The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-05

from stan correspondent Of the Dispatch.l
SALEM, ROANOKE COUNTY,
September 3. 1888.
Abou: ll4 o'clock to-day cornct sound
ed from the court-grecn. IL was like a call
10 arms. hut was only intended to summon
IA band Of musicians, and the band having
gathered. bv playing number OF familiar
AIRS collected crowd, and later on the
#erowd and the band and all went over 10
z The town hail. where Convention was to
nominate senator for the district COM
posed Of the counties of Roanoke, Craig,
and Montgomery.
ZEAL.
The zeal OF the people i'm this contest
WIS shown hy the iact that though many Of
the Craig delegates had 10 ride twenty-five
or thirty miles horseback, there was full
and complete representation. Every man
was in his place. There was also IN excel
lent delegation from Montgomery, as there
was from this county.
These Southwestern folks ride fine horses
and wear good clothes. and talk politics
with wcarc- hound tO-win.th hope
fulncSS that shows TINT the country hasn't
quite gone 20 the devil yet. despite Ma
homes Coalition and the drought, which
has made dust-hcaps Of many good fields
and cut oil hail the crop OF corn, and
blasted high hopes IN many quarter.
THIS DISTRICT.
This senatorial district was represented
i'm the H.: senate by Mr.. Eskrdge, who
was elected rs a ReAdiusier. and is now an
Administration COalitoniS' He was nom
mated a iew DAYS ago over Mr.. lIanSbo-
rough. who Is the reporter Of the Court Of
Appeals. E>Nridge is from Montgomery
and lIan,lorough from Roanoke. The
latter Is the county relied upon to elect
him, and llansborough was thought to be
the man OF al others in the party 10 lead
il whooping on 10 victory; hut General
Malone did no. think so, and he sent two
OF his men 10 Craig and altered the pur
pose Of certain people, and 30 the cOnvcn-
ton met and nominated ESkridgo over
1ian>boroU-h by majority OF one. Hans
borough no doubt feels badly. This is the
second time he has been chopped off, Once
ne wanted 20 bee a judge OF the Supreme
Court, bat hi, aspirations went down, and
Mr.. Richardson's went up when General
Malone decided that the latter would be
the better nun, and the caucus took him.
But DO moi count upon Mr. Marlborough
kicking. IN treated a. he has been. and the
Democrats generally expect 10 have a close
fight with the enemy; but for all that they
think they can win.
THE CHANCES.
Roanoke i anti-Dcmocratic by several
hundred, but now that Judge Board (who
was their member Of the House last time)
and others Of influence are with us, ii is
hoped that their majority will be Whitfield
down very considerably. Montgomery is
close, but Willie Ellis, Richmond boy,
has been nominated for the House (where
he has once served u term. and Judge Sta
piles says the Democrats will carry il. Craig
j. Democratic. Away off in the noun
tains, il l. rs true rs steel. II is counted
upon ior majority Of several hundred.
so il j, that our people expect that a
Democrat viii succeed Mr.. Eskridge.
1t was hoped that Judge Staples Gate Of
the Court OF Appeals would take the nom
ination for the Senate or House, but he de-
clincd all oyertIreS i'm that direction. For
the present he said that he wished TO work
in the ranks. II was with extreme reuc-
lance that the voters accepted his decision
q. final.
TIE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Junl,inS. OF Montgomery. was made
chairman OF the Senatorial Convention. and
in his brief speech Of acceptance brought
the delegates mp MISUNDERSTANDING how
much they are thinking OF national poll
ticS-by saying that las Virginia goes this
fall So in all probability, will go the Union
in 1854"
Judge Staples was invited 10 address the
Convention and the people (NhO had aSsem-
bed from town and country in great num-
bcrs) before the Convention proceeded to
work. The Judges entrance into the hall
a a. L.
i'm q community where he is very popular.
In all this section his abilities are uniyer-
sally recognized, and he is remembered rs
one OF the most powerful stumpcrs OF ante
war times.
JUDGE sTAPLEs's SPEECH.
In his opening Judge staples said 1T
has been more than twelve years since |
made a political speech, and, fcilOw-cit-
zens. perhaps YOU can form some idea Of
the feelings | have in appearing in this
new theatre; but know that am in the
house OF my friends lapplausel and am
not afraid" [Great applause.l
For all his twelve years retirement from
the Lu,ting, the Judge showed no embar-
Ta>sment. He spoke without hesitation,
without the aid Of manuscript, and at times
was pathetic and at Others warmed up with
Indignation. ~ only the best Of our cam
pmgners can do.
lie said that he had been a silent but not
disintcrcstcd observer OF political events.
He had seen our party repeating the story
Of Act@On, who was torn TO pieces by his
dogs. When he was elected Judge the
party had Just achicyeda very distinguish
ed and hOnored victory. IL had ssayed
Virginia from the pcrils which had struck
down our sister States OF the South. at
had saved Virginia from the domination Of
negro rule, led on by Henry Happy Wells
and the carpct-baggerS who came down to
engOrgc themselves upon the little pit;ance
left Us;
lie pictured Virginia in that hour OF tri-
umph and in thisOf her pitiful humiliation.
In passing remark he showed that for the
successful establishment Of public schools
in Virginia the Democrats deserve the
credit He showed that in 1871 when they
came into power there were in Virginia
100 public schOol-houSes; in 1880 when
they went ont there were 2,30j, and teach
ers and pupil, in proportion.
The FUNDING BILL.
~ for this. he said. IL never was for it
as a man or a. judge, and / am happy to
say th9t nv opinion Is to-day receiving the
sanction Of the most eminent judges in this
country"
But. said be, IL was not passed as
Democratic measure: Democratic LcgiS
lature, in fact, repealed It. No, it was not
Democratic measure. 1t was conceived
by Gilbert c. Walker-a stranger in our
midst who was selected and put forward
for Governor by General Malone.
OF General Malone Judge Staples said 1t
was not his purpose TO speak unkindly, but
he should discuss his public acts, and