The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-17
FINCASTLE.

POLITICIANS PLYING VOTERS On cOURT-DA1-
DESPERATE EFFORT OF MAH0NEITEs TO
SPLIT THE DEMOCRATIC vOTE-LIQU0R LIZ
CENSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ETC.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
FINCAsTLE, May IL, 1888.
A large crowd attending court to-day.
The candidates, the drummers, the horse
BUYERS, and the bar-tenders seem to do
thriving business. This is the last public
day the oflice-Seekers have for treating the
voters, and the deadbeats improved each
shining hour, as the staggering gait OF many
one plainly indicated as they tottered
home Others are put entirely hOrS de com
bat, and "won't go home till morning"
The political lines have been very sharp
" drawn in this county. The independ-
ent candidate for clerk has Withdrawn in
favor OF the Democratic nominee, and
there are in the field two sets OF
candidates for each county Office
the nominees OF the Democratic party,
which will poll wellnigh the solid
Democratic vote, and the Mahoneite-
Republican opposition, which will poll al
most a solid Republican vote. 1t is rumor-
ed on the streets that the little bosses met
to-day in a back room in the IIagth Hotel
and agreed upon the following ticket: For
Clerk, J. b. Simpson (a-too-good-to-
vote-for-M Massey DemocraD; for Trea-
surer, II. II. Burger (a-hide-your-light-
under-a-bushel Democracy; for Sheriff,
C. w. Brewbaker (Mahoneite); for
Commonwealth Attorney, Haden Penn,
a latter-day Republican; for Com
missioners OF the Revenue, Ed. Peck IAN
out-and-out Republican, and John w.
Matheny "a tender conscience DemocraD.
The whole raft will most certainly be de-
ieated, unless Mr. Matheny, who is one
arm eX-Coniederate and q capital fellow to
boot, manages to pull through by the help
OF Democratic friends. Mr.. Burger has
issued an anti-Mays card, but this will
hardly suffice 10 save him from defeat rs
long as he fellowships the enemy.
Judge Mays, in his charge TO the grand
Jury to-day, ventilated himself at some
length on what he called &" libels" on his
court and his grand iuries that have APP
peared in the papers lately, and threatened
by the aid OF this or some other grand jury
to bring the offenders to justice, express
ing determination to protect his iuries
and the dignity Of his court at all hazards.
OF course this is all gas, for the press is not
under the control OF the Boss yet. Be
sides, it is impossible TO see how the Judge
is to be benefited by such an investigation
as would ensue.
Mr.. James A. Pugh, OF Buchanan, has
succeeded in obtaining from the County
Court license to sell liquor in this town.
The contemplated appeal to the Circuit
Court has. learn. been abandoned. This
thing OF fighting whiskey has proved an up
hill business in this county.
The solidity OF the Returning Board OF
this county has been broken by the resgna-
ton Of Mr.. James NJ. Speller and the APP
pontment in his stead OF Judge William
B. Simmons, Democratic. 1t is refreshing
to see that there is one Mahoneite who is
unwilling TO hold Office when appointed i'm
direct violation OF law. He was one OF the
judges OF election in the Courthouse pre-
cinct, where all three Of the judges were
Republicans.
The wheat prospect is very encouraging,
| learn from farmers. ACTON.