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

years. they will cover every township in
Virginia, and the campaign promises to be
a most enthusiastic one The Force bill
has caused nearly all respectable Republic
cans to say that they are going to vote the
straight Democratic ticket. Malone is
counting upon his ability to deliver the
negro vote to The Alliance, but he has over
estimated his power, as he will find out. y
In Nevada The republican have split. The
free coinage members Of that party met in
convention on the 1st inst, and nominated
F. G. Newlands for Congress, but passed
the nominations for presidential electors,
which is regarred as virtual Endorsement
of the silver electoral ticket. The platform
denounces the national administration for
antagonism to silver. The straight Harri-
son republican convention nominated an
electoral ticket and also put Newlands in
nomination for Congress.
In Hanover county all the Democratic
members of Fork Church Alliance are with
drawing from the order on account of the
political turn affairs are taking. They
comprise the majority of the membership,
and include some OF the most thrifty and
substantial citizens. All sympathize heart
lily with any sound, well directed move
ment tending to benefit agriculture, but
think that the farming interests can best
be protected through the medium and SUI
premacy Of the greatest peoples party the
world has ever seen-Democracy State and
National.
Capt. KoIb, late candidate for Governor
of Alabama, and Capt. Pollard, Demo.
cratic leader, had hot words at Montgom-
cry last week in which Kolb was called a
liar and Ko'b struck Pollard, who after.
wards asked Kolb if he would give him
that satisfaction due from one gentleman
to another, Kolb turned Oh his heels. Trou.
bic is feared between them.
Secretary Foster of the Treasury and
Secretary of War Elkins, are reported to
have each generously contributed S., 900 to
the Republican campaign fund, with the
stipulation that the money be employed
only to help the Peoples party to split the
solid South.
Fl. Clinton Wood has been nominated fol
Congress in the Ninth district by the Re-
publicans. He was formerly President Die
tenn OF the Senate and ran for 1t. Governor
in 1885 with Johns. Wise. Cllntwood, the
county seat of Dickinson county, was
named after him.
Mr.. Blaine in a letter from Bar Harbor.
dated Sept. Sd, and addressed to Chairman
Manley of the Maine State Committee
makes his contribution to the campaign.
He makes the brunt OF his attack on De.
mocracy along three lines-McKinleyism
Reciprocity and the State Bank system.
After Il hot contest in the 18th West Vir-
ginia State senatorial district, Hon. John
b. Finley received the Democratic nomina.
ton, Which is equivalent to an election.
He is son of Rev. Dr.. Geo. w. Finley OF
Thinking Spring church.
Fred Douglass wants the races mixed and
wants also dictatorship, and says he is
working with the Republican party because
it is the best instrument to secure these
ends.
Democratic leaders are pleased at the
prospect of the nomination of a straight
Republican ticket in North Carolina. They
think this would insure the State for Cleve
land and the Democratic ticket.
At the democratic congressional conven
ton for the Fourth district, held at Farm
vile Tuesday night, the Hon. James F
Epes Was renominated by exclamation
amidst wild enthusiasm.
Robert Snavely ,Ethe Third party NOMINEES
for Congress in the Ninth district, has de-
clined. s. H. Newberry, of 'sthe big four, ,
will run us an independent.
Governor Peck, the author of peck
Bad Boy" has been re-nominaied for Gov
ernor by the Wisconsin Democrats.
Hon. Geo. D. Wise, M. G.. for the Rich
mond district, was re-nominated by ACCLAIM
alton in that city Tuesday.