Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-05-21

unwelI to come, but wanted it stated to
his friends that he was heartily in favor
| of primary election. (Applause).
II. ST. GEO. TUCKER
opened by saying that he always felt it
was safe thing in party measures to fol-
low James Bumgardner. Great applause
The primary was for the same purpose an
old Kentucky horse man told him of. Said
f, the old trainer, 1--WE don't send all these
horses to the Louisville races. We try
'em here On the home track and then we
send the best of 'em to the races" There
can be no reason why the Democrats OF
Staunton should not have primary. The
party has gone on to success from the pre-
/ cinct. to the Municipality, the State, the
Nation, and now has its man in the White
House. What reason is there that such a
party should abandon its drill. On the
contrary it the more behooves US to keep
it up and keep ourselves worthy of the
place in this great political army which
but lately captured the United States of
America. (Appplause). They say our
GplC HAL w III 10 luuuluS kOl b1dy
or may get some Republican votes in a
free race. 1 for one don't believed it. Let
the Democracy put its own men up, give
them its own votes and elect them to rule
over its own city. (Applause).
GEO NJ. COCHRAN
being loudly called for, said he thought
the meeting was now ready to VOTE There
was no diversity of opinion here. The men
who have come here this rainy night are
in earnest; they mean business. Zap
plause.l They don't intend TO let the par
ty back from its duty and no ideas Of
friendship in politics or trading will move
them. We are in the majority, and 1t is
our right to put up full, unmistakable
Democratic ticket. Great Applause.)
This city is Democratic (Great Applausel
and we will keep it SO. (Applause.) The
Republicans do it where they have the
power and aOe will do It, (Applause.) Who
Democratic mayor? am one of those who
think the city committee ought to have
called Primary without asking US any,
thing about it. (Applause.)
MEADE F. WHITE
said we stood here as Democrats. having
the power in our hands (applause.) And
we intend to use that power against the
Republican party wherever it shows its
head. 1t has been said this call is too
late. For a party that can raise such
ri n ati ro ,aI
bad night as this, on few hours notice
it is mever too late (great applause.) We
want DO field on which is presented Brig
adler General Yost with his army march
ing solid as machine, and that tried and
true Democrat. Armistead Gordon, with
one regiment. following this city officer
and another regiment following that city
officer. We want our Democratic man at
the head of Democrats (applause.) Is
there Democrat who wouldn't rather be
defeated in Primary by Democratic
votes than to win in free fight by Re-
publican votes? (great applause.) If there
is such one say down" him applause. J
Every man should be made to understand
in this Democratic city that if he isn't
elected as Democrat then the Democrat
ic party says he shant be elected atall.
WHAT PRIMARY DOES.
Maj. Elder.-I have been a close OBJ
server of elections in Stanton, al d
never have 1, in single instance, known
anything but good to result from Dem
ocratic Primary (Applause.)
! Maj. Elder then offered the following
| resolution, founded on Maj. Hangers
motion, and it was adopted without a
| dissenting voice:
Resolved, 1t is the sense OF this meeting that
a Democratic Primary election should be held
in this city, at the earliest day practicable, to
make nominations for the offices to be filed at the
regular election on Thursday. 9th inst, and that
accordingly the Democratic Committee of the city
be, aud is hereby directed, without delay, to fix
the day for such Primary election, to prescribe the
needful and proper rules and regulations therefor
TO appoint proper officers for the conduct OF such
election, and to do all such other things as may be
necessary TO ascertain and make known the result
thereof
The meeting then adjourned in high
good humor.
Opposed to Primary.
At the same hour that the meeting as
sembled in the Skating Rink at the call
of the Democratic City Committee, to
decide about primary, number of gen.
tlemen claimed by some of those who
attended to be seventy-two), met in the
Police office.
Mr.. W. G. Straughn was called to the
| chair and Mr.. Clifford Bargam1n was
| chosen Secretary.
Capt. Robt. Hamilton offered resolu-
| ton to test the sense OF the meeting as to
participating in the Democratic meeting
then progressing at the Skating Rink.
| The meeting voted not to participate.
1t was then resolved that committee
of five be appointed to select twelve
names to be presented to an adjourned
meeting to assemble tonight friday at
| the same place; out of the twelve the
meeting to select six for council
men for the First ward. The following
is the committee:
Clifford Bargamin, Alex. Teabo, Robt.
Hamilton, Jack Carroll and M. B. Ober-
dorfer.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
tonight at the same place and hour.
Duties of School District Clerks.
,, The following regulation was adopted
by the State Board of Education Novem-