Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-04
THE STANTON MEETING.
CONGRESSMAN YOST SHOWS HOW
MALONE MEN RAN IT.
National Republican.

National Republican.
A Republican reporter met Hon.
Jacob Yost, Representative from the
tenth Virginia district, Yesterday
aud called his attention to the re.
port telegraphed from Stanton 10
the Richmond Dispatch of the
meeting held on Saturday IN S.ann.
ton to select delegates from Angus
ia county to the state convention,
in which 1t was stated that among
the delegates selected were "Chas.
Curry, S. Brown Allen, and w. T..
Craig. Hon. Jacob Yost failed to
be elected as delegate.D
Mr.. Yost said "Ihere were at
least 400 persons present when
Mr.. w. Il. Craig, as chairman of
the committee, called the meeting
to order. He designated, az he
had a right to, under our present
plan of organization, Col. William
PeytOn for temporary ch iirman.
Immediately Mr.. S. Brown Allen
took the floor and moved that the
temporary organization be made
permanent. This was objected to
by a large number of the Republi.
cans present. Mr. Allen put the
question, and though it would have
been impossible for a man, with.
out division, to have decided, Mr.
Allen declared Col. peyton elected.
Mr.. Craig then presented a list of
delegates for the county, with my
name first on the list and few
anti.Mahone Republicans sand
wiched in with a large number of
Malone men. | and others object
ed to this selection, and offered
resolutions Of instruction to the
delegates that might be selected
aiterward. These resolutions were
opposed by the Malone men, and
finally a vote by tellers was order
ed. s. Brown Allen and I we're
tellers. | stated to Mr.. Allen that
after the rush on either side was
over the tardy voters would pass
between us, and indicate with which
side they desire to be counted.
When seventy.six men had passed
through and been counted for Mr..
Aliens side they commenced to
come on my side. Sixty.fOur we're
counted, with a large number wait
ing in line, when Mr.. Allen walked
of. and without my consent or
knowledge, reported the resolutions
defeated by vote OF 7G to e.. /
had continued to count, and had
counted five, when the chairman
announced the vote. OF course, |
protested against this outrage, az a
large number of those present had
not had the opportunity to vote.
A motion was made to adjourn,
bnt no attention was paid 10 it.
The chairman announced that a
vote would be taken on the list OF
delegates previously proposed by
Mr.. Craig. The vote was clearly
against their election, but the
chairman declared the motion
carried and the delegates elected,
and then adjourned the conven-
ton"
"You say your name was first
on the list as read ont by Mr..
Craigi'
eyes, my name was first on the
list replied Mr.. YoSt, "aud f any
delegates were elected at that
meeting am one Of them. But
none were elected. Craig. Pey-
ton, and Allen, three of MahOne's
men, ran the meeting and IT, each
vote were certainly beaten, but de-
cided everything their way. The
majority OF the Republicans pres
ent would not submit to this treat
ment and held a meeting afterward,
at which the proceedings were all
fair and orderly, and the delegates
there selected represent rhree-
fourths, It not more, OF the Repub.
licans of Augusta county. The
resolutions proposed by me were
also adopted.
"The city Of Stanton is entitled
to two delegates, and at the city
meeting, which was held Immediate
" after the two county meetings,
Mr.. Craig proposed that four
should be elected with :. nail vote
each. He suggested that Mr..
Charles Curry would like to go as
a delegate. This was voted down.
The resolutions proposed 10y me
were adopted, two delegates were
elected, and you will observe that
this dispatch says Mr.. Curry was
elected from the county. He was
not, and his name, if on the list
of delegates at all, was placed there
without authority after all three OF
the meetings had adjourned. SO
far from my having failed to be
elected, my name headed both Of
the county delegations"
"All this is on par with Gen.
Mahone's methods; he proposes to
rule or ruin