The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-27

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I RICHMOND, January II, 1881.
At a meeting of the Republican Executive
Committee Of Virginia, present WINS: Z. WICK
ham, Chairman: Arthur A. Splitter. Secretary
1st District, B. Urton, ir. 81. John Callahan
Sd; l.. Bib; 4th, Joseph Jorgtnson ON, Jas
Wood; 9th. ]. B Work; 18th, J. W Cochran
9Th, r. F. Tancil; 9th J II. Ballard (by proxy
! Al large; H. T. Wickham, W. II. Lester. and
by invitation, Hon John F. Dozendorf
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The following report was submitted:
To the Republican State Eaecutive Committee q
Virginia:
Your subcommittee, pursuant to the follow
ing resolution, adopted on the 23d day OF No
vember, 1880, to wit
| h.soired, That committee OF three be appointed
whose duty 1t shall be to forthwith prepare stale
ment Of all facts connected with the appearance IN
Virginia, and actions while here, of MessrS. F A.
| Burr and F. r. Loveland, claiming to be agents OF
the Republican National Committee, and such other
matters pertaining to the late campaign as they
| may deem proper, which statement, reduced 10
writing, they shall have at the next meeting of this
committee.
beg leave to report:
The Republican Convention which assem-
bled at Staunton on the 21st day of April, 1880,
sent delegates to Chicago and at the same time
| selected Republican electoral ticket for the
| presidential electoral campaign of 1880, and
appointed State Central Committee, which
assembled in Richmond on the 10th day Of
June, organized and selected an Executive
Committee, which committee, having duly Or
ganized, adjourned to await the developments
of the rival factions of the Democratic party
in Virginia. one of which having already met
in convention and placed in the field an cleo
toral ticket, known as the Conservative Dem
ocratic ticket, and the other, known as the Re-
adjusters, met in convention on the 7th of
July and placed in nomination full electoral
ticket of Democrats pledged and instructed
to vote, in case OF election for Winfield S. Han
cock
/ On the 9Th day of July, the Republican Ex
ecutive Committee re-assembled, and insti-
tuted the campaign by issuing the following
address:
To the Republican Party Of Vtrgimta:
The candidates for the Presidency and Vice. Prest-
dency of the respective parties before the
country in the persons OF James A. Garfield, of
Ohio and Chester Arthur, of New York, as the
standard bearers Of the Republicans, and w. s:
Hancock, of Pennsylvania, and VIM H. English, OF
Indiana, as representatives of the Democrats.
The Republican ticket has been accepted with
cordially, and will receive the hearty support Of
the country, and there is no reason to doubt its
success
There is, in the present condition of affairs in
Virginia, every inducement for the Republican
party to make earnest effort to achieve victory
here. Four at least OUT of the nine Congressional
Districts within our grasp II We will stretch
our hands to take Them nor Is 1t at all certain with
the apparently irreconcileable differences that
distract the so-called Conservative party of the
state, they defeat Republican ELECTORAL
Ticket. There is, therefore, lust ground for
hope and to work to contribute Virgin1a's vote to-
wards the election of Garfield and Arthur.
And when you consider the fact that the issues in
this canvass almost the that were the
issues of 1860, no Republican can doubt the absolute
necessity for the safety of the country that the Re-
pubcans should win this fight, and that the vote
OF the South should not be solid But the ends
which we have suggested as reasonably within our
reach and which every Republican will recognize
as most important to attain, can only be gained by
thorough organic ttion and untiring effort. The
Committee therefore urgently request you al
organize Garfield and Arthur Clubs in every county,
and In every district Of every county Of the State,
and enlist Into the work every Republican citizen
of the district
rapidly as clubs are organized the names Of the
officers selected, with their post office addresses,
that he may have campaign documents and other
printed matter forwarded for distribution by the
clubs, and that the Committee may get into cor
respondence with them.
The measures are working for are vital to the
welfare of our whole country the prospects Of
success are such as to make the labor sweet and we
therefore sure we do not appeal to you In vain
organize and work for the Of great cause.
