The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-09-04
The Convention.

August, to nominate a candidate to repre-
sent the Tenth District of Virginia in
Congress. convened, transacted its bust
ness tremendously and adjourned. The
result of its deliberations was the selec-
ton of Jacob Yost, junior editor of the
VALLEY VIRGINIAN, as the standard
bearer of the party in this contest, to be
voted for in November
The Convention was composed of dele
gates from each county in the district,
among them some of the brightest young
men in the State. And this feature of it
was exceedingly gratifying to us. 1t is an
indication that the young men are coming
to the front in the Southern States to car
ry the flag of Nationalism, of American
ism. of progressive party politics, and that
it is only question of time when in eve
~ Southern State, there will be party
opposed to Bourbonism, in all its forms,
composed of as much intelligence and
worth as any party that has ever had an
existence. The principles and purposes
of the Republican party are such as to
command the approval, inspire the conf
dence and invoke the earnest endeavor OF
all who wish to see the South throw off the
methods of fossilized Democracy, and
enter the race for a position in material
development and political power, such as
she is entitled to by reason of her natural
resources and geographical relations.
The temporary chairman of the Conven.
ton is young, progressive farmer.::of
| Augusta county-a student of instructive
and useful literature, who has the courage
of his convictions and the intrepid spirit
to assert them on all proper occasions.
This will be the first campaign in which
he has espoused distinctly the Republican
cause. He will march to the front and
be found where the battle is iercest.
when the forces on either side shall have
been arranged.
The permanent chairman is a gentle
man not unknown in the State outside OF
his immediate vicinage. Although COM
paratively young he has been called to po-
sitions of responsibility and distinction,
| and has felt the iron of Bourbon wrath
and prescription in his own person. Elect
ed to the State Senate from the district
composed of the counties of buckingham
and Appomattox, he was unseated to give
place to man whom the people had dis
| owned at the polls-unseated by the mere
| force of numbers, without a particle OF
sanction in law or constitution to justify
the foul deed. The people, however, OF
his county of Buckingham took him up
again to fill vacancy in the House. and
elected him by an overwhelming majority,
many of his political opponents support
| ing him, because of the outrage perpe-
trated in depriving him of his seat in the
| Senate.
The Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, W.. C. Franklin, a young man
hailing from the historic county of Apo
| mattox, suffered similar wrong to that
| inflicted upon Mr.. Hubbard. He was
| elected by the people Of his county to rep
resent them in the Legislature. but his
seat was needed to make up the necessary
two-thirds vote in the Legislature to over
ride the veto of the Governor, and he too
became victim of Bourbon desperation,
without any warrant of law Oh justice to
sustain it. His forceful and well arranged
Indictment against that party of violence
and fraud, evidenced the earnestness OF
his convictions and the determination OF
his purpose to get even with political
power, that accepted as it's rule of action
that might was right, and trampled down
the liberties of the people to gain power
denied it by the popular verdict.
The graceful declaimer, Mr.. Eppes, OF
Buckingham, another young man OF tai
emit and culture, spoke for the party OF
liberation and progress and against that
of prescription and hatred, and gave as.
surance that he would be no laggard in the
struggle to place Virginia among the pro-
gressive Commonwealth Of the Nation
Mr.. Flippin, of Cumberland, is young
! gentleman of high character and elevated
motives, and will exert a power in his To-
cality that must be fruitful of good re-
suits. Others we might mention. but
! these will suffice to show the material out
of which the Republican party is to gain
it's champions, and appeal to the people fol
their support.
Col. S. Brown Allan, of Augusta, is SC
well known all over the State as one OF the
most effective public speakers in the Com
monwealth, that it is needless to say his
vigorous blows will be felt during the can.
yass He is the peer of any debater that
will appear on the hastings, and foeman
worthy of any mans steel.
AS to the young man who has been Sc
lected to bear the standard of the RepCb
lican party in this district through this
campaign it is not our purpose to do more
| here than to allude to him. He is the
Junior editor of the VIRGINIAN, and in
that capacity is known to the public. We
shall not, however, be restrained by any
affected delicacy from speaking of him,
in the progress of the canvass, as he may
| deserve, notwithstanding the natural ties
which bind him to the writer. He stands
in representative relation to our readers
and the public, and in that relation will bf
entitled to as much consideration from us
as would any other gentleman similarly
situated. We may, with propriety, say
thatthere will be no lowering of the Repub'
lican standard which has been committed.tC
his charge, nor any shrinking from. its
manly defence, let the assailant be whom
he may. He is the peer in all that goes to
make up the man, of his antagonist. Born
and reared i'll the midst of this peol lie,
with no other than Virginia sky to light
his pathway, they are acquainted with
his outgoings and incomings, and know
that he is without fear and without re-
proach. His every impulse and emotion
beats in unison with Virginia's welfare,
and no word or act of his will ever fix re-
proach upon his party or cause his political
foes to misunderstood his motives. He
will conduct the canvass for the party he
represents fairly, courteously, courageous
| ", land if needs be, aggressively, and when it
shall have closed, we have the utmost con-
fidence that his friends will have multi
piled, and those opposed to him will have
no reason to lower their personal respect.
1t is not amiss here to appeal to every
| Republican and every friend of Virginia S
progress, to come to the front in an earn
est effort to win a victory for American