The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-05
The Brunswick Mee1in e.
RED OAK; TOWNSHIP, BRUNSWICK, VA,
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- RED OAK, TOWNSHIP, BRUNSWICK, VA:
| ~ 80. ~. ~ .i-cE4 June l, 1877.
Editors of the Dispatch: ~ 49,. .
f. Alta meeting of Conservative voters of
this township, held on the 10Th OF May. ac-.
cordlng to duly published call OF Many
Voters, for the purpose of nominating town.
ship officers, delegates to County Conven-
ton to be held to elect delegates to State
Convention at Richmond the 9Th of August
next were also elected. The expression
was iunfavorable to Malone. The meeting
ordered that it's proceedings, be sent to the
Petersburg papers with the request that
they be published. A copy was sent to
each Petersburg paper; the Rurdt Mes
senger was the only. one that published
them. We were ut a loss to- know why
this slight from the press OF our. market
town. In q few days q prominent Malone
man made his appearance amongst us; the
riddle was solved. Anti-Mahone sentiments
| the cause of non-publication. This coniec-
turc has been. verified as far as the Post is
| concerned by publishing in its issue OF to-
dav communication from an individual OF
| same township repudiating the meeting,
and stating that the township was for Ma
hone Having participated in said meet
| ing, wish to make brief reference to 'ssRed
Oaks" letter to the Post and as the Post
refused the publication OF the proceedings
Of a meeting, can expect nothing but q
refusal of communication from member.
| therefore ask space in your columns. :-.r
cred Oak p" repudiates the expression OF
this meeting because it was not properly
authenticated" Haven'b any number OF
citizens right to- express their sentiments
| in meeting assembled whenever they feel
incIined? grant that the election OF dele
gates to the County Convention was, rather
premature, not having been authorized by
the chairman of our County Committee, nor
was the meeting held, for. that special pnr-
pose. We. farmers, We're. not shnclently
versed in the government OF the Co1seE-
Yatiye party to know that to be entllieo 10 q
seat in County Convention the delegates had
to be elected by order OF the chairman OF
the County Committee. We knew that we
were entitled to representation IN such con-
yention. and as heretofore we have gene
ralIy had seif.constituted delegates in such
MEETINGS, we wished to be in time to insure
our own representation, and wished to make
one meeting serve a.double purpose.
cred Oak - says s'tpe do not wish to be
misrepresented." Who he means by "aoe -
know not. The meeting represented its
members, and expressed the sentiments OF
all present, We did not presume to speak
for, any one else. II he thinks that in going
adverse to his s.Lordship's"' views we mis-
represented our district, we think he is mis-
taken; il misrepresenting him, why did he
not let himself be heard IN the meeting? He
states athat he knows such sentiments (anti-
Mahone) were not expressed by the meet
ing" That's very positive for, one TO state
| who offers us u substantiation OF this fact
that "he noticed the names of Mahone's
friends published as participants in ! said
meeting" He, acknowledges, then. that
he was not present. /, who aoGS present,
state positively that If Malone had friend
In that meeting he was not known. Every
tongue TINT uttered a word spoke preference
for other candidates.: He further states that
"the meetingiwas inst gnifcant, and would
have no bearing on the gubernatoriai con-
test at the election Of county delegates" It
rive Of the township to nominate and elect
d Conservative ticket in spite OF the OPP
position of the disaFected and Radicals.
We are Tor fair play, so Will have an
I" authenticated" meeting for the elee-
ton =, OF I: delegates to the County Con-
vention,, and we will prove that the last
meeting was representative OF the majority
:of this township and the authenticated
delegates to the County Convention will
show thnt the people .of Red Oak, though
open to reason, will not brock c0napnlsfon,
AS no other public sentiment has. been ex-
pressed by other townships, am not con-
ceited enough to ansioer Jor, them; but
lcan, with as much truth, say that the county
awill go against Malone as this correspond.
TENT can say 1t will go for him. 81 -. IL, 4,
The Post holds .shigb carniyal'' over
| H,Red Oak'sps letter. "a acknowledging
makes Ills wondrons kind. ~ That meeting
trod on the la0sts! toes. We are sorry to
have received such uDeotrteous treatment
fr0nGh Journals OF Sour city, - for all In
this section were fond OF them; but we re.
pudiats those who repufiate us, and shalt
give expression ,pi, 0uC, feelings and vote on
The gubernakarial ton as, suits u.s.
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