Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-09
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g. >ongressmen in regard to the outlook
the approaching campaign. The univ. err
sal feeling is one of confidence. All agree
that there are no indications of real weakness
anywhere along the line, and that the Demo
Gratis ought to not only hold the eight districts
they now have, but gain the Norfolk district
now represented by Libbey, Republican. OF
course there will be local irritation in spots
This is irreparable from our system of popu-
lar elections 1t igenerally heals before the
final struggle with the enemy. The ambition
for Office is'an honorable one. and in some Of
the Virginia districts there will be active con-
tests for the nominations, but when the decis-
ion is made, the people will support the can
didates.
SAID COL. CABELL,
of the fifth district ''Things are looking bet
ter in my neck of woods I believe Malone
is grooming one Independent candidate, and
is trying hard to stir up trouble, but cannot
see that he is accomplishing much. There are
two or three who are after the regular Demo
cratic nomination, and each of them has
| perfect right to get it if he can. shall not
make any effort to secure it again, although
| am the choice of the Democrats of the dis
trict. Of course I will run. We are always
ready for fight in my district, but the fight
stops with the nomination. I believe our
people are thinking better of the President,
| although they would like to see him move
little faster in putting Democrats into Office
| We don't care continental for civil service
reform down our way, but we all give the
President credit for honesty of purpose and
fidelity to principle"
| HON. THOMAS oRoXToN
of the first district, said 1T see no reason
why we should not hold our own. I am told
the Republicans are going to make desperate
effort to carry the First district, but do not
believe they can succeed. There does not APP
pear to be any opposition to my nomination,
and am confident of my election. We ought
to redeem the Second (Norfolk) district, too.
If John Goode is rejected by the Senate for
his present position, and runs for Congress,
| I believe he will go spinning over the course
and come IN under the wire an easy winner.
shouldn't wonder if we would carry all ex-
cept the Fourth district Petersburg), and we
might happen to get that. The Republicans
are all broken up there with fighting among
| themselves over the spoils."
HON. GEORGE D. WISE
| of the Third district, takes a very hopeful
view of the situation. He sees no cause for
apprehension, provided the Democrats will
| turn out and vote ''There's plenty of 'em
| there he said, 'tand all we have to do is to
| get 'em out" His constituents are no more
! in love with the new-fangled civil service sys-
j tenn than the mass of the party elsewhere
They think the President has been slow in
| getting to work, but hope that when he gets
| his turning out machine fairly started-if he
| ever does-he will turn on full head of
| steam.
| COL. o'FERRALL,
| of the Seventh feels that his district is safe
beyond peradventure, by not less than 1000
majority. He is of the opinion that he will
have no formidable opposition for the nomi-
nation. He thinks complimentary votes will
| be cast for one or two others in the conven-
! ton, but that he will knock the persImmons
| Col. O'Ferran says that he has given some at
| tention to the politics of the State at large
and he regards the general outlook as favora-
Die. He believes &c people will heartily ap-
prove the work Congress is doing, by means
of the Democratic House, in cutting down ap-
preparations and inaugurating an era of re-
form and economy in the administration of
| the government. In this the Democrats are
| heart and hand with the President. COL
| OFerral would have been glad to see the edu-
cational bill go through, but he says the good
can't all be done at once. He thinks that will
| come hereafter.
HON. j. R. TUCKER
| says he has no personal interest in the coming
contest, as he will not be a candidate, but he
| doesn't see that there is anything the matter
with the Democrats in Virginia.
RANDALL's TARIFF BILL.
| AT its meeting yesterday, the Ways and
| Means Committee decided to report adversely
| upon Mr.. RandalIs tariff bill, and this will no
doubt be the end Of the matter; at least until
next winter. There is scarcely possibility
that the House will plunge into tariff debate
| during this session. What is known as the
| administrative bill, introduced early in the
session by Mr.. Hewitt, and the passage of
which has been strongly urged by him, was
incorporated almost bodily into Mr.. Randall's
measure. Mr.. Hewitt Mr.. Kelley and others
| Of the Ways and Means Committee, made an
effort to rescue this from the general wreck,
but they were in the minority, and all went
| by the board Mr.. Hewitt's bill is intended to
correct admitted evils in our import system,
which are great hardship, in many cases, to
| business men. Mr.. Hewitt said to-day that
he had no doubt of its passage if it could be
got before the House unincumbered. "But, "
| said he, cit is sandwiched into Randalrs bill
| and weighed down with an adverse report and
| suppose it will be ground to powder between
| the upper and neither millstones." Mr.. Ran
dali will have an opportunity to call up his
bill for consideration if he desires to do 80,
but no one believes that he will do it, with the
mercury up in the nineties and everybody in
hurry to go home.
THE COST OF A JUNKET.
| The House had hilarious time day or two
! ago, in hearing read the bill of particulars of
| the cost of entertaining the Congressional
Board of Visitors to the Annapolis Naval Acad-
| envy, year ago. The Board consisted of
three members of Congress, Yale College
professor and two naval officer, and they were
at the Academy three days. The generous
sum of $500 was appropriated for their en-
tertainment, but like the prodigaI son in the
I
GUS living, SO that when they came to settle
| up their bills for their much eating and drink
ing, they found that they hadn't enough left