scratched somewhere from 20
900 to $4,000 votes, and the proposition for
a constitutional convention was voted
down.
The Culpeper Exponent heretofore luke
warm says The coming contest will be
very similar to last years except that we
now have the Tremendous. advantage of a
real democratic party, and have chance
to make an old fashioned, fair and square
democratic, knock down and drag-out
fight"
| Mr.. Peter billiard, Comm onwealth's at.
torney of Henry county, Va, has
been arrested and held in $4,000 not to
engage in duel with Col. W. E. Sims, OF
| Pittsylvania county.
T Iowa Democrats say the Republican
party, by its attitude on the liquor, ques-
ton. Will lose at least 20 900 German votes
in that State.
The Baltimore "Vindicator" the organ
of the colored people in that city has cut
loose from the control Of the Federal off
Gals in that State, and the ct lored Y Dung
Men s Christian Association of that city
has endorsed it as representing the true
interests Of the oolored people politically
educationally and materially" and recon-
mending it to the colored people of thu
city and State.
Postmaste r General Gresham has demand
ed of Postmaster Rue of Norfolk, his res
ignation of the postmastership, as Ru'
still claims his seat in the Virginia Sen
| ate,
Hon. Thos. 8. Hocock of Appomattox,
has been paralyZed.
The Democrats of Albemarle have nom
mated John B. Moon and DR.. Dunn fol
reelection to the House. The Rocking
ham Coalitionists have nominated DR.
Webb for the Senate and H. B. Harness
berger and 2. Herring for the House-al
| for re-ele ctiOn.