The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-11
ConveRtsen;&O Peonacso tsae Extension
5 i OF tne valley Railsoad.


OF the valley HaiIsOad. s3s
Reported for the Dispatcb.3 81
SrAukTos, September %, 1874.
Last winter al unsuccessful effort was
made by the people OF the Valley to obtain
| from the Legislature charter for the exten.
sion DC The. Valley railroad from Salem TO
some point on the line between Virginia and
Tennessee. The senator's and members OF
the House Of Delegates along the line OF
the Valley road and the proposed extension
held meeting q! the Capitol during the ses-
sion of the Legislature, and recommended
that the people In the counties interested
should hold meetings and elect delegates to
q convention to be held in Staunton to dis.
cuss and determine what course they desired
their representatives in the Legislature to
pursue. In response to this call some OF
those counties elected delegates. who assem-.
bled here at 10 O'clock this morning.
The following accredited delegates were
reported entitled to seats: 49,;
Rockingham.--Robert A. Gray and George
d. Grattan. 5 a.,
G,les.-A. 81. II. Stuart and Hugh ".
Shelley. *s35 ~ 49, = Sa-iS
/ Wyihe.-s. Il. Newberry and Hugh W.
Shelley. gli5 :f-.h i
Craiy.-J. w. Marshall, "A. Mccartney; and
J. p. Crist,t. s. .,>s =; rs, :
Botetourt.-J. j. Allen, T. C. Morton, and
William L. Patton. ,.si.ss.,'.1
Russell and Wise.-J. F. McIlhenny.
Frederick William l.. Clarke, Holmes
Courad, and John N. Mills.
Rock6ridse-HughF +. Lyle, j. T., Patton,
j. ID. Morrison, j. l.. Eubank, and seven
others.
Tuze,reu.- H. Newberry.
Bands. II. Newberry aud S. W. Will.
lians.
Shenandoah H. II. Riddlebarger, j. B.
Strayer, j. c.. OFT, j. L. Campbell and twenty
others. ~ 80
Judge J. j. Allen, of Botetourt, presided,
and Messrs. j. D. Morrison, OF Rockbridse,
and II. II. Riddlebarger, of Shenandoah,
acted as secretaries. The following were
elected vice-presidents W. F. Clark, of
Frederick s. H. Newberry, of Bland j.
B. Slayer, of Shenandoah; NJ. G. Hartman,
Of Staunton A. Mccartney, of Craig; J.F.
McIlhenny, of Russell; j. w. Beale, of Au-
gusta; JOAN Kelly, Of Allegheny; and j. w.
Barclay, Of Rockbridge.
Upon taking the chair Judge Allen said
this convention was assembled not TO war
upon the interests Of any section or any rail.
road. but to counsel together for the devel.
opement of the resources Of this section,
and thus aid in rcviving the prosperity OF
the Commonwealth He believed the Val
lev railroad would become great continent
tai highway. He believe that harmonious
action by the convention would secure the
charter, and none of the eastern cities would
| be injured by it. rso,,s- Il
As some OF the delegates entitled to seats
were not present, and many persons not ac-
credited were in attendance, Captain Nor
ton. OF Botetourt, proposed that commit
tee on credentials be appointed. This was
opposed by Judge Shelley, and asubstitute,
offered by Mr.. II. c. Allen, Of Shenandoah,
| that every person present whose residence
| ia along the line of the Valley road or the
extension might take part IN the proceed.
ings, was adopted.
Up to this time the proceedings were SO
smooth there seemed to be good prospect
that the business Of the convention would
be QUICKLY disposed Of, but now war Of
sharp words sprung up between Judge shef'
| few and Mr.. kiddlebarger, upon motion by
| the latter to appoint committee on creden'
,ials. Mr.. Riddlebarger said he thought that
the only way to decide whether the meeting
was q convention of authorized representa-.
| tiyes OF the people interested in the subject
| TO be brought before it, ora mere mass.meet
| ing in which anybody might participate
| Some counties had appointed delegates and
others had not, and this committee would
decide who had been sent by the people.
| lHere Mr. Fl. G. Harman interrupted the
speaker to suggest that the meeting take re-
cess until 4 7. NJ, as the delegates from
Rockingham had not arrived, and she had
tcleeraphed them to come by the O'Clock
train.']
| MIR. Riddlebarger said, eyes, you have tel
egrapbed, and suppose Robert Garrett and
W. +. Keiser will come"
At this, Judge Shelley sprung to his feet
and made some very severe personal thrusts
at MIR. Riddlebarger, who, he said, he sup
| the meeting, and minated that he was the
representative Of General Malone.
Mr.. Riddlebarger replied that be was not
opposed to the Valley extension, but a:
Judge shefiey, the paid attorney of John
Garret, had diverted the discussion to per
sonalities, and had singled him out as q mark
| for his venom" he mast devote himself tt
the question whether Judge Shelley was the
representative of Garrett, or Riddlebarger o
| Malone; which he proceeded to do IN caus
tic style, and concluded by saying
no man, here or elsewhere, whatever
bis age or station, should ever AGAR
link bis name, in any such sense, with that
of General Malone, without being held per
sonally responsible, for I, said he (pointiDe
to Judge Sheffey), do not wear the collar Of
any railroad king.
Judge Shelley, after expressing his regret
| that be had misunderstood the first remark
| of Dir. Riddlebarger and his attitude towards
the extension, fully retracted his offensive
language and the speck Of war vanished.
A committee was appointed to prepare
business for the convention. and recess was
taken until 4:30 P. NJ. Upon rea>sembling
the committee reported long preamble, get.
| ting forth the necessity and the justice o,
the extension, and resolutions lnstructing
the senators and delegates from the counties
interested to vote for charter to the valley
railroad to continue it's road from some suit