Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-11
Three Conventions in OlGDaY
Woodstock, full of Politics, Music
Beer and Other Things.

| sanuttan, the mountain range that
forms the eastern and southern
boundaries, proper, Of our valley,
when the real, simon pure Repub-
licans began to pour into town from
all parts of the county, and long
before the hour appointed for the
meeting of the two Republican con-
ventiOns as we'll as that advertised
by the Democrats, the streets of
the town were crowded by enthusi-
astic people all deeply interested
in the work before them. The ar.
bitrary and unprecedented action
of Gen. VIM. Malone in removing
Mr.. Jno. L. Keller, the regularly
appointed county chairman OF the
Shenandoah Republicans and ap-
pointing in his stead Mr.. Robt. j..
Walker one of his closest political
strikers, had caused a widespread
feeling of indignation and a deter
mination on their part not to sub
nit, but to proceed to hold the con-
ventiOn in accordance with the call
of Mr.. Keller, whom they recog-
nized as their county chairman
On the other hand the Mahoneites,
very few in number, stuck to Walk
er like pitch, and made arrange
ments for their convention. About
10 o'clock the stirring strains of
the New Market Cornet Band caus-
ed large crowd to congregste In
front of the Geary House, and soon
the familiar face of Senator Riddle
berger appeared as he mounted the
platform to address them. A ire.
mendous shout greeted him, and as
he proceeded to dissect Malone and
show up his tyrannical and AFRO
CANT manner of claiming Virginia
and the Republicans Of the state as
his own private property, body and
soul, to do with as he pleased, it
soon became apparent that the
crowd was with the Senator al
most to a man, and that Malone had
lost his grip on Shenandoah. He
also paid his respects to Mr.. Walk
er and his gold printed commission,
as county chairman, in such a man;
ner as to cause the crowd great
amusement. When he finished
Mr.. Walker took the platform to
reply which he did in his usual
terse and vigorous way, but the
crowd was against him and that
made it uphill work, and above all
Mahone's whole course has been
such that no one can successfully
defend him.
About / O'clock, the hour APP
pointed for the meeting, the anti
Malone Republicans began to pour
into Twins Opera House, and in a
few minutes the large hall was
packed with the largest and most
respectable body of representative
Republicans that has ever assem-
bled in Shenandoah, and to a per-
son acquainted with the people of
Shenandoah it was matter of
speculation as to where the Malone
would get its material
from. Mr.. J. n. Davis was made
chairman and Mr.. j. L.
VIII secretary.
On motion of Senator Riddleber- |
ger the temporary organization was
made the permanent one, and the
different committees we're then ap-
pointed.
The committee on delegates re.
ported the following, who were
unanimously approved;
DELEGATEs.-H. II. Riddleber-
yer, w. Ii. Rice. Saml. Moore, H.
II. Coffman, NJ. NJ. Moore, DR.. s.
J. Hoffman, Jacob Wissler, NJ.
1eary, Cornelius Hickman, Frank
King.
ALTERNATES. Walter Newman,
New Markell Jacob Vetters, r.
E. StOneburner, ". w. Logan, w.
B. Lichliter, Harvey Smurr.
Resolred, That in the absence of
my delegates those present be au-
.horized to cast the vote of the en-
ire delegation.
DR.. Frank King, from the CON-
nittee on resolutions then took the
ioOr and SAID, SIR. Chairman In
presenting these resolutions we
,ome as the representatives, of the
whole Republican party and not as
hose of a faction. We are on the
we of an election not less momen-
Gus or important than that of
braham Lincoln. The result OF
his election will tell whether we
will exist as a nation of American
reemen or as a province of Great
Britain. The message of Cleve-
and was answered quick as the
ightning's fash IN the ringing
words of James G.. Blaine, who to.
Law stands nearer the hearts of the
american people than ever before.
look at Massachusetts,, four years
go she sent a solid Mugwump del.
cation to Chicago, but now her del.
cation is unanimously Republican.
Vermont, Edmund's own state, sends
delegation instructed for Blame,
nd, now, while none can more
Ieeply deplOre the death of Roscoe
a true and tried RepublI.
an, yet | will say it will give
Blaine from ten to fifteen thousand