The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-04-28
Readjuster Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATEs-REsoLuT
STRONGLY ENDORSING MAHoNE ADOPTED.

STRONGLY ENDORSING MALONE ADOPTED.
Pursuant to announcement a mass meeting
for the appointment Of delegates to the Read
Juster State convention, to convene at Rich
on Monday last. When the meeting was called
to order, there were only some thirty or forty
readjusters present, but during the proceedings
additions from the ranks of that party were
made to the crowd.
Col. Asher W. Hartman was called to the
chair, and A. A. Arnold, appointed secretary.
>. Brown Allen, chairman of the county
committee, briefly explained the object Of the
meeting and moved the appointment of the
following committee to nominate delegates.
The motion was carried, the following being
the committee:
Rudolph Turk, North River, chairman; j.
W. Waddy, LIST Ward of city; T. s. Davis, I'd
Ward; A. A, McPheeters, Beverly Manor,
Fletcher Vincent, Pastures Louis Dull, River
heads; Hugh Hamilton, South River; W. B.
Crawford Middle River
During the retirement of the committee, s.
Brown Allen, in response to calls, addressed
the meeting. He said that 30 far as the read
justers were concerned, the issue was made up
the policy defined As to what the other
faction of the conservative party would do. no
man could tell. The funders didn't even know
themselves. Some of them would like to re-
pudiate the debt, out and out; some would
accept the Riddleberger Bill as the wisest and
best piece of legislation enacted in the State
since the war; some were willing to adopt
$50, 100000 as the amount of the States indebt-
edness, and there were some-those peculiar
people who neither learn nor forget-who
wanted to resurrect the old McCulloch Bill Of
70. Whether they will be able to concentrate
their scattered forces and unite on common
basis is matter of conjecture-no living man
can tell The Readjusters would enter the
lists, with the record they had made to sustain
them. In the one hand they would mold aiaS
the Riddleberger Bill, and in the other display
the msladminstration of the funder party
while in power-that the people might see it
in its nakednees and realize Its deformity. He
alluded to past campaigns in which the funders
had declared that the inexperienced readjust-
ers would work ruin if placed in offices where
tried capacity was demanded In the face of
that cutlery the people had elevated their serv-
ants to the custody of their interests and the
result was that Massie had unearthed frauds
and speculations in the auditors department.
In the second auditors Office 100000 of re-
deemed coupons were found which had been
repaid; the schools and colleges had had $4O,-
600, diverted from the literary fund, restored
to them, and to the public free schools had
been returned $165,0OO which funder officials
had taken from the children of the State. In
addition to this, the asylums and public
charities were receiving the full amount of the
appropriations made for their support. Even
their opponents were forced to acknowledge
the excellence of readjuster administration of
these offices. In the state penitentiary, when
the funder superintendent was ousted, it was
of $27, 900, and the institution was costing the
people of the State $4,000 per annum to sus-
tain it. Under the management of Sam'l C.
Williams, the readiuster appointee, the peni-
Tertiary was selfsustaining and in short time
would be source of revenue. These were
only few of the many reforms accomplished
by the readjusters in one short year, but it was
record which any party might be proud of,
and with it the friends of readjustment would
sweep on to victory in the coming contest. In
combustion ho I'd 70 l. IL.
sustain the men who were thus beneftting
state and people and to put the seal of their
condemnation upon the old political traders
who had demonstrated their want of capacity
in the management of the States affairs. Mr.
Allen spoke briefly, clearly and forcibly, and
was listened to attentively There was lit
tie enthusiasm, but once or twice during the
delivery of his remarks faint applause was
heard.
When he ceased speaking, the committee
returned and submitted the names OF the fol-
lowing gentlemen as delegates to the conven-
ton:
Staunton, Thos s. Davis, at large list Ward,
Jas. W. Davis; I'd Ward, j. W. Waddy Bev-
erly Manor, W. II. Bailey, H. P. Dickerson !;
Riverhead, Lewis Dull, H. j. Williams; South
River, j. E. Hamilton DR.. Michael Hildebrand;
Middle River, G. s. Roller, A. W. Hartman !;
North River, DR.. Geo. Robson, s. A. East ::
Pastures, j. s. Lambert, E. F. Vincent; Dele
gates at large, s. Brown Allen, E. A. Flu lcher
The alternates at large for the county were :
Hugh Hamilton, J. H. Plunkett, w. H. Rich
ard, J. s. Craig, A. H. Crawford, Jas. Hender-
son, and A. A. McPheeters.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted.
The following resolutions were then read by
Mr.. Allen:
Resolced, LIST, That we, the Readjusters of
Augusta in mass meeting assembled, do re-
affirm our devotion to the cause and principles
OF REIMBURSEMENT, and corresponding purpose
to oppose Funderism or Bourbonism in what
ever disguise it may appear.
Resolued I'd, That so far as our noble Senator.
Gen. Malone, has declared his policy in the
United States Senate affecting the rights of
Virginia, we cordially endorse his course.
Resolued Sd, That we endorse the Riddleber-
ger Bill for the debt settlement, and pledge
our best endeavors to secure Legislature in
the November election committed to it.
Resaloed 4tt, That the Richmond Whsa be
requested to publish the proceedings Of this
meeting, and copy also be sent to Gen. Ma
hone
When the second resolution, endorsing Gen.
Malone, was read, there was hearty burst of
applause-the first during the meeting. A mo-
ton to adopt the resolutions as a whole was
made, and Mr.. Sandy Craig moved to amend
by submitting them seriatim. Without put
ting the question, Col. Hartman read the Sec
ond resolution and called for the ayes and
nays. There was an almost unanimous vote
in favor, only two or three noes being heard.
The chairman declared the resolution unani-
mously adopted, and said afterwards that the
two or three negatives came from funders.
Col. Hartman was mistaken in this statement
forat least one readuster, Mr. Craig voted "no. "'
The resolutions were then adopted as whole
and the meeting adjourned after session so
harmonious that it presented the appearance
of having been nicely cut and dried before
hand.
1t is understood that the delegation is pretty
well divided between Cameron and Wise as
the choice for governor, with the majority,
for Cameron. Msssie, it was stated BY