The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-24

for the second time. He Craig had il
the interest of harmony, proposed a set Of
delegates with y ost's name at the bead
and some other anti Mah0neites farther
down. After that time Yost made hit
ter fight. | saw there was no use to Offer
concessions and accepted the issue as tina,
of war. So thinking it was not probable
that | would insist on promoting ar
avowed enemy. | therefore changed the
list. substituting Mr.. Curry's name tOr
that of Mr. Y ost. and other of our friends
for our enemies. | handed this list to Mr.
.Curry to offer. Seeing his own name on
| it, he declined to do so. | then handed il
to Mr.. Allen, who offered ii; sent it to the
chair and Mr.. Newman Reed commenced
to read it. Such was the confusion that
he did not complete the reading. The
vote was called for, taken. and the meet
ing adjourned. | herewith submit an Off
cial copy of the proceedings. in which the
facts as set forth by Mr.. Allen and myself
are substantially certified.
Newman Reed then stated that when
| the list was handed him. he read the first
few names, and then the vote was taken.
Mr.. Craig continuing said that in the
| city meeting he stated that his original
intention was that MIR. Curry should be
one of the delegates for the Second Ward.
He read also an extract for published
letter of Mr.. CuIry's. in which his Cur
ry's) statement Oh this point was corrob
| grated.
Mr.. Craig further commended that the
second county meeting was wholly illegal.
that no call had ever been made for it and
that it's action was void.
In closing Mr.. Y Ost stated that the sec
| Ond of the county meetings Was the only
legal one under the original call for the
meeting. The first meeting after the
temporary organization. was not only ille-
gal. but that It's own record bad been fal
sified He called particular attention tC
the statement of Mr.. A lien who proposed
the list for the second time. If Craig
changed the list without the knowledge OF
the meeting, it was as much of fraud
upon the people as to change it afterwards
Yost insisted that the only legally elected
delegates were those certified by the off
GERS of the second meeting, and none
others were entitled to seats.
The hearing before the committee Their
closed and all but the members thereof
retired.
While the committee was celebrating
in an ante room, number OF shor'
speeches we're made in the theatre.
About o'clock the majority OF the
committee reported in favor of the Ma
hone delegation, and the minority (Messrs
Higgins and Barrett) in favor of the anti
MahOneites. BY a viva yoce vote the ma
jority report being content to carry thu
case to the committee on credentials OF
the whole convention. The right of Mr.
Yost to cast the entire vote of Highland
was conceded.
selection of elector, Mr.. Bryant. of ALE
ghany, nominated Hon. W. G. Franklin
of Appomattox. He was unanimously
elected.
Then came the selection of Distric
Committee. MIR. HUBBARD proposed three
committeeman, not one of whom was al
ant-Mahoneite. Against such palpablt
unfairness a protest was raised, and finally
it was agreed to elect the old committee
consisting of Messrs. Frazier, Craig an6
Perkins.
Then came the selection of three mem
bers of the COMMITTEES on Credentials Of
the State Convention. Here again three
Mahonites were proposed, and when al
amendment was offered to substitute the
name j. w. Barrett for that Of Caesar Per
kins. the chairman declined to put the
question. Wherenpon the anti M ahoneites
left the convention in body.
With them went every legally elected
delegate Except possibly one or two from
Bath cunuty) representing the white belt
of the Tenth District-The counties OIL
Augusta. Rockbridge. Allegheny, Bath
Highland and the City of Siam on, al
went with scattering delegates from sew
eral counties east of the Ridge. Not sin
gle one of the uncontested d. legates from
Stanton, Rockbridge, Allegheny ant
delegate from Bath, who participated IL
| tho np0oQpdjpOg nf the meeting after the
bolt.
We have given in detail the proceeding:
of the 10th District meeting. not only be-
because it will be of special intees
to the VIRGfNIAN readers. hui
because it was fair specimen of wha
TRANSFERRED at the other District meetings
There was not the slightest disposition on
the part of the Mahonetes to be fair al
any time They had the machine and
worked it for all it was worth.
In the Second and Seventh Districts thu
meetings split.
The Third District met at Armory Hall
There was lengthy discussion as % the
appointment of a committee on creoen-
tials. Finally it was moved that inasmucl
as there was only one cOnteSting delega
tion-that from the city of Richmond
that the convention itself proceed t.
consider that question. ard tina
half an hour be given to the contes
tants to present their claims, ard that Mr.
Wise be allowed fifteen minutes to reply
Several hours were consumed in idle dis
cussion, and then both the Richmond dele
cations were asked to retire while the vot
was baing taken.
; After the lapse of some time great hur
railing was heard in the hall. whereupol
Mr.. Wise and his friends and Blair Morri
and his friends returned to the hall, whel
they were informed that the District Con
venton had decided to seat both delega
tions, each man to have half vote.
Mr. Wise assembled the platform, and ii
language far more vigorous than elegant
denounced the proceedings as an unparal
eled atrocity, after which his people re
, tired from the hall and left the others tt
do the work.
THE CONVENTION AG AIN,
Upon re- assembling at 4:30 Chairman
; Lamb called the convention to order, an(
said he would hear reports for such Dis
tricts as were ready.
Several districts then reported.
Mr. Riddleberger said: Il move that tn
Committee on Credentials shall first de
termine who are the delegates here befor
further proceeding. Let us know who at
the delegat es, and then we will know HOY
the committees are to be constituted"
THE gentleman is out of Order,' sail
: the Chair.
II know am; thought wonld be be
fore | began,'' said the Senator.
The Chair proceeded TO explain how TIN
selection of the committee had to be made
and if there were any quarrels they cOul(
be settled outside of the walls OF the con
ventiOn hall.
.sWe are prepared to settle them outsid
; of the hail." said Riddleberger, and b
took up his broad .brimmed straw hat, and
cane in hand, walked out. AS he Walke
down the aisle he exclaimed: "When
J come back you will beg me to-"
Two reports were presented from tn
Seventh district-one by Judge Newman
and the other by E. w. Early. of Able
marie. The latter sustained the action o
the convention held at Charlottesville
which elected Riddleberger and John
Lewis to Chicago. 1t appe AIRED that, ez
GLIDING Shenandoah, the two factions il
to he district were equally divided; an
while the Walker men held the seats TO
} Shenandoah their places were contested.
Judge Newman made a statement abou
the session of his committee, in which
7 said there had been much unanimity eA
cept with the delegation from Shenandoah
and one delegate from Albemarle. Thes
! had opposed the plan of organization, tn
unit rule. and Malone. Much confusion
prevailed and it was almost impossible t
hear anything.
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