Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-07-14

If possible, their colored allies retained
Before the Chicago convention it was
pretty we'll understood that the Ma
hone faction intended to put up an "un-
pledgedu electoral ticket, which could
be made to be democratic for democrats
and republican for the followers Tor
that party. This was based upon the
presumption that Great would be the
nemlnee at Chicago.
The result of thai assembly changed
the whole programme OF the readjusters
IN this State, and upon the nomination
of Hancock and Engllsh it was at once
determined to put their names at the
head of the readjusters' ticket. 1t was
we'll understood that to do so would
drive most OF the white and colored re-
publicans from their ranks, but it was
the only alternative, and it was at once
quickly seized upon and turned TO .ad-
vantage. The readjusters' leaders
have been working for weeks to make
their followers understand the import
ance of putting up an independent
ticket, and the convention which as
sembled here to-day attests how well
this work was done.
AS soon as the colored delegates
arrived attention was turned TO them,
and the niggardliness of the republican
party towards their race and the terrors
of a return to the old Bourbon days
were fully explained to them IN snowy
colors. Notwithstapdln g this the re-
publcans insisted upon having repre-
sentation upon the readjuster ticket,
which was not listened to, and the con-
sequence is bolt Of some of that ele-
ment has seemen imminent at several
stages of The proceedings to-day, and
tonight just before recess it was posi-
bly, only avoided by motion of Capt.
Frank S. Blair, Of Wythe county, TO
adjourn until nine O'Clock. The
trouble at that point arose out of a
delegate from Charlotte insisting that
the convention should allow that con-
pressional district, where the republic
cans have a majority, TO choose its own
electors through its representatives up
on the floor. The delegate claimed that
his people were fully in accord with tn
resdjusters, but he thought it impolitlC
to choose their electors tor them. In
other words, it was plain that the
delegates from that district desired
republican representative upon the
ticket.
It was a ticklish juncture, and but ioE
Capt. Blair's timely motion to adjourn
might have precipitated bolt Of some
republicans. There is no question thai
the majority of the colorea and white
republicans IN the convention are Will
ing to swallow the bitter pill OF indors-
ing the readjuster democratic electors
rather than see the funders carry th'
State, and the apparent opposition o
many of them at least is superficial ,an'
only done to satisfy their constituents
| The electors chosen are men OF pro-
minence and influence. Mayor WIN
Lamb, Of Norfolk, Capt. John S. Wise
of this city, and Gen. Wyatt NJ. Elliott
OF Appomattox, are credited with hav
ing congressional aspirations Ii
Captain wise's speech to the conven'
ton to-day he fully explained why
was that no republicans were put upoI
the ticket, and that is there are ninety
thousand white republicans. aud 1t i
easier to convince the lesser than to-
greater number.
| State Senator John Paul. Of Rocking
ham, in his speech frankly admitted
that the objective point Of both faction
was the governorship of the State ii
1881 and the retention of the organiza
ton of the respective parties. Capt
F. S. Blair, Of wythe, and Col. Lamb
of Norfolk, also addressed the conyen
ton.
| Among those present are very man
members of the last Assembly. Ther
| is no question that the members OF To
convention are aggressive, and deter
mined to urge the bitterest war agains
the dcbtpayers that it is possible In tn
in the approaching canvass. The
seem to be satisfied Of winning iu tha
light.
At the night session considerabl
trouble was experienced IN harnonizin
the republicans, and it required all I
the eloquence of the leaders to kee
, them in line. One or two republican
opposed the electoral ticket. Upon
, motion of the delegate from Clarke
consider the vote by which the electors
ticket was adopted, Col. W. E. Gamer
on, OF Petersburg, said very cmphatl
cally IN speech made by him that th
democratic readjusters could not ne
would not surrender their principles
their republican allies on the presideu
tial questions a.s 80
Il J.B. syphax, colored delegate fror
u Alexandria, said he was fully In az
cord With the readjusters, and with tn