Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-27
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A TIE IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.
On Monday last very large number OF
persons congregated at Jerusalem,
Southampton county, that being court
day, and also the time appointed for
the action Of the county convention to
select delegates to the State Conven-
ton.
Southampton is General Mahone's
native county, and the place Of holding
the Convention was very near the spot
where he was born. His friends recog-
nizing these points, determined to give
him regular ''send off," and thus
establish the fact, of which there has
been no small amount Of Boosting, tina
he was particularly popular in his own
county. Alas, for human expectations
and partisan speculations! The result
failed to justify the wishes ofhis friends
or the loud boastings of those whose
wish was father TO the thought that
General Malone would solidly carry his
own native county. ,-J
The contest was as resolutely met by
the Generals opponents as it was de-
terminedly pressed by his friends, and
although the attempt was made to
soothe this opposition by discoursing
music by band furnished for the occa-
sion, the result proved that music had
NO charms for those preferring another
candidate, and the delegation stood
nine for and nine against General
Malone. This We regard as a Water
loo defeat, and so it will be regarded by
others who were so positively assured
that the General would sweep the coun-
! ty.
If General Malone has no more
strength in Southside Virginia than he
can develop between Norfolk and
Petersburg the idea of his being for
midable competitor for gubernatorial
honors in the Convention is all liz the
Imagination of his partisan friends
Norfolk Ledger.
MALONE DELEGATEs-W HOL E
NUMBER so FAR.-Petersburg, %;
Southampton. 9; James City, 2; War
wick. 2; Charles City, a; Isle Of Wight,
14-total, "a. The last three we credit
to the Petersburg appeal. Ea.
RocKBR1DeE CoUNTY.-For Cover
nor one of the best posted men in the
county informs me the contest is now
more between Daniel and Fitz. Lee
than any of the others, but Holiday
has many friends. I find many leading
men, Hon. J. Randolph Tucker, DR..
Arch. Graham, Colonel Ross, and
others, for Daniel, but the impression is
general that the County Convention
will go for sending our best men unin-
structed, but to 60 for the best men
before the State Convention,-Rock-
bridge letter IN Lynchburg Nirginiam.
GREENE CoUNTY.-We heard but
little said about politics. AS far as we
heard any expression Of opinion for
Governor it was favorable to Holiday.
Some of General Fields's friends speak
of him for Attorney-General.-Ch Char
lottesriNe Republican.
Taswell county has elected ten anti
Malone and TIVE Malone delegates to
the State Convention. This is very
subdued ''wild-fre" that we We're told
was to sweep the great Southwest, for
Gen. Mahone.-Er.
F. W. NJ. Holiday, of Winchester,
will be the next Governor of Virginia
He is the first choice of a majority Of
the people and the second of evey one.
else. No person can urge single OBJ
| lection to him.-Marion (Smythe Coan-
ty) Herald.
In this county, as far as we can ascer-
tain popular sentiment, Colonel Holli-
day has the inside track, with General
Taliaferro pressing HIM very closely
abingdon Standard.
! The first choice of the sovereign
people" of this county is for South
western man, and in the event that the
nominee is to come from another por-
ton of the State, we are for Holiday.
l-HiHspiUe Neaos.
I Holiday, Taliaferro, and Daniel are
the most formidable candidates, and
have probably more strength than all
the balance combined. The present
indications are that Holiday will lead
on the first ballot, with Taliaferro next.
Lee County Gazette.
An Amelia correspondent of the
Petersburg Inder says:
Gen. Malone will, think, be pretty
generally supported by Southside dele
gates. The people this side the 'Jeems'
seem to think that the honor of sup
plying that man properly belongs to
them as Gov. Giles was the last citizen
of the Southside on whom twas con-
ferred. While Malone is IN popular
favor with them, 1 believe they will
willingly yield to the convention, and
cheerfully support its nominee
Richmond Commercial and Tobacco
Leaf.