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

above who was present, declined in favo,
OF some other. ana finally the following
| ticket was elected Delegates-N. ID. Cor
ner. Norfolk S. Nj. lost. Stanton Il. A
Paul, Richmond q. A. Heermans. Mont
gomery, Alterna es-John NJ Dawson
Williamsburg William MAYO, Westmore
| land: j. w. Porter, Albemarle: A be
Hunter. Bedford.
Senator Riddleberger and Eek Senator
Lewis, lad previously been elected as
District Delegates, for the seventh Dis
trlct, aud llon Jno. 5 Wise. WAS on Fri
day elected as District delegate for the 3rtl
District. Hon. Morgan Treat, being his
cO,deegate.
For electors at large. Ex Gov, W. f.
Cameron and Hon. Jmo. F. Lewis, were
named.
After the transaction of some routine
business, the meeting adjourned with three
rOusing cheers for Blaine, and thus was
completed the best days work that has
been one in V rgin a fer many long day.
NOTES
1t is safe to say Ll,at third Of the dele
gates left the Convention when the bolt
occurred, and these added to the 112 who
were unlawfully excluded, made up nearly
if not half of the legally elected delegates
1t WAS significant fact that at no time
duTirg he STATE Convention was there q
roll-call. No list of delegates was even
ANNOUNCED. doubtless Ior prudential
reasons. 1t was stated that in nine Or
more counties. no conventions were ever
called or delegates elected, bat that Ma
homes chairmen were admitted to the CON
vention aud authorized 10 cast the vote OF
,b,,,. 5,ff
ties. no public notice was given of any
meeting and Mahone's friends quietly
gathered together, elected themselves
certified their own credentials and appear
ed as uncontested delegates. The whole
power of the machine was operated to he
one end-the endorsement of 'our chair
man." together with the unit rule and
present" managerial policy" The pro
gram outlined in the secret. circular was
carried out as far as possible.
In counties where prominent opponent
of Malone lived. the policy was, if the
meeting could not be controlled. to break
it up. and have the chairman certify list
of delegates To suit himself. This was
notably the case in Shenandoah, where
Ridd eberger lived; in Augusta, ost s
home in ork, the Nortons' couEty; in
Elizabeth City, Norfolk County and a
number of Other localities. At Richmond,
where Hon. Jno. 5. Wise was chairman
tire program could not be carried out i'll
il, the usual way so a fragment of the Con
vension bolted, and under the beautiful
operations of the favorite methods" this
fragment was seated.
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The absurdity of MAhone's claim was
shown i'll what was called Il sealed VOTE, on
the unit rule and plan Of organization.
The result was grandioquenty announced
as 10, and $50, to 1881.
Without going out OF the range Of the
Virqinian s immediate readers, or indeed
without going out of those counties which
adjon Augusta. let us see how the count
would stand. Taking the basis of reprp-
sentatiion as allowed in the convention, 200
Republican voters, for each delegate, and
we have Staunton 400: Rockbridge2 coo
Highland 600 Bath 400 Alleghaney 600;
one third of Amherst 200 Albemarle g
600 Rockingham 8 600: in all, 10 200
against .000, the latter being made up as
follows two thirds of Amherst 400 : Mel
son 900 Green 400 Page 1900. Neither
of these estimates includes Augusta. which
rightfully should be added to the first es-
innate. making total of II 500 to 5000
The basis of this estimate is this Staun-
ton, Rockhridge. Highland. Allegheny,
went out solidly when the bolt occurred,
leaving not one to tell the tale i: one third
of Amherst all of Albemarle except one,
who voted against the unit rule and plan
of organization Rockingham s delegation
was instructed against both three of
Baths delegates retired and the remaining
one did not vote, and all of the legally
elected delegates for Augusta were in the
opposing convention. As against this,
credit the other side with the full quota
represented by their delegates. and the re
suit stands. as stated, 1900, against the
unit rule and plan of organization. 5000
for it, And this is but a fair sample of
the sentiment all over the state. So that
instead OF their being p to in favor of,
AS announced in the Malone Convention.
it is about to / against.