Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-05-27
COMMUNICATED.
MIpDLEwAY, May "a,


Rsine i'm Charlestown May 81, 1892,
in attendance on the Smooth trial, till
o'clock, and knowing they were TO
have a precinct meeting, l thought
would stav and see how they ran their
meetings. and further see if there was
any truth in the reports so often circu-
lated that the ''old ticket" did il all.
Promptly at o'clock the procession
was put in motion by the ringing OF
the courthouse bell. In going into
the courthouse / noticed quite large
number of new ticket" men standing
around. and thinks me 10 myself there
i Going TO be some fun. Getting up
into the court-haIl l found about
twenty-five "old ticket" people and
about the same number OF new tick
etn people. Then | was certain OF
much fun. Upon inquiry l found,
nnder the impression that the chair
man OF the executive committee was
70 call the meeting 10 order, bust
ness was somewhat delayed-not long.
Mr.. Haines. an odd ticket" man, was
on hand and his pocket lined with
the spirit Of Jefferson" Mr. Brown
sked for little of the spirit and
found sufficient stimulus 10 call the
meeting to order and nominated Judge
Beckwith for chairman. His motion
was seconded, and in taking the vote
Mr.. Brown only asked for the ayes
mo doubt forgot the noes. Judge
Beckwith took the clair and Mr..
John r. Colston nominated Mr. X. y.
Alexander for secretary and the three
editors as assistants. This motion
was carried. Then Mr.. Brown arose
and stated that he held in his hand
ticket pyinted which had been handed
him and he supposed there was no
onposition. as he saw none, ana
moved that this ticket be adopted as
nrinted and the names thereon be the
delegates OF the meeting 10 represent
this district in the different conven-
tions vet TO be called. Inls was Ell
dorsed by about ten ayes. Iheh the
motion 10 adjourn was made by MI.
Gallahsr, and the adjournment was
sine die All this tllne (apout twenty
minutes the crowd down stairs was
waiting TO be called up to cast thelr
ballot but great was their dlSap,
pointmcnt when they iound they hau
been deprived Of one Of the great PRIV
ileges of our grand COMMUNICATING
their ballots for their representatives.
The impression with the masses was
that teilers were to be appointed and
the ballot to be kept open Tor two
or three hours, or such length OF time
as was believed the intention OF the
executive committee 10 be. A very
few thought the thing would be rail-
roaded in few minutes. Coming
down out of the courthouse found
over a hundred people surprised 10
hear the thing was over. Utterances
TO the effect of the old t,cket people or
the managers not having lost their
cunning was heard on every side, and
the impression made upon "a locker
on in Venice" was that great dissatls-
faction prevailed. 1t looked as If the
mana cement had scanned the crowd
and shifted the battle from afar of. -
Thinking procrastination dangerous,
concluded to knock the opposition
out on the first round if there was
anv). Strange to say, all Of the gen
tlemen voicing this meeting were
odd ticket" men, excepting Mr. Gal
laher, who is distressingly neutral.
Verify. it looks as if very few peo-
pie manage conventions-such one
"a this, at least.
LOCKER ON.