The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-16
1r. Stubs Instructions.
Mathews Courthouse, Va,
December 70, 1898.

Editor Times: / beg that you give me
space I'm your paper to reply 10 what
Mr. Stubs had to say TO the Dispatch
reporter:
ON the 3Oth day Of last August, dele
gates from the counties Of the goth
Senatorial District met at Saluda 10
! nomiI ate a candidate
Dir McCandish had i'm his possession
! resolutions endorsing Genl. Fitz. Lee Tor
| the long-term senatorship. which reso-
| luton stated that we believed Genl. Lee
| to be the choice of nine-tenths Of the
| people Of the 39th Senatorial District
for said position. and urging the nominee
Of said convention TO use his best efforts
10 secure his election.
Before any man was placed I'm nomi-
/ nation these resolutions We're passed by
reclamation and by a rising vote. These
resolutions We're well known 10 Mr.
Stubs when he accepted the nomina-
ton. / desire 10 say that I was one Of
Mr. Stubs warmest supporters. Mr..
McCandlish, knoWing this, submitted the
resolutions 10 me and ] heartily approved
them saying at the time while / was
not in favor Of instructions, / did APP
prove Of resolutions which would bind
the nominee to vote for Genl. Lee.
After the convention adjourned Mr..
Stubs said 10 me that we had made a
mistake I'm passing the resolutions. and
gave a reason which l will not mention
jUst now.
on the 21d dav Of September delegates
from Gloucester and MATHEWS met at
Mathews Courthouse TO nominate a can
didate 10 represent these counties in
the House
] had on that day a copy Of the same
resolutions we rad passed at Saluda,
and intended TO introduce then in the
convention. but, upon the request OF
Mr. Stubs and another gentleman, did
rot do so. Mr. Stubs giving the same
reason that he dill az Saluda. The fol- |
lowing week / went TO Washington. and /
there met two gentlemen who are as |
well posted I'm the politics Of the State /
as can be found, and they assured me |
that Mr. Stubs was mistaken In the |
reason he gave me al Saluda. Therefore |
on Monday, the 11,h Of September, be-
ing Mathews court-day, ], as chairman |
Of the party in this county called a
mass meeting 20 satisfy the nominations /
Of Stubs and Tabb, and in this meet
ing introduced the resolutions we had
passed at the Saluda convention; they
We're passed without a dissenting voice; ,
Mr. Stubs was present and made
speech.
From the beginning TO the end Of the
Mr.. Stubs talked oysters, oy-
sters. and nothing but oysters; other
speakers would refer 10 silver and tariff.
Mr.. J. Boyd Sears as well as myself
made a point TO impress the people with
he idea that Mr. Stubs would vote for
General Lee; and / can name numbers OF
people who voted for Mr.. Stubs, only
because they expected him 10 cast his
'ote in this way.
] did not have the slightest suspicion
hat Mr.. Stubs would vote for any other
for senatorship, until week
,efOre the Legislature met; when l re-
eived a letter from a friend stating that II
vas rumored that Mr.. Stubs had said
lie was not bound by the resolution OF
he Saluda convention. My friend added
hat he could rot understand why any
nan who had such words OF praise OF
~ Saluda convention as Mr.. Stubbs up 10
he time Of the election, should make the
emark. l could not believe the report
0 be true; and, feeling that some one was
oinS Mr.. Stubs a grave injustice. l
rent to Richmond 10 tell him what had
card, so that he could explain himself
tut 10 my great surprise his reply was
nat he did not care what people said {
bout him. Mr.. Tabb and Mr. Seth Miller
ere present. l then tried 10 impress | /
pom Dir. Stubs, so far as l was able !
40, the wishes Of the people Of Mathews,
nd Mr.. Tabb expressed the wishes OF !
loucester. While this conversation was q
ping on Mr.. Lloyd Smith came in the I
'om, and he too. tried TO impress the Z
me facts. Mr.. Stubs said he failed 10 +
e how the Saiuda resolution was binding =
BON him, but that the resolution we I
iopted in Mathews at the mass meeting
as. Il
He finally said that he was not going II
lck on his people. AS soon as he said n
is. Mr. Smith and myself remarked: | p
ell. Mr.. Stubs. that is all We want TO r
low. for If you will not go back On
'ur people in this matter. OF course q
u are going 10 vote for General Lee. v
!, upon the strength OF this remark. Of
INT 10 General Lees headquarters and ! s.
ported that they could count on Mr. / q
ubbs. <
did not believe MIR. Stubs would de- o.
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chairman Democratic County Com
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