Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-09-28
Koiner,s New Returning Board


Mr.. Koner and his Fundcr Committee
may run for dear life, but they have the
shirt OF Nessus sticking to and burning
into their skins. They proposed a COM
promise and they, TO their surprise,
found the Readlusters ready to compro-
mise with them by leaving it to the rery
class Of rioters which Mr.. Koiners same
committee appealed to in May last. And
this Mr.. Koiners committee declined.-
They then said that in the meetings to
send delegates to their 10 May Conven-
ton even negroes were Invited to partc-
ipate, If they "intended to support the
Cincinnati nominees" That was the
sole test. and all "cHirens irrespective ~
party political associations or differences
were "mrited" to participate in these
meetings. There was no poll tax dis
franchiscment. 1t was not confined to
those who had voted with the Democrats.
The simple test was propose 10 do so,
Now let the reader note the fact that
Mr.. Koiner's Fundcr Committee asked
Gen. Mahonc's Readjuster Committee
to meet them for n compromise and that
Mahone's committee accepted Koner's
own test, set up by him last spring and
that Mr.. KOlner's Committee declined
II. Let 1t be- remembered too that Koin-
er's Committee were wiling to prima-
ry vote provided they could constitute
themselves sort of Louisiana Return
Ing Board, to dlsfranchse aud throw out
a large portion Of the vote that will be
cast for Hancock and English next No
vember. But the reader shall not have
Just our word for It. The following ex-
tract Is from the proceedings OF Mr..
Koiner's Committee held ut the Ballard
House In Richmond the 10Th of last
March, when they called their 10Th May
State Convention.
"The Chair stated that the objects of
the meeting were to fix upon time aud
place for holding the State Convention,
aud to appoint delegates to the National
Democratic Convention.
Several days were proposed for hold
Ing the said convention.
Gen. Groner wanted some information
as to the way the delegates were to be
chosen.
DIR. Wise stated that he wanted to
know whether n large portion OF the
CnnanrVutipa gop ~ kahn al
out In the last canvass, we're to be adj
mitted "A vlctors or ~ errlng brethren.
THR CALL FOR A CONVENTION.
Col. Duke offered the following rcso-
luton:
"a convention OF the Conservative
party Of Virginia will be held IN the
city Of, on the--day Of, 1880,
At II NJ, for tho purpose OF appointing
delegates 10 the Democratic National
Convention, which Ia TO meet In Cincin-
natl on June Cad, 1880.
GAN Conservatives, Democrats. or
other citizens Of Virginia, irrespective
of party political associations or differ
enccs, who are willing TO unite IN the
effort for pure, economical and con-
rtitutonal government, and intend TO
support the nominees Of the Cincinnati
Convention, and to oppose the nominees
OF the Republican party, IRE entitled to
participate In meetings to send delegates
~ said convention. There shall he n
delegate aud one alternate to every one
hundred Conservative voters aud multi
pies Of one hundred exceeding hfly, on
the bneis OF the Tilden and Hendricks
IL, NtHaripl.. la NA.nn,IaV 1850 ~,
he elected or appointed IN such manner
an the county and city organizations
may prescribe"
Mr., Stovall wanted to know If the
call included all classes Of citizens.
Col. Duke said II did.
DIR. Wise wished to know II II includ-
ed negroea also.
Col. Duke replied, "Ifthey intend to
support the nominees Of the Cincinnati
Convention"
Col. Dukes resolution famended 30 NJ
10 make Richmond the place and NAY
10th the time Of meetlng was adopted.
This woa when Mr. Koner was call
Ing his Convention to help Cincinnati
nominate Hancock. The other day when
he WAS pretending TO compromise TO help
Cincinnati elect Hancock, he wanted 10
dlsfranchIse fully half these mmc pco-
pie he had called on to help him IN May.
Ia not the lmpudence Of this theory =
little snbllmeS Ia II not pregnant with
inslnceiityf
Mr.. Kolncr Ia caught In hls own trap,
and when he began to tri1e with the
RcOdlusler Committee IN that why II
wNs time for the Rcndluatem to adjourn
the farce, and dlsperse this new propos-
ed Returning Board,