Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-08-26
WIN. S. HERR,
JEo. A. BLUME.
a. G. NAuPIN,
Wu q p,o1rr

TM ". DROWN,
II any further proof were necessary, it i.
found in the letter of Rev: :. P. Phelps
which is AS follows:
''My name was placed, very unexpectedly
to me, upon the Republican ticket making mt
appear as candidate for Congress for til,
sixth District. l au horized the Withdrawal
of my name from the ticket, but gave nj
authority to withdraw it in favor of Hon
John 7. Harris.
Staunon, Aug. 9th. E. P. Phelps
See what Dr.. Freeman, the acknowledge d
leader of the Republican party in Rockbridge,
says:
| Judge Harris Great injustice was done
| you here on the day of election by the cir
cuation of false reports. So far as Rock
| bridge was concerned, the facts were these
| The Republicans would not have voted be
tween yen and Mines in :his county, but for
The fact that thu pol ticians Of the Conserva
tive party would not let your name go on
their ticket This fact alone made most OF
the Republicans vote for you. II your name
had been adopted rs the Conservative candi
date, we wou,d doubtless; have voted for Mil
mes. I am alone responsible for the tickets
printed as to Congress, and substitution Of
| the name of Judge Harris for that OF DR..
Phelps upon such as were voted for YOU -
We voted for ycu on your public record.
knowing you we're for The Walker ticket
without any pledge direct or indirect to the
contrary. We had no candidate Of our own
and had to vote between you and Mines aud
these reasons alone decided our actions here.
JOHN H FRsEMAN.
In Rockingham, where | reside, Wells re-
ceived 498 votes and 4J3 we're cast Cor Rev
Phelps. In Warren, Wells 1874 Phelps 1874
Frederick, Wells 81; Phelps $685. Harris 6,
Clark, Wells 453; Harris g. phelps vote, ii
any, have not seen Thsse figures show in
these two last counties, casting 1898 votes,
only received 8, or as one report says, II
votes, whilst Wells received in the game
countiss, 1872. votes This conclusively dis
poses of the charge that l was in collision
with the Radicals Of Winchester
1t seems needle IS to add other proof to a
proposition already SO clear. But l will
give the general result thus: Walkers vote
O45-mne and his combined is 1888 Thus
showing that our combined vote but little ex
ceeds Walkers
In nine counties ont of twelve the figures
show | received but a small Republican vote
In some counties perhops not one And here
Al my own precinct they threw away the vote
all day for Dr. Phelps, who was not a candi>
date, while the Conservatives were excited and
exasperated because ''Harris had Joined the
Radicals and were putting their ballots in
the same box for my opponent But then
Harris name was on the "Radical ticket at
some places In regard to that l have only
to say that my position was precisely like
every other candidate from Walker down,
land so announced nyself,) that my views
being known, | wanted all the legal votes
could get. knew some Republicans would
vote for me, and | knew under the new law.
they could only vote for me by putting my
naae on the ticket or ballot. knew equally
as we'll that would not be voted for by them
as party, and that large majority would
vote against me, and the record now shows
that to be correct.
The only ground on which a respectable
opposition to me could be organized was Ibis
| was ineligible, and Radical would run
and claim the seat on q minority vote. AU
other aryasents and opposition failed, hence
those opposed to me We're determined TO have
a "Radica1 candidate" with view of pro-
ducing the necessity of electing one who
could take tie iron-cldd
When / learned Rev. Mr.. Phelps ,ras no
candidate it became my interest and duty to
let the people know that fact, and sent no.
tees of it to many of the most prominent Con
servatives in the District. so that the people
could be left free to choose between my
opponent and myself, uninfnenced by the
terror of a .sRadi al candidate" This was
terrible in me to make known q .fact but all
right in my opponents to announce Jenkins,
Maupin, and anybody they chose as candidates
when such was not the fact F
II any were honestly laboring under the
| hat h. kr,,D
have convinced them that the same was
without foun iation, except in tbs motive to
CRAFTY bad passions and to promote Ultimate
" the political ambition of usher&