Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-11-03
10 THE VOTERS
OF THE
SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
ON y-Jr,GISI
OF VIRGINIA.
OF THE

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FELLOW CIr1zaNs We dee N It due
10 the C&.scrva i've party OF the District
that they should ruiers:anl something
of the late so called Conservative Conven-
ton hell in Harrisonb. rig. and ~ The
reasons why its nominee SHOULD not be
supported by that party.
The Convention WAS held ut d :ImH when
the late disastrous flood had compellet our
people TO forget politics for the time, aud
when tue ordinary means Of travel were
broker up. Mol, of The counties were
fully represented while others were not
represented at all
The county of Botetoart had elected
pig delegates to the convention, only enc
Of whom attended, and contrary to the
known sentiments of his county, cast its
vote for john L. Harris, though instruct
ed BY his colleagues to vote against him
under all circumstances
Rock bridge elected iYe deleaa'es who
were Commute to vote against Nj IIar-
ris, none of whom succeeded IN rea thing
the convention, and two gentleman, with
out authority, were admitted into the
convention Of whom Dr.. Graham,
voted for Harris, while tie same DR.. Ora
BAN, claiming TO represent Allegheny
county, cast the vote of that county for
MIR. Harris, against the known sentiments
Of the people.
The counties CT Bath and Highland
were unpTcscnted but a Conservative
gentlemen from Highland presented him
self foc admission. who was ri cted when
it was a>ccrtained that he would lot vote
for Harr 9.
From one township in Rockingham
double delegation gas admitted, whereby
the voice Of he'truc delegation from that
township was stifed in the convention,
and they deprived of representation.
known radicals were admitted into the
convention, and Of course voted for Mr..
Harris.
The county of Warren was grossly mis-
represented, and the vote of that county
was cast against Giles Cook, ESQ, the
most popular man Of his county, and in
favor CT Harris.
Two delegates from Lee Township, in
Shenandoah, without any authority from
the people. were admitted into the con-
vention and voted for Harris Gu sever
al ballots, including the the last. the vote
Of ShenaE loah vas cast as unit for Mr.
Harris thus isreDresentiug several
townships in the county and practicing a
gross fraud upon the people.
Delegates were appointed at Stras-
burg at time when the food prevented a
fall attendance of the people of that
township, and they were not fairly repre-
scented in the convention. L is uanecessa-
~, howeTcr, to recapitulate so many spe-
cifc acts, when the convention is an adj
nlitted fraud and its nomination so mon
strous as to shock the Conservative heart
Of the district, and to preclude the posi-
bil;ty of his support by the Conservative
party.
Dir. Harris was ANONYMOUSLY defeated
il Ehis district last year, partly on account
of his refusal to support the Walker ti,K-
ct, and partly on accolnt of his compile
itY with one Rev. Nj. i'hclps and the
Radical party. Nosning has since occur
red to clar5e tne views Of our people in
regard to MIN. A nomination ean give
! t,m no strength. lie sought to break up
the Democratic party i'll 1858 by running
against its regular nominee, the gallant
and accomplished james II. Skinner.
whose honorable scars received in battle
attest his devotion to the section he deem
ed it his duty to serve.
HARRIS AS "CO-OPERATOR."
Mr. Harris is estoppol from claiming
any support as the nominee of coDvcn-
ton, even if it were fairly constituted
because he has never recognized in his
own case the action of party convention
He is a professional Office hunter and a
political freebooter-ready to cooperate
with any patty for the sake of Office 1t
is true, Mr.. Harris claims in his unmaH-
ed letter to Governor Letcher, (written
| for effect. as Letcber was known to he a
good Democrat,) to be u democrat Co
operating with the Conservatives This
is the best joke of the season, and lie is
the PRINCE of CO-OPERATORS, In
1858, he was Democrat cooperating
with the Wing party to defeat Col Skin
ner, the regular nominee, and to break up
the Democratic party. During the war
he was Estate Rights Democrat" CO.
OPERATING With the Upionists In 1865,
he was still Il Estates Rights Democrat. "
COOPERATING with the Radicals.
Pierpoint and Charles Lewis, and as re-
ward for cooperation received the Judge
ship from them and in 1869 he was still
a States Rights Democrat COOP
ERATING with Wells and the Rad ical
party to secure his election to Congress.
This is the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Observation-Disclosures Convention
and anti-convention for Congress
Mr.. HARRIS rs 4 PARDON
BROKER
If there was no other objection to Har-
ris, the fact that he was, in 1865, reg
ular PARDON Broker should deprive him
of the vote of the District The fact that
he charged FIVE HUNDRED DOL,
LARS in a number Of instances, for
obtaining pard0nes from the President of
the United States for POOR REBELS, which
were worthless when obtained, was an
outrage too grievous to be borne and
when he demanded and received from old
men like John Cowan of Rockingham,
eighty years Of age, who never participa-
ted and was not able to participated in
the war, the sum of $500. upon the
pretence Of obtaining pardon for his
rebellion, he forfeited all claims to any
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