Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES AND
COMMENTS.

The Democrats of the Eighth Virginia
district Ia nomination in which is equlval-
ent to an election) after three days.
struggle and one hundred and sixty -four
Intellectual ballots in convention, have de-
termined to try it again August 25th, and
have adjourned to meet again in Alexan-
dria on that day. The leading candidate
is Gen. W. III. F. Lee, a son Of Gen. Lee,
who has about 81 votes. while the COM
bined opposition TO him polls from u to
Is votes. The fact that the two-thirds
rule has been adopted in accordance with
Gen. Lees Majority vote. The opposition
to Lee has voted solidly for Payne of
Fauquier, Hume of Alexandria, Foster of
Loudoun, Meredith land others. but could
not give any Of them two-thirds vote.
At the close Gen. Lse was about where he
started, and SO was the opposition. The
convention unanimously refused to adopt
a resolution endorsing President Cleve-
lands civil service policy.
Maj. r. r. Henry of Tazewell, who got
the Democratic nomination for Congress
in the 9th district over Trigg, the present
congressman, is Democratic protection
ist of pronounced type. Mr.. Trigg went
into the convention with GIL votes, only
lacking 134 of the nomination, but the op-
position to him combined and beathi on
the first ballot. A. M. Bowman, chair
man of the congressional committee of
that district, and a delegate, at once,as a
friend of Trigg, moved that the nomina
ton of Henry be made unanimous and
his proposition was received with immense
applause. The nominee, like Capt. Bum
gardner, has held no public Office except
Commemorative Attorney. He was an
Elector on the Tilden and Hendricks
ticket. During the war he was one of
Gen. Mahone's couriers. and was severely
wounded at the Crater.
The vote on the first ballot at Front
Royal, which resulted in the nomination
OF Chas. T. O'Ferrall. stood-O'Ferrall
1919, W. R. Alexander of Frederick, IS.
Alexander made telling speech promising
earnest support to the nominee. During
recess of the convention, Chas. Butcher,
an Independent candidate for congress,
attempted to address the crowd in front
OF Strickler's hotel, in opposition to Cleve-
lands Administration. He was violently
Kissed. He was replied to by Alexander.
In one of the speeches nominating OFFER
rail- he was characterized as "the man who
was always On the side of the cow''-an
alluson to bis vote against Oleomargarlne.
The convention adopted resolutions en-
dorsing Cleveland's Administ ration.
A correspondent of the Richmond dis
patch" thinks that in the Democratic
convention in John W. Daniels late dis
trict, on the 25th inst, the race will mar
row down to Paul Edmunds of Halifax,
and Samuel Griffin of Bedford.
The primaries SO far, in Cabell's dis
trict, look as if he. would bs nominated on
the first ballot.
Every friend Of Capt. Bumgardner, and
of the success of the Democratic party In
the 10th district, will rejoice to know that
Judge James X. Edmundson who resigned
tu6 pOolUiOu VI Oudll u1du VI Uu0 MOCK
bridge County Democratic Committee
some time ago, has accepted re. election
to that position and has issued stirring
address to the voters. He is one of the
best political organizers in the Valley and
his personal superintendent of a cam
paign has an electrical effect.
County Chairman Bowles of Alleghany
announces that Capt. James Bumgardner
is expected to address the voters of that
county next court-day.
The Virginia ''Critic." published in
Stanton and edited by colored men, is
ably advocating the nomination of e. J..
Bryson, colored, by the Republicans of
the I'd Virginia district, for congress.
On Friday last the Democrats of Ten
nessee carried their State ticket for the
five Judges of the Supreme Court by
$4,000 majority, a gain of over 25 900 over
their majority of two years ago.
President Cleveland has reappointed
Postmaster Button OF Lynchburg (reiect.
ed by the Senate), and Postmasters Glen
nan Of Norfolk and Derr of Roanoke.
whose nominations were not acted on by
the Senate.
The Richmond correspondent of the