The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-09-04
The 10th District.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND HARMONIOUS
MEETING-EvERY COUNTY REF
RESENTED.
JACOB Yosr NOMINATED.

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eleven counties of Augusta, Highiand
Bath. Allegheny, Rockbridge, Nelson Am
herst. Buckingham, Appomattox, Cumoef-
land and Fluvana, composing the loth Con-
pressional District of Virginia, under the
new apportionment, met in Staunton Oh .'i s'
10Th Of ugust, last Friday. There was q fuii
representation present, comprising repre-
sentative Republicans, and among 'hunl
some of the brightest young minds IN Tue
State. .
| At 12 o'clock, w. E. Craig, Esq, Oh
Staunton, and member of the state Zen
trail Committee for the 10th DISTRICT caiieu
the Convention to order, and introduced
Mr.. c. A. D. Curry, of Augusta, as te'l,-
porary chairman. Mr.. Curry acKno"i-
edged the honor conferred upon him, ana
stated that the next business in ordef was
the appointment of secretary.
On motion of Col. $. b. Allen. the Ne
publican editors present were requested 10
| act as secretaries,-S. M. l0str OF Inc
VALLEY VIRaINIAN, and w. w. Brenha-
man. of the Highland Recorder. responded
to this suggestion.
On motion of S. B. Allen the chairman
was instructed to appoint committee on
nermanent organization. The chair APP
pointed the following: Amherst. wesley
Green Augusta. S. B. Allen ; Alleghany'
Jos. A. g. Bryant; Appomattox, w. W..
Statam Buckingham, A. J. Eppes Cum
berland. S. p. Boiling Bath, VIM. Smith !;
Fluvana, VIM. Mccoy Highland, ). ).
REYNOLDS Nelson, Reed A. Thomas ROCK
bridge, John A. Gibson Staunton city, y.
F. Johnson.
On motion of f. w. Hubbard, OF Buck
| ingham, the following committee on Gre
dentials was appointed
Buckingham, Edward w. Hubbard Al
| leghany, JOS A. q. Bryant; Amherst.
Alex. Wharton Appomattox. l.yihas Har-
yev: Augusta, w. II. Shields BATH Whi.
Smith: Buckingham Watt Gibson Cum
berland Daniel l,olling; Fl.iyaii;l' III;
Piers Highland, - -; n elsOl, nosu
Loving Rockbridge. JAMES a. FRAZER
Stauntol, w. f. Craig.
On motion of W. G. Franklin. OF Apo
mattox, the following committee on reSo-
buttons was appointed:
Appomattox. w. G. Franklin: Allie
ehaliy. Jos. L. Fudge; Amherst. >. =.
Allen Augusta. b. NJ. Smith Bath A.
G. bonner: Buckingham, I. l.. Bondn-
rant Cumberland. J. b. Flippln Flu
yana' G. ]. Kidd !: Highland, w. w. Bren-
namnn Nelson, w. H. Goodwin, Jr.;1
Rockbridge, III. G. Parsons: Staunton city,
d. e. Carter.
While the committees were out. the
delegates present loudly called for the
chairman to address the meeting. Mr..
Curry responded in Il few well chosen re-
marks, presenting the tariff question as
the paramount issue In this canvass, and
contrasting the commonwealth OF Penn-
sylvania and Virginia. under the admin
istrations of the Republican and Demo- |
cratic parties. Before he had progressed
any great length the committee on organl-
zation came in, and Mr.. Allen announced
that Hon. +. w. Hubbard, Of Buckingham,
had been selected as permanent chairman,
and S. M. Yost and w. w. Brennaman,
permanent secretaries.
On taking the chair Mr.. Hubbard made
a ringing and eloquent speech. acknowl-
edging the compliment indicated in his
selection and stirring the enthusiasm OF the
convention by his arraignment of the Bour-
bon party of Virginia, and his advocacy OF
the cause of the Republican party.
At this stage of the proceedings, w. 4.
Craig read the following resolutions,
which he asked the Convention to adopt:
That we decline to express any opinion as to
the reformation of the electoral ticket nomi-
mated by the Convention Of the 2Sd April FUR
'n /. That in our Judgment there fs no power
anywhere. outside the party when In Co ,h,ts
riiv one eiector for another. and that any
attempt to exercise such power would pc With
vi IT That whatever reformation of the ticket
NAV be necessary to conform the local struct-
ure thereof to the provisions OF s1e naSc!oIsl
sembly the State Executive Cominlttee viii,
with proper Judgment and In due time. instr
iii. That it is the prerogatfve Of our state
Executive Committee. as we understand the
action of our State Conveneion 70 M Nh s sScn
nation or otherwise In the electoral tlcket as
framed by that Convention, and that .ta we nave
With fidelity and intelligent consideration for
the best interests OF the party and its cause
". That the action OF the supreme tribunal
of the Republican party of the Nation, at
Chicago. foreclosed every question Ct issue as
to the Organization OF the hepuDlican parry ~
nized it to be that represented by the State
Convention held at Richmond on the 23d OF
April 1884 and that the agitation OF any ques-
ton looking to the existence of any faction Is
In contempt of the action OF the National Con-
ton. and can have no otnes ora 70
ton Of all true Republicans, ana 10 impair tnat
CONFIDENCE in our certain ability 10 carry the
State. which Is OF paramount ihpor'ahoe 10
an |
v. That every man in the State who hon
estly prefers the success o. pns
can ticket as the measures OF his political duty,
falls Of fidelity when he makes a ior no. OF ne
m ere compositiOn of an electoral tcket the
pretext for Withholding his active support
thereof. ~, ,s |
elevate and dignity American labor, protect and
extend home industries-Wh0 would promote
free popular education OF aaS
effectually protecting all human rights In every
section Of our common country, and who fayors
and all people OF the Union. By maintaining
National Government pledged to these oDJects
assured Of fgll Fellowship without prejudice by
former political differences
Col. H. e. Parsons, of the committee on
resolutions, appearing on the floor, as the
resolutions were being read, after Mr..
Craig had concluded asked to examine
them. He asked if it was wise to bring
matters not legitlmately.pertaining to the
business of the Convention before it for
consideration. While he did not propose
to vote against any resolution majority
of the delegates might deem proper to
adopt, he doubted the expediency and the
wisdom of the Convention passing from
the subject proper to come before to take
up what might be controverted questions.
He read the resolutions and criticised them
in moderate and considerable language, and
then repeated the question whether it was
wise to thrust them before the Convention.
Mr.. Craig followed Mr.. Parsons in ex-
PLANTATION of the resolutions and after a
full discussion of them, moved their adop-
ton, which motion was carried without a
negative vote, after some remarks from
Mr.. Alexander, of Rockbridge.
Mr.. z. W. Hubbard, for the committee
on credentials, reported the following dele
gates present and authenticated:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Jos. T. Fudge,
Jas. A. G. Bryant alternate, r. B. Rose.
Amherst delegates, S. c. Allen, Alex.
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