The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-07-27


GEN. ECHoLs AND COL. JAMES Ii. SKINNER.
Z, large meeting for the purpose of ratifyng
the st. Louis nominees was held in the Court
House on Monday last. 1t was largely attend
ed--thc room being packed, both gallery and
floor.
ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was called to order at - NJ. by
Gen. Echols who nominated as chairman w.
F. Smith, Esq, of Greenville. The Conserva-
tive editors present were appointed as secre-
taries.
On motion of Col Skinner, a committee of
pressive of the sense Of the meeting with ref
erence to the ST. Louis nominees. The chair
appointed the following: J. II. Skinner, A.
NJ. Bowman, Geo. A. Bruce. J. d. Craig and
A. A. Sproul.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
After some little pareying. gentlemen from
the different county districts retired to elect
delegates to the County Committee. The FOL-
lowing was the announced result:
lst Ward of Staunton-JoEn Echols ard J.
NJ. Hanger.
. 2nd Ward-W. A. Burke and S. 1ravers
Phillips.
Pastures-A. b. I.iglltner and S. Brown Al
len.
South Rivcr-Dr. T. w. Shelton and Absa-
lom Koner.
Beverly Manor-Janes Bumgarlner, Jr.
and Capt. f. A. Fulchcr.
ID
Gamble.
Midt;fe River-J. D. Craig and Charles S.
Roller.
Riverleads-A. A. Sproul and w. F. Smith,
This County Committee elected as its chair
man Capt. James Bumgardncr Jr. and as
secretary S. Brown Allen.
Gen. Echols then introduced
S. V. SOUTIALL
OF Albenarle, one of the delegates from this
district to the St. Louis Convention Mr..
Sonthall said, that rs one of the delegates to
the st. Louis Convention from this district. he
considered it his duty to give an account of his
stewardship while in attendance at that body.
He had gone as a co-deleSate with Col. Har-
man, and he would say that no man had dis
played more energy, and had worked harder
in what he believed to be the best interests OF
his constituents than had his colleague There
had been great divcrgency of views among
Inc Virginia delegation, and it was natural that
there should have been, for they held various
positions as to the availability of the candidate.
The speakers own first choice had been the
nj n1ay I,,tt J,a hoI 1ne, :
% the opinion of others in decming General
Hancock the man best suited to oppose the
Cincinnati nominees. After reaching St.
Louis and carefully surveying the field, he
lad found that Tildcn was the man to carry |
he State Of New York, and lead the Demo-
cratic party to victory in 1876. He had learn
ed whilst in Intercourse with representatives |
from all sections of the country, that the man !
who had reformed the corrupt State of New |
York, was the man who would carry balm to
;he sickening heart of The nation. He is more |
available than Hancock, for the reason that |
Hancock career rs q soldier of the regular
lrmy would have suffered when contrlsted |
with Hayes as a volunteer, for the first had |
,een educated at the expense of the Union and |
lc was simply doing his duty in defending it, I
whilst the second had left his quiet home and |
7ountecred. Tilden was
MORE AVAILABLE
han Thurman, for Thurman had been defeat I
I'd by both Allen and Hayes in the gubernato-
rial contests in Ohio. Tlden being nomina-
ted, it was natural that in looking around for |
4 candidate for the second place on the ticket,
Ill eyes were turned to the pet and idol Of the |
West, Thomas A. Hendricks. 1t is necessary |
to carry Indiana in October, and with two
Jeans Williams, there can be no doubt of it.
The candidates selected the Convention had |
wisely adopted resolution
REPEATING THE RESUMPTION ACT
"A measure which was in itself a fraud and |
lelusion, for there had been no effort made for
carrying into effect the provisions of the act.
It was repugnant to both parties. The Gin
,innati Convention had avoided the subject,
md thereby given the Democrats decided
advantage, for by the insertion Of the repeal
ng clause, the platform had been popularized
md the election in Indiana secured.
Had the Convention at st. Louis rejected
[iden, the Reformer recognized by men of
VI political shades, it would have been a blow
n the face Of that reform for which the whole
ountry is yearnng. He then referred to the
ings OF New York and the canal rings, which
e claimed Tilden had demolished. and said
hat il the great reformer could purge the ma
onal government as successfully as he had
urged that of his own State, his memory
'ould be cherished more fondly than that of
ne man who now occupied the White House.
lie CTilden) had reduced the taxes of State of
Jew York $1,000, 900 or one-half. What praise
'ould you not give to the man who could re
uce the taxes of the State of Virginia one
alf? A man who would accomplish that,
'ould be dear to every honest heart.
He did not come here to detrac5 from the ,
anne of the Cincinnati nominee. Gov HAYES
'as good soldier and Il respectable, honest
ian. But what had he ever done? He has
romiscd, bHt he has never instituted any re-
)rn. SO had Grant promised, and the coun-
Y has ring with the cry 'Let no guilty man 7
;capc, y but that cry had been interpreted ac- i
ording to Talleyrand's theory 'sthat words q
ERE male to conceal ideas, y no innocent heads I
'ere allowed to stand.-Henderson DYER r
raft, Yaryan, Jewell and Brstow. The dis +