The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-09-23

| cam Darty i'm this State secure
vote of Virginia for Hancock and English ana for
Democratic principles, unwilling To permit their
confidence in the strength of their party to put to
the slightest hazard vote 50 valuable and possibly
diSpenSable to Democratic success, and ready TO
make any reasonable advance to secure result OF
| such great national Importance hereby propose to
the State Committee of the ReAdjuster party COM
11nation of the entire strength Of Virginia on the
following plan:
That your committee shall name five who shall
be accepted by committee, and that our com
mittee shall name five who shall be accepted by
your committee electors, the eleventh candidate
to be chosen either by the National Democratic Com
mtttee, proposed by the Shenandoah meeting or,
If preferred by your committee, by lot from two
nominees-one named by each of the State com
mitteeS.
RE-ADJUsTER RESPONSE.
Rooms STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
READJUSTER ORGANIZATION,
RICHMOND VA, september 10Th, 1851
10 4. Koincr, Esq. Chdigmdn &C..
Dear Sir-I am instructed by the State Committee
OF the AduSter organization, after Careful COLI
sheraton of subjects involved In your commu-
ncations OF 18th inst, TO give tnelr decision
against the propositions therein submitted. The
committee does ind in its chart of authority
from The Convention to which it owes existence the
right to withdraw electoral ticket or any part
thereof. 1t is eector might resign but then
and in that case the only rightrul province of the
committee would be to hi the vacancy so created by
the appointment Of another Re-Aduster elector Tor
| Hancock and English. And this committee cannot
consent to any proposition which snail not evoke
and consult will of that majority OF the people
OF virginia. which, in the belief Of this commttee,is
|
fear that the electoral vote Of Virginia is in danger
that it is not already, and in our judgment, be
yond peradventure, secured TO hancock anu
| English.
| Ihis committee, however, in respectfully reject
ing the proposition offered by your committee has
been actuated by any desire to erpetuate str1e
| between the supporters OF Hancock and English;
and in Difference to apprehension felt by persons
outside of the apprehension not entertain
| ed, repeat, by this comm1ttee-1t has been re-
solved unanimously to submit the following plan
for the consideration of your committee as the only
| method to which the ke-Adjusters can give their
| assent. am, sir respectfully yours, &C..
| WILLIAM MALONE. Chairman
| P. :. Our committee will be i'll session until II
| O'Clock Tonight.
l. That on Saturday, October 16, $780, polls shall be
opened at sunrise and closed sunset every vot
| ing precinct i'll Virginia.
2. That two Judges (who shall each have one clerk
| shall preside at every precinct-one appointed by
the Guy OF county superintendent OF each party
with privilege them select third if they lit
(which judges Shall take and subscribe an oath
| before magistrate before entering upon the dis
charge OF tne1r duties 10 be returned with their re-
turns of election faithfully TO discharge the duties
Of their Office as judge according to this schedule
That every registered in the State OF Viz
ginia who will by participating in this primary de-
clare his purpose TO support Hancock and English,
shall be entitled to vote.
| That Two tickets shall be prepared-one headed
| READJU5rER HANCOCK AND ENGLISH TICKET,
| and followed by the names Of the Readjuster elect
tors, pledged TO and instructed for hancock and
| English
The other headed
| FUNDER HANCOCK AND ENGLISH TICKET.
and followed by the names of the electors nomina-
TED by the Convention assembled at hichmond May
| IL, 1ee0.
5. That each voter shall deposit in bailot-box
| provided for the purpose one OF The tickels as
| above
| =. That at the close of the polls the judges shall
count and string the tickets, stale the result and
certify their signatures, i'll duplicate,
the keadjuster and Funder chairman Of their city
or county, and snail preserve the tickets.
| Z. Inc respective city and county chairman shall
| Immediately
counties i'll duplicate to the Hon. William Malone,
chairman of the State Committee of Read
Hon. AbSalom koiner, chairman OF the State Com
mittee OF tunders.
| g. rnat on saturday, October %, 1880, the State
Committees of The Two parties shall assemble in
Joint meeting and canvass the returns, and that
electoral ticket receiving the highest shall be
declared the only Hancock and English ticket in
Virginia, and the other ticket shall be absolutely
Withdrawn. And that thereafter the committee ana
The Organization of the prevailing ticket shall con-
duct the canvass in Virginia for Hancock and En-
gliSh
g. That the National Committee of the Democratic
party shall bear the expense OF the election above
provided for, and the fund by it provided for the
purpose shall be delivered half to the chair
man Of the State Commit tee OF ReadJusters the 9th
er half to the chairman Of the State Committee OF
FunderS
| TO- That the party whose electoral ticket prevails
shall have the right to place the OF its candi
dates Congress upon the presidential ticket i'll
every district OF the State without prejudice to the
other party urge the claims OF it's congress
iona candidates in any manner it LIT proper.
