Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-07-04
POLITICAL NOTES AND
COMM ENTS

A correspondent of the New \ Ork
Herald has interviewed some of the Viz
ginia Democratic delegates to the Chicago
since Mr.. Tilden's letter Of de-
clination. Those talked with. stand as
follows: In the LIST district James Barron
Hope, of Norfolk, declines to give an
opinion, j. G. Bogart would prefer Bayard
but would not consider his nomination
wise, probably Cleveland or Flower would
be best; Sd district, b. H. Nash and B. A.
Hancock for Cleveland; 4th district, S.
W. Venable had no choice and 2. W. Nc
Kinney was for Cleveland; 5th district,
G. G. Holland was for Cleveland and j. S.
Upton for Mcdonald and Cleveland; 9Th
Paul G. Edmunds was for
Flower and John z. Thurman was for
Cleveland first aud then for Bayard; 7th
S. V. Southall was for Cleveland
and Mcdonald, j. Marshall Mccormick s
first choice was Bayard and next was
Cleveland; 9Th district, Charles e. Stuart,
of Alexandria, was for Cleveland as was
Col Robert Beverly; 9th district, d. H.
Pierce thought Cleveland most available
and so did Col. r. Ayres; 10th district.
Taylor Berry was for Cleveland and S. J.
Graham was not prepared to name any
choice; Delegates Large, Page McCarty
was for Flower and Richard F. Beirne was
for BayaYd. Neither John S. Bar bour nor
John T. Harris gave any opinions.
The question of Democratic congress
sional nominee for the 10th Virginia dis
trict is being discussed in Amherst. The
Amherst Neav Era, which is for Mr..
Tucker las long as he has chance, and
then for our own honored Senator, Taylor
Berry, Esq.," publishes communication
from Thirteen Voters in which the writer
says, ''it needs but moments c0nversa-
ton with the business men and farmers,
as well as the strangers who pass through
our county, to make it manifest that Am
herst, Nelson, and this district is not
solid for Ran Tucker" The writer, after
adding that the voters "Want man who
will pay some respect to the views Of his
constituents" and not one who "has used
his own Judgment to the utter disregard
of the voters of this district" proceeds to
suggest the name of State Senator Taylor
Berry, Of Amherst, for the nomination
from the 10th district. He says of him,
that this record at home and in the SEN
ate is that of thoughtful, careful man,
arriving at his conclusions with ripe and
mature judgment, and displaying at every
step the powerful and saving grace of
common sense. In fact it is this last rich
quality in unusual abundance, together
with his absolute fidelity of character,
which has won for him such lasting conf
dence from those who know him.
Some half-dozen prominent Democrats
met in New York last Thursday to pre-
pare the financial report of the cam paign
of 1880 for the convention of 1884. w. II.
Barnum, Chairman of the National Dem
cratic Committee, John W. Bookwalter
of Ohio, Gov. Hoadley, of Ohio. Smith M.
Weed, of Pennsylvania, Roswell P.
Flower, of New York, and Jno. B. Cor.
don, of Georgia, were among them. Both
Mr.. Barnum and Mr.. Weed visited Hon
Samuel j. Tilden on the day before the
meeting, but neither made the result Of
his visit known or whether it had any
political significance. Mr.. Barnum in
sists that Mr.. Tilden ought to be nomi-
mated despite his declination.
So far, the Democratic congressional
nominating conventions in Virginia have
been called to meet as follows: 10th dis
tlict, at Stanton, Aug. 18th. basis of re-
presentation one delegate to every hun
dred Democratic votes, and one for
each fraction over fifty, cast in the
last November election; It'll district.
at Luray, Wednesday, August Goth,
same basis; 9th district, at Roanoke,
Thursday, Aug. 18th, same basis; 9th dis
trict, at Marion, Smythe county, Thurs
day, July 31st, same basis; 9Th district, at
Alexandria, Wednesday. Aug. 9th, basis
of representation the combined Hancock
tickets Of 1880.
The Winchester Times, Charlottesville
and Scottsville Courier, being
now in the same Congressional district
are discussing the next Congressman. The
Jetersoaian advocates Capt. Micajah
w oodc for Tho nomination Tho Tsoooo e
says that ''all the elements of strength
unite pre-eminently in our fellow county
man, Major Holmes Conrad. We believe
that his candidacy would furnish to the
District and the State an able and brilliant
Representative in Congress, and add to
the strength of our Presidential ticket
many hundred votes" The Courier says
that Albemarle will have candidate fol-
the nomination. The Shenandoah Var,
ginian and Rockingham Register have
already declared for Col. O'Ferrall.
Ex-Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz,
announces his intention to take the stump
against Blaine and make a number of
speeches. He says: 1.-The Independent Re.
publicans will cheerfullY support Cleve.
land, Bayard, or any good man that the
Democrats may nominate.
Gen. A. M. Scales, has been nominated
by the Democrats of North Carolina, for
Governor.
Gen. Jeb Stuart.
[ From Gen. W, IL. Pdy,e's Speech at The
WGrrent0n Reception
Turning towards Col. Won Borcke, who
was the guest of the speaker, he recited a
couple of incidents illustrating the tena-
clous hold of Confederate associations