Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-25
POLITICAL NOTES

1t is stated that of the 200 letters re-
ceived by the committee appointed by the
Southern Republicans to ascertain the
choice of the Republicans South for
position in Harrison's cabinet, ninety per
cent. at least favor-if 1t is to be the
Postmaster Generalship- Gen. VIM. Ma
hone. 1t is further stated that prominent
Republicans in Petersburg are engaged in
heading be General off, and that the re-
cent contradictory action by members of
the North Carolina legislature was due to
them. Gen. Malone was in Florida last
week in person looking after his cabinet
fences and fixing the prominent Republi-
cans of that State.
Vice president elect Morton accompan-
led by his wife. called at the White House
Saturday, and were cordially received by
the President and Mrs. Cleveland.
A committee of the Richmond CITY
Council got itself into an awkwark box
last week. Hearing many COMPLAINTS
from members of the Granite Cutie RS
Union that white and black Republicans
were employed on the City Hall, the COM
mlttee adopted hasty and unwlse order
directing the discharge of all such The
Granite Cutters Union as a body then
met and protested against this action and
the Committee revoked it, but kept the
Democrats already on in place of the dis
charged Republicans.
The House of Representatives has pass-
ed an omnibus bill admitting as States
Montana. Washington. New Mexico and
Southern Dakota Territories. The vote
was 144 to 50.
1t is said that Gen. Harrison, after the
Malone Virginia delegation left his house,
was promptly informed by some one that of
the twenty-thiee delegates comprising it,
every one had held an Office through
Mahone's influence.
Capt. Mattox an Ohio Presidential
elector. reports Gen. Harrison as saying
that The had never known time in the
history of the country when there was
such an unsightly scramble for office, and
that he keenly felt the arduous task before
him.
Hon. Geo. D. Wise of Richmond, In
his reply to Judge Waddill's notice of
contest, says he can show that Waddill's
friends voted negroes who were lying in
the grave yard, and that one Of them,
Carter Marshall, had been dead for
months.
At Charleston, s. c.. Gen. Malone,
being interviewed. said frankly in answer
to an inquiry, that his preference was for
the Postmaster-Generalship, as sit would
put me in position to look after matters
affecting Southern people," The Cen
eral has been there.
Senator Riddleberger's paper at Wood
stock is to be sold by order of court to
settle business difference between the
owners. He promises. however. that the
people of Shenandoah shall not 'slack an
organ" while he lives in Woodstock.
The State Republican Committee of
South Carolina has endorsed Gen. Malone
for the Postmaster GeueraIship.
The Delaware Democrats who by their
internal quarrels lost the legislature, now
have the comfort of knowing that their
folly has resulted in the election of Antho-
ny Higgins, the bitterest Republican
''boss" in the State, to the U. S. Senator
ship.
At the Presbyterian church in Indianap-
oils. of which Gsn Harrison is an Elder.
the attendance was unusually large last
communion day. Gen. Harrison az an
Elder, participated as usual in passing the
bread and wine.
The Indianapolis Signal, the Labor or.