Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-07-09
TBNTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

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STAUNTON, AUGUSTA, HIGHLAND, AMI
ALLEGHANY SOLID FOR BUMGARDNER.
The Democratic primary meetings were
held in the city and county, according tc
appointment, on the Sd inst. Reports are
in from the city and all the districts. The
| meetings expressed preference for the
nomination of Capt. Bumgardner, and ap
pointed delegates accordingly. Resolu-
lions, in su distance the same as those pass
ed in the Beverly Manor district, were
passed by the meetings in the other dis
1 tricts.
| BEVERLY MANOR.
G. G. Child, ESQ.,, presided. and VIM.
| A. Burnett acted as Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. f. M. Gushing, the
following were unanimously elected dele
gates
j. W. Todd, H. F. Lyle, A. B. Light
| ner, Michael McAIear and John G. Whit
! lock.
On motion, the delegates were author
lied to appoint their own alternates.
The following resolutions, offered by E.
M. Gushing, was unanimously adopted:
Resolued by the Democrats of B. M. Dis
trict, IN mass meeting assembled. that we
|, hail with pleasure the candidacy of our
distinguished countymaD, Capt. James
| Bumgardner. Jr., for nomination to 50th
| Congress from the 10Th District of Virgin
| ia, and we urge upon the delegates elected
| by this meeting to the Convention TO be
| held in Lexington, to persistently use all
honorable means to secure his nomination
by that body, believing, as we do, that his
exalted character. zeal and ability in the
J prosecution of the canvass to follow, his
| great personal popularity tn roughout the
District wherever known, his past party
fealty in previous contests, his spotless re-
cord as a citizen, q public officer, and in
all the walks of life, as we'll as his daunt-
less courage, his indefatigable industry,
his sympathy with all the interests likely
I to be committed to his charge. point him
out as the man not only to lead the party
| to victory in the coming fight, but to give
the district an able. fearless, honest and
| conscientious representative.
MIDDLE RIVER.
John II. Crawford, W. Ell. Norman, E,
Butler Burke. J. s. Craig, W. A. Mann.
| SOUTH RIVER.
T, The meeting at Waynesboro of South
River district was large and representa-
| tive in its character. James A. Patter-
son, Esq, was called to the chair, and Mr..
Wellie Coyner acted as Secretary. The
following gentlemen were elected dele
gates: J.: A. Patterson, G. J. Pratt,
Charles Patrick. P. T. Burkholder, Absa-
lom Koiner, J. W. Churchman.
Capt. Pratt then offered the following
resolutions, which were passed unani-
mously
Reso!yed, That Augusta has in the past
| delighted to honor the sons of her sister
counties in the representative capacity
| with self-abnegation which commends
her to consideration now, and, that in
| presenting to the Democratic Convention
| che name of her distinguished son. Capt.
James Bumgardner, she feels that she
offers a representative in every sense
worthy of the honor.
RESOLVED, That the representatives of
,, this district are instructed to use every
honorable effort to secure his nomination
! as emphatlcally the choice CT our people.
ResoIved, That the delegates present in
convention from this district, in the
absence of any delegates and alternates,
are authorized to cast the six votes of
South River.
; RIVERHEADS.
VIM. E. Smith, John s. McCOrkle, w.
W. Hamilton, Thomas M. Smiley, Geo.
2. Lightner, Sam1 F. Pilson and VIM. c.
McKemy.
PASTURES.
John Christian, J. Fl. Slower, w. A.
Glare. J. r. Hidy.
NORTH RIVER.
TT. B. McFall, James A. Hamrick, VIM.
II. Gamble, J. II. Wise, John. W. Crist.
STANTON.
Maj. T. G. Elder presided in the First
Ward, with Jos. E. Rollins. secretary.
VIM. FL. Weller, Thos. Kivlighan, n.
M. Warner and Logan Turner were ap-
pointed delegates to the Lexington Con.
vention, with authority to name their
alternates. A resolution expressing
preference for the nomination of Capt
Bumgardner for Congress was unani-
mously adopted.
In the Second Ward. Judge W A. Hud-
son was called to the chair. and Lewis M.
Bumgardner acted AS secretary.
r. P. Bell, E. R. Moon, j. Howard
Wayt. W. Fl. Fowle, F. W. Prof1in and
Jas. H. Blackley were appointed members
of the City Democratic Committee, and
Judge W. A. Hudson and Charles Graf
tan members of the County Committee,
A resolution expressing preference for
Capt. Bumgardner was adopted.
Geo. M. Cochran, Jr., VIM. H. Fowle
and A. G. Braxton we're appointed dele
gates to the nominating convention, which
meets in Lexington on the Goth inst, with
authority to appoint their alternates. if
necessary.
Highland.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
A public meeting Of the Democratic
party Of Highland county, was held in the
Courthouse, on the goth day of June, 1885
The meeting was called to order by L.
FL. Stephenson, county chairman, and on
his motion, Joshua Lunsford was nomi-
mated and elected permanent chairman.
On motion, J. A. Buzzard was elected
secretary.
The object of the meeting was.expIained
by the Hon. G. P. Jones, and on his mo-
ton, a committee of five was appointed to
report delegates and alternates to the con-
gressional convention at Lexington, On
the 10Th day of July next, whose duty it
will be to nominate candidate fory con-
gress from this district.
The chairman then appointed on that
committee the following persons, to wit: