Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
on Wednesday, VIM. C. Whitney having
declined the no ninetion, nominated Sena-
tor David B. ill by reclamation for
Governor.
The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Gazette rays: IA Virginia
Republican here to-day says he places no
reliance upon the reported Democratic
detection in his State and believes she will
have solid Democratic delegation in the
next House. He says the Republican party
in Virginia was broken up by Gen. Malone
and has never since been reunited. If it
were at all efficient OF had any hope Of sue
cess, he says, it would not nominate such
men as it has in the 1st. Sd, and 9Th dis
tricts. But even if it were otherwise, he
says, great many negroes have left the
State in recent years; a great many others
have lost their faith in the Republican par
ty, and the Democrats not only employ
them, but have the machine.''
Judge Simmons who heard the contested
lnuil1CIpttl ClCCulOu C0oC VI DOU-
etourt, has rendered his decision setting
the election aside. Among other grounds
was one that the election constable violat-
ed the law. 1t seems that people outside
would give the ignorant voter list of the
people they wanted him to vote for, and the
constable would accept the list and make
out the ballot accordingly. The constable
also fixed up ballots for men who could
read and write, and went into the booths
with voters when they did not request him
to do SO.
Secretary of the Interior, Hoke Smith, is
speaking in Georgia in opposition to the
free coinage OF silver at any ratio, unless
the parity of the two metals is maintained.
Fleming G. Dubignon, ex-President of the
Georgia Senate, is canvassing the State on
the same line. Both are having great
audiences.
Ex-Sheriff Southwark Of Henrico coun-
ty, has been nominated by the Republicans
for congress in the Richmond district. The
Republican congressional committee of
that district publishes card repudiating
him as candidate and saying that the
convention met without any authorized
call.
The campaign in the 9th district is get
ting the old Democrats out. At Hillsville,
Carroll county, when Daniel and Swanson
spoke. there were present five old Demo
Gratis, every one over eighty years old, and
who had been voting the ticket over fifty
years.
Colonel Breckenridge sent letter to the
district committee asserting that MI
Owens plurality was obtained by fraud,
but declining to make formal contest be-
cause the divisions in the party that would
ensue would cause the election of a Repub
can.
John r. Massey met J. Hampton Hoge
in debate at Halifax e. II. Monday. The
parson IS speech may be inferred by his
opening statement that he represented Maj.
Otey who had gone to another part of the
district to meet his only real competitor
Mr.. Rucker.
The Ohio Democratic convention at Co
lumbus adopted a resolution declaring in
favor of the election of Senators 10y the peo-
pie. The action is regarded as an indirect
censure of Senator Brice. The platform
declares for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of is to l.
J. Thomas Goode of Mecklenburg, the
Pop. nominee in that district, has declined
the nomination in favor, it is alleged, of
the Republican candidate. The Pops. how.
ever. say they will nominate another man
in his place.
In an interview with Washington
newspaper man last Saturday, Gen. Malone
expressed the opinion that Virginia will
probably elect three Republican members
of congress. He did not name the ''proba
ble'' three.
MI. Charles A. Heermans of Montgom
cry, prominent Republican, writes to the
Lynchburg News predicting that J. Hamp-
ton Hoge will not carry a county OIL city
in the whole district.
Last Thursday Mr.. Yost spoke at Alton.
MI. Donald McGregor very intelligent
and recent Scotch settler in that neighbor-
hood, who is we'll known in Staunton, re
piled to him.
The Virginia Pops in the Richmond
district have nominated for congress G.. |
B. Jones Of Richmond, travelling agent for
a typewriting machine.
Allen w. Thurman, Jr., son of the ''Old
Roman" has been chosen chairman Of the
State Democratic Executive Committee in
Ohio.
ME-. Tucker will speak at Monterey Oct. |
81, aud Staunton Oct. 22d. He spoke in
Clifton Forge last hight. II. d. Flood
speaks in AlIeghany Oct. I'd.
At the Governor election last Fall
there were just AS Populist votes cast in
the Alexandria district, and 543 in tie
Rockingham district.
A Tucker Democratic club was organiz |
ed at Duena Vista on Monday night.
TIE NEWS OF THE DAY.
BY the Will of Isaac Clarence Marsh, the
deceased son of g. Y. Marsh il wealthy Chi |
a on hyoIpr the Prot Fri. al, a.