Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-04-07

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The
'oag expected action of the Vir
ginia delegation has finally been
auhounced, and the determination
is made public.
There are leartacheS this NOM
ing and Indignation in many in
STANCES, as has been said, hoilS
over and scalds itself in tile efforts
a't bitter denuncation. None OF
safc iaspirants are willing to charge
H'he arrangement of u slate, vet
dlftpe is little doubt chat the can
slJdbatos for endorsement were viz
fUaflN made before the secret SEES.
&ion WAS convened at the Capitol,
and while almost all of the neg
Aootea candidates will entertain
ssecp feelings of unlarncSs, still
ftlt stroug probabilities are that
Tlrey will ''take the medicine" and
"herish only personal rcmcm-
'hranees for subsequct political ret
lrfbubion.
There seems to be particularly
,strong feeling as to the work of
Colonel O'Ferrall, and while he is
'ndttc0ntlcmncd for the securing Of
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Mr.. Levi, still
'the sentiment is fixed that his sup
sport was'expcctcd by othcrs,whosc
'aantlitiacy had been announced
sahd whose names were at least
Ftnosvi. ste the people Of the State.
'wlo had for years fought in the
scdlumsfseDf its political contests.
The .peculiar situation that at
ipresent that renders so many
3tesR@Slats of the State subject to
the 'tacit Endorsement of Colonel
'O'Ferrall for the governorship rem.
ders it impossible to make II true
estimate of the situation, but to-
'dayat.ts sure that the feeling runs
:'too high in more than one district
Sto make his nomination ANYTHING
Mike'unanimous at the next State
convention.
The meeting Of the Virginia del
tcgatioh was held, with full mem
Dcrsbip present, in the rooms Of
Senator Daniel at the Capitol.
Every congressman, of course, was
anxious, and number of them
were very solicitous regarding the
fact that nobody had even asked
them who they wanted. They all
went in, however, aud the feelings
Nf Insecurity in the breasts of
some of them was as certainly hid
as the sun beneath the clouds, vet
as surely burning. Hon. Paul G.
Edmnnds was elected chairman
and Mr.. Harry Tucker acted as
secretary. Congressman Marshall
introduced the following resolu.
tion:
"Resolved, That if it should be
the sense of this conference TO
make Endorsements for the FEEDER.
al Offices i'll Virginia, that, then,
the two senators and the repre-
sentatives Of the respective judi
eial districts eastern and West
ern) shall, by majority vote, in
dictate their prcference.n
Mr. Marshall made the speech
OF the night in support of his reso-
luton. He advocated with great
force the idea Of Home Rule, and
urged, after q splendid plea, the
adoption Of lis resolution.
This, however, was not to be
considered by "the powers that
be-" and it was lost.
Mr. Tyler offered resolution to
she effect that the delegation make
no Endorsements, but to allow the
individual congressman to make
such recommendation as they
deemed best. This while good and
democratic enough to suit any.
body, was not the sense of the gen.
tlemen, who were bent upon nam
ing their men, aud Of course failed
OF anything more than little de-
bate and calculated vote.
Mr.. Swanson then came upon
che arena with resolution quite
to the tastes Of the gentlemen who
desired to name few aspirants.