Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

maker has just had to pay $4,000 for all
election fund in Marion county. Indiana,
in 1892. While he was speaking there in the
canvass. being told OF the need of money
he hastily said borrow it and the National
committee would pay it. But it would mo-!
and Mr.. Wanamaker, after a long and
fruitless effort to have it paid by somebod.
else, has settled it with his own check.
The Maryland Senate stood Democrats
IA, Republicans II. Senator Bennett
(Dem,) of Carroll county, who was onl!
elected by IS majority. has died since the
electi and if the Republicans elect his
successor there will be tie, the deciding
vote of which would be in the hands OF W..
Cabell Bruce anti German Democrat.
Col. Catlett Gibson of Culpeper, who was
badly defeated by the Democratic nominee
for the House of Delegates. announces
through the Fredericksburg Free Lance
that he is out of the Southern Democracy
and will hereafter fight it. Like all men IL
similar awkward situation his denuncia
ton of the Democracy is very bitter.
Rev. A. z. Funkhouser abiding to the
fact that the Prohibitionists Of Rocking
ham ran a separate candidate for the Sen
ate, says in the State Republican that Il
was done to defeat him, and that 1.-The Pro
hibitionists of Rockingham have outlawed
themselves in public esteem"
An Ex-Master Mechanic at the Norfolk
navy yard, is a candidate for the postmas
tership of the House Of Representatives,
and says he has the support of Congressman
Walker of Virginia and other Southern he
publican congressman.
W. w. Cobb rep has served notice OF
contest on Eugene Withers OF Danville.
elected to the Senate by 2O3 majority. Mr..
Cobb wants the whole third ward OF Dan
vile thrown out on the allegation of fraud.
F. M. Parrish (Dem.) has served noticed
of contest on w. w. Flanagan elected to
| the Senate from the Goochland district
He alleges Irregularities in Powhatan
Goochland and Manchester.
Virginia Democrats were generally
asleep on November 5th, but not so il
Bath. That little county gave Rinehari
(Dem.} So majority. the largest he received
iii the three counties.
New York, Chicago, Pittsburg and St
Louis are fighting for the National Demo
cratic convention, which it is believed will
attract 800 900 people to the city in which
it is held.
The resignation of Democratic member
gives the Republicans the majority in thu
Kentucky legislature, and the chances to-
Senator Blackburn's reelection are nov
thought to be none at all.
Ex-Gov. Campbell of Ohio, is opposed to
third term on principle, and says: 81 d.
not believe that Mr.. Cleveland wants ;
third term, but if he did he could not ge
| it,"
Thirty-six Thousand New Jersey democ
rats refused to go to the polls at the lat'
election, 1877 900 of those in Pennsylvani;
did the same thing, and | So 900 of those Ill
New ork did likewise.
j. Haskins Hobson, State Chairman O.
the Virginia Populists, has issued call tt
them to begin organizing in the State fol
the Presidential election of 1896.
Senator D. B. Hill of New ork, is going
on the lecture platform, and will make hi
first appearance at Chicago December 9th
with lecture on Liberty"
| Mr.. George. Gorham, who was secretar.
of the q. S. Senate under the Malone com
bine, is candidate for the same position
now.
A st. Louis paper publishes letter from
Col. w. G. z. Breckenridge, of Kentucky
which shows that the Colonel is again
candidate for CONGRESS.
The Norfolk Pilot announces that OF
December I'd Col. VIM. G.. Elan, formerl
of the Richmond Wing, will assume edi
torial control of that paper.
John s. Wise, now of New York, j
strongly opposed to the denomination o
ex- President Harrison.
Of the denomination of President Cleve
land for third term, Senator Daniel says
sIt is the most absurd thing imaginable.
Senator Dariel thinks the coming sessio
of congress will be a long one.