The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-10-06
Democratic Conservative Convention

CEEDINGS-TiE FEARS OF THE NEW CANDi-
DATES REALIZED, AND THE OLD sTAGERs
AGAIN PLACED ON THE TRACK. KoINER
FOR THE sENATE-M HANGER AND J. H.
SKINNER FOR THE HoUsE-THE NoMINA-
TIoNs MADE UNANIMOUS BY THE LIPS, BUT
EVERYTHING IS NOT QUITE LOVELY
The nominating convention Of the Demo-
cratic Conservative party of Augusta was held
on Monday last Early in the day the scene
about the Court House was lively one. Knots
of embryo politicians were gathered here and
there, and earnest words and emphatic ges-
ticulations marked their conversations. At
least three or four county gentlemen and one
from the town were reasonably certain OF Sc
curing the nomination. The field had been
thoroughly canvassed the views and opinions
of the delegates discussed, and states made up.
Above the horizon of each candidate, howev-
err, a cloud DER hung. 1t WAS the phantom
hand of the old representatives reaching out
again for the nominations. To be sure the
assurance had gone forth that the shadow
would never assume the substantial, and that
free and fair race between the novices would
be permitted, yet, nevertheless, the spectre
would not down, and as the new entries sur
veyed the course in their minds eye, always
before them fitted the ominous shadow. who
will be the nominees?" asked a representative
of the VIRGINIAN as he approached promi-
nent candidate for the Legislature.
"Well," was the response, II am perfectly
oil NTH tho .nn,,,loyinu of tho dplpua-
tons. have made pretty effective canvass
of the delegates, and from what I can learn
my chances for the nomiration are good"
"Will tie old ticket be sprung %
Il hardly think it will before that conven-
ton 1t has been announced publicly that the
old candidates will not consent to the use of
their names, and it was with that understand
ing that the friends OF various gentlemen who
have never represented the county in the
General Assembly, have been exerting them
selves in behalf of their favorites''
IF it should transpire that The old ticket is
nominated, what will be the etfects"
MY candid belief is that it would be de-
featcd There is demand for new men, and
the country people will not be satisfied unless
they have them. They are tired of the old
stagers."
| Meeting another gentleman whose name was
prominently mentioned in connection with the
nomination, the reporter asked what would be
the result of the convention.
"That is hard to tell, tho am well salts
fed with my prospects. The only thing we
new men have TO fear is the old ticket /
don't see how the former representatives can
well consent to run now, after having positive
ly declined | did not intend TO allow my
| name to be presented in opposition to any
member of the old ticket, but since Major
Hanger has declined through The public prints.
and Gen1 Echols, understand has refused to
be candidate, thought here would be free
race, and my friends insisted that should en-
ter the lists"
DO you think the old ticket will I've brought
forward"
II understand this morning that it will be.
| If it Is, a great injustice will he pcrpetrated
The reason that we have full representatives
| from every district in the county to-day, is be-
| CRUST III bHt pCltt'lidi nduilCStCu w
the various new candidates. When it was an
nounccd that the old ticket would not be run
| again, those gentlemen who aspired to repre-
sent the county in the legislature, or whose
friends desired that their names should be
used in that connection, went TO work vigor-
ously and drummed up voters to attend the
primaries But for these efforts there would
| have been nothing like full turnout on Sat
urday last, and it is probable that not enough
voters would have attended the primaries TO
constitute the delegations. SO far as / know,
the old candidates have not eXerted themselves
in the least, and now, when we new men have
worked TO get the people out, and have sue
ceeded in securing representative meetings, it
is unjust and unfair for those gentlemen to
slept forward and coolly appropriate the fruit
of our labors If the old representatives had
pulled off their coats and gone to work as we
new men did, 1t would have been all right, but
| instead of that they proclaimed that they did
| not want the places, and quietly remained at
| home, while we did all the work. I repeat, ii
is unjust md unfair now for them to come
| forward"
Other conversations of a like tenor occurred.
| As long as ii was thought that the new men
would have the field to themselves, each of the
candidates before the convention was hopeful
and bouyant but at the mention of the old
ticket, the shadow of their doom appeared II
was generally understood that Maj. Koiner
would have no opposition for the Senate. and
the contest was therefore narrowed down to
| the two seats in the legislature.
THE CONVENTION.
At12 O'Clock Capt. James Bumgardner call
| ed the convention to order, and ON motion of
G. NJ. Cochran, Jr., W. f. Smith, of Green
vile, was elected permanent chairman, with
Fl. G. Tinsley. of the V7ndicator, and A. S.
Mauzy, of the Spectator, as secretaries.
A committee on Credentials consisting of
one delegate from each district was then ap-
pointed This committee was composed of
the following gentlemen: Dr. ]. F. Tate, D.
W. Koiner, A. H. Roller, W. D. Clarke, FL. F.
Lyle, j. W. Todd, G. M. Cochran, Jr.
After brief retirement the committee re-
turned and reported the following as duly &C
credited delegates:
| Pastures District-John Christian, J . F. Tate
A. s. Young, Geo. 4. Smith
North River-J. A. Clinedinst, j. J. Cupp,
W. D. Clarke, J. N. Clarke, D. Bruin, j. H.
Erwin.
Riverheads-W F. Smith, ]. A. Brownlee,
]. W. McCorkle J. II. Callison, S. F. Carson,
VIM. Steele
South River.-H. W. Henry, G. W. Koiner
e. J. Pratt, d. W koiner, r. G. Wright. NJ
r. Coalter. =
Middle River.-G. Barnhart, A. Fl. Roller
W. H. Moorman, j r. Stout, E B. Burke, A.
Boiling.
Beverly Manor Chas ] Bell, John c. Bell
A. H. shuey, H. F. Lyle, A D. Tribbett, T. P
Eskridge.
staunton.-First Ward-J. W Todd, ]. T
Byers, NJ. H. Cox, L. Staples.
Second Ward.-G. M. Cochran, Jr., W. Fl
Fowle alternate for J. NJ Carroll, a. G. Cor
don alternate for ~ F. White, W. J Nelson
When the report of the credential COM
mittee had been adopted, Mr.. Lyle submitted
a series of resolutions for the government Of
the body, which after various amendments and
considerable discussion were adopted.