Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-06

The Chairman then declared Messrs.
Cochran and Lightner the nominees OF the
convention for the House.
In this ballot Col. Crawford S vote would
have appeared larger, but after the roll had
been called, and before the vote was an
nounced, many of his friends in Middle
River seeing that he was in a minority
changed their votes to Cochran and
Churchman,' instead of Cochran and
Crawford.''
The Staunton delegation (who were called
last) kept talley of the vote as it progress
ed, and finding that the majority of the
county vote had been cast for Lightne,
and Cochran, then cast the vote of the
Staunton delegation with two exceptions,
for them-the idea being to give the county
the men of it's choice, as manifested by
the vote of the majority of the county
delegates.
SPEECHES WHICH FOLLOWED THE NOMI-
NATION.
The successful and defeated candidates
were then sent for and soon appeared.
Mr.. Echols expressed his gratitude in a
few appropriate words, for the high compli-
ment OF nomination by acclaim alton. He
promised that the duties of the position
should be faithfully executed, and paid a
high compliment to Hon. Absalom Koiner,
his predecessor, who after twelve years of
service had voluntarily returned his trust
pure and unspotted to the people. Mr.. E.
promised active, personal work during this
campaign.
MI. Geo. M. Cochran said that If he did
not feel profoundly gratiied for this COM
pliment: if he did not recognize it as the
highest honor from the people of this county
that they should, without solicitation, take
a man not in political life and place this
trust in his hands, he should be less than
man. He expected, he said. to do in this
position, as he had tried to do all his life
his whole duty. He felt regret that his
friends who had sought him out, had not
done so sooner. Their action had appar
emily put him in the attitude of opposition
to some of the gentlemen whose names were
before this convention. He regretted this
deeply, for there was not one who had beer
named, in whose path he felt willing to LAY
even a pins weight of obstruction. Coins
on to the issue of the campaign, Mr.. Coch
ran said that the great stake in this strug
gle was the question of Home Rule. What
is the tariff to us if we cannot control ou1
own State? would rather have the Re.
publican party in power at Washington fol-
twenty years than to have William Malone
in power i'll Virginia twenty hours. (Great
applause). An uncrowned despot. failing
to boss the Democratic party, he has gone
to the Republican party and now in that
has driven from him by his despotism some
OF his ableSt lieutenants who cannot SUD-
port him. Is there a single reason that any
Democrat should leave Mckinney and g(
to Malone? Where can Democrat fine
III this campaign an excuse for failing tt
do his whole duty? For this is campaign
Which contains final results victor,
for the Democrats, 1T ends Malone as al
opponent, and also ends him as a disturbing
element in his own party.
Mr.. A. }. Lightner expressed his graft
tude for this and past honors. He closet
by saying, ''If any man will do more tt
down Billy Malone than 1 will, I'd like tt
see him."
Col. Jno. Fl. Crawford made some humOr
our illusions to the position Of defeate'
candidate, and closed by saying that every
body who knew him would know that h
was no ''sorehead, and he should Worl
this campaign for the Democracy just a
hard as if he did SO as a candidate for tn
legislature.
Mr.. VIM. G. Abney, one Of the staunch