BY order of the Committee.
Yours most respectfully,
WINS. c WICKHAM, Chairman
The recommendations of this address had
the effect of at once arousing the interest and
hopes of the Republicans of the State The
work of reorganization was quietly but rap
idly and efectually pressed in every quarter
OF the State, notwithstanding the discourage
ment thrown upon the movement by elements
within The party which deemed it better to
aid the Re-adjusler wing of the Democracy,
rather than make square Republican fight.
On the 18th of August, 1880, the Executive
Committee unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Besolred, That this Committee deems 1t of the ut
most Importance that there should be at the APP
preaching election Republican candidate for
hereby request the Republicans Of every district ia
which nomination has not already been made, to
meet In convention between this and the 25th Of
September, and nominate their best and strongest
man for Congress.
The national Republican authorities were
at first disinclined to take any active measures
to sustain the contest in Virginia, but upon
the representations and solicitations of the
chairman OF the Executive Committee and of
the Hon. $. NJ Yost, the representative of the
State of Virginia upon the National Commit |
tee on the 23d September it was determined
that the influence and assistance of the Ma
iional Committee should be given TO those
who were engaged in making Republican
campaign in Virginia, and Governor Jewell |
addressed a letter to the chaii man of the Vir- |
ginia Executive Committee which on the 9th |
September was promulgated in the following
address:
To tie Republicans Of Virginia.:
For your information publish the following |
letter from the Chairman OF the Republican Nation
al Committee.
"HEAD'oRs REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
No "a Fifth Avenue,
NEW YORK, september 23rd 1880.
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"Dear Sir THE Republican National Committee |
is DESTROYS OF carrying the State of Virginia for the
Garfield and Arthur Electoral ticket. They ask that
your Committee all honorable efforts to achieve
lis success and, through you they ask every Re- |
publican in Virginia to lend all the aid in his power
10 bring about end go desirable ard apparent-
iy within reach The Committee will be pleased to
receive frequent repor's from your Committee, and
assures you of its cordial support and cooperation
'sYours very truly,
"MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman"
You will perceive therefore, that the National |
Republican party Is looking with deep interest to |
the success of the Republican ticket in Virginia.
Let not allow them to be disappointed, Let every
one of us, Republicans of Virginia, do our full duty
in this canvass, and cast our votes soldy for the
Garfield and Arthur Electoral ticket, ard for
Republican candidates for Congress. By doing so
elect our men, and have the proud con- |
seriousness Of having contributed full part the
maintenance Of the principles of that party under
whose policy the prosperity OF our grand country
WINS. G. wICKHAM, Chairman.
Meantime the organization of the party was |
pushed rapidly, and Ivy the Goth October was
perfected 10 the extent OF having committees
At work in every county in the State except
Buchanan, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, War |
rem and Dickinson, which committees estab- |
iislied as auxiliaries to their work as their |
reports show. not less than five hundred Gar
field and Arthur clubs. with rolls of member
ship including practically the whole of the
qualified Republican vote in the State.
The organization by congressional districts
was:
In the 1st District under the immediate SUI
pervision fl. W. Wolff, the Republican can
lidatc. who was greatly assisted by Benz
Upton jr to whose ability its very excellent con
dillon Was greatly due. Out OF a total RepuE
lican vote of 1898 as registered, the Repuh
lican candidate succeeded in polling I025O. !
notwithstanding the operation of the cOnsiitl-
tional disqualification for non payment of the
capitation tax and the disaffection in the coun
ties OF Stafford and King George. where the Re-
adjuster Democrats, under the circumstances
hereinafter to be named made considerable
inroads on the Republican vote.
The End District was under the immediate SUI |
ptlvisionof John F. Dozendorf the Republican
candidate, and the Congressional committee.
RoDt. Norton. chairman and Harry Libby, sec
retary, with the active cooperation of Messrs
Callahan, Nichols and Bowden, whose thorough
organization resulted in the election If the Re- |
publican candidate bV vote of ID TIA ont of q