Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04

Mr.. Chairman I'm here for harmony"
VOTE BY TELLERs.
The imperturbaoIe Chairman heard
this touching appeal for Harmony
unmoved. After some minutes in
sWaying to and fro and scream
ing and bowling, a proposition came
for the appointment of tellers to count
the vote The Chair appointed Mr.. Yost
and Mr.. Allen as tellers. The tellers took
and the voters On each side passed between
them and were counted. Those favoring
the tabliny of the resolutions passed
through first.
Mr.. Allen reported to the chair that the
vote stood 76 for tabling the resolutions
and IS against tabling.
Mr.. Y ost-We are not through counting
yet.
Here bsdlam broke out again. The Yost
men made loud claims of fraud and earn
estly damned Ex-Auditor Allen and the
Chairman.
Mr.. Woods-We must get fair Chair
man.
Mr.. Charles Curry's voice was heard
crticising the stopping OF the count, and
saying that he knew Of six who had not yet
voted. Everybody was speaking. Ex-
Auditor Allen explaining the stoppage of
the count; Mr.. Yost announcing it, Mr.
Roller, Mr.. Houff. Mr.. Poy5on-lll hands
talking at once while the Harmony man.
in loud, stentorian tons. uttered the cry
of Harmony" with the regular ''honk-
b nk' of wild goose. At last Mr.. Curry
was seen to emerge from the struggling
crowd. He appeared to have divod into
some depths and come up laden with olive
branches for everybody and barrel of olive
oil to pour over the troubled crowd. He
remarked, as he emerged, that ''All bless
ings grow out of storms" He went on
to characterize Mr.. Yos5 as the young
congressman who had sat once stepped
into the front rank of American states
men, He said that County Chairman
Craig was "a man of ability, learning, aud
an able lawyer" He Mr.. c. said as for
himself he would vote against Malone be-
cause he was mot the man to lead the
party any longer" (Cheers), and he be-
lieved he favored change in the plan of
organization.
The Chair called Mr.. Curry to order as
not addressing himself to the subject pend
ing-if anybody knew what that was.
Mr.. Curry was understood here to say
that he was in favor of Harmony. He bad
been on Mr.. Yost IS side. but be had begged
Mr.. Yost not to introduce any resolutions
here.
A FREE BALLOT AND A "FAIR
COUNT"
Mr.. Ker made the point that the Chair
had no right to announce the vote until
the two tellers had made joint report 10
it, and no such report was made. That
is what there are two tellers for.
Mr.. Yost.-I make the point that the
telIers never haze reported the cote to the
Chair. They have never made their re-
port.
The Chair decided against Mr.. Yost's
point.
Mr. Yost.-Then I appeal from the de-
cision of the Chair.
4uo CudlI UUUk uu VI euO rPPO"A'
Mr. Craig.-Mr. Chairman, had the
floor before Mr. Yost appealed from your
decision.
The Chair recognized Mr.. Craig's claim
to the floor.
Mr.. Y ost still protested that he had ap-
up the floor.
MIR. Roller moved that the convention
adjourn until Saturday.
Here came bedlam again and the Wild
est confusion prevailed. The prominent
men On both sides commenced crowding
up to the chair. Mr.. Craig's voice was
heard saying that if an adjournment Was
had to next Saturday the delegates coul
not be elected in time.
THE CRAIG DELEGATES PUT
THROUGH, BUT WITH THE NAMES
OF YosT AND ROLLER LEFT
OFF.
H W. Williams (colored) moved that
the delegates be ''elected from the floor "
Ex-Auditor Allen said that as the con-
ventlon had decided that the delegates be
elected from the floor, he would offer the
following list, which he moved be adopted
The list was not read ont, that the repor
tiers could hear. When our reporter got
the copy he found the names of Yost ane
Roller previously mentioned by Mr.. Craig
as on it, had been omitted:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
S. Brown Allen, W. E. Craig, Chas. Curry
DISTRICTS,
Riverheads-W. H. Peyton, M. Steele. Ken
Smith,
Pastures-J. D. Rodgers, A. D. S. Beck
Frank Paine.
North R1ver-Jno. V. Bell, Mike Holler
Robt. A. Curry.
South River-Jno. E. Hamilton, W. R. Nc.
Comb, A. A. Arnold, L. W. H. Davis
Beverley Manor-Jno. A. Noon, E. A. Full
cher, G. A. Roller, Garland Maupin.
Middle River-W. r. Foster, j. D. Linn, W
r. Tally, David Beard.
ALTERNATEs.
W. N. Reed, W. Fl. Shields, Meredith
Meade, W. B. Dunlap, E. W. McCutchen, Il
T. Robson, W. H. Showalter, Wilson Prior,
Primus Bowles, Lewis Hill, Winston Harris,
Isaac Cave, Jno. Standup.
A voice-The convention hasn't decided
to elect delegates from the floor.
I'll. w. Williams-Yes; Mr.. Aliens mo
lions fits my resolution to elect from the
floor.
The confusion here was unprecedented
during the convention. The Yost men de
clared that the convention had not decided
to elect from the floor, and denounced AL
len a LIST as a Mahnna list. Amid it all thf