The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-13
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AT q meeting OF the Conservative party of
Botetourt held 10 the courthouse on Mon
day.the 10th day OF May. 1880. the following
preamble and resolutions>werc offered by
j. II. II. Figgatt, discussed at length, and
finally adopted:
Whereas we deem Il Of the utmost impor.
lance that the sohd vote Of Virginia should
be cast for the Democratic candidate in the
coming presidential election therefore be IL
Resolved, l, That the Consei vatiye Demo.
cratic party OF Botetourt county, without
reference 10 any division which may exist as
10 the McCulloch settlement of the State
debt, will support the nominee OF the Demo-
cratic Convention at Cincinnati, and Is I'M
alterabiy opposed to any division Of the
Democratic party In this State on national
politics; that the issue OF the State debt Is
in no way involved in the pending prcsiden-
lial campaign; and that the Democratic
party should in the coming contest present
a solid front 10 their Radical opponents.
>. That delegates to the Richmond Con-
vention be selected without reference to
their views on the Staie-debt question, so
they De true and tried Conservatives.
3. That the Convention 10 meet in Rich.
mond is hereby earnestly requested to use
It's utmost efforts TO harmonic the Con-
seIvalive party in this State, and TO make
no distinction in the party on account Of
local issues.
BoTETOURT DELEGATES.
Buchanan Observation-Disclosures W. r.
Beae, Ed. Dillon. J. Q. w. Kelly, G. {.
HouSman, NJ. McCullocb. Alternates:
Charles Johnston, j. NJ. Watson, william
Brubaker, l.. &. Lakeland, William Joliffe.
Fncastle District-D Delegates: j. ii. II.
Fisgatt, George NJ. Carper. a. y. Wood
son. Samuel Burger, p. b. Piper. Alter
mates: w. w. Glasgow, Il. q. Iladen, +.
w. Hunter, William Il. Carper, S. w.
Smith.
Amsterdam District-Delegates J. J.
Fink, a. Obenchain, j. q. Sperry, Ben. Il.
Brown, NJ. W. Camper. Alernates: n. III.
Burks. W. n. Baker, {. b. Mo0maw, Tyree
+. Weeks, Colonel {. Breckenridge.
ANINsOLENT JUDGE.
While the BotetOurt meeting was in pro-
gress, Judge II. +. Mays entered the court
room, and, in very abrupt manner, Or
Gered that the room be at once vacated
which was done on the adoption Of reso-
luton to that effect, offered by Robert Fig
gait, and the meeting reassembled in the
Town Hall 10 complete the business before
them.
The following resolutions, offered by the
committee appointed Tor the purpose, were
unanimously adopted; after which the
meeting adjourned:
Whereas the Democratic party OF Bote-
tourt, through its constituted authority, re-
quested the use Of the court house OK the
county in which TO hold a meeting OF the
party, and the county Judge granted the
use thereof Only during such intermission
as be chose to take. and came into the meet.
ing and demanded that the building be va
Gated; and whereas from time immemorial
the courthouse has been used by the people
for these purposes; and whereas The same
was used at the last term by the Republican
party, by pubic announce nept made by the
Judge from the bench; therefore
ReSOiued 6y~the party in mdSSmeeting
assembled. That we protest against this
partisan discrimination Of the county Judge
in regard to the use of the courthouse by
the people. and denOunce the same as being
a violation OF the rights OF the people.