Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-13

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CONFERENCE OF LEADING DEMOCRATS OP-
POSED TO HIS RECONCILIATION.

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POSED TO his RECONCILIATION.
The Washington Post Of the 9th lust,
says:
There was a very Interesting meeting OF
prominent Virginia Democrats at the
Metropolitan Hotel yesterday The gen.
tlemen in the conference were: Gen. T.
L Rosser, Hon. W. r. Alexander, of Win
chester j. S. b. Thompson, Senator Bar
bour's nephew and lieutenant {; State
Senate Fairfax, OF Loudoun :. S. Tnr-
ner the well-known lawyer and politician
of Front Royal, and Mr.. SmoOt, of Page
county. also a lawyer Of Prominence
These gentlemen met for the single pur-
pose of laying the wires 10 defeat Con-
gresham O'Ferrall. OF the Seventh Vir-
ginia district, when nc again tries to come
to the House.
They consulted tho biggest part of the
day and broke mp IN happy frame of
mind, Tor it was the consensus of the
party that NJ. O'Ferralls name won't be
on the rolls of the Fifty-third Congress.
Every member OF the council was salts
fed on that point. The modus operandl
wasn't revealed by anv of them, but a
gentleman who was well acquainted with
the proceedings said to a reporter of The
Post:
These men are going to down OFFER
rail-, and already 1t is impossible for him
to get renomnated. The dissatisfaction
against him on other grounds was lately
intensified by his action in supporting
Noyes against Rockwell in the contested
election case from New York. His con-
stituents didn't approve of his action in
that matter. don't know who will get
the nomination, bat Gen RosseI's chances
are good, while the honor may fall upon
Smith Turner, of Front ROYAL, or w. R..
Alexander, OF Winchester. | think it
will be ole OF The three.
"But to insure the defeat of O'Ferrall
there Will be a candidate from every
colnty in the district, who will go to the
convention backed 10y his home delega-
ton. This was agreed on in the cOnven-
! ,i)1.
This means good-by to Mr.. O'FerralPs
gubernatorial aspirations also. The next
governor of Virginia will be Congress
man Buchan NJ
Mr.. O'Ferrall Not Alarmed.
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES u. s,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 6.
Editor Post In your Issue of to-day
I find a statement to the effect that GER
tain "promiuent Virginia Democrats"
were in conference here on yesterday
"layng the wires TO defeat me" for Tt
nomination.
The party who gave this interesting in
formation SAYS thar there is mnch dissat-
isflction with me, which has been intensi-
fed by my action IN the Noyfs-RockWell
contested-clecti0n case, yet he proceeds
to say that the conference determined
that in order to compass my defeat il
would be necessary TO place a candidate
IN the field in every county in my dis
| tuct that is. 10 would require the com
| bined strength Of ten men to defeat me.
But let ne say in Justice to 5. s. Tur-
ner. Mr 7. ). 3 Thompson, and Senator
Henry Fairflx, who are mentioned as
being present, and al OF whom are my
friends, that neither one Of the gentle
men was in the city during this confer
nee.
There was a conference, am informed,
of General Z. L. Rosser, Of Albermarle
county; Mr.. William r. Alexander. Of
Winchester, and Mr.. Turner 4. Smoot, OF
Page county, and Rosser Alexander
combination was cOnsummated but this
gives me no uneasiness. The Democrats
i'm my district believe in far play and OPP
pose "cOmbines' Of all kinds.
CHARLES O'FEERALL.
The following is from the Tally Tr.
ginian, published at Clifton Frose:
at will b. a good time this fall for Col
onel O'Ferrall to appeal to the people
irrespective OF parry, ID sustain his pa
triotic course in the election contest OF
Moves vs.. Rockwell. II is stated that an
appeal will be made to defeat him Tor
congress, by the Hiilites, because of bis
report in that case and his speech and
vote, and a systematic work will be COM
menced TO block his gubernatorial aspi-
ratious. Il O'Ferrall Will engineer the
machine ana declare himself candidate
for congress this fall, AMI for Governor
next fall upon the record lie has made.
be will sweep his district, and the State
in the election to both positions by ma
! iorlties unprecedented"