Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-07-11
How Stands the Tally?

How Stands the Tally?
The is one thing to be said about the
friends of Colonel Holiday. and this is
that they donot understand how to con-
duct preliminary canvass. Having
unquestionably. as we think, started
out with more strength than any other
candidate now before the people, he
has made as yet but sorry demenstra-
ton of popularity. The counties which
ought to have led off in his support have
many of them not yet appointed dele
gates to the State Convention. We
mean counties in which no one will
pretend to deny that he is the almost
universal choice Of the people. In such
counties, there is no improperly in
appointing the delegates two months
before the meeting Of the Convention.
His friends seem to be SO confident of
his nomination that they sit down in
inglorious idleness and allow his
opponents to prove by figures that he is
dropping behind in the race for guber-
material honors. publish elsewhere,
from the Gordonsville Gazette, an article
which will open the eyes Of the friends
of Colonel Holiday.
General Mahone's friends, on the con-
trary, have pursued a line of policy
well calculated to magnify his popularity
Petersburg led off several weeks ago
with a solid delegation for him.
Norfolk city was supposed to be for
him; and there the delegates were
elected last week. It is true his friends
were mistaken as to his popularity ia
southampton and Norfolk city but the
delegates were appointed, and he counts
his share Of them. Isle of Wight,
Greensyille, Warwick, James City,
Williamsburg, Powhatan, and Surry,
have all already appointed their
delegates, whilst Holidays strongest
counties-Rockingham, Augusta, Shen-
andoah, Warren, Page, Loudoun, &C.
have appointed not a delegate.
Major Daniels friends have not been
inactive. They have conducted their
campaign with skill, courage. and
ability. They have already held meet
ings in Campbell, Danyille. Halifax,
Buckingham, Cumberland, Amherst,
Nelson, and Richmond the very
counties, it will be noticed, which they
were sure Of carrying-and having
secured delegations from those counties,
are using this fact as an argument to
induce other counties to follow so good
an example.
We have made these remarks by way
Of introduction to statement Of the
present condition ofthe tally. General
Malone has already had the benefit Of
the action of that section Of the State in
which his greatest strength lies +; and yet
but 50 delegates pledged TO his support
have yet been chosen. This will sur
prise those people who, like the editor
of the Gordonsville Gazette, mistake
Boosting for strength. Major Daniel,
too, has had the benefit of the early ac-
ton Of those counties in which he is so
strong as to control the whole delega-
ton, and has already secured l4l dele
gates. Holiday has not had this adj
vantage, as we have already explained
and he has secured up to this time on
ly 80 delegates. Taliaferro has only
so. Fitz. Lee has 50. Terry has 50.
And % uninstructed delegates have
been appointed. These are our figures;
and We think they are correct. But
that everybody may see for himself
whether they are or not, we specify the
counties.
DANIDL has u delegates in AM
herst; Il in Buckingham; 81 in Camp
bell Qncluding Lynchburg); ! in
Cumberland; Is in Halifax;6 in Henrico;
l in Isle of Wight; Is in Nelson; 3 IN
Powhatan; 8 in Norfolk city; "a in
Richmond city; and : Danville-l41.
MALONE has delegates in Green's
Vile; in Halifax; l in Henrico; Is in
Isle Of Wight; in James City county;
in Powhatan; in Southampton; 3 in
Surry; ? in Warwick; 5 in York; 4 N
Norfolk city; % in Petersburg; - in
Richmond city; in Williamsburg; and
in Manchester-69.
FITz. LEE has % in Fauquier; in
Halifax; l in Henrico; 10 in Prince
William; 10 in Stafford; in Norfolk
city; Is in Richmond city; and 3 in
Misunderstanding.
TALIAFERRo has 10 in Gloucester;
I in Henrico; l6 in Norfolk city; Is in
Richmond city; and 2 in Manchester
50.
HOLIDAY has 9 'delegates in Clarke;
Is in Frederick; l in Henrico; 2 in
Richmond city; and 6 in Winchester
33.
TERRY has Is delegates in Buchanan;
Il in Roanoke; II in Tazewell; and 16
in Wythe-53.
In Amherst delegates were unin-
structed; in Essex I; in Norfolk county
4; in Southampton 9; in Surry 1-29.
Thus it appears that 1854, or about
one-third OF the whole number Of dele
egates to the State Convention, have
been appointed and that Major Dan
iel, who has the largest number, has
less than one third, and General Ma
hone less than one-ffth of this third. It
is plain that it is the fault of Holidays;
friends that he was so far in the rear !;
and he will perhaps continue to suffer
for their supineness. That Fitz. Lee
should be third in the race so far must
]astonish even his best friends, who have
been running him as compromise
man.
The dark horse does not appear in
this list. But we can say that his name
has that fated capital W in it.-Rich.
Dispatch.
The Virginia Offices.