Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-11-04

to so,,c gentlemen requesting hIn TO ran, and
whose vote appropriated q nomination.
Il trust you will concur with me, that l am
in honor bound, under the circumstances, to
abide By and stand to the nomination.
N. K. TROUT
Strange that Nlr. Reynolds does not feel
himself in honor bound to stand by the
nomination but he does net, and Ialeave that
to the people
As appropriate to this question. give the
last ballot and closing scenes of the convention
ELEVENTH BALLOT.
Coz
She1fey Us
HMr. Harris on the 18th ballot, having re
ceived the majority of the Whole Conservative
vote of the district, the chair announced him
as the candidate of the conservative party to
represent the 9th Congressionabe district Of
Virginia in the Congress Of the United States.
mir. Meade, Of Frederick, said he bad stead
ily voted against Judge Harris, bat as he, was
fairly the nominee Of the party, he moved
'sThat John I. Harris be declared the unani-
nous nominee of the Convention, which mo-
ton was seconded by BIZ. John n Opie and
W. A. Burke, Of Augusta, and adopted by
the Convention.
loud and repeated calls were made for Mr.
Harris whereupon he advanced to the stand
and was introduced to the convention by the
President as the next Congressman from this
district. Judge Harris addressed the Con-
vention, briefly, and his remarks were greeted
with loud applause. After Judge Harris had
concluded, the President, Major Hunter,
Judge Harris in the Vireinia Legislature dur
ing the war and that while he had not voted
for him in the Convention, he would cheerful
" SUPPORT him and that his cou3tg would do
the same.
The other charges Of this circular are too III
significant to notice except the Certificate Of DR..
McChesney, which is given undr my hand
at Stanton this 26th day Of October, 1870 "
Judge Sheffay' S certificate replies TO that
STAUNToN, Nov. LIST, 1870.
Hon. JNo. T. HARR1s-~Dear Sir You have
shown re q certificate signed by DR.. VIM. s.
McCheSney and you requested rue to give you
correct version Of the matter referred to by Dr.
McC. Dennis Harris, colored man, was a ten
ant Of mine The night before the Election Oh
I had passed the shop OF Dennis Harris, whom
wished to see, as / knew he was opposed to the
odious clauses Of the Constitution, submitted to
a separate vote, and had called him to come out
on the pavement Before he came, l saw you
coming towards mel did not, in the dark at
first recognize you as soon as [ did SO, adj
vanoed to meet you, and we engaged i'll some
conversation about your trip to Lexington, from
y
asked me how things were going in Staunton.
l remarked that there were injurious rumors
about meetings of Radicals in your behalf and
putting your name on the Radical ticket. Just
at that moment Dennis Harris, in answer to my
call made before l you, came out of his
shop and walked up to the point where we were
standing. AS he advanced he seemed TO recog
nize you, and said, Judge Harris. you are all
said to Dennis, Il do not object to any body
voting for me, knowing how L stand words
to that effect. [ then spoke word two to
Dennis, and sent him back to his shop. You
then turned to me and said, this thing might
hurt me in the Election if it was known-dont
mention tit might be misunderstood" l told
you it should not be spoken of so as to pref udce
your Election, as | consider the circumstances
such as to give the interview something of q con-
fdential character, at least to the extent Of re-
curing me to keep it to myself until after the
Election,s You disavowed any utilization with
the Radicals. L did not speak of the matter
til after the Election was over, when in q COM
pany Of gentlemen, l mentioned it as good
joke, and, at the same time, as question Of
riosity, as to whether my promise not to tell was
or was not binding on me, as was Mines
man. did not regard the matter as of much
Importance. as you promptly disayowed any
connection with the Radicals, and / have always
regretted saying anything about it as it was liza
bic to be, and undoubtedly has been, misunder--
anything in DR.. McChesney's presence or else
where, to the effect that Dennis Harris said that
the valley Vrginian'' was engaged in printing
the tickets, or that you had requested your name
to be placed on the Radical ticket or that they
would be ready for you in the morning. The
Doctor has doubtless confounded what | said
had told you were the rumors, with what / said
Dennis had said to you. As before stated l was
telling you what the rumors were when Dennis
came up Yours &c,
HUGH W. sHEFFEY.
The substance Of the whole OF that is that
Dennis Conservative colored man with whom
Judge Shelley was comforting to procure his
services against the Objectionable clauses said
he had my name On his ticket, and | replied
Il do not object to any body voting for me-
knowing how stand' That shows I was a
Walker man, and if be voted for me knowing
that fact | had no objection IF these gentle
men wanted to be fair, why did they not apply
to Judge Shelley for the statement?
These same men issue another circular, say
ing Rockingham will give 1000 majority tor
Reynolds, aud the whole lower part OF the dis
trict will do the same. There is no truth in
this statement. The whole press, with one
exception, has my name at their head. There
is no division in that part Of the district but to
show how much weight is to be given to the
statements OF these men, [ copy from the pro-
ceedings OF q meeting, which the said Woodson
and Haas desired in Highland to repudiate the
nomination Of the Convention, and pat Wood
Sttk ~ tAtS lt&cHs ICY OdiiCN ihGGklH5 tS
ijsapprove the nomination, but it was SO dis
courteous SIS to ''disapprove'' them, and ap-
prove the nomiUatiGu.
At meeting Of considerable portion Of the
citizens Of Highland county at the Court House
on the 2Gnd inst, John ". Myers was called
to the chair, and John ". seybert appointed
Secretary.
''rhe following resolution was offered by G. q,
Haas:
1.sso.eed, That this meeting disaptsscceA the
action OF the so-called Harrisonburg Congress
ional Convention and will not support its nom
inee.
''2nd Resolced, That this meeting have fal
confidence in the Conservatism of John G.
Woodson, ard will support him Or any other
Conservative man fer seat ia Congress-
sWhereupon, the following substitute to the
foregoing resolution was offered by Mr.. VIM.
w Fleming.
sResozued as the opinion of this meeting, that
a majority Of the people Of Highland county,
will abide the decision of the Congressional
Convention lately held in Harrisonburg, and
that it is inezpedient to make apy other nom-
nation at this time.
1.-THE substitute was supported by Mr.. Elem
ing in few appropriate remarks and was a.