The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-03
OUR HARRIsONBURG LETTER.
GRAND REPUBLICAN RALLY-coRPoRATIO
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND INCIDENTS.
HARRISQNRIIRG VA uc< Let 1oze

iAAisHAoo1>bOfSef, A, Aug. ISL, 1910
Editors Valley Vvyinian:
hotly contested by the friends Of the different can
dldates. me principal fight was over the office for
contest was exceedingly warm The friends
81 paepf rs were sangaine Of success up to
found that the entire Hayes was being east for
Hyde, as well as quite number of the more respec-
retain Hon. J. 2. Hyde as Mayor Tor one more term
Capt. Patterson il elected, would doubtless have
VIII be seem was very light. his emperance friends
If they had been permitted to have voted for him
Doubtless have elected him. Mr. D. II. VanP 1t,
contrary to the exp ectation of everybody, knocked
| the vote: "
For Mayor. JOS P. Hyde. 2so B. G Patterson $780,
For Reconsideration Bryan. 800.
| For TreaSurer-1eo s. Christie, 335.
| For Sergeant-A. j. Nichols, 35i
For Assessor s D. H. vanPelt, s5a. John T. Wake
Counc linen Samuel shacklett, VIM c. Harrison,
a. b Irick, A. NJ Newman, Chas. Escnman. VIM. NJ
Gay, Jacob Gassman, John Paul and f. A. Danger
| FIRST REPUBLICAN RALLY.
large and enthusiastic meeting Of the friends of
| Hayes AMI Wheeler was held in the Court Hall OF
| this place on Monday evening last. The hall was
voters; The greatest enthusiasm prevailed and at
late hour the meeting adjourned, the friends of
mig ats work hal been performed and more than than
confident that the vote in this county the nomi
lowest calculation fifteen hundred or nearly dou be
that cast for any Republican candidate in this
Douglass Gray: who stated the object OF the meet
ing TO be the formation Of Hayes and Wheeler |
ana Wneeler Upon motion VIM 2 Grove was de- |
ciarei secretary Of the meeting Dr. VIZ. J. Points
adopted at Cincinnati. After he had finished read
ing the PLATFORM he proceeded to read the letter of
hayes The letter Of acceptance OF VIM A. Wheeler,
the candidate for Vice President then read.
ine preamble and reSou tions OF the club then
read and adopted the full text Of which will be fuf-
nlshed the VIRGINIAN by the Secretary of the meet
The following gentlemen were appointed a com
B B Bolts. Reuben ballard. Giles Jackson and J.
l. Williams After consultation the committe re-
the committee being unanimously adopted :
D =; y Gray. esdent; Isaac w Bowman, VIM. J.
VIM. r. Grove, SC, ana John Donovan. treasurer.
:, during me absence OF this committee the crowd
Warren 8 Larty Capt Lurty commenced by ailu-
ding to the large assemblage present as Indicative
al affairs tours years ago with that Of day then
he saw as with prophetic vision the election OF s.
any the election Of Hayes He then enc naid
tribute to the coored people of the State
them Simply equality before the law. The Amer err
can people gays the coIored people the right vote
these rights, they should be educated. He then
6av a. teng hit At the Democracy Of the
would be il the old line Wings to leave them a
THAT tae IN PIE Of the
are out Of office and want to get in y There is
the Democrats true to their natural Instincts hold
all the offices in the State For nine years you have
and every solitary year you have been Increasing
state debt oyer one million dollars That is the kind
Where is Mayo and Coleman One in the penitenti.
AIRY, ne other on account of his F. F. v standing,
not an IL old I line Wing in the state would
reform He then demanded Ii E facts of one single
by any federal officer in the Western
OF virginia When the name and facts OF O I R
single case would be given him he would pledge his
honr to have a him unasr
VT WI Mden personally was good man. but it could
people by very questionable men. John Morrissey
49, a. ne oenied that MI Tilden was the great Re 81
Ease OF Boss Tweed he convicted by Republi- %
,an yqry ana allowed to escape by Democratic
n young voters. such an appeal as only can be
made mry by n or eloquent champion, Capt Warren
'oll will testify, next November.
