Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-16
The Unit Rule Adopted ana
O'FerralI gets the Solid Del
egatiOn ef the County
Consisting of FL.

Woodstock had a circus OH ldSV
Monday. The Democrats held
their mass meeting for the purpose
of electing delegates to represent
the county of Shenandoah in the
Congressional Convention to con-
vene in Front Royal on August 4th.
Early in the morning the faithful
began to come into town and by
10 o'clock at least five hundred had
assembled, and it was apparent
that they were a going to have a
lively time. The Cleveland Band,
of New Market, was here in the in
terest of Alexander, and the Shen-
andoah Band, of Edinburg, in the
interest of O'Ferrall. The crowd
assembled IN the court yard at II
O'Clock, and at 12i o'clock County
Chairman, Walter Newman, at
tempted to call the meeting to or
der. This was too much for Wal
ter. He walked, talked, hammered
and followed but all in vain. Final
ly Gen. Meem, LeOnidas Triplett,
IT,, the gentleman from New Mark
ct (NIr. Offman) NJ. L. Walton and
others came to his rescue, and it
was finally understood that the first
thing to be done was to elect per
manent chairman. T. l.. William
son nominated II. 9. Maddux and
j. y. Brennaman nominated DIR. j.
L. Campbell. Wynkoop was then
heard TO exclaim in a loud voice,
GAN of the O'Ferrall men will rally
around Campbell" The County
Chairman desired to know how the
vote was to be taken. Then the fun
commenced. IL was announced
that all of the O'Ferrall men would
vote for Campbell and the Alexan-
der men for Maddux, but how to
take the vote was the question, and
all commenced talking and speak
ing at once. Some wanted a viva
vOce vote, some wanted what they
called division, some suggested
to hold up their right hands, an
other suggested that they would
stand on their heads, another that
the O'Ferrall men should go to the
ID, and the Alexander men would
ron the convention one OF the
young Democracy suggested that
they would adjourn to take a drink,
that perhaps they could agree when
they returned. At this point Capt.
Baker mounted a table and made
speech, saying, all that the Alexan-
dermen wanted was fair play and APP
pealed to the meeting for harmony.
NJ. l.. Walton mounted a box and
replied to Baker then commenced
a personal encounter OF words be-
tween Walton and Baker. Nobody
hurt and no blood shed. Finally
it was agreed that tellers should be
appointed and that the members of
the convention should pass out OF
the court house yard between the
Office of the Commonwealth AttOr-
ney and Mrs. Heller's and be count
ed. After ia Alexander men had
passed out Mr.. Maddnx addressed
the crowd and stated that he was
fully convinced that a majority of
the meeting was in favor OF DIR.
Campbell as chairman, ne was
therefore declared chairman OF the
meeting and Immediately took the
stand and called the meeting to
order. The Alexander men then
gave up the fight and everything
after this was cut and dried. JAS.
Il. Rodeffer made motion, DIR.
Brown introduced the unit rule,
)Ferrall made speech, but did
,ot have time to go to the orange
of Florida or the palmetto
luster of South Carolina. The fol-
,w,ng is a list of delegates and