Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-28
Eli. Hume's Card.
HIGHLAND HOME STocK FARM,
NrAD EprDFRrCEErUR
eTArroRD COUNTY, Va, July 26, 1890

ETAFFoRD COUNTY, Va, July 70, 1871.
| In my tri-weekly GAZETTE received yesterday
afternoon 1 saw MIR. Humc's card. In the wind.
ing up he says: "Please accept my sincere thanks
for your efforts in my behalf, and be assured
shsll slwsye be glad to remember you 80 my
friend. Respectfully yours FRANK HUME"
The facts are as follows;
AS soon as l saw the districts call IN the GA
zETTE this was my only informstion) publish
cd through tho press of Fredericksburg, as has al
WAYS been tho custom, tho call 10 tho citizens Of
the county to meet July 10th Court day. at tic
Court House to elect delegates to the Lccsburg
convention. 1t was the largest meeting OF people
from sill parts of the county ever saw for one OF
its kind have been on my upper farm for most
OF tn time for the last three weeks, getting homo
ut tho last of tho weeks and seeing my papers IN
patches. The m.etlng was held in the Court
House and tho object stated, as contained in the
district committees call. / stated thst the dis,
tri;t committee suggested that primaries be heid
on Augrst 9th in the counties to elect the dele
gases and asked the meeting, What do you pro-
pose 10 do about ~ On motion of Jas. Morton
it WAS unanimously agreed that we do as we al
ways have done-rctre by districts, select dele
gates leach being entitled to y and report their
nsmes to the mass meeting for election. Such SC
ton was taken. The names of the delegates and
slternates were ad to the convention IS reported
from their districts and elected without dissent
isg voice, and WIS tod there was no opposition
in the district meetings. refer you to snch men
Hugh hQlc, COl. Waller, nllDer5 WbtlcI, wv
Moncure, Tom Beamey, Charles Robinson, of
Stafford, and Charles Wallace and the pless re
portcr Abner DickeIson, who took down every
thing rs it occurred as published in the papers OF
fredericksburg. Tho meeting was called and
conducted as all previous Ones the people deter
mining in mass how, when add where 20 eject dele.
gates to represent them. 1t was harmonious and
orderly all the way through. This mich in JUS
,ice to Stafford democratic. Nov, Hon. Frank,
who gave yon this information that you WI 81
ways remember as your friend You have boon
as grossly deceived you have b. en- about your
following in Stafford. If you have any, it has
failed to show up on any occ sion. VIC nave hcla
three conventions st tho Court House and one prl-
mary in the districts, and Leo has carried the
county evory time. Now the Chinese game"
comes in that you mention one man elected rs
shouting Lee man turned Hume in Alexandria
another an alternate, who was SAID to be More
dil h man, after he was elected turned Hume in
Culpeper after arriving there. Now as to your
statements about me, not one OF them is true, and
/ challenge you to prove them 1hey are vile
ISLANDERS and malicious falsehoeds The demo-
Gratis of Stafford would not tolerate such methods
as you have charged me with The delegation is
composed Of one butcher and one dentist; the re-
mainder are farmers alliance men, and all ex-
confederate soldiers-your peers. Challenge them
when they appear at the Leesburg convention and
hear what they have to say about their election
and the proceedings of the county convention. l
demand your proving or withdrawal OF your
charges against me- or I'll brand them with their
proper name ID. III. LEE.