IN response to calls, Col. A s. Gray spoke for
a. Col Co.'s health has unfortunately been the
'aSI rev months seriously impaired which proven or
Upon motion the roceedings of the meeting were fe
rdered to be publised in the VALLEY vIRGINiAS. 60
ornate Saturday night during the campaign. The pr
tiger for Hayes and Wheeler. i"s 04eefs anu
GA Thursday afternoon colored man of this place
AIMED Lewis Brown met with probably fatal ac-
ident under the flowing circumstances He was
rgaged hauling in wheat upon the farm of Rev MT
allender, near Mt. Crawford, anu whilst returning
0 the field in the empty wagon. thu board upon
'lich he was sitting broke in two. One end OF the
is stomach. He was thus impaled for several min
tes it requiring considerable strength to remove Fl
argicai attention possible was rendered by Drs
A number of attempts at burglary have been w w
oramitted in the past ten days, Among other Ga
Iessrs. H. Off, A. J. Wall and j. Cavenaugh and on e.
riday night last the store of A. Heller entered Ia
om. The money drawer rided Of what change Re
contained and an imesctua effort to force open CO
obbed OF S25 on election day. On
II your modesty will admit OF it, permit me to gu
D. Price, Real Estate Agent. by one of your sub
:rlbers residing in Wisconsin. Il have been a Nc
criber OF that most client paper VALLEY Ta
lRGINIAN and from series OF letters being pub e
sned IN it from your place have become some FL;
lg country The writer then makes enquiry OF | PI,
rice informs me, that it is a frequent occurrence
him to receive letters from parties having seen
ivertlsements in the VIRGINIAN. to-
The Den ocratic papers Of the county contained at
ouple loaded loud call for the unwashed and I'M me
ouse last Saturday evening form Tilden Ca az era
align Club socloek the hour published Alas! mi
lining flrst class item. We imagined Just how 70
rtain old line Wing Of this place would look intro
lclns the orators. Our minds eye glanced over s
lat noble array OF youth and old age represented
the Secretaries Of the me ting Y9n know they
ought we saw the Gen. Lee expression OF the ven
able editor OF the Register wreathed in genial
niles When the record OF Samuel J. Tilden was a
,cretarys table revealed most sngnIar metan,or 30a
aoss-the mention OF the name OF Bayard of Dola-
are caused broad grin to spread the entire Cat
&c of the Old Commonwealth. the first ripple of Ii
,od humored serenity that has there been shown Cal
nee the defeat OF Bayard, and the nomination of =
lat ''impracticable person. Samuel ]. Tilden. =
hen in imagination we listened to Col OFerras N
rnest eloq uence, equally distributed in favor of
den and O'Ferral. Capt. John Paul doomed up, NJ
it'll sleeves well pulled up to the elbows and was
rnest in his desire for reform. He too am told is
lxious to have change, both in the Presidential
lair and the representative from this district. Ed
Conrad, it was thought, would make his maiden ~
owd the mantle OF the Senator from this dis.
let. But in all this we were disappointed, there
aSn't any ratify in the Democracy. They didn't
semble worth cent, in short there was no meet -
6, hence am deprived OF first class item, and =
e Tildenites OF Harrisonburg are as yet demo- IN
LIKED. du
In compliance with the request of numerous ci- =.
e B. & o. r. R., Mr.. Averi, the Superintendent OF
e Valley line has made arrangements for an eX-
lrsion to the Centennial Exposition next month |
special train of the finest coaches owned by the II
& 0. r. R. will leave this place at O'Clock A. NJ. ~
Monday morning, September the 4th returning ~
vii r;,,a t6a fo,,, AL, -" the
the sights at the grand exposition. Fare for ~
e round trip $40 Is Arrangem being oi. ;
ERECTED to have reduced rates OF fare at the cele
.ated Exposition HOTEL adjoining the exposition n
ounds for those who desire to stop that holste
:, Parties desiring to go this excursion should
md in their to Capt Charles SPRINKLE, Agt s
made for all. A. huge enjoyable affair is con-
INFLATED and Mr., Ayerill is receiving the "unani-