Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-03-21
From the Shenandoah Valley.
WOODSTOCK, VA. I
Marcr Is. 1883. I

Ny article 10 the VALLEY last week.
was written after as,urance TO me from
Capt. KOontz, that he had no. author
lied any such use Of his name before
The Readjuster Convention, as 1t was
reprhsen,ed had been made in the
Convention. Capt. K. represented to
me his willingness 10 receive the en-
dorsement of either or both Conven-
lions or parties, bat not in political
sense. or IS making him the political
adhcrcnt or candidate Of either party.
Nor did Il C resolution passed by said
Convention. endorsing him, IN itself.
convey the idea, that any other en-
dorsement WIGS intended than such as
Capt. X. had expressed bimsnl as
willing 10 receive.
lSut it being the opinion aud belief
of VARIOUS parties, from reports, that
such statements. as set forth in my
former article, were made in the Con-
yention, and there stated to have been
made bv authority OF Capt. K, and
Capt. X. representing that If such
statements had been made thew were
made without authority from him. said
communication Of last week was inttn-
dtd to raise the question, and give all
the parties the opportunity OF placing
themselves in tie proper light before
the public.
1 give below acme extracts from
statement, furnished by Mr.. L. 5
Walker, which show that, whatever inn
preston may have been made upon the
minds Of the parties at the time. 1t was
no. the intention OF Mr. W. 10 mis-
represent Capt. K, nor were bis stale
ments as given below calculated to mis-
lead Others as 10 tie matter.
Quoting from Mr. VS. statement, he
says, on The day before the Couven.
ton (aner other convention with Capt.
K)on;z relative 10 The matter Of an en-
dorsemeut Of himself by the coDven'
ZION, which il is not necessary to deiall
here) he asked Capt X. the following
ouesslon, will you accept the en-
dorsement Of Convention. if rendered
you ?" lie (Capl. K.) ans~esed. Yea"
Tie re.olation of tie convention, en-
dorsiug Capt. c., has been published
aud speaks Tor Itself.
After The com nittee had waited upon
the endorses and nominees, Mr.. ".
~a,s, They all appeared in person
aud accepted, except Geo. W. Koon'z
was out OF town, bat that he had au
;horized me 10 state to the CONVENTION
that lie would accept its endorsement
lien arose a sduabble between sevarai
members a. TO The political status OF
Geo. w. KOOntz. [ then arCse to a
point of order that the gentlemen were
out Of order, that it was now too lite
to take into consideration such matters
that it was no use to wiausle now, IS
the convention had unanimously en.
dorsed him."
After tie representations OF Cap'.
Kooniz 10 me, as stated above, aud as
corroborAted by the statements OF Mr.
Walker, If any one has any doubt as to
tie political siSniGcance, or rather as
to the entire absence Of any polite i
si!niicance, so far as the said endorse
ment Of Capt. Knonig IS concernto.
is his own fault. and he Caunot COM
PLAN OF being misled by any stalemen''
represented 10 have been made By NJ.
Walker IN tho Convention.
This article has been read and ape
proved by both Mr.. Walker and Clpl.
KOonIZ. b. b..
have read the above comm nica'
ton which very clearly s'a'es ny posi-