The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-17

4 Precinct meetings were held through
out the county Saturday last, for the
election of delegates to the Republican
4 County Convention, which was held in
the Court House Tuesday, and for the
election of the committeeman, from each
precinct, to constitute the County Com
mittee
The sole object of interest was the cleo
ton of County Chairman, as required
under the "ne1Dn plan of organization
formulated by the Malone convention,
in August last, ut Norfolk, Va.
We have heard Il great deal about the
opposition to Mr. Craig, the present
chairman, and believe there is Il general
desire for Il new chairman, but the con
ditions existing in the county are such
as to produce profound Indifference as
to political management. This was I'M
mistakably the ease in the city. The
ward meetings were advertised to be
! held "at some convenient place at 8 p.
m, but the place was not named, and
so far as the mass of Republican voters
/
secret. The reporter of the VIRGINIAN,
in the discharge of his duty as the chron-
icler of events, sought information, Sat
] urday afternoon, as to the place the
meeting would be held. Only the friends
of Chairman Craig were possessed of this
valuable and necessary information; and
as events showed, only friends of Chair
man Craig We're expected at the meet
| ings Never before in the history of
party management, has it been known,
that the place of public meetings, where
grave questions OF party policy would
be acted on, has been kept from the
mass of voters, and given out to only a
chosen few. 1t is a dark day for the pol
| tiles and policies of the country when
such things exist through the action and
with the approval of those clothed by
| the people with a S'little brief authority"
Eight O'Clock was the hour, and the
police office the place for the second
ward meeting, and the court house yard
the place for the first ward We were
on the pavement, near the police Office,
when the clock struck s. We hurried to
the room and found that the meeting
had done its work, adjourned, and the
members were leaving. 1t had been lust
about l minute in doing the important
work of selecting delegates. There were
| 10 or II persons in the room, and "all of
one mind" So great was their hurry,
and SO greatly disturbed were they, lest
they should be interrupted in their
work, that those who had been listed as
delegates did not get there in time, and
an influential and prominent federal
official came in two minutes after the
meeting adjourned and expressed his
surprise at the great haste-truly, 1.-THE
wicked flee when no man pursueth. y
! There was no need of such haste. and no
occasion for fear of being molested.-
! There was not an anti Malone man
present Why should the Craig Malone
men fear when the place of meeting had
been kept a profound secret-ssthus con
science does make towards of us all.''S
In the second ward Samuel H. Cohen.
was chosen chairman, and the following
delegates, alternates and committeeman
were chosen: Delegates-W. E. Craig,
}. Fl. Mangold, s. II. Cohen, Lewis Brock
and Fred. billiard. Alternates-J. b.
Amiss. j. III. Gibson, Tom johnson. For
County Committees. M. Yost, M. S.
Cease, Lewis Brown.
The meeting in the first ward was
noyel8a and unique, and should be taken
as a pattern for all future meetings,
when the intention is that only the elect
shall be present. 1t was held, SO we are
informed. in the court house yard, under
the light of the twinllling stars, and in
the glare of the electric lights. i51ta Fl
We hurried from the second ward meet
ing to the first. We found several Re
! pubicans standing around looking for
the meeting which they never found
One of the waiting ones was selected as
delegate by the meeting he vainly
sought. So quietly was the work done,
that Republicans, not 20 PAGES distant,
did not hear it, and knew nothing of it.
1t was a sort of dark lantern, know
nothing meeting of the times of 1866.
j. c.. Scheffer was chairman, and the
| following were declared delegates, alter
mates and committeeman Delegates
j. G. Scheffer, Thorn. Hounihan, w. B.
/ Alexander, Hugh Murray, Port Scott.
Alternates-W A. Reed, Oscar johnson,
Mac Chles. Committeemen-Port Scott,
Jno. b. O'Connell, J. G. Scheffer. g.
COUNTY DELEGATEs.- BEvERLY MANOR.
BOLIVAR Joel Sanger, g.
M. Tisdale. Garland Maupin. Alternates
Ii. p. D1ckerson, Hiram Thomas, Sam.
Steele. Committeeman: Fl. P. Dicker
son, Joel Sanger, Garland Maupin.
SANDY Observation-Disclosures J. H.
Council, Jno Sullivan. Alternate VIM.
Morrow. Committeeman: j. H. Con-
nell, Jno. Sullivan, VIM. Morrow.
PEAco's MILL-Delegates: B.. NJ
Smith, Henry Williams. Alternate
Wash. Gillian Committeeman b. NJ.
Smith, j. d. Greaver, Wash Gillian.
FOLLY MILLS Delegate: George W.
Slower. Alternate L. W. Downey. Com
mit,eemen: George w. Slower, w. A.
McPheeters, 1. w. Downey.
HEBRON CHURCH. Delegates: Jno.
A. Noon, w. R. Bright Alternate
Fountain Tebbs. Committeeman: Jno.
A. Noon, W. r. Bright. Lewis Hill.
SOUTH RIVER.
WAYNEs BoRo Delegates w. B.
Kurtz, I. J. Martin, Jas. Wilson. Benz.
Travis Alternates H. W Smith, D.
III. Spradlin. Committeeman W. b.
Kurtz, T. J Martin, c. d. Carter
F'IsHERsvILLE.-De A. A. Arm
old, Thos. M. Yancey. Thos. NJ Lines
Alternates': 7. S. Brown, Primus Bowls.
Committeeman: t. S. Brown, Lewis
Harris Albert Wilt
delegates J. d. Balsly,
r. w. Reed. Alternate Z j. j. Balsly.
Committeeman: J. d.. Balsly, r. w.
Reed, E. J. Balsly.
STUART's DRAFT.-Delegate j.: A.
Parker Alternate-: W. HI. Lovegrove.
Committeeman: J. M Hail.. J. A.iPark-.
err, O: johnson.
- RIV ERIHIiADSv4
MIDDLEBRooK.- Delegate * j. b. Eau
yer. Alternate: Jno CarweH, Com
mitteemen: j. B. Fauver, H. T. Rosens.
Chas. Brown s..