The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-03-17
Political.


Ex-President Cleveland has written
letter to Gen. Edward S. Bragg, in re
ply to request from General Bragg
that Mr.. Cleveland make an open avoW-
al of his willingness to accept nomina-
ton for the presidency. In his reply
Mr.. Cleveland says that if in answering
General Bragg's request he might only
consider his personal desires and his IN
dividual ease and comfort, his response
would be promptly made and without
the least reservation or difficulty but If
General Bragg is right insupposing that
the subject is related to duty he owes
to the country and his party, condition
exists which makes such private and
personal consideration entirely irrele>
want. Mr.. Cleveland adds that he is OPP
posed to self-seeking canvass for the
nomination.
Gen. Russell A. Alger, OF Detroit, who
recently declared himself candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
presidency, made public his war record
Monday. 1t includes recommends
ton by General Custer for the dismissal
of Alger from the service for pretending
sickness to evade duty. A mass of docu-
ments are given containing recommends
lions for promotion. Some of these
creditable references to Alger are by
General Custer in the earlier portions OF
the war. The reason for Clusters change
is attributed by Alger to Clusters inef-
fectual attempt to induce Alger to pros
mote Clusters brother over the heads OF
older officers.
The lower house of the Missouri Leg
islature passed by strict party vote,
which of course means large Demo
cratic majority, the congressional redis-
tricting bill framed by the Democratic
caucus last week. 1t makes fourteen
Democratic and one Republican districts
but it is said the Republicans may have
fighting chance in two other districts
United States Senator David B. Hill
of New York, met with cordial recep
tions on his way South Monday. He
made speeches at Roanoke, Radford
Wytheville, Glade Springs, Abingdon
and other places in Virginia, and a
Bristol, Knoxville and other Tennessee
towns.
The delegation from Indiana to the
Minneapolis National Republican Con
vention will be unanimous for the re-
nomination of President Harrison. Thu
Convention met on the 10th, and in
structed for Harrison, only one delegate
voting against instructions.
The House Committee on Territories
will favorably report on the admission
soon of New Mexico and Arizona a
States in the Union. The bills may pas
the House for partizan consideration
but it will not pass the Senate. Neithe
Territory is fit for Statehood. 1t is
movement of aspiring politicians VIII
want positions, and not for the good Q
that people or of the country.
Mr. Oates, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported favorably, last week
the bill to remove the disa bility of thos
persons who were pensioners in the Sc
ceding States, and who were droppe
from the rolls on account of their SUP
posed disloyalty. The bill proposes t
relieve them of the proof of acts of dis
loyalty, and to allow them in their oil
age to be restored to the pension rolls
but gives no back pay. The bill is ais
intended to relieve soldiers of the India
wars and the Mexican war in respect t
bounty land claimed.