National Republican., 1883-06-08
THE COALITION GIANT.
Results Of the Recent Political Contest in the
State of Virginia.
What tho Readjustcrs Gained-Counties
Carried by Them-Bourbon Defeat.
.Snfcinl Lener.

hlCHMOND, june O.--lne reCenJ pOublCAl
contest in this state being a fight for county
offices, the clerks of tho different county
courts were not required to certify the result
to the capital, hence the returns have been
slowly received in this city Indeed, even
now all the counties have not been heard
from, and the information upon which your
correspondent makes an analysis of the vote
is based upon letters received from RESPONSE
BILE persons in the different counties of tho
commonwealth, That it was great victory
for the readjuster or liberal party every fair
minded man must confess, after making
careful analysis of the vote and taking into
consideration all tho circumstances and sur
roundings
The readjusters dealt giant blows, particu-
larly in the largo white voting counties, and
notwithstanding oil this bourbon journals
persist in asserting that without the coored
vote the readiusters would have been no.
where" A few more bourbon victories like
the recent one will not leave enough men in
the bourbon ranks to write the brieiest sort
of platform. They glory in retaining some
old officers, and crow over victory that turns
out TO be like that famous fight which re-
suited in the Dutch taking Holland. Acco-
mac like some other bourbon counties,
elected bourbon officers 60 keep pace with
their retrogression. In Albemarle bourbon
county, there was no change neither
was there a contest Alexandria elected some
readjuster district officers and turned out q
straightout" county officer, electing as his
successor one with more liberal views in AL
leghany the readjusters get tho county offices
for the first time and funder or bourbon
treasurer was sadly left; Amelia, readjuster
all the time; Amherst, noted for its funderism
and opposition TO progress, elected one inde-
pendent district officer; Appomattox, n read
juster county, gained read uster votes Au-
gusta, u fundor county, lost several hundred
funder votes; in Bath the readjusters gain
tho county offices; Bedford (funder), no
change; Bland, the home Of Newberry, of the
big four" repudiated the big four senator
by defeating his nephew, who ran on tho fun
der ticket, which was supported by Newborry !;
Botetourt, funder by reduced majority;
brunswick, solid for tho read djusters, who
gained the county offices Buchanan, q county
in which only ten or twelve colored men
vote, went solid for the liberal ticket; Buck
ingham turned out funder officers; no change
in Campbell, a funder county; close vote in
Caroline. The readiusters lack several votes
of turning out the funders. Tho contest in
this county will likely result in favor of the
readiusters Carroll re-elect fundor officers !;
Charlotte, no change; Chesterfield elect n
rehdjuster treasurer by 300 majority and gain
several officers Clarke, funder county,
gives largo roadjuster gains notwith-
standing tho strong support given to
the funders by tho straightouts" Gull
pepper turns out some funder officials,
and elects a readjuster commissioner of the
revenue by 1S5 maiority the readjusters de-
feated Sam Coleman, who has held Cumber-
land in the palm of his hands for years Din
widdie turned out funders and elect read
justers; Elizabeth City elect readjusters and
turn out funders Essex (funder county,, no
change Fairfax elect readjuster sheriff, ono
commissioner of the revenue and carry all
the officers in four districts out of six, turn
ing out some funders; Fauquier, funders
re-elect; Fluvanna, old officers reelected I;
Franklin turned out fundor sheriff and
made adjuster gains; bourbonism received
black eye in Frederick; the readjusters
carried Winchester, the home of ex-
Gov. Holiday; no change in Giles, o
funder county; Gloucester re-elect funder
officers; Goochland re-elect old officers Gray
son sat down on Hale of the senatorial "big
four" and turned out some funders; the re-
adjusters increase their vote in Greensville; !;
funder treasurer was fe-elected by about
eleven majority. Auditor Allen, however, has
objected to this treasurer qualifying on the
grounds that he is short in his accounts with
the commonwealth. The auditor addressed a
letter to the judge of Greensville county to-
day relative to the matter; Halifax re-elects
old funder county officers aud gain u majority
Of readjusters In the board Of supervisors;
Hanover, Henrico, and Henry turned out
good showing for the liberal cause
and James City, readjuster county, did
likewise readjusters elected In both counties;
the readjusters elect officers in King George
(there is no contest in this county,; the re-
adjusters gain officers in Lancaster and make
n sweeping victory in Loudoun; Louisa, no
change Lunenburg turns out funders Mad
ison and Matthews make no change in the
officers (funder countes); the readjusters
gain officers in Mccklenburg and Mont
gomery Middlesex and Nansemond make no
change; the funders, by the assistance of
straightouts, show gains in Nansemond Nell
son re-elects old funder officers, and New
Kent loses road justcr commemorative at
-torney; Norfolk county defeats Dezendorf
and elects readj uster treasurer, the bour-
bons and strai ghtouts carrying the
other county officers the readjusters
gain partial victory in Northumberland
and Northampton; Nottoway goes against
big Four" Williams and turns out funders
Orange re-elects funder officers Page turns
out funders, and Patrick Senator Lybrook's
county, repudiates big fourism TO the extent
of several district officers; Pittsylvania re-
elects funders and Powhatan re-elects read
justers Prince Edward turns out funders
and Prince George re-eects funders, while
Pulaski re-elects old officers by decreased
vote in favor of the readjusters; Richmond
and Roanoke turn out funders and get read
treasurer, who, IL is claimed, was defeated by
fraud, and will win in contest before
tho courts; Rockingham turns out fund
ers and Russell re-elects readjusters
Scott defeats funder treasurer, aud Shenan-
doah, the home of the gallant Rddleberger,
gives sweeping readiustor victory; Smith
turns ont some funder atlicers and Southamp-
ton makes no change; Surrey ro-elects old
officers, and Sussex turns out some funders;
Tazewell elects readjusters to Office and de-
feats funders; partial readjuster victory in
Warren, and Washington, the home of FulS-
erson aud his lieutenant, Jonas Kelly, gives
fundersm q terrific blow; Westmoreland
turns out some funders, and Wythe, the home
of Atty. Gen. Blair, defeats every funder can
didate, and gets twenty-four offices out of
twenty-seven Charlotte, Craig, Floyd,
Greene, Highland, King and Queen, King
William, Lee, Rappahannock, Wise, and York
will hereafter be referred to.
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