Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-20

fcmblaucc OF muImuf"k cfch, mucn
.Iess = condemnation By the peo-
nile. II II is any worse, or half -
b.J Cor this committee TO recommend
suitable persons for little offices to an
Administration which has been thedream
Of nv political life, and tor the cstab-
fishing Of which we have worked and
striyed for twenty years, than 1t is for
Republican cliqucs TO recommend the
person Of their fsvoritism in the face Of
the incoming Government. then I'm too
democratic to see IL.
Were those recommended satisfactory
TO the peoplel think so, and believe
they would be satisfactory to any peo-
pie. For postmasters AT Boydton,
Colonel C. c. Hsskins; GAINESVILLE,
G. I. Dsbbs Chase City, Il. III. Holt (;
Palmer Springs, $. p. Read, defeated
candidate for the Legislature; Buffalo
Springs, Colonel Il. F. Goode; Skip
with's, I. N. Gregory; DrapcrSyille.
N. w. Garner; and few others, every
one of whom are the worthiest citizens,
and their names are Incorporated with
the very texture Of Democracy.
The guiding motive of this committee
was TO prevent an injury to the Demo-
cratic cause, and while there is no
earthly cause Of complaint, the disap-
pointed are always splenetic; hence the
letter Of the 9th Of February.
Mr.. w. y. Harris, the chairman OF
our party, and myself were referred to
by name as having made speeches st
this convention and when he speaks Of
us as the Spokesman OF the meeting
and in the same letter says the action
of the meeting was generally con-
demned, think it would have been
proper for the writer Of the letter to
have signed his name and we might
then find out better how generally we
were condemned.
The writer of this famous and anony-
nous letter undertakes to teach the old
veterans on this committee how to
prosecute vigorous campaign. My
only reply to this is that my patriotic CO.
AUDITORS and myself at the last election
voted every man on our books at the
GAINESVILLE precinct except one, and
sent doctor TO see if his life would be
endangered by being brought to thcpolls.
think we are graduated in the art of a
vigorous campaign. But what boots it
if We do have vigorous campaign, IL
as the result of our labors the Radicals
of this county are TO say who our Of
ficerS shall be?
Now, as to the proxies that the chair
man, Mr.. Harris. was criticised for
voting, they were simply written re-
quests, as understand. sent him by
Mr.. Dabbs, which his friends desired
should be cast in his favor, and any one
else in the meeting could have cast them
for Dabbs, but the chairman happened
to have them sent to him.
Lastly, I'll refer very briefly to that
portion of the letter which speaks Of the
vote upon the question Of whether or not
recommendation should he made and
the writer seems to commend the six
members who were opposed to making
recommendations and who were beaten
by vote of twcnty-four to six, for
leaving their seats and taking no further
part in the proceedings. My only
answer to this is that humbly
submit 10 all who are cOnversant
with parliamentary law and rules
governing similar bodies whether per-
SONS have a right to go into meeting,
vote through with the meeting on all
questions presented. and when they are
defeated pull out and leave their seats.
| think that it would have been the part
of good taste and fair play not to have
voted upon the questions presented II
the purpose Of the person voting was to
bolt the meeting and crticiSe It's action
fit happen not to 90 his way.
This reminds your correspondent OF
what Gladstone said of the established
Church-that people had right to
Judge as to the tencts of the Church il
they judged them to be right, but not
otherwise. 80 these six members, it
seems, were willing to remain in the
meeting if all Of the other twcnty-four
members would let their opinions pre-
vail. but not otherwise.
think those six gentlemen who left
their seats are bound by the action Of
the committee.
THOMAS WILLIAMS.