Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-08-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

AHo DeiuoCIdtlC CONGRESSIONAL COUVeu-
ton of the 10th Virginia District, which
met OF Buchanan on Thursday last and .re-
nominated Hon. II. st. George Tucker,
adopted the following resoIutiOns:-
1st. We, the democrats of the Tenth Con
gressional District of Virginia, in Convention
assembled, hereby endorse the action of Gro
yer Cleveland, Presidentof the United States,
the brave. fearless and honest upholder of
the rights of the American people.
end We endorse the National Democratic
platform adopted at Chicago in 1892.
3rd. And we endorse the course of the Hon
Il. st. Geo. Tucker, our present Representa-
| tive in Congress, and especially do we en-
dorse his advocacy of the joint resolution re-
Gently passed in the House of Representa-
lives for the election of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote OF the people, and his
most able efforts in repeating the Federal
Election laws.
| ith We congratulate the Demo cratie Con-
gress on its gallant fight for a reduction OF
the iniquit0uS tariff, and regard the results of
its efforts as a long stride in the right direc :
ton.
Mr.. W. e. Harris, the gentleman from
Dickinson county, who was the author Of
the bogus telegram to the Bristol Conven-
ton, and which, it is claimed, defeated
Hon. james Marshall, explains the whole
transaction:
Big Stone Gap, w., Aug. 11.-Editor Bris-
tel Courier The Dickinson county telegram
| was written by me. The idea was conceived
in spirit of fun on the part of myself and a
| friend from Wise county, our intention being
to perpetrate a joke On the gentleman to
whom the message was addressed, who knew
nothing Of its bogus character nor did any of
| the delegates from Wise county know there
of. had not the slightest idea that the tele-
gram would be considered by the committee
on credentials, not the remotest conception
that the execution of this joke involved any
ones rights, OF the serious consequences
which followed. l will write you detailed
statement of the whole affair, and until
then l ask, and ask earnestly, that tn
public suspend Judgment in the matter
W. E. HARRIS
The Richmond correspondence the Pc
tersburg lndex-Appeal says: General
James A. Walker, who WAS nom mated
by the republicans Of the ninth district,
was lieutenant governor under Holiday s
administration. He Was a candidate for
the democratic nomination for govesno
When it went to Fitz Lee. Walker fos
some reason did not think he WAS treaties
properly on that occasion and has neve
since been i'll sympathy VITA the democrats
He had an idea that Richmond WAS largely
rnCpOOS HE For his IAfnaf ,n1 nj
him that he did not visit this city from
1885 until 1891, when he came here to make
tie address at the unwilling of the A. P
| Hill monument. The general is an able
man, "a good stunper and will max it live
| ly in the ninth"
Democratic primaries by precincts were
held in Rockingham county Friday to eject
congressional candidates. At Harrison
burge the delegates were Instructed to sup
port the denomination Of Congressman.
Turner Resolutions were also adopted
sharply criticising the conservatives OF
the Senate for their action in substituting
the German bill for a more democratic
measure of tariff reform. Congressman
Turner is an earnest tariff Performer, aud
his denomination OH the both instant Icy
reclamation is I. foregone co nclus OH.
w. Y. Atkinson, the Democratic candi
date for Governor OF Georgia, is known as
the Wagon Boy of Coweia. because he
earned tie money to pay his school exren
ses 10y hauling wood every Saturday for tie
people Of Coweta, in which village lie was
born. A lithograph Of Atkinson ill his
rough woodsman S clothes aud standing By
his wagon is one Of the pictorial features
of the campaign. Atkinson is a lawyer 10y
profession, but a man of small fortune.
Messrs. Tucker and ost opened tue con
gressioiial campaign in this district by a
joint discussion at Amherst Court house
Oh Monday. There was d large crowd o;lt.
and both speakers were given respectful
attention. The crowd WAS largely with
Tucker, but did not hesitate to applaud h is
adversary when he said a good thing. The
discussion was pleasant and courteous
throughout.
The bills to put sugar, coal, ore and barb
ed wire Oh the free list were reported from
the Senate finance committee Monday, most
of them with amendments. Sugar, For ex-
ample, was to have 40 per cent. ad >yalorem
duty aud no ''differential." OF protection
for the refiners. AT the same + me the quo
rum disappeared.