Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-26
THE Field THIRTY DAYS OFF.
WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING ABOUT
THE MAN FOR GOvERNOR-A LONG
LIST OF AVAILABLE MEN-THE SENA-
TORIAL QUESTION.
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HALIFAX G. H., June

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HALIFAX G. H., June 81.
A man who travels through Virginia
now with his eyes open. and has any taste
for politics, hears a good deal to interest
him, and the situation gets more and
more interesting as the time of the State
convention s assembling draws near.
l will tell you something of how the
people talk where 1 have been, along
through the counties of Albemarle, Mel.
son, Amherst, Campbell, Appomattox,
Prince Edward, Charlotte, Halifax and
Pittsylvania, and that will help you and
your readers in making up an opinion for
the State at large.
JOHN s. BARBOUR.
Along the line of the Virginia Midland
there are more Barbour men than any 9TH
or sort, whether he is spoken of for Cover
nor or United States Senator. A party
of gentlemen in Charlottesville were ad-
vocating Barbour strongly for Governor,
as the man who would carry more conf
dence with him than any other, on &C
count of his skill in organizing and his
prestige in two political contests in Vir.
glnia. 'But," said one, "he will not al
low his name to be used in connection
with the gubernaJorial Office; he wants to
60 to the Senate" ''He must allow it to
be used" said another; "he is too true
Virginian to refuse, if his State calls up
on him. He deserves to have what he
wants at the hands of the people; let him
carry us safely through this grave yard
fight and we will see that he is rewarded.
as he should be-" All agreed that a good
man should be put On the ticket for Lieu
tenant Governor with Barbour in the
lead, and that the people. not the politi-
clans, should make this bargain with
Barbour; 'YOu carry US through this
one more fight all right, and our Repre-
sentatives will send you to the Senate and
let the Lieutenant-G Governor be Cover
DOR" That idea is popular one with
many TO whom I have talked, and the
choice with majority of them for Lieu
tenant-Governor is Phil. Mckinney OF
Farmville.
CAPT. PHIL. MCKINNEY.
found however, in Prince Edward and
Charlotte, that Capt. Mckinney has a
strong following for the first place on the
ticket. He Is very popular man on the
Southside, land his friends here say that it
is time his zeal and efficient services for
the party were rewarded. They claim
that he is the equal on the stump of any
man in the State and will carry the south
side with a rush. and 1 have found Nc
Kinney's friends in every section of the
State. He made them by the hundreds in
his memorable campaign with Daniel.
He will be strong in the convention, and
as his record is clean on the debt sues-
tion, think it safe to Say that he will lie
on the ticket, whether at the head of it
or somewhere elss,n one is smart enough
yet to say.
FITZ LEE.
found some very strong Fitz Lee men
in Appomattox, Charlotte and Pittsylva-
MIA. These are generally old soldiers who
have followed his knightly plume, or been
in sight of it, on other and bloodier fields
than this promises to be. These old SOL
diers are the staunchest of friends and
will be heard from IN the July conven-
ton. I notice this. however, that all of
Fitz Lees admirers are not for him for
Governor. They are extravagaDt in his
praise as knightly gallant gentleman,
and would rather follow him in charge
than anybody else; but they have other
choices for Governor. OF enc thing eve
rybody is certain, whether they have
known him personally or not; that wheth-
Or the convention puts Fitz Lee on the |
yubernatorial ticket, or places him in the
ield to fight for it, he is going to show
himself Lee and a Virginian.
JOHN W. DANIEL.
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