Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-05-27

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1t was this array of figures that accounted
for the peppery language which was used by
the members of the 10th and 18th districts VIII,
passed through Staunton on their way homt
from Richmond, and Of all these figures il
was the first line, the sending divided Dele
gates-at-1arge, that made them maddest. That
an anti-Cleveland delegate-at-large should
be sent to Chicago by Virginia convention
i'll which the Cleveland men had majority
was something that they would listen to Nc
explanation Of. The Cleveland Democrats
that went to Richmond from this section of
Virginia, were in dead earnest when they went
and they were in dead earnest when they came
back. Grover may set it down in his memo
randum book that of all the friends he has in
this country, the Democrats of this Valley
of Virginia are about the most single hearted,
single purposed and unselfish. There is NJ
political guile about them and they don't take
to anything that looks like it.
But the story of the convention must be told
by somebody who isn't as mad as the dele
gates, or at any rate by somebody who has
gotten over his mad enough to tell it, Such !;
person, and we say it with proper diffidence
is the INDICATOR. The VINDICAToR has
something Of the feeling Of that North Caro-
lima soldier who comforted himself ovel
Stonewall Jackson's being killed by Confed
crate bullets, with the reflection that tit was
our own men did it, no burned Yankee coult
ever have killed him." We didn't get declar
alton for Grover Cleveland at our State con
ventiOn, but it was our own men-as goOG
Cleveland men as any OF us-whO, bad mis-
take as it was, kept us from it, and nobody
else could have done it and nobody else haG
the votes to do it. The story, as we get it from
returned delegates and from the papers, may
be set down this way
THE STRENGTH OF THE TWO FACTIONS,
When the two meetings assembled OIL
the night before the convention-the
Cleveland delegates at the Theatre and The
anti Cleveland delegates at Sanger'S Hall, il
was clear to those familiar with such matters
that the Cleveland men had it. Their ma jor-
ity over all is put down at anywhere from 15t
| to $50. This fact. in the face of the districts
being evenly divided, is explained by the 9th
er fact that the Cleveland strength lay in the
| districts that cast the heaviest Democratic
vote and therefore were entitled to more dele
gates. Neither meeting showed much dispo-
sitiOn to have any regard to the action of the
other meeting, though in this respect the
| anti Cleveland meeting showed greater dis.
position to compromise, and on motion of Sen
ator Daniel appointed committee to which
should be referred all "matters of harmony >
The Cleveland meeting went straight Oh
about its business and selected Basil Gordon
John Goode, Rufus A. Ayres and Fitz Lee to
be voted for next day as delegates-at-large
and Marshall Hanger as its candidate fol
Chairman of the convention. The anti Gle
veland meeting in the meantime had selected
John W. Daniel, j. Taylor Ellyson, Gen. W.
IL. Payne and S. Wexford Corbin as its can
ddates for delegates at-large, and H. r. Pol
lard to be voted for for Chairman.
| HOW A COMPROMISE WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
| When these two meetings adjourned, to-
wards midnight there was very little pros
pect, OF any compromise and every prospect
| of stormy convention. After midnight Basil
Gordon, John GOode, Chas. T. O'Ferrall
Fitz Lee, Jno. W. Daniel, J. Taylor Ellyson
| Thomas Martin and David Pierce met in con
ference at, it is stated, the suggestion of the
first named who was the prospective State
Chairman of the Democratic party to conduct
| it through the Presidential fight, and there
| fore deeply interested in having unity in the
| party he was to lead. They talked pretty
much all night without arriving at any com
promise. Again, the next morning they met
| before the hour for the meeting of the district
delegations. After another long conference this
plan OF compromise was agreed on: That the
Cleveland men should have the organization
Of the convention, that is they should elect its
| chairman and its officers; that the delegates
at-large should be split, each faction to have
two of them which the TWO were to be, to
be decided by themselves; that the convention
should elect the men designated by each fac
ton and that there should be no test vote to
test the strength of Cleveland or anti-Cleve-
land in the convention. When this, solution
was arrived at, ten gentlemen were appointed
to wait on each of the ten District delegations
when it met and inform it of the plan agreed
upon. When Fitz Lee, the messenger to the
10th district delegation. arrived at its meeting
he found it just finishing choosing the follow
ing District representation
Delegates to Chicago-Taylor Berry, NJ, W.
Paxton.
Alternates- P. Jones, I. i. Wilson.
Elector-H. ID. Flood.
State Committee-Edward Echols, W. A.
Anderson, W. NJ. McAllister, John Z. Cole
man, Camm Patterson.
Credentials-W B. Petit, B. E. Vaughan,
John w. Churchman.
Organization-W. A. Burke, B. 7. Gordon,
W. M. McAllister.
ResolutiOnS-C. P. Jones, Camm Patterson,
e. E. Caskie.
CLINCHING THE AGREEMENT QUICK.
When the convention met at noon, after
hearing an eulogy on the late Senator Barbour
by Senator Daniel, Mr.. H. R. Pollard, in
pursuance Of the agreement, but before it had
been announced to the convention. nominated
Marshall Hanger of Staunton for Permanent
Chairman, and he was unanimously elected.
On taking the chair Maj. Hanger said:
sfGentlemen of the Democratic party of
Virginia. The proud honor which you have
been pleased to bestow upon me, desire to
acknowledge with gratefulness. and tender to
you my heartiest thanks. In attempting to
direct your deliberations ask your kind in
diligence and your active cooperation for the
promotion of order and good feeling can