The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-09-01
Republican Meeting at campbell G. H

Pursuant to notice given large mass meeting of
the kepublcansof Campbell county was held at the
COURT house to-day. Monday, August %, 1881. At
Il CLOCK the meeting was called to order by James
w. W. wright, Esq, who nominated Albert Wtthers,
Esq, as Chairman. Mr.. W1thers declined, stating
thathe had been at the State Convention In Lynch
burg and wanted to take part In the debate in
there should be one, and nominated Daniel Wine
Dlsh as Chairman, which was accepted and Samuel
L. Wright elected Secretary. The chair then stated
that the meeting was ready to proceed business,
and that before proceeding further they would like
to hear from the two gentlemen Messrs, Wright and
W1therS, that had attended the State Convention.
MIR. Wright here being called for took the stand
ana gave long and lengthy account Of the Straight
out convention and the reasons no nominations
were made for State officers and urged upon his
the Legislature and stand by their colors and If
they went down go down with colors flying, but did
not advise nominations being made at present Mr..
Wfthers followed and corroborated all that had
been said by Mr.. Wright and denounced traitors in
the bttterest terms. dozen more short speeches
were then made, all of which were very bitter to-
wards the delegates from this county, who took
part In the bogus rump convention at the Opera
House. The meeting decided by; a. vote, with but
one dissenting, to recognize James W. Wright as
committee.
The following resolutions were then offered and
unanimously adopted by rising vote and the meet
ing adjourned 3 sfViE s6~ v4THH SID
Whereas on the Sd day Of August, at Campbell
Courthouse, In Convention assembled for the pur-
pose Of electng three delegates the State Conven
tlon to assemble In the city Of Lynchburg, on the
10th day of August 1881, all persons before said
required to define their position and Allan Evans
Lewis Nichols andS. w. Patterson declared openly
that they were strafghtout Republicans, and were
under that pledge and promise sent to said conven
t1on. And whereas, on the assembling of said
yentton they went into and took part in the Bogus
Rump Convention that was held in the Opera House
and never presented their credentials the regu-
lar called State Conventon called by the Chairman
OF the regular State Central Committee and by their
action helped to divide the Republican party Of the
State, thereby preventing nomination from being
made and dismembering the great Republican
party of this State that cast 200 votes for Presi
dent GARFIELD in November last, and thereby turning
Ing us over into the hands of the enemy now,
therefore, ada ,..4e a. o..
Cd Resolved, That we. the Republicans of Campbell
county, denounce their acts against their pledge
and promise and further say that the said Allen
trayed the trust reposed In them and they cannot
be longer trusted as our Representatives and that
we denounce them as traitors to the Republican
party.
Resolved, That we will ever maintain and support
the principles and integrity OF the Republican par
ty and that we will support man for the Legisla
Of the prepayment Of the cap1tation tax quaifca
ton to vote the same being against the spirit of the
Constitution of the State the 18th, Ath and 18th
amendments of the Constitution of the U. S., and
also against the spirit of the act that admitted Vir
5inta into the Union
Resolved, That copy OF the proceedings Of this |
meeting and these resolutions be sent to the VAL
LEY VIRGINIAN with the request that 1t publish the
same also to other straightout Republican papers
IN the State DANIEL WINBUsH, Chairman.
SAMUEL L. WRIGHT, Secy.