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

nomination for delegates large the other
three gentlemen OF his slate, when your CORE
spcndent left the room. If TINS loud mouthed
advocate OF 'indivinHal freedom and ma
jority rule is sincere in his recent biubberings
on this subject, why could he not allow the
convention TO speak for itself and tot he for it.,
as to whether Hamilton should be a delegate
at-large? Was he afraid to trust The voters
for whose Individual preferences he processes
much regard? Does this performance, from
beginning to end, indicate ON the part of the
Buffalo district delegation disposition TO
throttle The will Of the majority, or does il eX-
pose he true inwardne IS of this hypocriticai
little boss and his low HaoClts O}lerdndi hy which
to attain his ends? We leave the question for
an unpi ejudiced public to decide.
The proceedings of the convention were con-
Quoted in a manner SO tietiantly unfair and o
discourteous to those who were rot in syrnpa-
thy with bGss Fraz ers new born ideas that
the Buffalo district delegation could not with
respect for themselves and foT the noble and
true old district they represented, remain and
witness, much less partic pate in the execu-
ton of this one mans designs SO. tie County
Chairman, together with his district col
leagues, retired (nOt from III e hepublIcan party,
butt from thai boss ridden convention, and lett
the little autocrat in the meridian OF his power
and glory.
The further stat, ment that the County Chair
man participated in anothet convention and
assisted in els citing another set OF delegates 10
the District and state conventions, is entirely
in keeping " it'll the general tenor of the report
as published in your paper. The County Chair
man neither encouraged, participated IN. nor
sanetioned the second meeting alluded To, ard
is at this moment absolutely uninformed as to
who conn sed the said meeting, It's results &c.
And he rattles OFT ARCHER assertion, that
those who were driven out OF the cOnNon! ZION
by his dogmatism boasted shat they would be
admitted i'll Petersburg ana Then expresses
his &Iety "to see THAT man VINO would pose
as an honorable one, thatWill enter Such a con-
VentiOn to do this man ) work. to-Wlt: Keeping
out the people IS delegates thai he may pose as
the choice of Virginia Renub hears. The sem
tlmenL here expressed we heartily endorse, but
at the same time would kindly remind the
author that with his past p ,itical record s. i'll
fire sh in the minis OF our people. he Is not tbs
man TO impr. SIS This Principe upon The con-
science of his fellow citizens. Having never
posed" in the attitude so graphically described
by INN, we can only conjecture how man
" no claims to be honorable would appear
and feel i'll such diem MIA feihaps me eN-
perience of ''Une OF / he Convention Woul en-
able him to reflect Il ray of information upon
this point o
And now in conclusion, let me say to lone
of the Convention :" Allow not your dreams ul
admission as delegate to the Petersburg con-
VentiontO be disturbed by untoundeo appre-
h. nsions; for while it is true that, IN the past,
men have been charged with importuninS Gen.
Malone 10 exert his influence to create T
them seals to which they had not been elected by
The people, you may lest assured lAal no appil~
cation such Il character will ever be MAD" ny
The present County Chairman OIL kockhrldge
j. I.UCIAN HAMILHUN.