The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-03
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
A Large Attendance and Decided
Action

Action
The conference of Republicans called
by Gen. V. ID. Groner to meet in Rich
mond on the 1st of October, assembled
in the Tariff League rooms ON Broad ST.,
about p. In. There were about two
hundred and fifty Republicans present,
representing every Congressional Dis
trict in the State. About one-fourth was
composed of some. of the leading and
most influential of the colored race
The meeting was called to order by Gen.
Groner, who addressed the conference
in an interesting speech of about an
hour Col. w. G. Pendleton was made
permanent chairman and G. A. Heer-
mans, Secretary. A committee of ten
one from each Congressional District
was appointed to report business for the
conference. Before retiring several res
olutions were introduced and number
of speeches made-embracing matter
and sentiments for the consideration of
the committee, by w. c. Pendleton, Jno.
S. Wise, ex-senator Lewis, Jacob Yost,
James A. Frazier. Ex-Governor Cameron,
ex-senator Norton and number of 9th
ers. The committee was composed of
the following: 1st district. VIM Mayo;
I'd, V. D. Groner; Sd, Mr. Stratton, of
Goochland 4th, DIR. Champlain; 9Th,
Winfield Scott 9Th, J. E. Bowler; 7th'
John F. Lewis 8th, 0. E. Hine 9th
W. c. Pendleton 10th, S. NJ. Yost
After consulting for several hours
the resolutions and papers submitted
were boiled down into the following de-
claration
We Republicans from all parts of Virginia in
conference assembled, declare that William
i. Made it impossible for the Norfolk ticket to
be elected.
2 He has deceived the National Committee by
a pretended compromise, the conditions of
which he has not only made no effort to carry
out but violated both in letter and spirit.
3. He has taken from the Republican party
their plan of organization, which has founded
on the will of the people
4. He has adopted plan OF organization OF
his own, which is both hateful and tyran-
ncal.
s. He has driven from the councils of the
party the ablest and most popular men in it,
g. He has removed county charmen i'll order
to pack conventions to do his will.
T. He has tried to force the unit rule, to carry
delegations to national conventions to represent
him and not thepeople.
s. He has refused to abide the decisions of the
national Republican party in convention as
sembled.
O. He has refused to hear our grievances and
treated our overtures for peace with contempt.
10. He has placed himself at the head OF
ticket and labeled it Republican without the
consent of the Republican masses.
IL. He has debauched the party and made 10y
atty matter OF merchandise.
H. He has meddied with and i'll many IN
stances dictated county nominations
ID. He has forfeited the right to the confidence
of the people of Virginia.
IA. That the defeat of VIM. Malone is essen
tial to the salvation Of the Republican party
Is, That it is the sense of this conference that
no recommendation be made as to the course to
be pursued either by the members thereof or
those throughout the State who are in sympathy
with us but each voter on election day be ad-
vised to take such action as his individual judg-
ment approves, looking to the end we ali have in
view-the overthrow of Mahoneism.
The resolutions above are imperfect.
1t was o'clock Wednesday morning
when the Conference adjourned and its
action had not passed from the hands OF
the Secretary when we left. 1t will be
formally published by the Secretary,
with the signatures of those present and
given hereafter.
The meeting was earnest, determined
nd fully aliv to the responsibility of
its action.