Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-08-16
POLITICAL NOTES..

Nothing more clearly shows that offices
are to he hereafter filled, not through politi-
cal favor, but on the actual merit of the
man, than the fact that the United States
Civil Service Commission will hold an eX
animation at Washington on August 27
to fill the vacancy in the position OF State
statistical agent for Virginia and West
Virginia Department of Agriculture. The
applicant is required to be familiar with
general agriculture, and with the agricul-
ture, physical features, and geography OF
Virginia and West Virginia, with arlth-
metic as especially applied to statistical
work, including problems Involved i'll the
metric system. and with the general sub
iect of statistics, including the preparation
and analysis of tables. Persons desiring
to take this examination will have to file
application at once with the Civil Service
Commission. Legal residents of Virg mia
and West Virginia are preferred. The
salary of the position is 5000 per annum.
Women will be admitted to the examina-
tion.
Richmond letter in Baltimore Sun :"But
few of the counties in the State have ap-
pointed time for holding democratic NOM
mating conventions. It is understood that
Senator Martin is quietly at work in the
interest of Senator Daniel. The hold-over
State Senators elected this year will partlcl-
pate in the choice of a successor to the
loft or in tho TTnitpd Senate -
The Democrats of Appomattox in elect
ing delegates to the Senatorial nominating
convention, instructed them to vote for NO
candidate who would not pledge himself to
support Senator Daniel for re election.
They also adopted resolution requesting
State Senator Hal. D. Flood to reconsider
his action declining to be a candidate fo1
denomination.
Ex-Speaker Crisp, himself a free silver
advocate. says that in London, SO far, he
does not find any interest taken in bi-met
| alism by the mass of the people. They dc
not seem to have been educated up to it.
The increase Of the membership Of the BIZ
metallic League there, which he was told
was very rapid, would, he thinks, be con
sidered very slow in the United States.
Washington letter in Alexandria Ga
zette: "Mr. W. 7. Lurty Of Virginia, q
pronounced republican. is among the visi
tors here day. He says if General Ma
hone would get out of politics and let the
republicans Of Virginia alone, they would
carry his State, but that as long as he poses
as their leader they will be impotent."
While the free silver Democrats of Texas
and Missouri have captured their respec
tive State conventions with ease, those OF
[owahave been as easily defeated. In Iowa
the convention nominated Judge Babb fol
Governor, and declared in favor of ths
State manufacturing liquor exclusively.
Augustus Loughborough Of Loudoul
county. Virginia has been appointed by
Collector Fitz Lee storekeeper and gauger
in the internal revenue service, vice Law
renee Brent of Fauquier, resigned, and is
stationed at Sisson S distillery, near Fair
fax G. H..
MI. J. T. Ryan of Loudoun, who served
as Speaker of the House of Delegates to
wards the close of the session, has beel
nominated by reclamation by the Demo
Gratis for re- election to the House.
The name of Nh. Vim. III. McAlliSter o.
Bath will be placed before the Democratic
nominating convention to take the place O.
MI. A. F. Withrow, who declines renom
nation to the House of Delegates.
| A Democratic mass meeting at Buen,
Vista, Friday night, endorsed Capt. J.. W
Talley as its choice for member of thu
| House of Delegates from Rockbridge.
At the free silver conference which begun
in Washington Wednesday. IL Southern
and Western States are represented
Senator Daniel represents Virginia.