The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-24
The smyth County Platform and Dole


A meeting OF the Democratic party OF
SnDth county was held at the couIp-nouss
Monday, June Is, 1893. The meetihg was
called to order by Judge A. L. Cole, VIM
read the call from the chairman OF .po
Democratic Committee Colonel A. NJ. he,-
levi, and explained the object OF the meet
ing TO be to appoint delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention 10 meet at LynchDtlrS
on the 25th proximo.
On motion OF Captain J. u. Shelley, Z.
ID. Carter, Esq, OF Rich Valley. was called
~ the chair and DR.. John 5. Apperson ap-
pointed secretary.
ON motion Of Captain G.. II. Fudge, the
Chair was authorized to appoint commit
foe OF nine uhree from each district to re-
commend gentlemen as delegates and al
ternates TO the Convention above named,
and 10 draft suitable resolutions.
THE following gentlemen were appoint
oh Marion DistrIct-John II. Shelley
chairman. A. +. st. John, and John NJ.
Scott. Rich-yaley Distrct-John NJ.
Gwyn, II. S. Buchanan, and James \. Col
Iehon. st. Clair District-R. II. Hubble,
James Freeman, and Il. ;. keesling.
ON motion, recess was taken for hall an
hour. ON being called 10 order after re-
cess the chairman OF the committee re-
ported the following resolutions, which,
after being read, were offered a. whole
ResOlted, 1st, That 80 far as the Demo-
cratic party OF Virginia IS concerned, the
pubic debt question which has heretofore
divided the party is finally settled, that as
n party we Will uphold the courts aud stls-
tain their decisions settling the same, and
that there are therefore no issues before
the peoTl but those which divide the
Democratic and Republican parties.
ID. That we are in favor OF the free
school system Of Virginia, and Will uphold
and maintain it, but are unalterably opposed
10 mixing white schools and cOlOrcd schools
in any way whatever.
Sd. That we deem il wise and prudent
70 leave the tariff question and all other
questions which belong 10 Federal politics
to the National Democratic Convention to
assemble i'm 1884; and we are opposed to
the AGITATION OF any such subjects in the
coming State canvass, because the right to
legislate thereon exists in the Federal Con-
gress and not in the State Legislatures.
4th. That we are opposed to the tyranny
Of bosses and OF monopolies, enforced con-
tributionS, and assessments for political
purposes.
9Th. That when this meeting adiourns it
shall do so to meet at August County Court
for the purpose OF thorough re0rganlZa-
ton Of the Democratic party OF Smyth
upon such plan and upon such platform as
NAV be promulgated by the Democratic
state Convention that is to assemble in
Lynchburg on July 18th next, and we cor
daily invite all voters, without reference
70 previous differences on debt questionsor
l., rfs.ts az ftnnf llaflf1
OF the Democratic party.
9th. That the following delegates and
alternates represent the Democratic party
Of Smyth i'm the Convention at Lynchburg-
namely: Rye Valley-J. VI. Williams. dele
gate; :. Wilkinson, alternate; NJ. W. Thorn
as. delegate: Mathew Houston, alternate.
Rich Naley-C. ID. Carter, delegate; /. i.
Hobbs, alternate; w. VI. Davis. delegate;
James Thompson, alternate. Marion-A.
+. stone, delegate; G.. w. Richardson,
alternate: John l.. Sanders, delegate; II.
:. Bonham, alternate.
ON motion, it was decided to take the
vote separately. The first resolution was
read and adopted. The second resolution
was then read, and objected to because 1t
was not thought TO be strong enough.
CAPTAIN John l.. Saunders then offered
the following. rs an amendment to the see
ond resolution; which amendment was
adopted:
ResolUed, That we. the white people OF
Smyth county, while we freely accord to
the colorcd man all the rights, privileges,
and immunities to which he is entitled I'M
der the law. and have no desire to Cypress
his race or in any way hinder his moral,
intellectual, or financial progress, yet we
L.. Il hot
alterably opposed TO the appointment OF
colored trustees, or the appointment OF
cOlored men TO official positions in public
schools to which white children are admit
ted, because such policy il not only un-
lust and degrading to the white people OF
Virginia, from whom the public schools in
the State derive wellnigh their entire sup
port. but il persisted IN will speedily en-
gender an opposition to these schools that
will destroy their usefulness to both the
white aud colOred races.
The remaining resolutions were adopted
in their order. Captain G. ii. Fudge then
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
ReS0lued, That each delegate and his
alternate are authorized to name their rep
resentative in the Convention in case
neither OF them attend in person.
On motion. the Conservative Democrat
Is requested to publish and the other DEM
ocratic papers OF the state to republish the
proceedings OF this meeting.
On motion, this meeting was adjourned
to meet at the August term OF the County
Court to further organize in accordance
with the plan adopted by the Lynchburg
Convention. {. ID. CATER, Chairman.
John S. ApperSOn. Secretary.
MARION. Va, June Is, 1888.