Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-11-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

! The State returning Board Governor
| Cameron, Attorney General Blair, Audit
/ or Marye, Treasurer Barksdale, and Sec
rotary of State FlournOy, met Monday
morning in the Governors office, in the
capitol, to count the vote The returns
from Bath had not been properly certified
| by the clerk of the court, and an error in
the Northampton returns made II. g.
| Wood instead of Blair candidate fer
| Attorney General. the vote will not be
counted until these returns are sent ba OK
aud corrected. The vote for Covert or
and Lt.-Guvernor will be csunssd by the
legislature soon after its assembling.
| The names mentioned for the ttfices to
! be filed By the legislature are, 50 far, as
! follows -
State Teasurer-Hon. E r Barksdale,
| 1.-THE iDcu'nbent), Andrew Venable, of
Prince Edward, A. w. Hartman, OF Rock
bridge and VIM. z Gaines, of Charlotte.
Register of Land Ofice-J r. Wingfeld
(incumbent), Col. 7. II. Owens, of Char
lotte. late of the 3rd We. cavalry, and
| Augustine Royal. of Richmond
Superintendent of Public Instruction =
Charles Grattan, of Augusta, H. 2. Jones,
of Hanover, Rev j. William Jones, of
Richmond, and E. G. Glass, of Lynch
burg.
Public Printer-R. U Derr (lncumbent {.
Richard A. Fiazier, of Richmond, W. Ii i.
Piout, of Charlottesville. and John A.
Hanklns; Of Richmond.
Superintendent of the Penaterziary-Gen
w. r. Terry, (incumbent) Jonas Kelley
of Washington county, and john IL. Over
by of Charlotte county.
Speaker OF the House.-Judge Stuart.
| Speaker CT last session. and Is. FL. Pol
lard of fxtug and Queen.
For officers of the legislature. Sergeant
alarms of the Senate, w. f. Graves of
Bedford, and A. G. Rockcharlie of Rich
mond; SeTgeant-at- Arms OF the House,
Maj. j. q. Hill.
The Joel Parker Democratic Associa-
ton" of Newark, n. j., will attend the
Inauguration OF Fitz Lee as Governor
January l5t. ard arrangements are being
made IN Richmond to receive them.
A number of the citizens of Santa Fe,
/ New Mexico have sent General Fitz Lee
beautiful little silver sabre in token of
theif appreciation of the 'late splendid
Democratic victory in Virginia.
At the Democratic celebration in Dam
vile, Mr. Cornelius Warwick of Lyncfn-
| burg, colored. made a speech. He IS tile
same man who testified before the Sena e
Danvllle riot Investigating committee, az ID
being asked BY John Sherman whether g
was Republican Or Democrat in politics
| replied that he was Democrat. For this,
Sherman grossly insulted him on the Wit
ness stand. Al the close of MT. War
WICK 3 speech, Mayor Graves said a word
| for tbs colored men of Danville and Henry
who had voted for the Democrat lie ticket,
| and offered resouti on thst the Demo-
Gratis forever stand by them and give them
their protection. The resolution was
passed with yell.
john Z. Mitchell. tie U. S. Senator from
Oregon, elected by its leg islature last
week, said IN his speech after the election:
recognize the fact that at the late ma
tlonal election the Democratic party pro-
vailed, and elected Democratic Presi-
dent, and what have to say is this-ShAt
shall not consider it q part of my duty
as a Senator to go TO Washington ami
make factlous opposition to the party now
IN power. The nominations of the Presi-
dent of the United States, if they are
worthy men. shall receive my vote for
confirmation. unless there is in attemlpt
on the part of the President co make a.
po!ntmenUs that will infringe upon aliy
tenure of Office, and should be do so /
Would oppose the appointments.