Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-06-08

Richmond.
Hon. r. ID. T. Hunter, of Essex.
Gen. John Echols, of Augusta
Edmund Penileton, of Botetourt
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First-C G. &. Sinclair and 8. F. Gun
ter
Second William Lamb and J. B.
Prince
Third-John A. Meredith and T.
O'Bnen. ...
Fourth-W. 4. Hinton and W. H.
Mann.
Fitth-Thomas S. Flournoy and W
II Sutherland.
Sixth Thomas S. Bocock and Col
onel w. p. Johnston.
Seventies. V. Southall and M. G..
Hartman.
Eighth H. Z. Peytsn, S. G. Neale.
Ninth-W. M. Watts, and W. B.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
At Large-John w Daniel, of
Lynchburg, and F. w. NJ. Holiday, OF
Winchester. .,es. 20. ai 1858 st
First District-B. F. Bland.
Second--Thomas Tabb.
Third--A. M. Kelley.
Fourth--E K. Harris - ''r.
Fifth--John S. Penn.
Sixth--W. NJ. Cabell
Seventh--H. H. Riddleberger.
Eighth--B. Johnson Barbour.
Ninth-D. s. Pierce.
STATE CENTRAL CoMMITLEE.
First District. L. Malye. A. N.
Wexford, W. B. Taliaferro.
Second-John O'Conuor, John Il.
3ogart, Mann Page.
Third-W. T. Chandler, NJ. P. Han
dy, G. G. Buekner.
Fourth William Malone, F.. r.
Farrar, S. T. Coleman.
Fislh-H. II. Hurt, W. E. Simmons,
A. W. g. Nawlin. .....
Sixth j. B. Fickin, J. ". Johnston,
E. S. Hutter.
SEVENTH. B. Booth, W. A. Burke,
R. T. W. Duke.
Eighth-John T. Lowell, J. r.
STROLLER, Alexander d. Payne.
Ninth-H. G. Wood, J. G. Taylor.
A. B. Fulkerson.
GOVERNOR KRMPEKs REMARKS.
Mr.. President and FsUoao- Citizens
of the Convention It is with gratitude
and pride that l look over this vas
assemblage and accept this distiu guished
honor. shall show my right appre :
cistion of such a courtesy by not
eneroaching, but for smomsnt, on youl
valuable time. Nevertheless | would
not shrink, no man has right to shrink,
from any of the great responsibilities OF
this hour.
If we are wise to-day we will pref,
by the hard experience of the past, and
we will now do better things than we
have yet been able to do. We will
strip for the coming conflict by throw
ing off the membranes that have
heretofore hindered our movements
toward victory. We will waste no time
upon those abstract issues which divided
con.tructionists and casuists in the days
of old. We are bound to know that
during the last fifteen years the political
pendulum has left the point which
marks the doctrines of State rights, and
it has swung with violent force in the
direction of Capitalization. When and
hew far future reaction shall cause it
to swing back, and where it shall settle
at last, are not now practical questions.
We are powerless to start such a
reaction. It is not permitted to the
South to restore the equilibrium of the
Constitution. When the time arrives
for such work, it will be inaugurated,
not here, but by the State pride of
Northern commonwealth. In the
meantime, we are bound to know that
the resolutions of 1913 are not among
the living issues of this era. Let US
quit looking backw ward for no matter
what VS. d. as to the past, our action is
bound to be prevented to the mis-
construction and the detriment of
ourselves and our friends.
Let the South know, let the whole
country know, that Virginia leaves the
past alone severely that, forgetting
the things which are behind and reach.
ing forth unto the things which are
before, Virginia grapples with the
issues, With every one of the issues, and
nothing bat the issues which to-day
practically involve the welfare Of the
whole American Union and equally
of every part of it. Let it be known
that we consent to rest on no negative
merit that we are not willing TO stop
short With proof Of corruption on the
part of our adversaries but we go for
a positive policy of our own; we go
for practical, pronounced, progressive,
and protective measures, which lay hold
Of the present needs and sufferings of
he people; which will drive out the
demon, hard times which will bring
back the good will, the peace, plenty
md prosperity of better days. Let il
De known that we go for tariff for
-evenue alone, tariff subjected in
,xorably to the laws of free trade that
We go fer the repeal OF all existing