Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-10
Stauntu1t Spettatur.
TsGesd0u, October 10. 1871.
Plan of Conservative Organization.

Plan of Conservative Organization.
In compliance with the wishes of the Con-
servatives of this State, who felt that the re-
organization of their party was not only desi-
rable, but absolutely necessary, the Conserva-
tive State Central Committee called State
Convention of the party to assemble in Rich
mond on the Both day of August last. In pur.
suance of that official call, delegates duly
elected from the counties and cities of the
State, met in Convention at the time and place
designated. The Convention represented the
character, intelligence and patriotism OF the
Conservative party of the State.
The chief object of their assembling was to
agree upon that plan of organization which
would be, in the opinion of that body, the
most efficient in enabling the Conservatives to
"oppose and defeat the Radical party.
After full interchange Of views and calm
deliberatiou, on the second day of their SEES
sion, the members of the Convention "nana-
mouszy adopted the "Plan of organization OF
the Conservative party of Virginia.
The address of the Conservative State Com
mittee 70 the Conservative voters of the State,
concludes as follows:
"Above all, discipline yourselves strictly dc-
cordinq to the plan s0hich has been furnished
non: So in the hour of conflict, you will realize
the advantage of the movements OF regulated
army over the desultory and scattered efforts
of mob.
In compliance with this plan of organization,
Col. Jno. B. Baldwin. County and City Super
intendent, published in the journals of this
CITY, a call for "a meeting of the Conserva-
tives of the county of Augusta and the city OF
Staunton, to be held at Staunton on Saturday,
Sept. 10th, for the purpose of selecting COM
mittee of two from each Township and Ward,
and Superintendent for the County and City,
according to the plan of organization prescribed
by the State Convention.
In pursuance of that official call, meeting
of respectable numbers of representative men
from each Township and Ward. was held in
the Courthouse on the day designated, at
which, on motion of Col. Baldwin, Maj. VIM.
NJ. Tate was called to the chair, and Geo. A.
Bruce was appointed Secretary.
The following is an extract from the official
report of the proceedings of that meeting as
published in all the papers of this place.
"Mr VIM. A. Burke read to the meeting
the plan of organization adopted By the State
Convention and on has motion, ataoas UNAN-
IMOUSLY resolved that the Conservatives OF
the County of augusta and the City Of Stau'a-
ton accept said plan, and s0iU proceed to organ
ize and soork under at. -
The last Valley Trginian contains an edlto-
rial, column in length, devoted to hostile crit
icism of the Conservative State Convention,
violent denunciation of the plan Of organiza-
ton unanimously adopted by that body, and
emphatic denial that the Conservatives of this
county have directly or indirectly adopted thai
plan.
The character of the Conservative State
Convention needs no defense; this is not the
proper time to discuss the merits or dement's
of the plan of organization, and the fact de
MED by the Vtrginian is substantiated by the
action of the meeting of Conservatives held IL
the Courthouse on the.l6th Of September.