The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-30
Tnut MeetinS...ASain.

GOoDS0N. VA, August %, 1873.
Editors Dispatch: did not intend to
cucumber the columns OF your valuable
journal by 4 further discussion OF dead is
sues OF only local interest; but that disrepu-
table figurc-head who signs himself "North
Fork has, by an unauthorized use OF the
names OF respectable gentlemen, sought to
assail my vcracity in a recent issue OK your
paper. He publishes what purports to be a
certificate from certain gentlemen that they
are not TennesseeaHs, negroes, or men who
live outside of Goodson district, but legal
Democratic voters who participated in the
Goodson primary convention, and who en-
dorse the truthfuness OF the report OF that
Convention, as furnished by "North Fork"
have been informed by Mr.. NJ. T. Devaul>
one of the most responsible gentlemen
whose names are Oh the list, that he did not
read the two articles by "North Fork" and
" Goodson," did not sign the certificate,
and did not authorize the use Of his name
in this connection. There are the names
OF other gentlemen on The list who l am
certain would not endorse such tissue
of falsehoods rs North Forks" first arti.
Gle, whatever their views may be about the
propriety of holding conventions. 1t is fair
TO be presumed that if such an unWarranta-
Bile liberty vas taken with the name OF one
gentleman that others were obtained in the
same disreputable manner. and l venture
the assertion that not half the gentlemen on
the list read North Forks report OF the
Convention. Out OF respect for some OF
the gentlemen who were honestly opposed
to Convention will say that [ believe the
negroes who were in the room when they
held their meeting were there simply as
spectators; but that persons who were not
legal voters of Goodson district were in
Guided in the number claimed by the oppo-
sition meeting can be shown without any
difficulty. AS sample I will mention Will
liam Dunn, G.. w. Pettyjohn, A. Howser,
E. Ringley, Jonathan Barker, - Pull
liam, - MacSumpter, George Booker,
Guntner, and Robert Burrow.
All these and others must necessarily
have been counted to make UP the
valiant eighty-three who were outyoted
and put to flight by forty railroaders, ac-
cording to IN North Forks" statement. Twas
gratified to see the names of two gentlemen
OF wel-known Republican prociTites at
tached to "North Forks" certificate. TheE
conversion to Democracy has occurred 80
recently that had not heard OF it. North
Fork" who is a tit tool for those who are
using him, would do well to date his second
hand productions from his own county, and
devote some OF his leisure time to the study
OF the Ninth Commandment. l give below
the names OF eighty-seven Of the "forty
rallroaders" who were in the regular Demo-
cratic Convention, among which are t Q
principal businessmen OF our district: }.
II. Winston, U. L. York, DR.. W. T. Della
ney, D. A. Wheeler, j. c. Fowler, John y.
Keller, r. Il. LPgard, r. G. Craig, Z. Il.
Seneker, C. E. Finch, j. H. Susong, X
Nuckalls, John B. Templin, W. G. Lind
say, Joseph Keller, Ferd. Keller, Jacob
Keller, G. w. Ferguson, &. w. Num-
power. Charles Byrne, G. w. Ham,
mitt, V. KeebIer, V. Doriot, JOHN Oyler,
r. w. Powers, w. A. RAIDER, Peter
Leonard, j. II. Wood, L. G. Cook,
John d. Farley, Thomas Morton, James
Green, Henry Thompson, d. Condley, Isaac
Hartsook, Lewis Moore, J. II. Marsh, VIII
liam Senter, Il. NJ. Dutton, John Shores, I'll;
w. Goodman, James Leonard, Edward
Leonard, Timothy Bleyins, 3. Shelton,
Martin Flannery, b. II. Now!in, Joseph
Shea, J. l.. Z. Smith, Mat. Kelley, Robert
Sharrett, R. X. .Beckner, Peter Musser,
Samuel Jones, A. H. Blanchard, George
Harmeline, Joseph Smith, r. j. Millard, }.
Z. Chapman, j. w. Chapman, John Bottles,
DIR. NJ. w. Phillips, Pleasant White, j. 5.
'Goforth, - Feathers, William 3. Camp
bell, DR.. E. Hoffman, Thomas Riley, w. Fl.
Fillinger. John Delaney, a. F. Senter,
George Watson, Alfred Horner. Gordon
Bryson, DR.. J. Bunting, r. L. Davidson,
John DALEY, Jacob Wagner, j. I. Crockett.
Samuel Legard, James Tinsley, William
Statzer. John Q. Statzer. Henry Hoffman,
L. F. Preston, j. p. Farris, and Frank
Winston.
I suppose il 9. North Folks" master
treads on his tail that lie will bark again.
but as he has endeavored to substantlate DIS
falsehoods by such dishonorable MEANS
do not intend to notice him in future.
+. GOODSoN.