Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-07-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
Duff Green, Of Stafford, one OF the
most prominent and active Republicans 10
his section OF Virginia, died suddenly Of
paralysis last week. Like that of the late
Daniel Dechert, of Rockingham. his death
is q great loss to the party of which he
was member.
Hon. W. D. Hill, of Ohio, in an inter-
view published in the Washington "Post'
says that the Democrats of Ohio, almost
to a man, are opposed to the Civil Ser
vice Law, and as for himself, he will vote
for its repeal the first time an opportunity
Is presented in Congress. He adds that
he mas heard many Democratic members
of Congress say that they would not vote
dollar to pay the expenses Of the Civil
Service Commission.
The Republicans of the Spotsylvania
district have petitioned Editor W. C..
Elan, of the ''Whig," whose home is in
Louisa county, to be their candidate for
he State Senate. He has declined in
view VI LILO ChkokCe1OhV0e
Corbin M. Reynolds, the first State
Treasurer ell cted by the Readjusters when
me- got in power, is out in letter urg-
ing the Readjuster. Democrats to maintain
she stand in the Democratic ranks they
took in 1888, and not listen to those who
ara seeking their support in the matter of
nominations. as Readjusters, rather than
AZ Democrats. The whole party being
united on the Riddleberger bill, he can
see no claim, except a selfish one. that one
Democrat can urge over another on the
ground of readjustment.
Out of some fifteen counties In which
the Democrats have elected delegates to
tn State convention, we see only one that
has instructed It's delegates. All the
Democratic meetings seem to follow the
safer plan of sending unpledged delegates
The Federal offices seem likely to cost
the Democratic party in Virginia some
frstclass workers. Michael Glennan
Chairman of the Congressional Commit
tee of the Norfolk district and editor o.
| the Norfolk "Virginian," has been ap
pointed postmaster of that city, and now
we see that invaluable campa;gner, Chas
w. Button, editor Of the Lynchburi
.sVirginian," has been nominated by Hon
John W. Daniel for postmaster of Lynch
| burg.
Rev. Mr.. Evans, a minister Of tn
Northern Methodist Church, stationed a
Herndon in Fairfax county, who, We be
lieve, was formerly stationed in Augusta
was some time ago appointed to a posi-
ton In the Interior Department with tn
promise of promotion on the 1st of July
| When the news reached Fairfax, the Dem
0crats there brought charges Of offensiv
craftsmanship against him, one being ''tha
during the attempt of the Republicans o
| New York to count in Mr.. Blaine, Evan
in Mankin's Store at Herndon, had lnvi
ted the crowd present to come to hi
church the following Sunday and hear th
funeral sermon of Grover Cleveland
The yearly salary list of the New Yorl
custom-house has been reduced 100000 b.
the looping of by Democratic Admins
tration of superfuous and unEecessar.
officials.
The Republicans of Highland refused
to instruct their delegates to the Stat
Convention, but expressed preference TO
Hon. F. s. Blair.
| The President has solved the knott.
question of the New York Custom Heus
appointment by making Edward L. He'd
den, Collector; Hans S. Beattie, Surveyor
of Customs, and Silas ". Burt, Naval On
| Ger. The first named is business maj
who has bad little to do with politics
| though the N. Y. Tribune" claims thai
be is Hubert q. Thompson's "man''; thu
second is a young Dem ocratic politician
of promise, and the third is ''mug
wump." who voted and worked for th'
Democratic ticket at the Presidential
election and who under President Hayes
admirably filled the same Office to which
be is now appointed.
Marshal McMichael, of the District 81
Columbia. has dismissed from Office one o.
his Democratic subordinates for "offen'
| sive partisanship."
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