Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-09-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Stanton post" paper edited by
colored men and in the interest of colored
men, runs up at the head of its editorial
column the name of James Bumgardner,
Jr., for congress. The editor says that if
in the late election Stanton Democrats
could vote for Yost and remain Demo-
Gratis, he cannot see why in this election
and remain Republicans.
Col. j. K. Edmundson of Rockbridge
and W. M. McAllister of Bah, have been
appointed members of the Democratic
Congressional Committee of the 10th dis
trict, vice Samuel A. Graham and James
Bowler, resigned.
Hon. W. r. Morrison has been unani-
mously nominated by the Democracy of
the 18th (Illinois) district.
Gen. John E. Roller, the ''Independent
Democrat" of Rockingham, who has en-
tered the race against Aon. Charles T.
O'Ferrall for Congress, was in Charl0ttes-
vile last cOurt-day, and wrote to OFFER
rail- who was to speak there, for joint
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Chairman OF the County Committee, who
declined to permit the debate-Roller not
appearing as Republican but designating
his position as ''a Randall Democrat"
When O'Ferrall addressed the people at
the courthouse, he was present, and good
part of the address Of the speaker was ad-
dressed to him. O'Ferrall said that Roller
had taken so little interest in politics in
his county for the past seven years, that it
was not even known how he had voted.
O'Ferrall added: "He will sing about my
having been an Independent candidate for
congress in 1872. Well, I was; but the
people then taught me such lesson as I
shall never. ferget. 1t was youthful in
discretion. for which have atoned. Gen
eral Roller IS doing in his mature age what
did in the ardor of youth" At Wood
stock. last Monday, Court-day, Gen. Rol-
Ter was again present and with his brother,
Col. o. B. Roller, addressed the people
from one stand while Col. O'Ferrall ad-
dressed them from another. At Wood
stock, as at Charlottesville, the Demo-
cratic County Committee committed the
error of not forcing joint.discussion be-
tween TWO such speakers as O'Ferrall and
Roller. land let the capital opportunity go
by.
Though Mr.. Geo. E. Bowden has secur-
ed the Republican nomination in the Nor
folk district. the condition of his forces is
such as to make the Democratic nominal
tion there 80 desirable as to bring out sew
eral active aspirants for it. 1t seems that
Col. III. de B. Clay of Newport News, whom
Bowden defeated for the nomination, is a
Knight of Labor, and the Knights, very
much put out at bis defeat, are threaten
ing to 60 back on his conqueror.
The victor, W. E. Gaines of Nottoway,
who got the Republican nomination for
congress in the Petersburg district by
beating Gen. Stith Boiling, Gen. Mahone's
favorite, paid visit to Malone last week.
It is stated that the fact that Gaines visit
ed Malone, has created much dissatisfac-
ton among his friends, who made the
fight not more for him than against Ma
hone.
The Knights of Labor convention in the
Richmond district, or what OF it was left
after thirty five Democratic delegates. re-
five Assemblies, bolted from it,
W. II. Mullen, District Master
Workman and editor of the Labor |
Herald" to run against Geo. D. Wise. for |
congress. AS Geo. D. Wise has been the |
greediest congressman ever sent from |
at getting appropriations
for buildings. and providing work for the
workingmen of his district, and has voted
for every bill presented in the House for
the benefit of labor, it would seem that the
nomination of Mullen is made more in the
interest of the Republican party than to
advance the cause OF the laboring men,