Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-11
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

nominations have been:-ln LOudUn, Jno.
T. Ryan for the House: in Rockbridge,
Capt Chas. +. Jordan and DR.. j. W.
Arnold for the House; in King Il Queen,
Henry r. Pollard for the House; in Giles
and Pulaski, Capt. J. Fl. Darst for the
House; in the Gloucester district, James
N. Stubbs for the Senate; in Louisa,
Frederick Il. Holiday for the House.
against John Richardson nominate1 by
the Republicans; in Roanoke and Craig.
q. G. Huffman; Hon. R. A. Coghill has
positively declined being candidate for
the House from Amherst.
Capt. j. H. Rives, of Lynchburg, Re- I
publican, former Collector of Internal |
Revenue, AM prominent old line leader |
IN the Republican party, has written a
letter in which he says: 81 received a
letter from Mr.. Wise himself asking my
support and requesting me to be present
when he speaks in Lynchburg this month.
To this letter L have replied giving my
reasons briefly why I cannot support him
or the Malone ticket.'
J. B. Work, formerly assistant post
master at Lynchburg and prominent
Republican. announces his purpose to vote
for Gen. Fitzhugh Lee for Governor.
When Fitz Lee spoke at Accomac
stage was erected covered with banners,
and in rear of it, worked in natural flow
ers, were the words: WELCOME, Gen.
Fitzlugh Lee!" The word " elcome''
Nd harcu ha
large war bugle made entirely of flowers.
At Powhatan Court House Col Robert
B. Berkeley, livery new issue Republican,,
struck snag. The local committee ar
ranged for joint discussion with
State Senator Singleton Digges, of Lynch
burg, Democrat, the man that nominated
Berkeley. while Democrat, for Secretary
of the Commonw ealth in 1888, and sup
ported him for that Office. Berkeley got
we'll tanned in the discussion.
The Wytheville ''Dispatch' says that
| during the recent interview of the Balti-
more ''Sun 81 correspondent with ex-Sen-
tor Newberry, Mrs. Newberry, who had
been away from home, returned, and en-
tering the room. was introduced to the
correspondent. The Senator addressing
her, said, 1T has been teegraphed all
over the United States that have deser-
ted the Democratic party and gone over
to Malone, aDd this gentlem IN has come
ali the way from Wytheville to find out
| Newberry, handsome lady, and twenty
| years the Senator S Junior, replied, well,
[ will wait until hear your answer be-
fore taking off my riding habit, and if
| you have, will remount my horse and
keep on.'' The Senator laughed and said.
you see, sir, there is not much Malone
ism IN this family.''
At Norfolk last Friday, on the cars, a
personal encounter took place between the
editor Of the Portsmouth Enterprise"
and Congressman J. D. Brady of Peters
burg. The parties were separated and no
| damage done. Brady considered himself
| aggrieved at a recent editorial in the EN-
terprise" and rejoined by fierce personal
| attack on Porter in the shape of circular.
The next evening at Republican meet
ing in Petersburg, Col. Brady assaulted
ex-Collector j. FL. Van Auken, (Rep.) for
not speaking to him.
The disturbances to the harmony of the
Republican party in Virginia seem to
come chiefly from the black districts. In
Norfolk the colored people wanted R. L.
Page, colored. for the House of delegates.
The Republican Convention nominated
G. A. Martin. (white) and the coored
| people were so dissatisfied that M. had to
Withdraw. Gen. Malone himself called
second convention at which Martin was
again nominated, Mahone's lieutenant,
Brady, going down from Petersburg and
| fixing" 1t. For floater member of the
| House from Buckingham and Cumber-
land. one Republican convention has NOM
| mated Sam Boiling. (col.,) of CumEer-
| land, and another has nominated Ceasar
Perkins, (coiored), Of Buckingham. The
! friends of each declare they will not give
| N.
DR.. VIM. White, who failed to get the
Democratic nomination for the Senate
from Washington and Smyth counties,
has announced himself as an independent
candidate.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall met Wise at
Grayson G. H., on Monday in joint dis
cussion, the former having the closing
fifteen minutes. Mr.. Wise after the
speech left for Atlanta, Ga, on law bust
ness, and when he returns will resume his
canvass in the Southwest.
FitZ Lee and John W. Daniel spoke at
Coyington Tuesday, to the largest meet
ing ever held in Allegheny.
Senator Plumb of Kansas. the wealthy
Senatorial admirer of Malone, is visiting
the General in Petersburg. Malone is
running busy campaign headquarters
and has large force of clerks at work.
Hon. John T. Harris and Judge Cool
rick. for the Democrats, and Senator Rid
dleberger and r. J. Walker. for the Re-
publicans, addressed separate audiences
at Woodstock last Monday. It is stated
that Senator RiGdleberger will take the
field for the Republican ticket after the
adjournment of the session of the Court
of Appeals at otaunton.
We see that a telegraphic correspondent |
of the Richmond Whiq reduces our friend |
Sol" Wm. E. Craig to the rank of |
"Captain'' Craig. 1t is not stated for |
what offence against the Boss the reduc-
ton of this gallant officer. two grades in
the field rank, was made. 1t may be pos
sible that the list of colonies was too large,
as we see that at Lexington last Monday |
Col. Allen. Col. Reyeley and Col. Frazier
all made speeches. If the Republican par
fu had lass cnlnn ala and a faw mara nri |