Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-10
The Republican Meeting

ne hepuDllcan meeting, neiu NJ tue
~ School Building 10 this place
~. .'m,,s.rssday was we'll attended.
~ ,,,was met ut the door by
MI JACOB " " who at once explained
and how earnestly ,' desired to ~ sur..
up the Democratic pa r.. forming .
coalition with the NAH :, 49,
ascertainius fully Mr.. wisls.S,' ,.,jticsl
position, we entered the hall al end
about forty present majority Of |" ,m
were celercd. Il
Meeting was called to order BY Mr..
VIM. M. Bennett VINO at once pro-
cesded TO instruct the meeting upon the
use Of the gavel. One rap means come
to order, two raps Tor all to rise. He
congratulated the meeting and explain
cd why ard how he held the position
Of Chairman and suggested that a re-
organization would be in order, where
upon w. NJ. Bennett was elected
Chairman, D. Lichlitsr, Secretary and
Joseph Fravcl, Treasurer. The CAV ell
fell and the meeting was called to order.
The Chairman proceeded TO explain
the object of the meeting and while so
doing was very abruptly interrupted by
Mr.. Graham who was impatient to
know whether Geo. Rye was republic
can. Mike was :oothed aud susine IS
proceeded.
Hon. Geo. Rye obtained the floor
and without stopping to answer the
question Of Mr.. Graham, who was now
seated with Jim Rush on his right aud
eolored brother on his left, offered the
following resolution
Resolved, That any person put in
nomination must declare himself in
favor ofputhng in the field straight
Republican ticket, and IN no case favor
a coalition with readjusters, or any
body else.
This resolution called to the front
Mr.. Jos. Krenk; the orator OF Toms
Brook.
Ono shake OF his bushy head showed
the audience that be meant business.
He squared himself and for nearly an
hour he hammered that resolution.
proclaimed himself an original readjus-
ter, afterwards, Republican Readius-
ter, showed that the Republican party
had adjusted the debt made by Gen.
Sherman, and tried to show that be
could be consistent Republican aud a
Readiuster at the same time. His
argument was dry and tough but did
not create any enthusiasm. He was
followed by Hon. Geo. Rye in an ear
nest speech in favor Of his resolution,
Mr.. J. D. Millgan spoke in favor OF q
straight ticket.
Mr.. Jacob Wisler spoke in favor oil
coalition.
DR.. Frank King spoke in favor OF the
resolution aud Mr.. Kronk again replied
DR.. King again took the floor, aud
for while discussed the question very
earnestly, aud seelug the black host
marshalled by Rush and Graham, he
determined to cross the Mediterranean
and carry the war into Africa. He
appealed to his colored friends and
wanted to know what the Democratic
or Readjuster party had done for them.
He asked what party had manunitLed
them. They Enthusiastically replied
The Republican" He assured them
that he had always been a Republican,
that he had voted for every Republican
Presidential candidate from Fremont to
Garfield, and that to-day he intended
to stand BY the Republican ticket. Ills
remarks created great enthusiasm and
1t was at once evident that the grip
sackers" Graham and Rash had los
their grip. The Chairman looked
dependent, and Mr.. Jacob Wssle
again came to the front and endeaVore1
to break the force OF DR.. Kings speech
but he did not succeed. The party that
came in Boosting OF having two to ont
were dependent and evidently saw thai
they were defeated.
DR.. King pressed The resolution ant
called for a vete. The resolution wal
passed, in our judgment, by larg'
majority, but the presiding ssacsr failed
to declare the vote aud some one callet
for q division. A rising vote was
taken aud the president announced tina
| it was 81 to Is. The leng faces OF tn
Mahoneite coalitionists and the smiling
countenances Of the straight.outs show
ed that the resolution was carried.
George Rye, straight-ost, and Lev
Wisler, coalilisnist, were placed in
nomination as delegates to the Lynch
burg Convention.
Rye was elected delegate and Whsle
as alternate.
After whlch the meeting adjourned.