Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-11-01
The BOsss Private Opinion Of
some of IIis Bosom AssOci.
afes'

published by Mr.. Fulkerson in retail
alton for The publication of his own pri
vate correspondence, which will be rar
reading TO many Of the Boss's Iboson
friends and boon companions:
MALONE on BAILEY, MEADE, MAYO
WISE AND OTHERS.
PETERSBURG, 20 Sept. 1880.
Dear Fulkerson-I have this momen
received yours Of the 18th instant
Your estimate OF Mr.. Bailey, and you
appreciation of his conduct. venlur,
to say, is precisely that held by every
man who heald or saw him in our con
ference. He tells an untruth when he
says he was lie author of the counter
proposition Oh our behalf. The fact i:
he did not even advocate it, for al.
though he took the floor on that pro
position. if lie SAID anything ID It's fAyoI
and l venture 10 say HAT no member
Of the coufcrln nee understood him a.
sustaining our counter proposition
heartily or even cheerlully. He is al
arrogant ass. After all had agreed up
on the counter proposition, il he would
be understood as agreeing 10 anything,
Gen. Groner, Wednesday nigh. and
Mr.. CarriDg,on Thursday morning, ap
pealed TO him in tie most respectful
and generous terms to allow the record
TO be changed so that our refusal Of the
Funder proposition should stand unanl'
nous, his vote being the only one
against its rejection, and Bailey, 10 bis
sulen, uncoulh way, refused. He may
have been at Our conference Thursday
morning when the subcommittee re-
ported its respOse to their proposal, land
that l do not remember, though l be-
lieYe it vas tlen under these circum-
stances that Darlington made his app
peal to Bailey TO change bis vote en-
tered tie evening previous. He never
appeared IN our conference any more,
nor did CO.. Mayo. Ii Meade and
May 0 had any influence the night be-
fore, [ am quite sure Il was confined
exclusively to Bailey. The truth il
the previous conduct of these gentl'-
men (Meade aud Mayo was well u
derstood by every member Of that c5n-
arence, and by it they were powetess
himpress eny member save, perhaps.
NJ Bailey, it it were possible t. In
pres him at any time on any SbJect.
Iheeounter propo, ton was Drought
out Nce before by Capt. Johns. Wise,
who, 4 the Thursday mornvg meet
ing, lok occasion to sag that the
scheme,ad not originated Rllh him;
thd head gotten it irog me, but
honesilyakcd, as far as " could, he
might hay The credit Tor otring' since
it would Tn him to map votes ia
Rlchmopd. :, was prccis9 the scheme
| / told Gen Lyor on iboccasloI OF
visit two weeA before, with "hich
lold him we wtld coptr tie Koiner
proposal, whichi le,-ns d.hen tor the
flst time would tc SOD sbmitled. As
bave already vrtten'ou Mr.. Bailey's
statements before lhs onerence, Sand
his whole conduct VS. ,alcUlatcd to
hurt you. if It had ben possible. in
that presence. When &c claued 10
know better than anfoue ese the
sentiment in all the cOuGes in be dis
trict. even cootestiEg hit ryil'ge
~ ilh Eskndge a. TO Mon ,or'N;when
he claimed that sOntlmoul ds largely |
tor fusion; that you might eiecIad,
but that cur ticket would i,iar behind;
when be claimed thcreas large
Hancock and Englsh G. III Di's'oi
fayoriDg 10Th Of May tlc' ana lnat
cluh lola its meetings in , same house |
or near your Office (Co fuiAersOn's
oficc), felt obliged, 'ne llsS o.
g.od;,o Tho iackoss force him to |
dmit that you were o'seu 10 lus'on
.rd ,ho,le knew nj knew, from
my information thIo' 'na' u's'lc' ue
n,i.renresented ifs semenl, but fore
bore to expose lis lo'ance anu His
presumption in tia spec'' as l Ane"
be had, and could'e' 10 'ohuen'e ~
tha; body. Such ; '"e 'e"u'"'S "
hie ,emo,ls as III Jore upon you, your
r.lo,ion,to the y and to compro-
mise. that Frezi'a'ne 10 "is 'ee' anu
,e,,ned ,heir Infant By stating what
hal,evtole fyiews in that respect
os well osto, judgment as to the
true sentin el,. NE uis'fie" we al
coro.ow II o Idie\wlich the conduct
! Of ,hs .o.Wlape% would give TO
u.o Ed, .ction IN y\ur district, and |
m,. irdort is that hisNQss would ibe
49,, ro;n ID Tie Letter ioryou and the
Oor.e Il at least c take 70 part in
the canys. ,., ,,o hovo n en- \o.,ul
Acned ly The prOceedinesA Our
,GN G every where aie jolilsnt, vile
49, inder faction is unhappy. Thy |
W. mnns Koiaer and each other q
unwisdom and want OF tact. Now
iIe time to press.
by the way, should not forget that
baiy objected TO our cornler-proposi-
ion. at least in one respect: that Of
calling on State committee TO deiray
expense of the primary. He was will
inc TO pay his part. Hastily, your
friend, w LILLIAN MAh"NE'
Col. A. FalkersoR, Bristol, Tenn.
brought Out Perfectly