Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-12
POLITICAL NOTES OF LOCAL IN
TEREST.

! POLITICAL NOTES OF LOCAL IN
TEREST.
/ TT IS NOW TIME TO SEE ADO UT YOUE
REGISTRATION AND TRANSFERS.
We give below some interesting politi
cal information for this and adjoining
counties of the Tenth district:
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE OF
! AUGUSTA.
There will be a meeting of the Demo-
cratic County Committee Of Augusta at
| Staunton, Saturday, Oct. 18th. Very i'm
portant business is to be transacted.
J. A. PATTERSON, JR,
Chairman.
REGISTRATION
The Registrars at each precinct in every
county of Virginia will on Saturday ,Octo.
Der 81. 1888, register all qualified voters
not previously registered, but they can
register any day prior to that date, and
IT you want to vote on the 9th of Novem-
! Der. you must register (if not already reg
| istered) On or before October 9th.
THE WAYNEsBORO CLUB.
The Waynesboro Democratic Club a. 8
P. M. Saturday, hung out its big banner.
1t is twenty feet long by ten feet deep, and
and on both sides has excellent painted
portraits of Cleveland and Thurman. On
one side is the legend "Cleveland, Thur
man and Democracy" and on the other
cleveland, Thurman and Tucker" The
/ address of the occasion was delivered by
Capt. John N. Opie.
WEST VIEW CLUB.
| On Saturday night last, a number of
| the cltizsns of West View and vicinity,
assembled to form Democratic Club. On
motion of Hon. A. B. Lightner. Mr.. g..
| D. Clemmer was called to preside. Mr..
/ Clemmer made an excellent speech thank
| ing them for the cor fidence they had re-
posed in him. The following officers were
then elected for the Club organization
President. G. d. Clemmer; Vice-Presi-
dents, VIM. Piper and Samuel l.. Cook;
Secretary, W. R. Keyes; Treasurer, J. S.
Roberts, and Sergeant-at- Arms. Henry
Snyder. The following gentlemen then
came forward and signed their names to
the Club list-A. B. LighJner, W. R.
Reyes, G. D. Clemmer, VIM. Piper, Sam'l
L. Cook, J. Bell, Henry Snyder, J. A.
Foster, J. M. Brown, e. L. Hanger, W. F.
Bailey, ]. S. Roberts, c. A. Lightner,
Robert l.. Bailey, W. W. Roberts. j. 5.
Lightner, A D. Tribbett, Jas. Myers, D.
N. Bailey and Joel Foster. A short but
,, telling speech was made by Mr.. G. S.
Lightner of Staunton. W. r. K.
CHURCHYILLE CLUB.
The Churchville Democrats organized
club, last Friday night, Of about twenty
five members. Mr.. J. M. Wilson was
elected President; Mr.. E. B. Bear and Mr..
J. W. Eurltt were elected First and Sec-
| ond Vice Presidents. respectively; Mr.. j.
B. Quidor Secretary and Treasurer, and
MIR. j. w. Cease, Sergeant Arms. The
Democrats Of Churchvile are going to
raise pole and flag the 18Th of this month
and they intend to have picnic that day.
| Speakers have been invited from Staunton
! to address the people here that day, and
four or five have said they would be
| here. j. ii. u.
GREENVILLE CLUB.
The Democrats o. GreenylIle have gone
to work, and on Saturday night last Or
gained the "Greenville Cleveland and
Thurman Campaign Club" One hun
bred and thirty names we're enrolled.
PresidenJ-G. W. Fitch; Vice President,
j g. 6. Merritt; Secretary, S. A. u. Mckee;
| Treasurer, r. F. Larew; Sergeant-at-
Arms, W. E. McGufin; Executive Com
mittee-B. F. McClang, Z. G.. Merritt and
R.F. Larew. There will be speaking
| every Saturday night during the cam
paign. Any transfers wanted will be
promptly attended to by the Secretary Of
| the club. DELTA.
sTUART's DRAFT.
The Democrats of Stuarts Draft ON last
Saturday night organized a cleveland.
Thurman and Tucker" club with forty
members and the following officers
ident, J. T. Black; Vice Presidents, VIM.
t, Il. Abney and Wm. Forrer; Secretary, j.
w. Churchman; Asst. Secretary, John L..
Wallace; Treasurer, G. Fl. Cohran; Ser
geant-at-arms, John W. Brand.
FERROLL CLUB.
We are getting up a Democratic club
here and have already gotten q names for
it. When il is organized we want a
speaker from Stanton to come out and
give us talk. w.
Saturday evening we had fine speech
from Harry Tucker at this point. (Moun-
tain Grove. He made a great many
friends here. l..
THE ACTIVITY IN CLUB FORMATION.
Col. W. L. Bumgardner the member of
the National League of Democratic Clubs,
who has in charge the 18th. Sth and 10th
congressional districts of Virginia, reports
some 40 clubs formed, chiefly in the 7th
and 10Th districts, though there are few
10 the towns Of the 9Th. Augusta county
is coming up very handsomely. It is pro-
| posed to have reunion of the county
! clubs ia Stanton the week before the
election, if they shall elect 10 do SC.
TUCKER AT A CHURCH FESTIVAL.
Harry Tucker has the luck of striking
| more church meetings and festivals than
| any candidate we ever saw. AS he was going
| through South River Valley, Rockbridge,
last week, the Marvin church congregation
of the M. E. Church South, were holding a
| festival and invited him to come in. After
| he got in they demanded a speech from
| him. He was introduced by minister
and made very entertaining little speech.
| The ladies were enthusiastic for him.