Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-19
POLITICAL NOTES.


Mai. Mann Page, one Of the Virginia
delegates to the National Farmers ALI
ance meeting at Ocala, Fla, on his return
to Richmond last week said the question of
a third party had not yet been determined
on, but there is on arrangement proposed
looking to conference with all labor Or
CARNATIONS to see if they can't support the
principles which the Alliance has adopted
its platform. Since the Majors interview
two publications on the subject have ap-
peared. One is a telegram from Topeka,
Kansas, dated Dec. 18th, issuing a general
call to all Labor organizations, white and
colored Farmers Alliances, Knights Of La
l,or, &C., to send delegates to Cincinnati
February 23d, for the purpose Of forming
ga National Union party It is signed
by delegates from ten Southern States, in
Guiding "W. Fl. Warwick Of Virginia, ,;
and six Western States, including E. Fl.
yV1llitt of Kansas. The other telegram is
from Ocala, Fla, three days later, Dec,
10th, and reports that at a conference there
on that day Of General Master Workman
PowdeTly, President L. L. Polk Of the
National Farmers Alliance, National Lee
lrer T. H. Wiliett of Kansas, and others,
it was decided to have no convention at
Cincinnati Feb. 23d, as formerly arranged,
but instead of it conference of COM
mittees of five from each organization.
which conference should decide what shall
be done.
Senator Wade Hampton was defeated in
tions by the following vote: Irby Dem. J
105, Donaldson ALLIANCE Dem.) 10. and
Hampton (Dem.) II. The charge that
Hampton gave no support to the Democrat
ic State ticket after the Tillman people got
control Of the party, and that a letter he
wrote defining his position was rather dam
aging to the chances Of it's nominees than
helpful, was the cause of his defeat by the
Tillman Democrats who were in a large
majority in the legislature. Col. j. /. NJ .
IrbY the new Senator is thirty-six years
old, and a graduate of the University of
Virginia. He is a Democrat and will go
into the Democratic caucus. He has
the reputation of having been a wild fellow
in his day. but for some years has been a
prominent membsk The Baptist church
and excellent citis was prominent
lieutenant of Wade Hampton when he
made his celebrated campaign and rescued
the State from the Republicans in 1876.
1t is worth making a note of that the
three Senators now prominently for the
Force Bill-EIoar, Edmunds and Eyarts
were all either on, OF Republican advocates
before, the eight to seven electoral commits
sion that seated Hayes.
John Ruskin says that there are 10 ruins
in America. With d view to amending
this opinion, we respectfully invite him to
come over and take a look at the RepuDli-
can party.-Life.
The n. !. Independent, a religious pa
per addressed letters TO various prominent
Southern men to get their views on the
Lodge Election Force Bill. Among the
replies sent, II. St. Geo. Tucker Of Va.
sends this
| candidly do not believe that there is a
citizen CT our broad land who would desire
the passage of the Force bill, when properly
explained, unless he should be suffering from
a moral paralysis. such as seems to have al
fiicted the authors (who pray God may here
after also be styled ''the tinishers') of the IL
famous bill.
Stanton, Va.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Herald noticing Senator Daniel S
speech on the Force Bill, says:
Daniel has fine, resonant voice, spirited
delivery, and command of English which is
altogether admirable. Some of his sentences
are luXuriant and yet strong. He speaks
without notes or manllscript-more like the
old-time senatorial debateTs than a majority
OF the public speakers of the day, who are
simply readers. Daniel has some traits OF
speech and gesture which add to the striking
resemblance to Edwin Booth, which is seen in
his face.