Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-16

candidate against the regular Democratic
nominee for Congress in 1874. | have
copy of bis card published at that time,
dated Aug. 1st, l674, announcing his in
dependent candidacy in which among
other things he SAYS: 81 am aware that
convention has been called to meet in
Stanton on the LIST day of September
next. for the purpose of nominating a
candidate, but propose to take new
departure and submit my claims to the
people Of this District on not TO any con-
vention. If my claims are worthy TO be
con ,idercd / prefer the people passing
upon them and not convention claiming
to represent the people"
Again he says in this card announcing
himself as on Independent candidate out
side of the Democratic party and against
the nominee TO be made by it: 81 appear
to all of my friends and those who favor
| free, uutTammFlled expression upon the
part of the people to remain clear OF pri-
mary meeting, caucuses, conventions
&c =" but before the election was held,
seeing inevitable defeat ahead of him,
he withdrew from the contest.
These are facts which the record prove,
and their denial is willful, deliberate
falsehood. The other charges are admit
ted to be true by O'Ferrall, although be
attempts to excuse himself. 1t seems that
ever in minor matters he is unable to tell
the truth. as never was a candidate for
Congress "FOUR" TIMES.
When Col. O'Ferrall uses this language
in regard to my candidacy last fall for
the nomination for Congress in which
exposed his political record, "what was
the result9 The Democrats drove him
lingloriously from the field. and his home
city and equity sent solid delegations for
me-"
No one knows better than Col. Chas. 7.
O'Ferrall that a baser, more deliberate
and willful falsehoOd was ever penned by
the hand or issued from the lips of man,
He knows that | withdrew from the con-
test before either the city of Winchester
or county of Frederick selected their
delegates, sending word TO the other
counties in the District also before they
selected their delegates, except perhaps
one or two small counties.
Instead Of being driven from the field
ingloriously by the Democrats OF this
District. Col O'Ferrall knows that my
reason for Withdrawing from the contest
was that it was his dishonorable conduct
proving both his lngratitude aud treach,
ery TO confidence in publishing PARTS OF
my private letters written him IN MS III
terest as his friend and marked "CONFI-
DENTAL" which prevented me- as an
honorable man, from allowing my name
to 90 before the same Congressional Con
vention with his. The mass convention
m nv city was assembling on The even
ing designated, when after consultation
with some fifteen or twenty of my frien1s
(all believing as did that if | remain
ed in the fight wouid secure the nom
nation. in wbIch | was afterwards as
snred hv my friends throughout the
D,strict) went into the Court llonse
Hall where at least ten to orc were sup
porters of mine. there in few words
informed them before the Convention
was ORGANIZED that since the dishonorable
condnct of Col Chas. 7. O'Ferrall /
could not with sell-respect allow my
name TO he further used in the contest
I then left the Hall, followed by the hall
full of voters except about a baker 5
dozen of O'Ferralrs friends, and this Is
the wav ] withdrew iugloriously iron
the field When a man Stops to such
dirty instrumentation as that lelteI
contains. we woull ordinarily be surprls
ed. bnt when tie man Is one who re
ceiyes letters written IN HIS mi EREs1
and MARKED CONFIDENTIAL, thus trusting
his honor. and lie publ shes PARTS o.
those letter in order 10 cause lll-teelIag
between friends, a. Co. OFerrall dc
r last wear, the surprise ceases Tor there Il
nothing too dishonOrable and ungentle'
manly for such a man TO do. II Is haTdll
necessary for me to say that OFerral
never branded my statements a. base
vilful. wicked and malicious falsehoods,
and when he makes such statement he
knows be is a base and deliberate iaisi
fire as well as an migrate and hypoerite
| send with this copies of all letter
pnblisbed last wear in the contest 10
publication. The Grant aud Wilson
, ticket had not been used at the time my
, rrlvate Confidential letters were publish
ed. so that the public can see what ex
: cuse. il any, q man protesting TO be gen
E tleman had Of 50 basely 'iolatiug priYat
confidence. am firm in the belief tina
man who woull violate PRIVATE CON
FrDENCE WOULD BETRAY A PUBLIC TRUST
, and is MORALLY unfit to be the GoVerbo
Of this Grand Ola Commonwealth.
The election returns will show tina
Col. O'Ferrall has never gotten the ful
g Party vote in the District. but has il
every county run behind his ticket
, lhowevor weak the Independent or Thir'
g Party candidate, who ran against hin
was. Respectfully.
WM. r. ALEXANDER.