H. The tickets to be used by both parties shall be
NSANh'
ROOMS Re-ADJUsTER STATE COMMITTEE
| September 10Th, 1880.
The above is a true copy of resolutions, &C., this
| day adopted by the Re-Adjuster state Committee
w. 9. ELAN, Secretary
Thursday night the following communication
received by the Re-adjuster State Committee from
the Funder State Committee through their Secretary
| ROOMS STATE Con. EX COM,
No. 912 MAIN ST.. BET. 9TH AND 10TH SITS,
| RICHMOND, VA, Sept. 10th, 1880.
Gen. VIM Mahone, Chairman State Con.mittee Re-ad-
| Juster OrgdntzottOn.
Sir, have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
or your favor or This INSTANT and to say that
cept tie propositions therein contained with certain
| notifications, which trust your committee win
approve, we regret that your committee did
accept the plan of compromise which we submitted
you in Difference to the desire many of our peo-
pie of all shades of opinion local issues; but we
share in the disposition which you declare, not to
'perpetuate strife between the supporters of Han
cock and English and stand ready to meet YOU in
any fair, honorable and just terms OF Cancellation
and concession which shall clearly and uneuuivo-
caly maintain the principles enunciated and the
nominees presented by the Cincinnati Convention OF
| the National Democracy.
The notifications which we suggest are set forth
| in amendments proposed to the plan which accom-
panied your letter, and deem it proper to state
| the reasons which actuate us in proposing them
l. l. We propose to amend the third section Of the
plan of Cancellation submitted by your committee 50
to require that none but legal voters who are Ma
| tional Democrats shall participate in the primary
election proposed, and to this end the substi
suite for that section marked Amendment 1, Section
General Hancock and Mr.. English were nominated
| by regular Democratic Convention. The delegates
| who shared in their nomination AL Democrats
No Democrat can 1ttingly object to combining the
selection of those who are to be entrusted
ing the popular vote for Democratic nominees to
| their brother Democrats alone.
We by no means wish to exclude any person. of
whatever political profession from voting for Han
cock and English the contrary we welcome all
| who in good faith wish to support them But party
fealty prudence, and unvarying custom alike re-
qure that the representatives of the party he chosen
| members limo IN
those outside OF the party who may be delegated to
express its will.
| We deem it proper that none but Democrats should
participate in the counsels of the party the
on that there are many outside Of the Democracy
who plot to overthrow it land who would hesitate
| to cast vote in the primary for General Hancock
and thereafter cast vote in the real election for
General Garfield
These men, and not few of their followers would
rejoice in an opportunity to confuse the cOunsels
and beiray the confidence OF Democrats by voting
one way In the primary and the opposite way in the
election; and we cannot in discharge of the trust
posed in us, admit them to share in affairs
Let all Democrats, without regard to local issues,
unite in shaping Democratic measures. Those who
are ashamed, or unwilling to bear the name, and
assert the declared principles of Democracy cannot
be fairly and rightfully admitted to select the
| to carry the standards of the Democratic cause.
Some Of the members of the party which your COM
mittee represents have publicly declared that, in
their opinion, majority of Virginia Democrats
| in sympathy with Them We cannot see that they
can object to the test of Democratic primary cleo
ton, which would only result If they be correct, in
indicating their judgment.
We invoke that test
Let the Democratic constituency, let the people
who frankly and honestly declare themselves to be
Democrats, and who verify the words with deeds,
select Democratic representatives and will cheer
| fully submit to their decision and support their
chosen electoral ticket without regard to their
4 views or our views the debt question, other
local State issues
2. We propose to amend the fourth section Of the
plan proposed by your committee by substituting
for tire words 'sFunder Hancock and English tick
et' as the heading Of the ticket which support,
the words conservative Democratic Electoral tick
| ct, nominated 18th May, $780," Wehave objection
to your committee heading describing its electo-
raj ticket by any words which you may deem fitting
u designate its character but cannot consent to
name the electoral ticket which support by any
words not in strict conformity with the facts
The truth is, that our electoral ticket never was,
Is not, never professed to be, and design
| ed 10 be, in any sense 'sFunder ticket" 1t is
known Of all that the convention Of the 10Th of
| May was composed Of Democrats Of opposing views
on the debt question: thai it delegation to the
| National Democratic Conventions and nominated an
electoral Ticket likewise representing opposite op1n-
ions on that issue. And 1t would misrepresent the
truth of history denominate electoral ticket
| Funder ticket.
The distinguished representatives Of the '-adjus-
| of W tn he