The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-08-15
The County Convention.

lished last week, and again this week.
The precinct primaries will be held to-
day-the County Convention Saturday.
the 18th The terms of the call are ma
terially different from others we have
seen, and which were printed and sent out
from Petersburg, approved by William
Malone, Chairman In this latter form
township meetings are called for and
il is required that the permanent chair
man and secretary will certify to the
undersigned (the county chairman the
names of the delegates appointed by
such township meetings. The township
chairman or committeeman calling to
order such township meetings will GER
tify to the undersigned the county
chairman) promptly, the names OF the
permanent chairman and secretary OF
the regular Republican meeting held at
such township d nd the meeting which he
has called to order" Then follows:
1.-The County Convention to be held in
pursuance hereof, will assemble at -,
on the 18th day of August, at IL H., and
only the delegates certified to NE 1.-THE
County Chairman, as provided by the
call of the State Committee, am L au-
thorized to enroll as constituting the
County Convention of this county"
Inasmuch as the county chairman APP
points the precinct chairman, and the
precinct chairman designates the person
to call the meeting to order, it will be
seen that the whole proceedings are I'M
der the control of the State Chairman,
through the county chairman he APP
points He has taken the pains to see to
it than none other than Malone county
chairmen shall take part in the county
proceedings, for wherever there is
chairman who is not Mahonite he is
promptly removed, as is instanced in the
case of d. S. Lewis, of Rockingham, and
a Mahonite appointed to succeed him.
So the modified call for State Conven-
ton is no modification at all. 1t is
change of terms. with all the substance
intact. 1t is Mahone's will running
through the entire proceedings from the
precinct meetings to the State Conven-
ton, without reference to the will of the
people, or the alleged concession in the
so-cailed compromise. 1t is the same
old one man power permeating and DOM
mating in every step of the progress of
the machinery from the precinct meet
ings to the State Convention.
In view of the positive and transpa-
rent purpose OF the State Chairman to
absorb the Republican party of the
State into himself; to direct and control,
directly or Indirectly every step of the
proceedings from the first to the last.
and impress alone his will not only upon
the deliberations Of the convention, but
its results, we can see no reason or poi
icy for any one to participate in the pri-
maries who does not agree with Gen.
Malone in all things and recognize his
right to dictate the whole action of the
State Convention, including its nomi-
nees The only effect of participating
in the meetings would be to bind those
doing so to the action of the Conven-
ton, let that be what it may, and to
make those SO participating parties to
whatever may be done.
We will not have anything to do with
the primaries and reserve to ourselves
the right to do what a sense of self-re
spect and respect for the Republican
party may suggest. We have no idea of
further submitting to Mahone's arbi-
trary will-his selfish plots and despotic
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or even decent in them. The fragrant
manner in which he has ditorted the
spirit and intent of the so-called compro-
mise, as understood when its terms were
first published, ought to convince not
only the President, but every one else,
that Malone is not the man to deter
mine the policy or indicate the nomi-
nees OF the Republican party of Vir-
ginia. The only possible remedy the
people have against his despstism is at
the polls He has the full control Of the
patty machinery; he will direct the APP
pointment of every subordinate in the
| internal revenue department of this por
ton of the State, at least, as well as in
the two judicial districts, for both the
marshalls oWe their appointment to
him he will be aided by both United
States District Attorneys, and by all
the other influences of the judicial de-
p lrtment of the Western District of
Virginia
The people, with all this power and
its influence combined against them,
can have no hope for fair hearing
either in the primaries or the COnven-
ton, and hence we believe it to be
duty to the Republican party and to the
State, TO keep aloof from all complica-
tions with the proceedings from the
start, and when the time comes when
neither party machinery nor the inf1u-
ence of official position can control them,
to let their sentiments be known, and re-
Duke the vindictive prescription and
tyrannical action of one of the most I'M
scrupulous party despots the country
has ever known.
Iron Gate.
The celebrated Hanging Rock Stove
Company, of Hanging Rock, Ohio, has
just closed contract for the removal of
their extensive works to Iron Gate, Va.
Work on the buildings will at once be
commenced and vigorously pushed
Some fifty odd cars of the Iron Gate
Rolling Mill material are now ON the
ground, and being unloaded. The re-
mainder, about 40 cars, is expected to
arrive by the last of next week. The
foundations for the mill are being pre-
pared and the erection of the large plant
fairly commenced.
A basic steel mill has also been con-
tracted for, and a company to remove it
to and operate it at Iron Gate is being
organized.
number of other smaller industries
will move in as soon as lots can be Sc
cured
The hotel will be let to contract at
noon on the goth of this month. 1t will
be handsome Queen Anne building of
forty-five rooms.
The Company's Office, a neat twelve
room building. will be ready for occupa-