Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-11-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

AS result of the latest election returns
the republicans gain five United States
Senators-two from Utah and one each
from Kentucky. Ohio and Maryland, and
the democrats lose three SenatOrs-One
each from Maryland, Kentucky and Ohio
None of these changes become effective,
however. until March 4. 1897, except in
the case Of the two Utah Senator's, who
will take their seats as soon as chosen.
Thereafter the numerical strength in the
Senate WILDE as follows: Republicans, Al,
democrats, 80; populists, 6: vacant, Della
ware,) total, 8S. If the Delaware vacan-
cy is filled by a republican, it will give a
republican majority in the upper branch of
Congress.
The Governor of Maryland has more
patronage than any other Governor in the
Union. He controls the appointment of
1890 office holders, including Secretary of
State, State Land Commissioner, State
Fire Commissioner, Adjutant General, all
the police magistrates of Baltimore, the
civil magistrates of the city, county Off
Gals, including many county treasurers,
county election officials. Liquor License
Commissioners, School boards and so on.
The Mayor of Baltimore controls about go
appointments ranging in salaries from
S., 900 year to $500 year.
AS if the Democratic party had not re-
ceived sufficient notice last week to stop
its foollshness, a conference of Alabama
Democrats was held at Birmingham last
Saturday, and moved thereunto by Sena-
tors Morgan and Pugh, resolved to make a
hot free silver fight inside the party against
Gov. Oates, sound money Democrat, who
is candidate for denomination. One
would have thought that Kentucky would
have served as warning, but it has not.
In an address to the republicans of
Buffalo, N. Y last Friday, Chauncey M. De
pew spoke at length of Buffalo's greatness
and paid warm tribute to two citizens of
Buffalo, who, he said, each in his time did
right; the one, ElDridge G. Spaulding, in
opposing limitless initiation of the currency,
and the other, Grover Cleveland. in pro-
tecting the honest dollar.
The lack of interest in the election last
week was SO great that in Rockingham the
poll books and ballots were on Wednesday
returned from Furnace 2. The expIana-
tion given was that the voters were too
busy shocking corn to attend the election
and no one could be gotten to serve as
judges or clerks.
The Virginia republican State commit
tee will meet in Petersburg on the 9th of
November to elect successor to General
Malone late chairman Of the committee.
Senator Brice, in an interview with a
newspaper reporter at Pittsburg, is quoted
as saying that the republicans are almost
certain to elect their nominee for the presi
dency next year. Mr.. German, Senator
Brice said, is not annihiated by his defeat
Latest advices show that the democrats
will retain control of the Maryland Senate,
but that the republicans will have big
majority of the Legislature on joint bal
lJt.
The President last week took the first step
toward putting fourth class postmasters in
the classified service by amending the civil
service rules.
John e. New said at Indianapolis last
week that recent events point to the elect
Ion Of Harrison as President and Bradley,
the newly elected governor of Kentucky.
us vice President.
The plurality of Rinehart Dem in AL
leghany over Nettleton (Rep) was II. and
in Highland s.