Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-03-19
FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 10, 1869.
The Republican Convention, which as

The Republican Convention, which as
scmbled in Petersburg last week, after q
noisy contention between ths.Wells and anti
Wells members, and after much labor and
travail, brought forth the following ticket
For Governor, Fl. IL. Wells.
Iieut-Governor, DR.. j. D. Harris,
(colored.)
For Attorney General, Thomas R, Bow
den
For Congressman at large, A. M. Crane.
There are various rumors as to how Wells
secured the nomination, one correspondent
stating that negro members, who had not
enough money to pay for meals and lodging
were suddenly darting around asking every
one to changs $40 Greenbacks for them.
Whether this is true or not, the anti ellis
men certainly euchered the Wells mon,
though thew held a full hand. They brought
forward negro and, by warming mp the
sympathies of his colored brethren, nomlna-
ted him by an overwhelming vote for the Of
flee of Lieut.. Governor. This piece of STRAIT
eey of the anti-Wells men, who had been
beaten in the effort to secure the nomination
of Clements for Governor, fully accomplish
ed the purpose intended and destroys all
chance of the success Of the ticket The
more moderate Republicans, those who can
not swallow the negro, ''wool, heels and
hide" are kicking up a row over it. and
have issued the following address:
To the Republican Purity Of Virginia:
We, the undersigned members of the Re-
publican party, and some Of us delegates to
the late Convention held in the city OF Pc
tersburg, dissenting from the action taken
and nominations made by that body, express
the following cause Of incurable dissatisfac-
ton:
That the nominations there made are Of
such a character as to render it utterly i'm
POSSIBLE to make the party successful In the
State and thereby secure the best interest OF
the country.
Now, with a view to the very best inter
ests of the Republican party and OF our
Commonwealth, and to the more permanent
establishment of this political organization in
the State of Virginia upon the broad princl'
ples of true Republicanism, and with fur
Their view to the reconstruction Of our State
and it. restoration to the Federal Union up
on the terms prescribed by the reconstruction
acts Of Congress, and in the solemn belief
that the existing dissentiors which have re-
suited from tue action Of the Petersburg
Convention will initiate fatally against all
these objects, impair the efficiency of the ex-
ist;ng administration of the National Gov
eminent. and finally eliminate in the disin-
teeration of the Republican party in the
State of Virginia we do hereby most earnest
" invoke your presence at Convention to
be held in the city of Richmond on the 10Th
day of April next. And the Hon. George
Rye, Franklin Stearns and w. Henry Read.
ESQ. of Richmond, Va. are hereby ap-.
pointed a committee for the furtherance OF
such Convention. They are authorized to
associate with them any gentlem an from each "a,
Conore ssional district Of the State The
whole to act as an Executive Committee.
The Wells party, report says, are also
sick of the ticket, with the name OF Harris
on it. and have made overtures to the bolt
ers to reconcile the matter by removing the
name of Harris from the ticket. This, we
learn, was respectfully declined, and that the
boilers have prepared the following ticket:
General Gilbert G. Walker, of Norfolk, for
Governor; John F. Lewis, Of Rockingham,
for observation-disclosures, aud James G. lay
lor, of Montgomery for Attorney General.
There is evidently positive split in the
Republican party of this State, which Is
likely to widen more and more every day, and
we should make the most Of it.
Some of our conservative" exchanges
speak of the ticket made out by the bolt
ers as {. respectable ticket. Do not be
deluded by this idea, men of Virginia. Both
Of the Republican tickets carry with them
the odious Underwood Constitution, which
will be none the less onerous and odlous,
whether enforced by the ''black-and-tans.'
or the ''respectables Stick to the ticket
which brings nought Of shame or dishonor
to YOU OF our beloved old Virginia. Stand
by the men who battled for your rights when
all looked darker than the present. Remem-
Der the noble canvass made by our bold
standard bearers, and "rally round' the flag
which they bore. inscribed with such names
as Col. Robt. E. Withers, Gen. Jas. Walk
r, and Col. Marmaduke johnson, and en-
bIazoned with the motto down with the
Underwood Constitution. You will thus
be true to principles and preserve your
honor and your self-respect intact, and Vir-
ginia's bright escutcheon will remain untarn-
shed by a single stain. Il may be said that
such course will continue military domino
ton in this State. In reply we say, better
that, thousand times better, than the obi
Gus Underwood Constitution, sapping the
very life blood of the proud old State and
her citizens. Better, thousand
times better that, than ruin under the rule
Of either ''respectables" Or "black-and-
tans."
The Richmond Wing, of the 9th publish
es the card of Dr. Geo. K Giliner, repudi-
ating the nominations of the Petersburg Con-
vention, of which he was a member and in
which he took prominent part 1t will be
remembered that on the 10Th, the Rich
mond papers published petition, presented
in the Senate on the previous Wednesday,