The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-04
Frederick Republicans.

At a meeting Of the Executive Committee of the Re-
publican party for Winchester and Frederick on
Il. Gilbert VIM. A. Evans, N. W. Solenberger, Geo.
H. Haines, Jonathan Jenkins, c. e. Clevinger and
Frederick Gross-a quorum. VIM. L. Gilbert
elected temporary chairman and G. IL. Haines,
secretary.
1t appearing with reference to the following mem
beers of the Committee, to-wit
P. S. Brent: That he has in recent letter declar
ed his purpose to vote and act with the Readjuster
party:
WIN. Il. Robinson: That he had been a candidate,
had been elected and was now serving as Readjus-
ter Councilman:
Lycurgas E. Sapnge: That he had voted for the
Hancock and English Readjuster electors. Their
places were unanimously declared vacant. and c.
e. Hoover, German smith, and Elkanah Fawcett
were respectively elected to these vacancies
1t appearing that Albert C. Brown-who had been
appointed, and had acted as chail man of the com
mittee-had acted a member of Readjuster
committee, at conference between committees of
the Republican and Readuster parties at the spring
election; that he had on the day previous (to-wt:
the Doth day Of July, 1881 issued his signature,
as chairman of this committee, unauthorized call
for mass Republican convention, untruthfulIy as
sorting therein that it H'by order of tho COM
mtttee and it appearing that he had been request
ed, In the interest OF peace and harmony, to with
draw his said notices and summon this committee
with view to regular and organic action in the
premises and that he had declined to do So 1t was
unanimously resolved that said Albert C. Brown
had vacated the office of chairman, and the follow
ing resolutions were adopted without dissent:
WHEREAS Mr.. Albert C. Brown, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Republican party for
the county of Frederick pending the late election
for county and city officers, at conference of Com
m1tteeS from the Republican and Readjuster
parties, respectively, present and at said
conference as member of the Readjuster Commit
tee, In violation of standing resolution of the State
Central Committee of the Republican party; and
WHEREAS the said Mr.. Albert G. Brown has recent
ly published notice for the indiscriminate assem-
bling of Republicans to elect delegates to the Lynch
burg Convention of the 10th proxtmo, presuming to
set time and place for the same, and to omit the
plain and essential limitations attached by the Re-
publican State Central Committee to the constitu-
tion and powers of such county conventions; and
WHEREAS the said Mr.. Albert c. Brown, has in
said notice untruthully declared his said action
by order of the Committed for the county Freder
ick-no meeting of said Committee having been had
er called; no member thereof having been consult
ed by Mr.. Brown with reference to such notice, or
any of the accessory or preliminary features of such
convention, nor having from him any 1nt1matlon Of
action at IL on his part in the premises; therefore
ResolUed by the Executive Committee of the Re-
publican party the county Frederick that the
said Mr. Albert c. Brown, by his violation of the
order Of the State Central Committee in prominent
ly representing upon committee party organiza-
tion, other than and adverse to the Republican
party, has vacated his office of Chairman of the Ex
ecuttve Committee Of the Republican party for the
county of Frederick:
Res0lred that in this time of political confusion
and uncertainty; In this hour of instant peril to
ty, full of victory in North, is threatened
threshold of a career of ascendancy over the rem
nants of prejudice and perntcious conservatism in
me SOUTH not only by foes to the right and to the
lett, but by the mistaken and too O1cfous zeal of
some OF Its members, and by the selfish treachery
of others In It's ranks and confidence would be
false TO the best interests of the Republican party
SO far as We have them in charge, If We permitted
TOO of charity for plumbers,
or too hestating scrutiny of perddy to tolerate the
presence OF incapac1ty or faithessness in
CHS or In our leaders, when very political exist
ence trembles on the verge Of the morrow.
Resolved that we declare the Office of the Chair
manshfp OF the Executive Committee of the Repub-
can party for the county of Frederick to be vacant
ana that we Will Immediately fill the vacancy by the
election of chairman.
ResOtUed that we recognize in the coming contest
In the State of Virginia the existence of three dis
tinct and antagonistic parties, to-wit, Democrats
Republicans, and Read1usters, and that we will
neither affiliate nor coalesce with Democrats nor
with keadusters, nor. so far as are able to pre-
vent 1t, will We permit the participation of those
who are either Democrats or Readjusters upon the
State 1ssue-no matter what may be their tndividu-
al position as to National affars-to rob us of our
Independent right to COUNSEL to choose, and to act
for ourselves.
N. W. Solenberger was then elected chairman in
place OF Mr.. Brown and Ellis Maloy elected a
member of the committee for Shawnee District in
place OF N. W. Sollenberger.
The committee, after ordering conventions for
the city and county, under the call of the State Gen.
tra committee, to assemble by delegates and not In
mass, and providing for the proper organization
thereof adjourned.