Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-31
GOODSON DISTRICT UNHEP-
IlESENTED.


RESENTED.
The township meeting at Wallace's
Switch last Saturday, to appoint del
egates to Richmond and to Glade
Spring was the stormiest and most
disorderly one, that ever assembled
within the limits Of Goodson District.
1t is believed that about 200 persons
were pres ent, many of these came at
III O'Clock n. III, although the meet
ing could do nothing officially until
2 p. m. A train had been secured
by the friend of Gen. 9Iahone, al
though every one, without regard to
alignment on any one Of the candi-
dates, was invited to go on it, and,
while number who were opposed to
Malone availed themselves OF the
free offer Of the train, the most of the
anti Malone voters went in hacks,
wagons and buggies.
At H. Is a. m. calls were made for
Col. A. Fulkerson, who responded in
speech Of an hour and 80 minutes,
devoted exclusively to a review OF the
public debt question and the advoca-
cy and defence Of Gen. Malone.
Near the close of his speech, Rev.
VIM. P. Sample arose and asked for
division of time, stating that the
other side desired to be heard. This
Col. Fulkerson at once agreed to and
his remarks were brought to a close
Calls were then made for Capt. j. II.
Wood, who responded in n speech of
81 minutes, in which he attacked the
record Of Gen. Malone. and stated
that on the debt question, the other
candidates occupied the same position
with Gen. Malone.
Mr.. Sample then spoke for some
eight or ten minutes, asserting that
Gen. Malone had prevented the
building of the Norfolk aud great
Western II, r. proposition which
Capt. Wood had asserted in his
speech. Col. Fulkcrson and Mr.. D..
f. Bailey attempted to reply to one
or two points made by Messrs. Wood
and Sample, but amid the numerous
cries to vote and the general con-
fusion that prevailed. but little could
be heard. Mr. l. G. Fowler as the
County Committeeman for the Dis
trict then
CALLED TIE MEETING TO ORDER,
and announced MS the first business
the election Of chairman.
Mr.. Fowler aud Col. James T Press
ton were bath placed in nomination
for chairman. Mr.. Fowler asked
that his name be Withdrawn, and
that his friends vote for Col. Preston.
Col. Preston was elected aud took
the chair, when Messrs. d, +. Bailey.
and w. Il. Preston, we're elected
Secretaries.
Mr.. Bailey then presented the
resolutions, referred by the Abingdon
meeting, and on a call for division
of the resolutions they were severally
adopted. The vote on each resolu>
ton excepting tho first one was de-
clared unanimous, on the first one
there were two or three dissenting
voices but ne mere.
Col. FulkGrson then offered a reso>
luton binding the meeting to support
the nominee "who ever he may be"
Mr.. York moved to amend by adding
proviHo that she be n member Of
the conservative party Some one,
we think il was Prof. Winston, moved
to amend by adding the further FRO,
viso that he be an anti Fnnder. Both
amendments were accepted. aud the
resolution as amended was passed,
and unanimously SO we think. Col,
Fulkergon offered another resolution
that any voter who refused to so
pledge himself be excluded from
participation in the meeting, and it
was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Bailey then moved that the
voting by ballot and the molten was
decided in the Affirmative, but it was
announced that ballots were not pre-
pared by but one party, therefore
Mr. Bailey moved to reconsider the
vote.
TLsu arose O scene Of disorder and