The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-06-11
Rockbridge Republicans.

On June lst. Court Day, the Republi-
cans Of Rockbrilge county met il mass
meeting to appoint delegates to the State
and County Conventions
Promptly at Il o,ciock Col. John A.
Gibson, County Chairman. called the Con-
vention to order. and nominated Hon. Jas.
A. Frazier as temporary chairman, and
Jno. w. Paine, Jr., as secretary, who
were duly elected
Mr.. Frazier, upon taking his seat, adj
dressed the Convention in thrilling
speech, replete with all the vim and fervor
which have always characterized his efforts.
On motion, the Convention went into
an election of delegates, and as Rock
bridge county was entitled to eleven dele
gates, and there being six districts in the
county, it was decided to send one dele
gate from each district in the county and
| five from the county at large.
| 1t was also decided, upon motion, that
each district of the county should nomi-
nate its own delegate whereupon the fol-
lowing persons were selected by the sew
eral districts, viz.
LeXington-M II Middleton. delegate /:
II A Jamison, alternate
Kerr's Creek-Dr. Saml Hileman. dele
gate Ananias Smith, alternate.
Natural Bridge j Moore, delegate
George w Hoffman. alternate.
Walker, Creek-W + Sandridge, dele
gate L T Leech, alternate.
South River-D r Reveley, delegate
John Trevey. alternate.
Buffalo-Charles Z Ailstcck, delegate
Wilcher Hamilton, alternate.
The delegates at large were then nomi-
mated and elected rs follows, viz:
Delegates-Hon. James A Frazier,
David Evans, ] L Hamilton, w II Shaw.
and James Il Mccormick
Aternates DIR. Pink Burks, Col John
A Gibson, John w Paine, jr. William
Chandler and Randolph Templeton.
1t was now determined to so into All
election of delegates to attend the Sen
atorial Convention, and MiIlboro Depot
Ton the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
was suggested as the proper place fol
holding It.
The following is q list of the delegates
elected to attend this Convention, viz.
Sandy Condor, J T Foley, DR.. Pink
Burks, J J Moore, William Drummond
Col. John A Gibson. David Evans, Johr
w Paine, jr.. J J. Hamilton. r r Alex
ander, I'll A Jamison, Charles P Ailstock
Ell HI Henderson. Charles Crawford. Chas
II Wilson, d r Reveley. Wilcher Hamil
ton, Bass Chandler, f Hanger, G A
Lacy, L I Leech, Samuel L Wilson, Esq.
John Henderson, Harvey Goodbar, IT,.
William III Shaw.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
subject to the call of the chairmen of This
meeting.
JAS. A. FRAZIER, Chairman.
JOHN W. PAINE. JR., Secretary.
New York Tribune: The resentment
which the English people feel over theil
humiliation at the hands Of Russia in the
Afghan affair has at length been visited
upon Mr.. Gladstone and his fellow Min.
isters The Government was defeated
Monday night on the sccord reading OF
the budget, by a vote of 264to 252 1t is q
narrow victory for the Opposition, but it
will answer the purpose of the Ccnserva-
tlves,-perhaps more than answer it. Mr.
Gladstone will doubtless offer his resigna
ton to the Queen Immediately; but it is
not so certain that any one of the OppOSi
tion leaders will be eager to form new
Cabinet at this time.
Since the above was in type, the news
reached us of the resignation of the min.
istry. A Cabinet council was convened at
noon on the 9th and was in session until
LIS o'clock: 1t is understood the situa,
tion was thoroughly discussed and it was
decided that in view of the defeat the
night before it would be inconsistent for
the members of the Cabinet to remain Ion
ger in office, and it was resolved that theil
designations be rendered the Queen al
cnce. The report of this decision of the
Cabinet caused a feverish feeling on
the Stock Exchange and consols declined
3 16, while Russian securities were
lower. On all provincial exchanges the
weak feeling in financial circles is more
marked