Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-07-26
Seventh District Convention Notes.

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Seventh District Convention Notes.
The Waynesboro Tribune" (Dem.)
calls upon the people to come out to the
primaries Saturday and send delegates to
the Convention in favor of John T. Har-
ris.
The Charlottesville ''Jeffersonian,"
(Dem.) says: ..l
If the readjusters refuse to go into con-
yentlon and are determined to make all
alliance with republicans to defeat the
party, who think that the debt ought not
to be dragged into this canvass, then We
say let the convention refuse to nominate
and let us have scrub-race for Congress
The "Jeffersonian" has the following
account of the failure in Fluvanna, to send
delegates to the Staunton Convention-the
meeting does not seem, from this account
to have been one of Conservatives:
On last Monday, (Fluvanna Court day.
upon a call from the County Superinten-
dent of the Conservative rariy, a large
number of citizens were in attendance
Az OuC y CluCh UllC CAidllAuub, MI. W.
Jones, called the meeting to order and be-
fore taking his seat, resigned his office and
left the stand. Mr.. r. A. Noel was elect
ed to the chair and requested that some
one make known tllr object of the meet
ing. Mr.. r.. P. Lilly then offered a reso-
luton decii ing TO send delegates to the
Stanton cGnvsnllon, expressing the belief
that majority Of tie people were in ia
vor of II adjustment and favoring re .ad-
ulster for Congress. Mr.. w. B. Petit
asked the chair whel her it was a Conser-
vative meeting or not. After Some talk
on the part of t. e chair, Mr.. Lilly and
Others, the chair announced with some
hesitation that he believed it was a Con-
sentative meeting; Mr.. Petit then ad-
dressed the meeting in an effective speech,
opposing spirit OF disorganization. Col
Thos H. Tutwiler, Republican, then adj
dressed the audience, he said he Was glad
to have the opportunity to show % his
Conservative friends that though they de-
nounced him for his political position, his
course had been right: and that the Con-
servative party had brought about all of
this dept trouble. At the close Of Col.
TBS remarks, Rev. John E. Massey made
some remarks suggesting the best mode of
getting the sense of the meeting, but be-
fore closing he made war upon lawyers,
doctors, mOneyed men professional men,
&c., drought the state. At the close Of
Mr.. Massey's speech, Hon. A. A. Gray
who had heard of Mr.. Massey's remarks
in respect to the professional men walked
up to where Mr.. Massey was seated and
in bold forcible and pointed speech re-
piled to him amid deatening cheers from
the crowd. A vote as TO the expediency
of sending delegates to the Staunton con-
ventiOn was then taken by dividing the
crowd, the chair declared that the sense of
the meeting was to decline sending dele
gates. Many Republicans voted on this
resolution. Indeed it las mixed crowd
of all shade IF politics and cOlors. When
we left late in the evening Mr.. Massey was
making his seco:td speech.
At Highland Court, on Monday, a meet
ing presided over by Col. R. Turk. witch s.
Ruckman. secretary was held. After a
letter from Hen. John 7. Harris, was read j,
the following proceedings took place. as
officially reported:
Capt. H. tfiner moved that the voters
from each Magisterial District retire and
appoint delegates to the Congressional
Convention of the 18th Diltrlct.
An amendment was Offered and accept
ed, moving that delegates he appointed to
said convention. After full discussion Of
the question it was decided that no dele
gates should be appointed from this coun-
ty, by \ count vote of As for the motion
and Is against it,.
Moved that the meeting adjourn sine
die. Carried by count vote Of 81 for and
81 against.
The people of Goochland held their
meeting on the 18th and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolced That we. the citizens of the
county of Goo :hland, representing the
strongest Re-adjusting elements as well as
other shades OF opinion, do cordially EN-
dorse the course and conduct Of our repre-
sentative in the House Of Representatives,
the Hon. John T. Harris.
Resolred That we hereby ms truct our
delegates to the convention to cast the vote
Of this ounty for the Hon. John T. Har-
ris as our choice for Congress from this
district. so long as his name shall be be-
+ +. the convention.
Old Fluvanna comes bravely up to the
work, too, of indicating the majesty of
the people, and putting her foot upon the
neck OF the machine. On last Monday the
people, in public meeting assembled, re-
fused to send delegates to the Staunton
Convention, Good for Old Flu The res
olutions declared for readjustment. Messrs
A. A. Gray and J. E. Massey addressed
the meeting. Valley Virginioa (Rep.)
In word we are not willing to sacrifice
the Conservative party upon the altar of
any man. even tho he may tea yoisng and
popular leader of the Valley readjusters.
Further We shall oppose any mas. f office
who for the 8 IKE Of gettiay office is willing to
produce schistn III his party by Selling a
popular idea and making it the great SINE
qua non however Irrelevant and imperti
nent to the issue'it may be.-Page Coari-
er's criticism on the Rockingham Boilers.