Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-11
Political Notes

Ex-senator hOSCO6 OOuhIiuk cOuCou0o
that the Democrats are about to take con-
troll of the country. He. Gen Grant, and
U. S. Senator Camden (Democrat) of w.
Va we're among the invited guests at the
dinner of the Saturday Night Club Of
New York, given ON Saturday evening
last. Mr.. Conkling in his speech said that
the defeat of & rant at the Cticago cu..ven-
ton put back this c may ten years.
He went on in tlis solr ,wful strain and
added:
zone of my friend,. here tonight is q
leader and example of the democratic par
l,v. Well. be and the lest Ut them are
about to take control of the country: in
deed they control it pretty we'll already.
Two years ago the r. publican party cam.
out with flying cOlarB from The Rr.a rs
battle it bad ever tUught II. which, thong,
weighed down and stru glIiig against
heavy odds. it triumphtd ALT dc" lis On.
ner in every State fr''n MA I" srs. T"-d
in almost every State tr"m STA )" sra.
les PROSTATE"
At q ''eturxeon 70 n-a. III. Is
burg last Friday, Il. u. Peac y, CoAlitn
Candidate Tor G ,MmO '%e slt','s A'i"rs"
according to u corresp 'ndeut Ut the Rul
mond Dispatch, DECLARED h'ms-if in fsv'.l
Of the national Republican, party, and saa
he would support that party in 1884 ii
We 1.-THE Mxhoneites) would be r.coguiz
ed by it, which he was confident would
be DONE"
Peter ]. Carter. colored. has been ap-
pointed deputy u. s. Internal Revenue
Collector for Northampton and Acco-
mack.
Notwithstanding Gen. Malone furnish
cd the Republican party with three OF four
| new Congressmen in NOVEMBER, the N. Y i.
Graphic Republican paper is "ngrateful
enough to speak of hIm as the little
wretch Mahone'' and to warn President
Arthur against encouraging him and 10
urge upon the President the necessity of
setting the Republican party right. SO far
rs he can do SO, on the question of repu-
diatlon."
J. McC. Tutwiler, of Lexington, is a
candidate for Common eaIth's Attorney
of Rockbridge.
Commenting on the renewed prosperity
Of the South, the Savannah (Ga.) Ne,c
dem says: "Northern capital has not
done it, for Northern capital, derived
mostly from the wealth of the South, stood
aloof until it saw that the South was
growing great on its own resources then,
and only then, did it flow in to sh are the
profits
The N. Y. Herald forecasts the po,iti-
cal future this way:
"Some dream of carrying some Southern
States, but they ought to 500 that this is
only a dream. S, long as a dem ,cratic
success is probable, so ing the Southern
States will remain democratic in Presiden-
ii elections. Nor is this true only of the
South. In the North, also, there are
abundant signs everywhere showing that
the hopeful prospect Of democratic success
next year is drawing all the discordant
elements together for united effort
That prohibition does not prohibit in
Main is proved very often. The Governor
and Council gave an extended hearing last
Wednesday Oh petitions for the appoint
ment of special constables for the enforce
ment of the liquor law in Kennebec
county. On the other hand circumstances
were presented signed by many prominent
men, including three clergymen and ex-
Governors Conner and Villa us. saying
that such appointments would do no good.
The hearing took wide range ana show
ed that great deal of liquor is sold and
great deal of drunkenness exists.
At the Democratic primary election
IN .Butetourt county, last week. ,4O6
votes were Cast, the largest Democratic
vote cast in the county since 1880, and
389 over Mr.. fuckers vote last fall.
Judge Hoadly of Cincinnati and Gen.
Durbin w ard are both candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Governor Of
Ohio, neither Of them are Pendleton
men,
Hon. s. s. Cox of New York, can
didate for Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives is, visiting North Carolina. He
is to speak at r .lsish and Fayets eville.
The democrats Of Amherst county have
nominated the following county ticket :
Treasurer, S. H. Turner; Sheriff, II. G.
Joyner; Commemorative Attorney, g.
b. Christian; Commissioner Of Revenue,
Z. s. Ware and r. H. Eubank.
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