Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-10-14
most other claims Of its kind. IS not true


sumers throughout the country.
At the meeting of the National Associa-
tion Of Democratic Clubs in New York
city last week, DR.. NJ. r. Lcverson OF Char
lottesville, R. N. Harper, Secretary of the
Virginia Association in Washington, and a
dozen other members of the Virginia dele
CATION to the National Convention
of Democratic clubs, called upon MI.
Cleveland at the Victoria hotel, and
Dr. Leverson presented him with a
beautifully carved hickory cane cut
from tree growing over the grave Of
Thomas Jefferson at Monticello.
Wayne MacVeagh, who was attorney
general in President Garfeld's cabinet
writes q letter to the Secretary OF the Mas
sachusetts Republican club announc.n ing his
intention to support Cleveland i'll the com
ing campaign. He con oludes as follows:
s'As I believe that the true welfare of the
country would be promoted by Mr.. Cleve-
land IS election, it is my duty to vote for
him; and as recall the capacity, the iidel-
ity and the courage with which he has here
tofore discharged every public trust COM
mitted to him, it becomes pleasure"
General Malone had Il long conference
with Chairman Carter of the Republican
National Committee, at the Plaza Hotel,
Saturday evening on the situation in Vir-
GINA. General Malone submitted ascheme
which includes a deal with the Farmers
Alliance or Peoples party. Mahones plan
gressionai candidates and to support the
Third party candidates in each congress
sional district. Then the Farmers ALI
ance people will reciprocate, he believes, by
supporting the Republican electoral ticket.
Senator Hill viii be in Lynchburg on the
Doth, and will speak at the Fair grounds
while the agricultural society is III progress,
and on the evening of the same day will ad-
dress q political meeting in one of the large
tobacco warehouses of the city. AS this is
to be the only appearance of Senator Hill
in the State during the campaign, it Will be
made the occasion of q great demonstration
by the people of Lynchburg and the sur
rounding ,untry. Clubs from Roanoke,
Danville, Charlottesville and other points
will be in attendance.
Congressman VIM. L. Wilson. of West
Virginia, spoke in Lynchburg Wednesday
night OF last week to one OF the largest and
most enthusiastic crowds that has been
seen there for years. Friends tobacco
warehouse. on Church street, being packed
with people, and the applause was deafen-
ing. Mr.. Wilson was escorted to the ware
house by the Fltz-Lee Troop Of Cavalry,
the Artillery Blues and the Democratic
clubs of the city. A great many ladies
were in the crowd and they applauded the
speaker with as much vigor as did the men
Gen. Stevenson has returned from a visit
to Ohio and is greatly impressed with the
enthusiasm and earnestness of the Demo.
Gratis OF the Buckeye State, and is more
thoroughly than ever convinced that Ohio
will vet give Democratic majority. Gen.
Stevenson did not attend the Nationa
League Clubs meeting in New York city
He began his series of speeches in Illinois
| by delivering an address at Elgin on Tues
| day, Oct. 18th.
MacVeagh, Gresham and Cooley are moi
men to abandon aparty for light causes
| They do it only b,cluse they know it to be
on wrong ground and advocating doctines
that are against the public welfare. The
Republican party has not had three bright
Ell intellects, and their concurrent judg
ment that the Republican doctrines of the
day are fatally erroneous cannot but have
great weight VITA the thinking voters il
every part Of the country.
Col. John G. r. Lewis, Peoples party
candidate for Congress in the 18th district
and MI. j. I'll. HObson of Powhatan. spoke
at Winchester the 30th ult., for the Peo
pies party. The speakers were introduced
| by Mir. Parks STROBE. the only Third party
man known in the county. While the
meeting had been well advertised through
the county and city, the largest number
present by actual count was 2S, which fell
to 16 before its close. Little interest is
felt in the Third party movement here.
| MI. James Mcdonald, of Fredericksburg
Va, heretofore staunch and prominent
Republican, announced Saturday that he
would no longer support that party, but
would vote the Democratic ticket in the
coming campaign. The tariff, force bill
and other planks in the Republican plat
| form are the main causes Of his detection
the attempt to lead the Republicans int
| the Third party camp had Its influence.
If MI Cleveland had written a volum,
in favor Of the necessity of Democratic
unity and organization he could not have
said as much as he did in the one sentence
"Unorganized coed intentions and idle pa
| triotic aspirations cannot successfully con
| tend with the compact forces of private in
| terests and greed" That tells the whole
story.
| Ex-Mayor VIM. r. Grace of New York
in behalf OF himself and the anti-snappel
| organization, has made a contribution to
| the Democratic national campaign fund OF
| 100000. The members of the national
committee are much gratifed at this
prompt response to the appeal for campaign
| funds published recently. Other large con.
| tributionS are expected.
A dispatch from Jeffersonville, Indiana
says that Judge Columbus B. Harrod, a
well known Indiana lawyer and a strong
Republican, having been the nominee fol
Congress of his party few years ago, has
| publicly announced that he would vote the
| Democratic ticket next month. The tariff
| question was the lever.
Park Agnew, postmaster at Alexandria.
has declined to accept the congressional
nomination in the 9Th district. Hon. E.
E. Meredith will lie elected by a large ma
jority. Nh. Agnew's head is level in de-
Ginning the empty honor of nomination