The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-05-07


second suggestion, therefore. contains
nothing new, unless it contemplates diff
ferent mass-meetlngs from those sane
toned by the written law OF the party IN
the State.
Third--City, town. and county chair
men shall, at the places and times APP
pointed by the State Central Committee
< have authority to call such
meetings to order and to announce the OBJ
ieets. x x but WheD this
duty is performed the functions of each
chairman shall cease.
Here the inference would naturally be
that discomfort has been caused by the
action of the city and county chairmen,
that these officers have exceeded the limit
Of delegated power, and usurped the rights
of the people at their authoritatlvely con-
stituted political meetings. What else
can have been intended by the language
above quoted? And yet no instance is
cited of any such misconduct, nor are the
undersigned aware of any case where such
charge can be truthfully made. The
conference simply insists that the county
chairmen shall go on doing precisely as
they have always done, apparently hoping
that this may make it seem as though the
contrary course had been pursued.
This third suggestion" then goes on to
demand that the majority at every meet
ing of Republicans shall have the right to
elect their chairman and secretary and
that these officers shall authenticate the
credentials of delegates. but that the State
Convention shall finally decide on the
right to seats.
This reads like new declaration of in
dependence from some contrary rule, and
vet it is the first time in the history of our
party that there ever was heard so much
as a hint that any other method had pre-
vailed in our political action. 1t needs no
ordination, either of the State Committee
or of the Executive conference, to possess
the people, when in such meetings assem-
bled, OF the right to organize the same as
the majority there may elect. This is an
inherent right. If the demand upon the
committees OF the party to respect it is
INTENDED as charge that it has been by
them invaded in the least degree, it lisa re-
Election not only upon them, but upon the
interference. If the demand is for amere
continuation of what has always existed,
it is pointless.
1t there have been any exceptions to the
rule, and we know of none if there has
been any overstepping OF delegated powers
by county or city chairmen, it would seem
mora in accord with fine idea of popuIal.
government TO leave the people OF the
nartv in fhe nartjcular hailiWicIS affected
thereby to speak for themselves in their
own way.
Fomth.-This suggestion appears to
be the real aim OF the conference. 1t is
the grain of wheat in the subject matter
of the conference. Unlike its fellows, it
THAT # if shall he the pleasure of the
Rennhlican majority in any such meeting
= to reoypanize nv the election of
a new committee (which shall be entitled
to elect its own chairmanl their rioht
shonld no to do 60 . This is the only
thine in tbe nroceedinos Of the conference
which rs;soa anv issnn AZ we have
sbown oil the otbar su9gestions merely
nro,ansa th,t tIo Soto an1 Iooal commit.
tees shall Loo continne to do as thev have al
ways done True these tbinys are adyo-
Gated az thonoh somehody was opposng
than Int the conference does not yenfn1e
To affirm that such is the case This ia
1oodars cold not 40 nc na,y rnethod
paopootu ~ appH,n;S 80 rar;
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atS ", tiieso ont p'l fsn1atioi
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- 70 oioi tl iel %
~ iisy nav oeolaou W oioso wy So -
i 9iloil CIV III
u'u poeu o1'.oAuiiy P1oPaie.t wy! " - lile,'
upon eAoiiinaoion CIV looI ~
jug party law, Milao i'o auoiioio oah.io0 oe
lgnoIanG VI, halnely enaV ~ soeo W Ile
eneCC Vi ah aUteulpc W lnolle leSoie
against lhe JuogmenC anu 4loinallce u
Cne party, as d wnole, aoelns ny uelesateu
ooilsenuions, "llose pioslHee enu uuey 10
was w ploVlue anu piGsoii9e pian " W
SaniAaIlon WhiCn sno5 5I, NC uil!lolhi
tnlouS1ouC Ihe oeaCe. me uliuelsISneu
can heiIner recommend suG IN, acIloa nor
promote any sucn scnene. ihelL auty 49,
anu tnelI earnest enaeaVoi Has oeel, 70
execute the VIII OIL Inc party as ialu Gown
ny Ine otaIe convention WHICH cohlelleu
tlle trusI tney noiu;
we assert tltt tnese conllnlttees nave
no power TO cnahge the present pan Oh
organization ol tne parry DIS auopleu ny Tie
last ConvenIloh, IL they DESIRED of ap,
proved OF any. 10 attelnpI 70 40 50 woula
pe puS 70 luilta1e tlle aluilIaly aCoioh VI
gne CQllservatlve ColllhiIlee Vi 1919, Wheh
IaSt coiiNulCsee aSleiiip'eu " oupoeio ~,
sno Dfoaels p,i 10 Uae t,, -, 20 tlaf
atiu WEI ene p aovIeo sr
~ ~ ea ~ pnnait ~ -
'i9it u .ne heauJu h paaty VI tha5 a,'o
~ ~ nun W NC i5Slesuea ma. t1 nl
;nt s DO oi1oo osoui., W iriau Sit,
which mist he misleading and hurtfnl
instead of condncino TO harmony. stimu- |
lating confidence. aronsing the energies of
the nartv and promising Success. If the
Intention was merely to convey the views |
exnressed AT the Fxecutiye conference
to the Eyecntive and State Committees
the UNDERSIGNED are not aware of anv
course on their part which called for the !
formalitv adonted The State COMMITTEES
has never refused to hear in nerson or
otherwise the views of any member of the !
Marty IF if was intended merely to adj |
wise these committees and such appears
by the face of the proceedings to have
been the professed object. why the at !
TEMPT to procure the committal of other
persons to the scheme generally through
out the Commonwealth Is the purpose
of the movers in the matter to formulate
an ORGANIZATION on the theory of the nro- |
ceedinos adonted at the Incentive con
rerence. and To force an issue in the party
on merely hynercritical causes of difference
when the whole force and energy of the
party are invoked for its success and when
the freedom of the ballot. the life of our
free schools and of orr humane institu.
tions. the integrity and snccess of orr dent
settlement and the credit of orr state are
ali imperijled , $3.50
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