Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-17
Political Events Of Local Interest.

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REINFORCEMENT OF ROBERT w BURKE
| OF STANTON, ON THE STATE ExECU-
TIVE COMMITTEE-HARRY TUCKER
VISITS PRESIDENT CLEVELAND-MR.
fuckers APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
OPENING OF THE CANvAss-THE
HEADQUARTERS BANNER OF THE
| sTAUNTON YOUNG MEN s DEMOCRATIC
CLUB COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
| COMMITTEE AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE ORATOR AT HARRIsoNBURG MON
DAY.
| &C., Co., CO.
Hon. John S. Barbour has rendered Mr..
Robert W. Burke OF this city reappoint-
menu as member of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, and it has been
accepted. Mr.. Burke has been for several
campaigns one of Mr.. Barbour's most
efficient lieutenants, and few gentlemen
have better knowledge Of, or better
judgment about, the Virginia campaig n
field.
Hon. John T. Harris will address the
people of Augusta next court-day, Aug
ust 9th.
Harry Tucker was in Washington on
Tuesday last, and called on President
Cleveland. The President expressed his
qualification at Mr.. fuckers nomination
and his confidence in his election. Being
asked what the President seemed to think
| about his own election, Mr.. Tucker re-
! piled, "WeE, the President seemed to
| think that the people were with him and
that the people were very hard to beat. :"
| Harry has opened his own campaign with
J rush. He is announced to speak at Am
herst g. H.. next Monday and every day
next week at points in that county;
at Palmyra, Fluvanna, on the
9th (court day.; Appomattox G. H., Sep
TENDER 9Th. (court day.; Oakville, Apo
mattox, Sept. sth; Wesley Chapel, Apo
mattox, Sept. 9th, and at Pampliu City,
in the same county on that night. He
will speak at Covington, Allegheny, OF
the 1st Monday in September, (Sept. Say;
and the I'd Monday, Sept. 10thl; at Buck
ingham G. III.
That active and enthusiastic political
organization, the Staunton Young Mems
Democratic Club, on Tuesday flung to
the breeze their Headquarters Banner, a
large National flag some twenty feet long
with the inscription cleveland and
Thurman; For Congress, Harry Tucker"
AS the club room fronts on side street,
their banner was put out on Main street
in rear of the room and across from the
National Valley Bank.
There will be a grand Democratic B ar
becue at Millboro Springs in Bath county
on Friday, September 18th. It will be a
big affair, on the old Virginia style with
plenty Of everything.
The Democratic County Committee Of
Augusta is going to work in a practical
way. at its meeting last Saturday, Mr..
b. B. Eskridge, of Stanton. was elected
its Treasurer, and the President was
authorized to appoint a committee, con-
sisting of six active Democrats from each
district of the county to solicit contribu-
tions for the county campaign fund.
Chairman j. A. Patterson will announce
the committee in few days.
Chairman J. A. Patterson, of the Coun-
ty Committee, has received the following
circular from Hon. John S. Barbour the
State Chairman:
Rooms OF STATE DEMoCRATIC COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 26, 1888.
Dear iSn:-At the late meeting of the State
Committee it was concluded that sharp and
vigorous canvass in the months of September
and October would be better adapted to the
needs of the party, and more effective in its
results, than more protracted one
But it is all important for the efficiency OF
this canvass that the party be thoroughly Or
ganized and ready for the work when it be.
gins. To that end it was resolved that the
chairman of every city and county-where re-
organization has not already been had since
or about the time of the late State convention
at Norfolk-be earnestly requested to effect
such reorganization Immediately, SO that the
secretary of this committee may have a COM
plete and revised list of charmen and commit
teemen not later than September LIST.
Please give name and postoffice address of
each committeeman, and also the usual ex-
press Office of the chairman, in order that
documents may bs sent him, if need be, in
bulk.
This committee cannot TOP often reafirm its
conviction that ths organization and success
of the party largely depend on the intelli-
gence, zeal and cooperation of the county and
city chairmen and their committeeman.
Very respectfully,
JoH~ g. RAppoUR, Chairman,
W. ". Scott, Secretary.
Tie Republican County Committee of
Augusta met on Tuesday last and decided
that each township elect its own delegates
to the congressional convention at Lex
ington. the meetings to be held Saturday,
Aug. 25th. at T. NJ, except in Staunton
where they are at $50 P. M. The follow.
ing are the places of meeting; the districts
they are located in, and the number OF
delegates to be chosen-Beverley Manor
5 delegates, Courthouse; North River
delegates, Moscow; South River dele
gates, Fishersville; Pastures delegates,
Buffalo Gap; Riverheads delegates,
Greenville; Middle River 5delegates. New
Hope; LIST Ward 2 delegates, and I'd Ward
delegates, both meetings at the Police
Office. Jas. Taylor of Swoope's, H. f.
Turk of Barterbrook, A. M. Taylor of
Craigsville, and Luther III. Reed of Cen
treville, were chosen members of the
County Committee to fill vacancies.
The Harrisonburg "Register" announ-
ces that the great Kentucky orator, Col.
w. G. p. Breckenridge, we'll remembered
in Staunton, will speak there next Mon
day, court-day.
New Organ.
The congregation of the Methodist
church have purchased new organ from