The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-26
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS.

As some af our readers naynot bcar,yyare
OF the process by which this august body is
convened, we will give them II toYmuia of
ike summons which nas used in 1903. -.
Sicfhen X. Bradley was n Senator from
Vermont
:" Ia pursuance NJ the powers vested in
.ne ms president of the late con."atlon for
tie republican members of bath houses
oi congress, | deem il expcdient, for the
purpose Of nominating suitable characters
fer hr president aud vice.presdcnt OF the
United States, for the next presidential
election, H. cdh IA convention efthe said
republican members, To meet Mt thu sen
ate chamber, on Saturday, the eJd instant,
at an O'clock, 4. NJ. nj which time and
place your personal attendance is request
rdtc sid the meeting with your influence,
Information aud talents. Dated 1T Wash.
ing-en, this 10Th day of January, 1908.
STEPHEN X. BRADLEY.
Mr.. Edwin Gray, one of the members
of tie House of Representative from
Virginia, replied 10 ii in the following
terms:
'Sth--Yuur proclamation, dated the
18th inst. aud Addressed tWsnc, have lust
received and take the earliest moment
70 drclarriny ahhorrence oftae usurpation
oi power declared To be- srstcd IN yul--of
your mandatory style, and the object ceal
temPlatrd. deny that you possess any
right In eall upon the republican members
OF congress, ar ether persons nj this time
aud place, 10 attend "A caucus for the prrsi-
dental election. You must permit me 10
remind you that it WAS for far different
i'urposr for which my constituents reposcd
lhrr confluence IN me. | cannot ennscnt,
either IA an individual or representative
capacity, 10 countcnanc. by my presence,
the mdnight nlriSues of any set of men
Nl0 may arrogate 10 Themselves the right
(Which belongs only To hepcuplc,, of Sc
lcctIng proFer persons to I'LL the important
Offices of president and e-prcsidet:; nor
Ut snppos"fhatthe honest peeplel nf the
onlted States cam much lmjgvr suffer, in
silence, 50 direct and paIpablc an ,urasion
ulna the most impnrtnt and slercd right
belonging cXelusi, ely Ia them
EDWIN GRAY.
Stephen Roe hadiey esq
hr. Josiah Masters, rcrrescntdty,
from New York, affixed the following pla.
card on conspicuous place in Congress
! lIht.
In pursuance If Il similar power, 'rrst
vaNh me, with that assumed by Stephen
IL. Bradley, one of thu senate, contrary IL
the true principles of the constitution,
deem II eNpedicnt, for the purpose of moi
nominating any characters for president ~
wee president of the Quilted States, At III,
next presidential election, not 10 call Il
e"nventlon, alias eGueus. tn meet in the
srnatc chamber, or Saturday, the SD in
I'stant, Al 81. o'clock, Z. VI. at which tinn,
aud place the persona, attendance of the
shlu republican members is NOT requested
IN aid the unconstitutional meeting, soil
cited NY the said Stephen X. Bradley, and
at which time and place hereby request
Whey will not attend 10 aid and sanction an
Infringe nrnt Of one ofthe most important
features aud principles of the constitution
of the United States.
JOSIAH MASTERS.
Washington, Jan. 81, 1909
IL Will hr seen therefore that the hue and
cry Is not for the first time RAISED against
canc''s-and that ihuse who first resort
ed To the cspedl"nt new To the plea of ne.
rsSS'fy to justify them. .Nou. indeed, i, i.
deemed ny some STANDARD Of republican.
ISM oW upon such repubhcgnism, We
say.