Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-19
The Malone Readjusters.

The executive committee aud ward
committees of the Malone wing Of the
readiuster party held meeting at the
old Court House last night for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for the
offices to be filled at the general cleo
ton an the 9th inst. in opposition to
the regular conservative nominees
Quite number of colored people were
present, but few OF them took part in
the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by D. y. Windsor, chair
man ofthe executive committee, who
stated tie object of the meeting to be to
select candidates for the several offices
to be filled on the 9th Of May, and
said that he was neither democrat or
republican, but that he was a simon
pure readjuster.
J.T. Sweeney acted as secretary.
After a second roll call, j. Samuel
Wimsatt, in an exceedingly compli-
mentary speech, nominated John L.
Downey, for City Sergeant, Downey,
he said was q man competent to gil the
position, thoroughly identified with the
business interests Of the city and one
around whom the business men would
rally. With him success was certain.
This little speech brought Seals up
again. and among the questions he
asked was whether man could be
nominated who had not sent in his
name previous TO the meeting.
D. w. Whiting undertook to explain
but Seals would not listen to his expla-
nation. The chairman, he said, was of
age, and competentto answer for him
self.
The char informed Seas that any
readjuster could be nominated. Seals,
amid points of orders, &C., continued,
and said, you can talk about electiug
and all that sort Of thing, but 1t requires
votes, aud a good man OF them too.
Il tell you" SAID he, "unless you put
more substantial candidate be fore the
people, than Mr.. Downey, you are
going TO be defeated" He didn'twan
to be on the loOsing side all the time,
and as long as they we're going to make
a nomination, they might as well nomi-
nate some one who could be elected. -
You can talk about Mr.. Downey's
competency and all that sort of thing
as much as you please, that will all do
well enough for talk, but the people
amt going to vote for him, mind, l tell
YOU" He then nominated a w.
Armstrong.
The chairman said that If MIR. Arm
strong would send letter to the con-
mittee avkn owiedging himself read
ulster his nomination would be enter
tanned but otherwise, it would not.
Here Seals got in TIE dark again. He
couldn't see why Armstrong; name
could not be broSGht before the con-
vention.
The chairman attempted to throw
light in upon his dsrkened understand
ING by telling him that Armstrong was
a republican and not readjuster, but
this only increased his blindness.
The secretary TIRE TO explain, but
il was no good Seals couldn, see, and
the task was finally gwen up. Arm
strong was ruled out and DOwney nom.
mated by acclamation. Seals remark
ed that nominating by acclimatlon is
not electing.
D. W.Whiting in an eulOgistic speech
nominated Louis L. Payne fer Common
weallh's Attorney, and he was declar-
ed the nominee by acchmation.
There was no nomination made for
the Office OF Commissioner of the Reve
uue.
\ motion was made and adopted
that the ward committees be ln-
sructed to present the nominees for
magistrates and censtables OF the differ
ent wards.
The committees retired, aud in a
short while returned and placed in the
hands of the secretary the following re-
ports.
First ward Will name candidates
hereafter.
Second ward-For magistrate, James
Crump; constable, to be named here
after.
Third ward-Magistrate, w. L. Penn;
constable, James A. Branch, colored.
Fourth ward-Magistrate, James L.
Dyson; constable, IL. W. Dayton, col
ored.
Before the reports were read, a mo-
ion vas made that the selection o
magistrates and cOnstables be postpon
ed, and, after long and tiresome dis
cussion, the motion was adopted.
4. w. Harris, colOred, by invitation,
then made a short address, after whlcl
the meeting adjourncd.-Alc@andric
Gazette.