Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-16
Judge Garrison speaks for himself

ACCoMACK G. H., VA, Sept. %. $50.
EDITOR FREDERICKSBURG STAR:
SIR: The publication in the Star of
tile 22hd inst, of telegram from
Onancock To the Baltimore Sun, and
your comments thereon, renders an eX-
PLANTATION to YOU and my other Demo-
cratic friends in the FIRST Congressional
District necessary and proper. The
said telegram is very ingpniously word.
ed. and the impression, after a careful
reading, is left, that l, on the occasion
named addressed a meeting of Repub-
licans. and in that address espoused the
cause of Mr.. Browne, the Republican
nominee.
Tile true facts are these: A club Las
been formed ut orr court house village
composed entirely of Democrats, who
are opposed to the election of Mr.. CruX-
ton: some of them will support Mr..
Browne, others will not.
L lad nothing to do with the orGani-
zationUf Tins clul',and am not member
of it.. It was well known in our Town
that was not a supporter of Mr.. Crox-
ton. A few personal friends knew tile
reasons Tor my opposition, the great
majority did not. The president Of the
club invited me to make a statement
b, fore it of the facts which caused said
opposition. l agreed to do so, as |
would have done before any gathering
of citizens who might have felt sufficient
interest or curiosity to have requested
it, therefore, | appeared before said
fellow. citizens. and made the following
statement. which l quote as nearly AS
possible. remarked, that prior to the
TappahannOck Convention of 1884, l
had entertaintd al unbounded admira-
ton for NJ. Croxton; that i'll spite Of
warnings given me long before 10y fell
low countyman Of Mr.. CrOxt0n, (whoSe
name gave, but think unnecessary to
state in this publication) still was fond
of him, and regarded him as the vely
TIVE of honor, &c.-a man OF whose
friendship felt proud. With these
feelings i attended the said convention,
arriving with the Eastern Shore dele
gates at Tappahanock the day before it
assembled. Before going to Tappahan
mock ! had received letters from the
Western Shore stating that Mr.. Crox-
ton had said he WAS not a candidate for
the nomination, and that he would not
permit his name to be used In the con-
yention ag inst me. l was told the same
thing by one OF more after l reached
Tappaliannuck. For these expressions
Of kind feelings 1 felt extremely CRATE
full, because knew that Mr.. Croxton,
If before tile convention, would certain
". by making threads upon the Essex
and other Western Shore delegates, who
favored me- against all aspirants other
than Mr.. Croxton, receive the nomina-
lion. A caucus was called the night
before the convention met, TO which all
the delegates except those from the
Eastern Shore were Invited. ms l
thought strange treatment, as the T..
S. delegates were all good Democrats,
and represented constituency who
were always expected to roll up tile
Democratic majority in the district
Why should they be left out of the eau
Gus and entirely ignored? | knew al
once that the real object of the caucus
was TO find some one upon whom they
could unite to defeat me. 1t seemed.
however, that they could unite upon no
one but MIR. CroXton, and it WAS gener.
ally believed that he would not permit
his name to he used. On the following
day 10. noon, the convention assembled.
and after organizing, by elccting It's