Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-08-08

Mr.. Tucker and COL Coleman, and invite
them to speak before the convention
Messrs. Whitehead, Cabell and Powell
were appointed to wait on Mr.. tucker
and Messrs Koiner. Anderson and Blan-
ton to wait on Col. Coleman.
ARRIVAL OF MR.. TUCKER AND COL.
COLEMAN.
When Mr.. Tucker and Col. Coleman ar.
rived the convention arose to it's feet and
cheered loudly.
Mr.. Tucker said it was the only time in
his life he had been speeches.. For near
ly ten years he had represented the old 9Th
district, half of which w2s here. He miss
ed Botetourt, Bedford, and Campbell
old friends, but he welcomed Highland
and Bath, and Augusta, and Cumberland.
and Buckingham. He promised, God
helping, to bear the Democratic
banner unstained. He could not doubt
from the faces before him that it
would be borne to victory, but there was
more than that to be done with it; it must
also be victory for Cleveland and Hen
bricks. Wings and Democrats to-day are
all Democrats in their efforts to reform
this government. Look at the Democrat
ic ticket. (Here the portraits of Cleve-
land and Hendricks, wreathed in flowers.
were put on the platform and received
with great cheers.) Here, Mr.. Tucker
said was the "old ticket.'' Great cheer
ing.) And now judge the Republican
ticket by what their own party say of
them. Mr.. Tucker promised to make an
active. personal campaign. He said he
would go down into the district of the
gallant Coleman-as gallant and e1oqu' ut
a Democrat as you ever heard. ZAP
plause.) Mr.. Tucker said he had always
been fighting the tobacco tax. He
stood on the Chicago platform, it was his
platform. Great cheering) He stood
on the whole platform and platform
which promised that the United States
would stretch out her arm and protect
her citlzsns in every foreign land.
Mr.. Tucker concluded by cordially
thanking the constituents of the 10th dis
trict for their nomination.
Col. Coleman, of Cumberland, then
cheers. He said the people of his section
were Democrats and followed the Dem
cratic banner. (Applause.) We in our
country don't care about the tariff when
our very civilization is at stake. With
negro justices of the peace, negro consta-
bles. and Republican judges, it is hardly
necessary to tell you that we want to be
represented by a white man and gentle
mana privilege we haven't had since
the war. (Appla use.) Col. Coleman urged
carry our State and district He pledged
himself for any part of this work for
which he was needed.
We mast carry Virginia this fall in Or
der to carry it next fall. He urged the
subordjnation of all other issues to the one
great one Of reform.
At the conclusion of Col. Coleman s
speech the convention adjourned.
THE AUGUSTA DELEGATES.
The following is a list of the delegates
to the convention, chosen at the city and
county primaries !:
1st Wdrd.-N. M. Warner, Thos. Burke,
W. D. Runnels and M. B. Oberdoffer
The vacancy in the county committee,
caused by the removal of J. A. Cochran
to the End Ward, was filed by the election
of Capt. Michael Cox,
2'ad Ward.-W. G. Straughan, John M.
Hardy, James Bumgardner, jr., and Geo.
M. Harrison.
Pastures District.-B. o. Ferguson, J.
S. Guy, D. F. Hoover, W. T. Lghtner,
]. Hatch Slower.
Riverheads.-W. T. Smith, G. G. Mer-
ritz, G. T. Jordan, J. W. McCorkle, W.
R. Turk, VIM. Taliaferro, and J. D.
Lilley.
Beverly Manor.-Thos. 2. Eskridge,
VIM. A. Burnett, James Foster. A. B..
Lightner, and Lewis Hartman.
Middle River.-John H. Crawford, VIM.
A. Mann. E. Butler Burke, A. II. Roller
and J. Sandy Craig.
South Rirer.-Robt. G.. Wright, Jno. A.
Stuart, A bsolom Koiner, e. A. Bruce, J.
+. Templeton, and John Leonard. La this
district Robt. q. Wright and ]. A. Pat
terson were chosen members of this county
committee in place of Absolom Koiner
and G. Benton Coiner, resigned.