Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-08-19
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
ROCKINGHAM.
N NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE
House OF DELEGATES.


NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The Old-issue Republicans denied place on
the ticket.
GENEALOGICAL SPEECH OF Hon. FRANK s,
BLAIR.
Last Monday the Republican Convention
of Rockingham county to nominate candi-
dates for the House of Delegates was held
in the Courthouse in Harrisonburg. As it
was court-day, there were a great many
persons in that town, though the number
that attended the meeting was not large, not
withstanding that it had been extensively
advertised that Hon. Frank s. Blair, the
Republican candidate for Attorney General.
would address the meeting. The Court
house was not crowded though the streets
were filled with people. It was very evil
dent that not much interest was felt out
side of the candidates for nomination and
their particular friends.
AT about half-past 10 o'clock, on the ad
journment Of the court, Mr.. J. G. River
comb of Bridgewater, took the chair and
announced the object Of the meeting to be
to nominate Republican candidates for the
House of Delegates, and that as soon as that
was accomplished, the meeting would be ad-
dressed by Hon. Frank S. Blair.
After the committee on credentials had
reported, Rockingham Paul, Esq, offered
a resolution plsdging tbs nominees, if elect
ed, to vote in the Legislature for the re-
election of Gen. VIM. Malone as United
States Senator.
Col. G. T. Barbee opposed the adoption
of that resolution on the ground that the
convention was not called to elect U. s.
Senator, but to nominate candidates for the
Leglslature-that when they had done that,
the whole purpose for which they had met
would have been accomplished. The reso-
luton was adopted by large majority, as
but few dared to vote even in that mild
form against the Boss who rules that party.
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations then being in order, Hon. J
F. Lewis, nominated d. B. Harnsberger,
and in doing SO. charged that he had been
cheated out of his election two years ago,
and that the former candidates-Harns
berger and Herring should be re-nominat.
ed.
DIR. j. B. Webb arose in the convention
and announced that it was wholly mis-.
take that he had declared that he would not
accept nomination for the House of Dele
gates, and assured the convention that he
would do so with greet deal of pleasure.
Then Fl. p. Gray, Esq, nominated DR..
Webb.
Rockingham Paul, Esq, nominated Mr..
John Acker-pronounccd Ocker.
W. S. Lurty, Esq, an old-issue Republi.
can, nominated Stewart F. Lindsay, Esq,
an old-issue Republican, and insisted ear.
nestly that the old-issue Republicans should
have representative on the ticket, and
urged the nomination of Lindsay that the
harmony of the party might be maintained.
Hon. John F. Lewis seconded the nomi-
nation of Lindsay, though he declared that
he ''does not care for the old or the new is
sue."
A. L. Keiffer, an old-issue Republican,
nominated D. Shelley Lewis, Esq, an old
issnc Republican, whereupon Mr.. Lewis
positively declined to allow his name to be
used.
Mr.. Roote noHisetcd Mr.. Williams, who
declined.
Hon. J. F. Lewis then nominated Hon.
Philander Herring, an old-issue Republi.
can, and one of the candidates two years
ago, whom they charge were elected, but
not allowed to take their seats.
The whole Republican vote of the county,
twenty five hundred and odd, was cast by
the chairmen of the delegations of the sew.
eral districts, and resulted in the nomina
tons of Acker and Webb on the first vote,
which stood as follows
Acker, 2,O3s; Webb, LIT; Lindsay, 565
Harnsberger, BAT; Herring, 1874.
On motion, the nominations were made
unanimous.
This vote was very significant in seve-
raj respects. Look at the small vote receiv
ed by the old-issue Republicans put in
nomination, and at the small vote received
by those who were candidates at the for.
mer Observation-Disclosures and Herring, =
and it will be evident that, Northumberland
ing the buster they made about cheating
at the former election, and their wish to
test it before the people, they were afraid
to make that issue before the people, and
failed in this convention to give them a
vote that was even respectable-it implied
disrespect-it was not by any means COM
plimentary, but on the contrary quite the
reverse. The small vote received by the
old-issue Republicans put in nomination,
shows that the Malone party in that coun-
ty are not as liberal to them as they have
been heretofore, for then they allowed the
old-issue Republicans to have a representa-
tive-Herring-on the ticket, but now they
not only refuse to do that, but give him
only 1874 votes out of more than 500,
thus instead of honoring, degrade him.
The old ticket and tho old Republicans
have been, in slang phrase, "most effec-
tually sat down upon"
Whether they will eat the leek, Their
votes at the election will show.
Mr.. Sullivan presented his resignation Of
his position as chairman of the county
Republican committee. It was accepted
Mr.. Sullivan is an old-issue Republican.
A member of the convention moved tc
elect chairman of the county committee
in his place, when he was informed thai
that would be done by the committee.
Malone must have say-so in that ap-
pointment, and not the Republicans of the
county though in full and formal convention
assembled-not the people but the Boss
must rule.
A resolution was adopted pledging all
who had been put in nomination to support