Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-22
CAPITOL MOI tS-STATE AND
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CAPITOL NOT tS-STA1'k AND
NATIONAL.
The Coalition Republican party is still
trying to fly the false title of Readjns-
terism on the Republican flag. The fact
hat the white Readjusters cut their ac-
qnaintance last November and are back
ia the Democratic Tanks seems to have
been omitted from theirreeords. l. ,st week
the Republican State Central Committee,
Fl. Libby Chairman, pro tenn; (Capt. J. II.
Rives the real chairman having declined to
the call for meeting,) and the
Rpadjuster tate Central Committee, Gen
Nah. ne hartman, NJ, in he Wing o1f.e
and called State Convention to meet at
R edmond, pr Sd, to elect delegates
to the Nat onal Republican Convention at
Chicago. The call i, len d by r. l..
Robert. Chas. s. holler and Jno. R. Wood
for the 'Readj to 5" of u district
and by A. - rket. j. B. Stovall and
Thns. j.. Howell for the Republicans of
the 18th dis riot. Augusta is entitled to
el-ven delegates. The old Democratic
R4adjusters who read this call for dele
yates 10 the Nation Republican Conven-
tion will see pretty plainly by what artiict
they were Piled by the Malone party dur
ing the State campaig 8. Malone has ali
along been on his way to the Republican
camp.
Mr.. Powell the leading Coalition Sena-
tor made a rather remarkable speech last
week on the schools. which are claimed, or
rather were during the fall campaign, by
his party as its hobby. He said that he
was no advocate of public schools that
he was opposed to them personally and
considered the system great humbug,
hut that he would, however, favor them
A. party measure" And, bye.the- bye
what thorough humbug that Coalition
party was in everything.
On the debt question, the Senate bill to
provide for the surrender of coup ms as
evidence OF the debt of Virginia fundable
in new per cent. bonds under the act ap-
proved February IA 1882, was passed. The
bill provides that from and after the 1st
day of July. 1884. no bond shall be funded
unless it has all coupons maturing after
he LIST day of July, 1884 attached, which
coupons shall be surrendered Herewith !;
and no allowance shall be made for any
interest accruing after the 1st day of July
1884, on bonds offered for exchange.
The congressional reapportionment bill
was vetoed by GOV. Cameron on Friday
for two objections: that the districts are
not sufficiently "contiguous'' and that
with political parties closely balanced, il
gives one only two districts certain.
fore the Committee of the House of Dele
:ates, Monday, in the case of Griffin. the
negro member of the House and also post
master at yorktown. Mr.. Barbour pro
inced paper from the Postmaster Gen
-ral saying that the resignation of Grff1i
AS postma at Yorktown had been ten
Tered to take effect the 18th of November:
hat no action had been taken thereon
and no successor appointed. Mr.. B. furthe,
slated that in pers nal interview with
he officials of the Postoffice D .partment
ia was informed that r G. Griffin was re-
sarded as the postmaster at Yorktown,
that he and bis sureties on his bond arr
responsible for the conduct and manage
ment and all liabilities connected with
the Office. -'-
three Railroad Commissioners to be chosen
by the Legislature are: Col. w. l.. Bum
Gardner, Of Stanton; Mr.. Fl. G.. Moffett
Jr., of Rappahannock; Mr.. Gaines, OF
Charlotte; Mr.. Barclay, of Rockbridge;
Major Mason, of Alhemarle; Captain Ben
iord. of Hanover; Major Baker T. Lee, of
Norfolk; Col. Bremond, of Richmon !,
and Gen. Hurt, of Pittsylvania.
The tremendous effort of John Sher-
nan and VIM. Malone, assist ed by John S.
Wise in the Congressional Con ittee, to
blast the reputation of Virginia by prov
ing her ''shot gum State is proving as
great failure as the effort was mighty
The sight of John Sherman and John
Wise hunting Virginia down in couples.
n the committee room. may be put down
IS one of the legitimate results of Ma
,0neism in Virginia. The evidence so
ar is pretty much repetition of the first
given in the matter. No premeditatiop
r concert in advance, was shown in the
slightest degree. Sims, the Danvllle, AS
ASSN, has not yet testified. Of the evil
ience so far. the New York Times, Re-
publican journal, says it shows:
The excited state of the public mind
rowing oct of local politics brought OIL
The subsequent collision. There has new
IT yet bee n he slightest indication tina,
was the result of a deliberate purpose
y intimidate che negroes.
The contested election case of O'Ferrall
5s Paul Came up Tuesday before sub.
committee of the House Elections CON-
IL ittee. Both the contestants were pres
mt. Judge O'Ferrall represented by Judge
Harris and Major Daniel, and Judge Pau
by Edgar Allen. Judge Harris made
long and able argument in favor of Mr..
O'Ferrall.
Mr.. Libby on Monday introduced in
the House at the request of Maj Y ost.