Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-14
COALITION, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TER CONVENTION. q
Nomination of Capt. e. A. FuIcher and
John Ed. Hamilton for the
House of Delegates
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, SPEECHES, &C.

4 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, SPEECHES, &C.
On last Saturday there was a meeting,-not
convention of elected delegates,-of the Coali-
ton party held in the Courthouse for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the House OF
delegates.
w. E. Craig, Esq, chairman of the county
committee of the Coalition party of Augusta.
called the meeting to order, briefly stated us
object, and presided as temporary chairman.
| On motion of Capt. Charles S. Roller, Jacob
Yost junior editor of the Valley Vtr0inidn, was
requested to act as Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. D. B. Avis. the Chair ap-
pointed a committee on organization, compos-
ed of two from each District and Ward. whose
report; recommending G. s. Roller for perma-
| nent chairman, and Jacob Yost as Secretary,
was adopted.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of W. H. Peyton, the chair APP
pointed the following committee on resolu-
lions. composed of two from each District and
| Ward =
Ward No. 1.-C. S. Roller, Robert ]. Shelton.
Ward No. Jacob Yost, ]. W. Waddy.
i Beyerlv Ma,,or,-H P. Dickerson, A. A. Nc
Pheeters.
Riverheads-W. H. Peyton, T. A. Brown.
North River.-C. D. A. Curry, Michael Hol-
Ter.
Middle River.-John h. Parkins, W. r. Eos.
ter.
| Pastsues.-A. D. 8. Beck, J. s. Lambert.
South Rtver-Henry C. Kindig, Charles L.
Smith.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. .
| The committee reported the following pream-
BILE and resolutions, which were adopted
Whereas the time has again arrived when it
| is proper that we should again give express
sion to our views upon questions of public poll
| cy and to re.affirm our fealty and deVotlon TO
the Readjuster coalition party as the only one
| truthfully committed to wise and liberal al.
| minstration of our State government
| RegoEved LIST. That we endorse the debt settle
| meut as determined by the Riddleberger Bill,
and favor such action as may be necessary to
carry it into fullest effect. Ns
End. We re-affirm our sympathy for, and at
| tachment to, the Public School System; we OPP
| pose mixed schools, and demand that white
| pupils be taught by white teachers and color
ed pupils by colored teachers; we endorse the
action of the State Board of Education in the
| appointment of colored school trustees; we
distinctly pronounce against the shallow, DEM
| agogical and unconstitutional policy of turn
1 ing over the colored schools and the funds to
| sustain them to colored trustees exclusively
| policy announced by the Funder party sole
| ly to catch colored votes, and if inaugurated,
| would tend to separation of the school taxes,
giving to the colored schools the money only
derived from taxes paid by colored citizens-a
| policy meant to impair, if not wholly destroy,
| the cOlored schools throughout Virginia.
| 3rd. We favor such a change OF the constitu-
| ton as will reduce the number of elections to
one every two years. and provide that all of
fcers, State, Municipal, and County, shall be
elected at the same time as members OF Con-
gresS are voted for.
4th. We demand the repeal of the present
| unjust and oppressive county road law, and
the Inauguration of system which shall Sc
cure better highways, the burthen of maintain
| ing which shall be equitably adjusted between
taxation and labor
| 5th. We favor a Commissioner of Land Sales
Judiciary demand
revision of, and reform in, the present chan
Gerry SYSTEM to the end that settlements may
| be expedited and costs lessened.
9th. We favor a stricter supervision OF the
railroads by the State, and the adoption of
| measures which will remedy the unjust dis
elimination practiced against certain localities
| i'll the charge for freight by the railroad COM
panies. We demand the enactment OF law
| recurring railroad companies to fence their
| lines on either side, and compelling them to
| pay their lawful proportion OF taxes
| 7th. We believe there should be a discrimi-
nation in favor Of home labor and home man.
ufactures, in the duties levied for revenue pur-
poses by the General Government.
| Sth. We favor the establishment by the
General Government of postal Telegraph
system.
9Th. That recognizing the merits of our dis
tinguished Senator, VIM. Malone, not only as
wise and patriotic public officer but also as a
discreet and successful party leader, we tender
to him our high appreciation of mis- untiring eff
forts in behalf of the great political party of our
adoption, and commend his demonstrated de-
votion to the interests of Virginia.
NOM NATION OF CANDIDATES.
Upon the announcement by the Chair that
the next thing in order was the nomination of
candidates, DIR. Geo T. Robson nominated
Capt. E. A. Fulcher, and c. S. Roller nominated
John Ed. Hamilton. No other names being
mentioned, on motion of w. e. Craig Fulcher
and hamilton were nominated by acclama-
ton.
| In response to calls, these gentlemen accept
| ed their nominations, expressed their
thanks therefor. and pledged themselves to
work earnestly and energetically from that
time till shutdown on the day OF election in
the effort to succeed.
SPEECHES DELIVERED.
We took some notes of the speeches delivered
with the view of reporting them. and giving
some comments on them, but there were so
many, and the space we had to give to adver-
tisements, the report of the action of the Coun-
| ty Democratic Committee, and news articles
entitled to precedence. so restricted our space,
that we were compelled TO torego that purpose,
and are constrained to confne our remarks to
but little more than the mere mention of the
names of the speakers.
| 1t had been announced through the papers
| for several weeks that John S. Wise would
| make speech on that occasion. Whether this
was done in good faith or merely to get an au-
| dience, we do not know; but he did not come,
and many who went to the meeting were dis
appointed. The meeting assembled under these
circumstances in which, by actual count of an
intelligent Coalitionist, there were 40 white
Coalitionists, was SO much more respectable
in numbers and character than usual in meet
ings of their party heretofore in this place, that
each of the speakers made a boast of it. The
other portion of white audience was composed
OF Democrats, who had their resolutions to
work for the success of the Democratic party
strengthened by the demonstration made by
the coalitionists.
JACOB YosT (REPUBLICAN).
| The first speaker called upon was Jacob Yost
of the Valley Virginion. AS he prepared the
| resolutions, with the exception Of the 9th eulo-
giving Malone, which were blocked from his
| editorial in the Valley V5rgigian of the week
before, 1t was deemed proper for him TO lead of
In support of them, which he did by comment
ing upon them in the order given.
The 9Th resolution does not bear the impri-
matur of the ValIey Tirginiaq, but the stamp
of an oficeholder who feels under obligations
| to Malone. 1t is rather remarkable that not
one of the speakers said anything of Malone
in their speeches. The resolutions will be pub
lished and fall under the eye of Mahone-the
| speeches will not. This may not be the reason
| for eulogizing him in a resolution and omit
| ting all mention of him in speeches made up
on these resolutions, but it is remarkable, in
view of the fact that heretofore the staple of
Coalition speeches has been fulsome eulogy of
| Malone.
The zeal with which Mr.. Yost supports the
| Coalition party shows that he thinks it a good
enough Republican party for him. Democrat
ic Readjusters should know from this that it is
not the party for them to support if they have
any regard for their political principles and
consistency.
What seemed to worry Mr.. Yost the most
was that portion of the Democratic platform
that favors white trustees and teachers for
white schools, and negro trustees and teachers
for negro schools. In the popular slang of the
day, we would say to him, Don't let that
worry YOU,
| MAI. ]. B. DoRMAN (CoALITIoNIsT OFFICE
HoLDER).
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