Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-12-09
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POLITICAL NOTES.

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| Some OF the members of congress from the
Southern States are in favor Of reopening
the case OF Representative Watson Of Geor.
gia. who was found guilty by a special
| committee OF violating the rules of the
Hose. 1t will be remeln bered Mr.. Watson
in peoples party campaign book, written
| by himself, charged members of the House
with habitual drunkenness and with dis
graceful conduct on the floor OF the House
A special investigating committee made Z
report on the matter, condemning him very
strongly, but on account Of the fact that his
expulsion would enable him to pose as
martyr in his district and might result il
his election, the matter was dropped
without any action being taken by the
House. 1t is now proposed by some of the
members to reopen the case and have the
House vote punishment of some sort upon
MI. Watson for making the sweeping
charges contained in his book and which he
was not able to substantiate before the in
vestigating committee.
AS to the future of the Third party in
this State, the Richmond correspondent of
I the Petersburg Index-Appeal has the fcI-
lowing: ut is said to be the purpose Of
the Third party leaders to call all early con-
vention next year to nominate State tick
ct. That convention will probably endorse
a bill which will be prepared and submitted
to it looking to the establishment of rail
road with hit
1t is certain that the Popullsts propose to
make the reformation of the railroad lines
the leading issues in the canvass as far as
they are concerned. Snch bill as they
have in view. will provide for even more
radical changes than did the Kent bill
which was defeated last winter. The Third
partyites expect the republicans to work
with them next year and the republican
leaders themselves admit that it is not at
all likely that they will put a State ticket
in the fied.''
x-Attorny-General Rufus A. Ayers
will be a candidate for the democratic NOM
nation for Governor. He will go into the
contest, it is said, determined to win if
possible. His friends in southwestern Vir-
gina are already organizing in his behalf
and the democrats of Wise, the county of
his residence. have already endorsed him.
He cannot hope. however. for solid sup
port in the Southwest, as it is pretty GER
tain that J. Hoge Tyler will aspire to the
same position, and it is not unlikely that
Hon. r. G. Kent, of Wythe, Will be can
didate.
cause Of iIl-health, will not seek re-appoint-
ment to the craftsmanship of the ways and
means committee in the next House, and
that Hon. w. L. Wilson of W. Va, OF Mr..
Turner of Georgia, will succeed to that i'm
portant position.
Hon. James L. Gordon Of Charlottesville,
one of the finest orators in Virginia, has
accepted an invitation to deliver al al
dress before the Virginia Society of Allan
ia, Ga, on January 10, the anniversary of
Gen. r. E. Lees birthday.
The Populsta have the balance OF power
in the Michigan legislature, and will decide
the question of U. S. Senator.
There were over 1000, 600 votes cast in
the presidential election of 1892. If the
usual ratio of increase be kept up during
the next four years, then in 1895, 16,000,-
600 ballots will be deposited in the boxes.
Ninety-fiYe per cent. Of the votes given
Gen. Weaver in the recent election were
cast by farmers, and SIS per cent. of the to-
tai number of ballots deposited for the Peo-
pies party ticket in the nation at large
were dropped in the boxes West of the
Missouri river.
Full returns show that though Harrison
carried Iowa it was only by a plurality.
For the first time in Preridential election
since the party was formed there is a ma
jority adverse to the Republicans. It
amounts to 1878.
The State Board Of Canvassers completed
the canvass Of the electoral vote of North
Carolina on the Sd inst, with the following
result: Cleveland, 1882; Harrison. 100,
346; Weaver, 1872; Bidwell, 1885.