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The Baltimore S,a, dispatch about the Mar
tinsbure Judicial Convention contains several
errors. The Jefferson delegation at no tline
accented - AS the vote of Jefferson, ana there
was no motion 10 make the nomination Oh MI
DuckWall unanimous
In the Judicial Convention at Martins
burg the representation was based upon the
vote for Goyernor-the same indicated by
the Judicial Executive Committee and the
same that will govern in the State Conyen-
ton. By it Jefferson was entitled to and ae-
corded % votes. Berkeley lSyOtes and Nor
gan 5. IL Morgan aud Berkeley preferred
one man and gave him their combined vote
of %. and Jefferson gave her solid vote to
another or withheld it altogether, it was q
right exercised and there is no room for
complaint. Mr.. Duckwall received one ma
iority of an entitled tovote and thus became
fairly the nominee. Suppose Mr.. Trap
nell at the Primary had received one more
vote for Judge than Judge Beckwith, would
the Beckwith men have complained because
the vote in Convention would have been
cast for Trapnell? Doesn't Davis, because
he received the most votes at the Primary,
rightfuuy expect every democratic vote be-
cause he is the nominee by virtue Of said
vote So with Chew, Brown and others.
Our Executive Committee conceded JEFF
ferson's vote to be only %. The editor of
the Spirit comedies Mr. DuckwalPs nomina-
ton by placing his name on the ticket, yet
in almost a dozen paragraphs initiates a
gainst his election. The Spirit played the
same game in the last Judicial can7ass that
it is essaying to donow. 1t ought to have
learned something by experience.
The jefferson delegation at no time accepted
- as the vote OF Jellerson.-Np1t.
Why didn'tit2 The County Executive
Committee, of which Mr. Colston was Chair
man. only permitted Jefferson democrats to
vote for % delegates 90 the State Conyen-
ton. that representation being based on the
Governors vote of1SS4. And the call of
the Judicial Executive Committee, ofwhich
Mr.. Colston was also Chairman, directed
that Misrepresentation should be based on
the same vote. Mr.. Colston was a delegate
to the Judicial Convention, why was he not
perhaps De was,-willing to accept - As JEFF
ferson's yote9 Did Jefferson ask for more at
the Congressional Convention
We refer thus particularly to this matter
because the Utsf Virginia Democrat and the
Spirit are endeavoring to create the impress
sion tina, there was jugglery in the Judicial
Convention. when the incontrovertible fact
is Mr.. Duckwall only secured the uomina-
ton By having the most votes. And by yir-
tue of the same token others are candidates
and an viii be elected in Noyember-if e.
lected It is the most votes that counts in
conventions and at the polls-else why do
men wresle with voters at elections as If
their eternal salvation depended on IT,
Ina paragraph addressed 90 Maj Charles
IT. Knott Mason says:
"It VIII give us the greatest pleasure TO be
able to advise the people Co support You for
the state senate bat we cannot do soft you I'M
tend -0 vote against laws which are vital TO the
welfare of this State
Nothing in the life of Charles Ii. Knott
90 create the slightest suspicion that he
would favor the enactment of any law hurt
ful % the State or any business interest
We presume he IS not counting but rather
is Indifferent as 20 advice IN favor or against
himself from such q source as the editor Of
the Urf Virginia Democrat who, one week
bv implication accuses him of being inca
pable of writing the simplest law, of be-
longing 90 therailroad lobby, ofpartnership
with republicans of betraying a trust, of
being q party 20 unclean methods, and in
his next issue remarks that he will an
swer satisfactorily his .Nason'sI interroga-
,orie, .it will give us Mason the greatest
pleasure to De able 90 advise the people to
support him It ne will only consent to
ride Nasons hobbies Mason doesn't care a
baubce 8 he betrays q trust or has unclean
methods Mr. Knott has something else to
DO than TO- give heed 90 Masons imperti-
ueuccs. lie is an intelligent, energetic and
worthy business man and practical farmer,
and is presumed to know what sort Of legis-
lati0n viii benefit all classes He doeSn E
need the advice of a lobbyist or syndicate
attorney nor viii he be catechised by an err
rrfie sol iuluorf1ut and irra- nOuSihIc busy