Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-14
The Berryvillc Election.

To the democratic UotCrs Of Virginia
The undersigned who were duly
chosen delegates and alternates to the
Richmond convention, at n meeting OF
the democracy assembled at Berry,
vile, Va. on Saturday, June 20, 1893,
pursuant to the call of the county dem,
ocratic executive committee, beg leave
by means of this open letter to lay be-
fore the democratic party the measures
which were resorted to by the friends
of Col. Charles T. O'Ferrall to annul
their selection and to render void and
of no effect the voice of the majority OF
the democratic voters of this district.
To the absolute truth Of the following
statement we pledge our word rs gen.
tleman.
At the opening of the convention,
which was called to order by the mem
Der of the executive committee who
lives in this district, two gentleman
were nominated for the position OF
chairman-the one friend of Colonel
O'Ferrall, the other q gentleman who
was opposed to him. The vote on this
question resulted in tie, one hundred
and twenty-eight votes being cast for
each, and this being the case the afore-
said member ofthe executive committee
gave his vote for the friend of Colonel
O'Ferrall. A secretary was then Sc
lected. The following gentlemen were
then nominated as friends Of Colonel
O'Ferrall:
Delegates-P. Mccormick. Jno. r.
Castleman, G.. w. Levi, w. II. Finnell.
Alternates-M. Mccormick, J. 5.
Ware, Geo. w. Gordon, NJ. w. Jones.
And in opposition to them and as OPP
posed to Col. O'Ferrall this ticket was
nominated:
Delegates Samuel Mccormick, ]. S.
Powers, Joseph Bell, Manson Hummer.
Alternates-J. w. Kercheval, w. f..
Owens, John Duble, Conrad Kown-
STAR.
Tellers were appointed to count both
sides, two for each. There were one
hundred and thirty-two votes cast for
the O'Ferrall ticket. This count was
completed before the votes opposed
were counted. DR.. H. ID. Kerfoot, who
was the teller for the O'Ferrall men on
the opposition side, heard the an
nouncement and he at once stopped his
count and refused to count any more,
giving as reason that the men would
not stand still. He had at that point
already counted more than one hun
dred and thirty-two votes opposed to
Col O'Ferrall. The count, however,
was continued by the other teller and
accounted and reported to the chairman
one hundred and forty-seven votes cast
for the ticket opposed to Col: O'Ferrall.
The chairman then called for report
from DIR. Kerf0ot. He made none, but
demanded a new count. The chairman,
Mr.. S. S. Thomas, who, by.the-way, is
an officeseeker, and has Col. O'Ferrall
in charge of his application, announced
that as DR.. Kerfoot, who counted the
anti-O'Ferrall vote, made no report, he
would declare, and did declare, the
O'Ferrall men delegates to Richmond.
Such is a brief statement of the facts as
they occurred. They should bring the
blush of shame to the cheek of every
yireinian. Such methods can never
succeed in the Old Dominion. We
warn YOU to be on the outlook, and we
declare that we will go to the city of
Richmond prepared to prove the truth
of these statements. We are the rep
resentatives of Battletown district, in
Clarke county, and we will not be
counted out unless the democratic par
ty in convention assembled shall ratify,
approve and confirm such methods as
we have above set out.
Very respectfully,
SAML. MCCORMICK.
MASON HUMMER.
J. S. POWERS.
CONRAD KowNsLAR.