Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02
POLITICAL NOTES OF LOCAL
INTEREST.

AMODEL DEMOCRATIC GATHERING.
On Monday night, on the invitation of
Mr.. Peter Sprouse. Capt. James Bumgard-
ner, Jr., went to Ferrol and addressed a
meeting. He says the audience, the spirit,
and the leadership, be saw there, were
worthy of the emulation Of every Democrat
in the county. The hall was larger than
the hall at Middlebrook-a good sized
room, every man present was working
man, the vote of the whole neighborhood
had been thoroughly canvassed. and the
TRAINERS attended to. That active worker,
Mr.. James Montgomery. was to the front
as he always is when the Democratic flag
is up; and working as actively as boy
of twenty. Capt. Bumgardner described
the audience as ''red hot" A club was
formed at FerrcI with DR.. Patterson,
President.
LOOK OUT FOR COLONIsTS
The Democratic challengers in Angus
ia county, and especially those at the out
lying precincts near Stanton, will have
TO look out for colored colonists from the
9Th district. Last week one party of
blacks numbering seven, every one of
whom were from two to five years oyer
twenty one, applied in Stanton to regis
ter for the first time. They said they
were originally from Louisa, worked on
the train, and their home was at Carter g
in Staunton. They took the usual oath
and were registered. but afterwards. SO
we learn, Carter on being applied to, said
be did not know them. The man who
brought them to town in a wagon, was
warned that it was suspected they were
not legal voters, and as he has brought no
more since then, it is apprehended that he
has been carrying them to some other
precinct.
INCREASE OF sTAUNTON's REGISTERED
VOTE.
The vote OF Stanton was increased 2O2
by the registration which closed Saturday
evening. In the LIST Ward So white and
So colored voters registered, and in the I'd
Ward II white and 80 colored. The fol
lowing is now the registered vote OF
W.
ored-total, 7OS; 2ud Ward-466 white
: 2l9 colored-total, 7l5-total vote of The
city. 1923.
VOTERS BY THE CARLOAD.
| Information has been received here
that transportation for forty Negroes from
| Washington to stanton, has been secur,
| ed by the Secretary of the Republican
| Committee there, from the railroad com
pany. The Democratic challengers herr
and at the county precincts, should be OF
the'lookout for this batch. 1t is not likel,
that they have registered here since May
and if they have not, even though the.
may be employees of the Federal govern
ment at Washington. they cannot vote
They will probably be here this evening o
tomorrow.
! FILLING SAD GAP IN THE DEMOCRAT
&c RANKS.
Mr.. W. FL. Groomes, a prominent citl
zen of Fishersville, and for many years al
officer of South River district, who wa
paraly zed about two years ago, is still con
fined closely to his room with useles
arm and leg, but he is going to vote mex
Tuesday. He was long friend and fel
low townsman of that staunch Democrat
the late Abraham Lynn. and he says as hi
old friend dropped cut of ranks befor
election day had come round. he means t.
get to the polls somehow that day an
vote the ticket be would have done had b
lived.
NO INTIMIDATION AT THE CRIMORA
| MINES.
A report has gotten out in the last fey
DAYS which aroused good deal of indie
nation-to the effect that Mr.. Carnegie
f Manager of the Crimora mines in thi
/ county, and nephew of the now celebrs
, ted Mr.. Andrew Carnegie OF Braddocl
!. Pa, had threatened to discharge sue