Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-09-07
Political Notes.

During an excited discussion at Marion
between Judge Rhea and Attorney Gen'l
Blair. Judge Rhea In drawing parallel
between Barbour and Malone said their
characters were as the noon day sun to
the darkness of midnight. Why, said he,
Mahoue's honor would not buy break
fast. Blair jumped up from his seat, very
red in the face. and asked him if that IL
fusion was aimed at him. why do you
ask that question p said Judge Rhea,
because" said Blair, II have already
announced as liar, any one who said 1
said honor would not buy a breakfast!''
sWhat did you say then?' querried the
Judge. Il said Funder honor would not
buy breakfast /" WELL" said Judge R,
II say Mahone's honor will not buy
breakfast The Attorney General did
not propose to defend the honor of his
boss, so he quietly sat him down. FurtF-
er on in the discussion, Judge Rhea in re-
ferring to a remark of Capt. Blair. in
which he said that, ''he had been away
from home so long that even his baby did
not know him, and that was not to be
wondered at as he bad gone away white
man and returned black one. Great
laughter at Blair expense.
Among the appointments made by the
Democratic Executive Committee for
State canvassers, the following are an
nounced for this Congressional District
Hon. A. M. Kelley, Staunton, Monday,
Oct. 22d r. T. Barton, Rockbridge,
Monday, Oct. 1st; Samuel F. Coleman.
kockbridge. Monday. Sept. 8; Holmes
Conrad, Albemarle, Monday, Oct. 1st;
Hon. R. T. W. Duke, Shenandoah, Mon
day, Sept. 10Th; Rockingham. Monday,
Sept. 18th; Hon. John T. Harris, Bath,
Tuesday, Sept. 18th Hon. John W John
ston, Albemarle, Monday. Sept. 30; Hon.
John E. Massey, Rockbridge, Monday,
Nov. 9th; r. Taylor Scott, Rockbridge.
Monday. Sept. Sd; Judge Waller R. Sta
pies. Rockbridge, Monday, Oct. 1st; Hon.
Thos. Whitehead, Highland, Monday,
Oct. 25th Hon. J. R. Tucker, Staunton,
Monday, Sept. Oath Bath, Tuesday,
Oct. 9th.
Gen. Wickham will give free barbecue
In every voting precint of his senatorial
district, comprising Hanover and Caro-
line counties, pending the contest, and
will make it pleasant" for the Mahonetes
and the man with the railroad record at
tached.
Gen. Malone having failed to induce
the Postmaster General to allow Mr.. Rue
to hold the Norfolk postoffice and Vir-
ginia State senatorship at the Same time.
Mr.. Rue has resigned the lucrative post
Office in order to give the General one
more vote in the State Senate, but as he
vacated the latter by accepting the former,
he will have to be reelected before he can
retain it if he does so legally.
Pittsylvania has renominated for the
Senate John I. Hurt, and for the House
B. B. Murnford, Richard j. Anderson and
DR.. J. W. Keen. They will all be elected.
Lyrchburg and Campbell county has re-
nominated for the Senate J. S. Diggs and
nominated for the House DR.. R. H. Word
and Col. S B. Leftwich.
The Montgomery, Roanoke and Craig
district have dominated for the Senate
Henry S. Trout; and Roanoke and Craig,
for the House. Judge JAS. W. Marshall.
Coalition nominations Montgomery,
Craig and Roanoke-Senate, j. E.
Eskridge; Roanoke and Craig, House of
Delegates, James R. Thompson; Lunnen-
burg, House of Delegates, William G.
VIM; Charlotte, House of Delegates, D.
n Smith, colored.
l. G. Fowler late speaker of the House,
and Henry Wood lats Presid mt Of the
Senate. have been both left out in the Coa
lition nominations in the Southwest. They
are getting distrustful of their old color
bearers up there and it is said that there
is general weakening al ing the whole