The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-10

CoILIERsToWN kockpRlpgE Co., VA

CoILIERSTOWN ROCKBRIpGE Co., VA.
April 2tth, 1883.
Nh Eeitoq:--ln this days issue of your paper
have jus read what purporis to be Il rept,r. Of
our county convention. heio at Lexington on
the 23d, inst. IL is master piece of word
painting 90 say nothing OF the syntax assigned
zone OF Tie Convention" and from It's unmis-
TAX able char acterstics IL undoubtedly pro-
duction OF the would BE- leader OF the "reaI'
Republicans of Rock bI idge.
We're the statements contained therein to be
read only by the people of his county, all of
WHOM are perfectly familiar with The capacity
of their aui hor, they would pass unch"llenged
by me- nor would you be asked to publish a
word in refutati"n
First. he says. Five of the six districts were
unit against Mahone, &C. &C.
from the said nve districts mlsrepresented
themselves to me alter The convent III
opposition to Mahole but also declared lney
had NOT cast Sin gle yd.e IN the convention,
He nee tntnatsa tlAt tiit equity j mar
trict attempt ed to sttle the Folce d the other
five districts lin acc0i dane with line boss in
structions.'' Employing much ml.der term
than this statement merits, We SIMPLY char
acterize il as an unadnlte attd iaIseh"od
II Is true that the delegation from Buffalo
Rockbridge county had been unan im"nsiy in
strncted by the large and representative
primary wne eisesd tneip to stapd by he
by it's present tate Organization its present
plan Of organ, zaiiou, SC; .but he intiaAllon
that this delegation DESIRED anything inoie Of
the County coliventi'n Than that iij proce.d-
ings shupid be esndpcttd fairly and squareiy,
is worthy OF Its ant nor, ana knoWn by HIN
when lie wrote it to be hasely untrue.
Previous TO meeting The program tor The cou-
ventioE had been cut and dried" by Jams A.
Frazier. The man who, how ling SO Justify IN ms
recent brilliant ne wspaper scintiiiation against
: bohSisIu' anu 'Uue man power, demon
Strated on this occasion, as he has alW tys done
heretofore, his uGbs unded AMBITION To play
the role OF little "DOss.
Let the following serve as an illustration OF
tn small tyrant's methods III tive conduct OF
q III V tD - ulI liz,
10 say nothing vi the i'll. climate means he
attempted to employ in the preliminary stage
81 the convention, after permanent oiSanlza
lion Was reached ana a resolution adopted that
four AI) deletsatee NJ large kn"pld DC eleGLea
nrst aud til ea one % de fegai5 from each 81 the
six (6) dstric t. .f The county-the said district
delegates TO be nominated respectively by tta@
district delegations there present. FRAZIER was
nominated delegate- at large, his homlna-
ton seconded, anu he elected Without q mega
timevut cast. Would this harmonious pro
coed ure Indicate anything like an attempt by
the Col1iersrOWn, or nffa1o Di-trrct Delegation
III "stife the Voice Of The other five (3) DIS
tficts9" Immediately after Frazier was de-
declared to't,e elected ]. Gucian Hamilton Was
Nominated for u deeg Il at large. Yhe noiala
nation was Seconded and Tie chali miln in ting
act OF Putting it q. f6ie the eonveiiton when
taneops CONFUSION elgender-d by bis unscrn-
pplopst Fps prevented the Chairman ("ho
tpstake ~ This jnnctHre we nel1tYe 10 paYs
been II The head ana MOI t4e htar'j lrolH PEI
forming his duty as q presiding oll+cer. :rraAe5
was urged 10y Hamilton's friends To desisI aAa
which, by pre- ceuentof his own election, was
already iairly and squareIy before ths nouy.
This he refused to do and in the midst OF H.
creased confusion, was attempting to place III