The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-07-17
Tutwiler. Committeeman .Jno. S. Linn,

49, 4 - ''iANi A'' lIiNC'
Mr.. SIDNEY Delegates w. r. Ian
dis, Chas. l.. Shumake, Sam'l M. Woods.
Alternates E. L. Houff, Henry w.
Moore. Committeeman w. MeCue, w.
r. Landis Sam'l NJ Woods.
New HopE.-Delegates J G. Goch-
enonr, G. W. Simmons, j. S. Beard. =
Alternate: II. S. Baskin. Committee
men, ID. Beard, J. A. Slower, j. d. Fisher
VERoNA.-Delegate Jacob Warwick
Alternate: Jno III. Parkins. Commit
teemen: L. W. Warwick, Joshua Sutton
Isaac keister
Resolution adopted instructing dele
gates to vote for new man as county
chairman, and S. Brown Allen to cast
vote of delegates not present.
NORTH RIVER
SANGERsyILLE.-De j Il. Ear
hart. Alternate: J. E. VICAR. Commit
teemen: w. II. H. Karicoffe, J. M. Kar-
icoffe, J. d. Earhart.
CENTREvILLE.-Dele r. A. Cur
ry, W. r Marshall. Alternate W. M.
Fadely.
Mr.. MERIDIAN.-No meeting.
COUNTY CONVENTION. ann
The Republican county convention as
sembled in'the court house Tuesday, as
stated in the printed call. In addition
to the list of delegates already reported,
the following were announced:
Mt SoLoN.-Delegate DR.. George F.
Robson. Alternate: VIM. p Rush.
CRAIGsvILLE.-Dele Robt. Cliff
ton. Alternate: Alex NJ Taylor.
SPRING HILL.-Delegate: j. T. Ewing.
Alternate: R. F. Mulberry.
PARNAsSUs.-No meeting held.
RED MILLs.-No meeting.
The convention was called to order
promptly at the hour named in the call.
by United States District Attorney
William E. Craig, county chairman.
who stated the object of the CON
vention to be the reorganization of
the Republican party of Augusta coun-
ty and the city of Staunton. Mr.. Craig
gave a history of the call for the con
vention, and stated that each precinct
having elected, each, three committee
men for the county committee, they
would be certified by the new chairman
to the State chairman. The only bust
ness then before the convention was the
election of a new chairman.
Mr.. Craig submitted the roll of dele
gates, as certified to him, as the members
OF the convention, and then called for
nominations for the temporary organiza-
ton. Major. Edw. Mcmahon, post mas
ter of Staunton, was nominated and
elected. Mr. A. A. Arnold, of Fishers
vile, was elected temporary secretary.
The temporary organization was made
permanent
"A motion was made to approve and
adopt the roll of delegates as reported
by Chairman Craig; but it was finally
referred to the following committee on
credentials: J. c. Scheffer, W. b. Kurtz
w. b. Craig, J. H. Carwell, J. H. Con-
nell, }. I. Ewing, j. S. Linn and s.
Brown Allen.
While the committee was out calls
We're made for E. L. Houff, who address
ed the convention, giving an outline his
tory OF the Republican party, declaring
his loyalty to the party, and stating that
in his opinion the party should have a
new chairman in Augusta county Mr.
Houff had not finished his speech when
the committee returned, but he declined
to yield for their report, and went on to
a finish
Mr. J. c. Scheffer, on behalf of the
committee on credentials, reported that
upon the face of the returns the list of
delegates, as submitted, was correct, and
the report was adopted.
There was contest as to whether or
not the delegates from the city of Staun-
ton should participate in the election of
chairman for Augusta county The OBJ
ponents of Craig objected, and Craig's
friends advocated the proposition. Up
on a call vote, demanded by S. Brown
Allen, it was finally decided to make a
hotch-p otch of it and put county and
city together. There was some confu-
sion just here; Craig's friends were in q
hurry to vote for him, while the question
was as to what part Staunton should
have in the matter. Two of the second
ward delegates warmed up into bellig-
efent attitude, and it looked for a while
as ii the convention would be enivened
by display of the manly art, but friends
quieted the affair The vote on this
question showed the strength of the two
parties. The resolution was yeas, A
nays, 10. The city of Staunton cast it's
IL votes with the county, thus breaking
the record and establishing the prece-
dent that the city could go into coun-
ty convention. This has always been
denied heretofore
III. 5. Cease, representing Sherando,
W. E. Craig for county chair
man. Mr.. Arnold also nominated Mr..
Craig, and one other delegate nominated
Mi. Craig: Mr.. J. A. Haryie nominated
David Beard. of New Hope, which was
seconded by Mr.. Samuel Woods, who
warned the Republicans of the fatal
step OF re-electing Craig as chairman
The vote was taken and resulted Craig
A. Beard 13.
Mr.. Craig accepted the honor, and ex- /
pressed his satisfaction at the result of
the personal assault made upon him. /
He asked for harmony, and expected all
who took part in the convention to be /
bound by its action.
NOTES.
Maj. Edw. Mcmahon, who presided
over the convention, does not appear on
the list of delegates as furnished the
VIIs5INIAN, last Saturday night, at the
primary meeting.
Had Staunton and Augusta voted sep
arately as heretofore, the vote for the
chairman in the county would have stood
Craig, 3d. Beard, 10 and had the dele
gates from Spring Hill, Mt Sidney and
Centreville voted as instructed by their
the vote would have been
For Craig, 90; for Beard, 49,
MT. Meridian, Parnassus and Red Mills
did not send delegates. They are be-
lleved to be all solidly in favor of new
chairman.
The county primary meetings were
very small, and there is a widespread
opinion that the convention was in no
sense representative one. OF the city