Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-16
POLITICAL NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

with Malone" and thinks he ''never knew
a truer patriot than Mahone." AS to the
organization of the next U. S. Senate Harry |
ominously said that be thought it "his
duty to hear what experienced Senators |
have to say and conclude afterward." If |
the General is making up his list of fol- |
lowers for the future he will not miss it |
far to leave off Riddeberger.
The best ante-election guess at the |
gentleman of long experience and great |
sagacity in political matters" in the Pc |
tersburg Inder-Appeat. It fell short, but |
was pretty uear for guess:
Senate. House. Joint Vote.
Democrats, % IS 81
Coalitionists, II AZ SO
Dem. majority, 6 16 %
The Democrats Of Petersburg have in
augura.ed movement to present Hon.
John S. Barbour with carriage and
splendid team of horses. The Democrats
of Lynchburg have presented Capt. Page
McCarty, the editor of the Democr1 tic
Campaign, with beautiful gold watch.
Messrs. Martin and Rue, two of the
Coalition Senators, the first of whom ac-
copied the State office of State Railroad
Comp ssioner, and the other who took
the place of Postmaster of Norfolk, and
both of whom now claim to be Virginia
Senators, will not be admitted to tn cir
seals.
In Chesterfield county, Coalition negroes
marched to the polls at tap of the drum and
headed by a negro with a drawn sabre
intimidated those negroes who wanted to
vote the Democratic ticket. Large num-
bers of Coalition negro women also gather
ed noisily at the polling places and threat
ened their color. In other counties, how
ever, the intimidation did not succeed so
we'll, for at ali points in Virginia more or
less colored men voted with the Demo-
Gratis. In Halifax some three hundred of
them SO voted. and celebrated their victory
by digging grave and burying Malone
in efigy. They put a tombstone over the
grave and adjourned with three cheers for
the Democratic candidates Noblln and
Moorefield. At Belfeld, on the Southside,
the colored people also joined the whites IN
burning Malone in efigy-an old goose
serving as the effigy.
Three of the Readjuster councilmen of
Danville, Va, two of them colored. have
resigned. They put their designations on
the ground that in view of recent events
they do not think they could be useful as
members of the council.
The legislature which will meet at Rich
mond on the first Wednesday in Deem
Der will have many contests before it. In
the Senate, B. Keezle of Rockingham,
will contest DR.. Webb's seat. In the
House. Grattan tDem.) and Harnsberger
(Rep.) of Rockingham, will contest,
as will SpangIer (Dem) of Shenan-
colored, as the delegate from Dinwiddie
county, is to be contested on the ground
that Harris is not a resident or citizen of
that county. He is resident of Peters
burg. The seat of W. N. Stevens. the
colored Senator.elect for the Dinwiddie,
Greensville and Sussex District, is to be
contested on The ground that he is a Fed
rral officer, and therefore ineligible. The
report also comes up that there will prob
ably be contest about the Surry vote.
The prospective manning of the legisla-
tive ship is bringing many names to the
front. For President pro tenn of the Sem
| ate, Gen. W. G. Wickham is named. For
| the House those named as candidates for
the Speakership are Cardwell of Hanover,
DR.. Lawson of Isle of Wight, and Chris
tian of Richmond city; for Clerk of the
House, Ham. Shepherd of Fauquier, (Sec-
rotary of the Democratic State Executive
Commttee,) Thomas Wallace of Orange,
and John Bell Bigger of Richmond; for
Public Printer, w. H. Bailie of Staun-
| ton, L. Waddell of Charlottesville, r. Ii.
Glass and J. P. Bell of LyDchburg, and D.
Hankins of Richmond; for Secretary of
the Commonwealth, R. B. Berkeley of
Farmville. The places to be filled are
those of 5. Brown Allen, First Auditor,
with several clerks; H. H. Dyson, Second
Auditor, with several clerks; David r.
Revely, Treasurer, with several clerks;
w q. Elan, Secretary of the Common
wealth, with two clerks; j. M Broken
brough, Register of Land Office, with two
clerks; Samuel g. Williams, Supt. of Pen
ltentiaIy with some twenty subordinates;
Winfield Scott, Storekeeper Of the Peni-
Tertiary; aud Richard F. Walker, supt.
of Public Printing
A Woodstock telegram to the Baltimore
Day, says Senator Riddleberger and Com
monweath's Attorney Robt. J. Walker,
mingled with the crowd at the polls all
day long and by their violence seemed to
desire precpitating a disturbance. The
next morning Senator Riddleperger
knocks DR.. Triplett down and was arres :
ted for it.
Messrs. VIM. E. Cameron. VIM. g. Elan,
5. Brown Allen, and David Revely con-
stltute, by virtue Of their offices, the Re-
turning Board of Virginia, and Will meet
at the Capitol, Nov. Goth, to canvass the
returns.
: A fatality seemed to have attended the
prominent Coalitionists at their homes.
Gen. Malone was badly beaten in his own
ward. Attorney General Blair was routed
in Wythe. S. Brown Allen was slaughtered
in his own township. Johnnie Wise lost
his own ward. Dick Farr was slaughtered
n Fail fax. Sol" W. E. Sims got left
in Pittsylvania. John Paul's county went
to wreck. Harry Riddleberger's county
was so near lost that contest results, and
Pat McCaull was showed under in Pulaski.
Mr.. Barbour, says the Alexandria
Gazette, ''spoke words of truth and sober