Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-28

! ISSUED Dy you LOT DlSliiCJ NOh'
vention at Petersburg was clearly
in cOntraventlOn and "a violation of
national law and authority, and It's
acant Of jurisdiction and regularity
decided ! Then if ,cifhOm jWisdic-
ton and irregular il follows, AZ "A
reasonable conclusion, hat its en-.
isteAco was a RORcRtitg, any oiYdR.
sdtiOn in response 10 It a tncc and
a myth, and any dctioH aUiiify; If
a naIIity in one hiag, now can It's
action be regaidr ia daOthcr; II 1t
did not possess the essential and
constituent elements 10 lmpart
Legality and authority and call to-
gether legal convention in "a sin.
gle particular what gave it power
to direct It's effort in another, when
both particulars were expressly
contemplated by the calls under
which | was appointed. Surely 1t
will not be contended that the
election OF delegates and clcctOr
should be done by different con
ventiOns as intimately connected
as these matters are One or the
other of said conventions was the
legal with a regular call, part-
cipated in by a majority Of the
actual voters Of said district as
your call arranged, aud it being
relegated to and made the province
Of the District CoRrcRtiOH to make
selection of an cIcctOr, and the
Charlottesville Convention having
received recognition as the only
IegdL body by the Supreme Court
the National Convention 49, there
can be no question OF the right of
the case. That held at PETERSBURG
did not possess these elements of
authority and confirmation, and
there is no pretence to any such
regularity and composition. The
majority should govern. The Char
lOttesville Convention was com.
posed of 36 delegates, representing
72ll of 1926 voters in this district
That held at Petersburg had barely
Is delegates, if that many, repre-
senting their proper proportion Of
the minority of voters, The latter
rejected a proposition to allow all
to enter the body at Petersburg,
though the former were willing 10
abide the result and proposed then
to withdraw my name as Elector,
if there was no confirmation there
OF by the mited party at Peters
burg. Now, all things considered,
which affords the better illustration
of right conduct and fairness ?
Which presents the clearest case
of political representation and wOr-
thy of acceptance? There can be
no middle ground There WAS a
legal aud a prcfcRdcd convention
-one property, the other improper
IN, called and cOnstituted-One rec.
OGnised, tho other reiccted The
claim that q convention TO settle
the dispute be held does not answer
nor satisfy the people. by the eX-
ercise of such conservatism and
liberality as should characterize
loyal Republicans, anxious for sue.
cess and deprecating division there
would have been no difficulty in
the way of final and satisfactory
SETTLEMENT and with that view |
have made my hest endeavOr, and
with the purpose of preventing an-
other convention thereby meeting
the unanimous sentiment Of the par
ty in .his district. | made several
propositions TO refer the matter to
dlsinteTested tribunals aud any
man, or set OF men, conscious ~ The
integrity of the claim set mp should
not have been deferred from ac.
cepting the plans. With these ob
servatlOns | am willing to lay down
bUt llubJ COulullAAtN w ii' " iilI
convention of the party to which |
have always borne allegiance and
to whose principles am deeply
attached and Tor the sake Of which
! am willing to make any honor.
able sacrifice. / have made This cX-
tended statement OF my position in
no captious spirit, but in order that
my course may not be mscOnstrued.
| do not regret, however, thar more
liberalism has not been exercised,
persuaded as am that an iaiini.
tude of heneticent results would
have crowned more c0nciliatory
cause.
With the hope that Harrison,
Morton and protection may find
Judgment in the hearts Of n vast
and overwhelming majority - with
Virginia as a factor-Ot our Amer-
can constituency, remain
Very respectfully,
STrrApT Il TTNpcrV