The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-11-03
AUGUSTA.
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Under this caption boter from the Con-
sentative party and an alder Of the Radicals,
appears in the last Spectator. It is evident
he does not care what becomes Of the Con
sentative party, so that he defeats its nomi-
nee. He seeks to justify himself by saying
that Harris once beat Jas Fl. Skinner, nom
inee. g Augusta knows the cases are en-
tirely different. In 1857 the Wings of Au
gusta held a meeting at their January court
and by resolution declared they would not
run a candidate. Every Democratic paper
in the District came out against Convcn-
ton and invited aspirants to pitch IN. Mr..
Skinner and the lamented General Harman
announced themselves. Harris followed and
after the canvass had been made in every
county in the District and it became certain
that Harris would be elected the upper end
being divided between Skinner and Hartman
and the lower end for Harris, then the friends
Of Skinner began to call for Convention
Rockingham and Shenandoah then represent
ing majority of the whole Democratic vote
Of the District, by large public meetings,
said their was no necessity for Convention
Then the friends of Convention" not
the people held Convention and nominated
Skinner. Harris and the party generally
said before the Convention, we will have moth
ing to do with it. Harris said in speech in
Staunton, that Skinner might go to the Con-
Oention, he would go to Congress- In this.
Rockingham and Shenandoah the large Dem
ocratic counties, sustained him two to one.
Now, how about the late Convention 1t
was called by Hon. j. B Baldwin and J. H.
Williams, Esq, District Committee Every
County acquiesced and appointed delegates
All hands agreed to have the Convention and
abide by it. 1t was held and the fullest and
largest ever held in the District. Every gen
tleman whose name was before it Except
Reynolds and Woodson) says abide by it. The
scholar and soldier, COL Moore, Of Clarke,
says, good faith requires all to support the
nominee" N K Trout, the sterling gentle
man and patriot, writes " we must support the
nominee" Col Word, of Botetourt says the
same and so on through the whole list.
If it were " treachery" in Harris to run
against Convention not called by majority
Of the party and with which he said he would
have nothing to do, it must be crank treason"
IN Augusta to oppose Convention. regularly
called and demanded by every body in the
party. But this is not a question of Harris
aud Skinner That matter was settled wears
ago and ought to have been forgotten and not
tahem to heart. But it is a question now of
life or death to the Conservative party and if
Skinner was its nominee Harris would be
found on the stump advocating his claims as
the Conservative nominee.
A Radical is in the field. He will poll
every vote of his party. Let the Conserva-
tive party divide-part stay at home and my
word for it, Gray will be elected. We cannot
count now on Walkers vote. Lewis with all
his white Republicans voted for Walker
They have all gone back tc Gray-thus ma
king our vote less and theirs larger
Let the party rot look to little things, but
to the common cause and rally as one man for
its nominee r.