The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-16

Big Lick District Solid for McCauley.
Who VIII Win the. Fight9
SALEM, April 15.-Griffin or McCauley
for county clerk? The county con-
vention has thirty delegates Of whom
fifteen como from Salem. If Judge
Griffin can sustain the legality of the
action of his supporters to-day and get
one vote from Cave Spring or Catawba
he will defeat County Clerk Nc cauley,
who has held that office for twenty
eight years. Neither Cave Spring or
Catawba have been heard from.
In the history of Roanoke county it is
doubtful il there has been such a
memorable political gathering as that
which occurred to-day in Salem.
Tho town hall was literally packed and
jammed with people; on the right sat
those who desired to see McCauley dele
gates nominated for the convention
which meets here to morrow; ON the
left sat those who wished to send dele
gates favorable to Griffin, and, although
Mondays convention will nominate
supervisors, magistrates and constables,
49, SAtOk Ahs0h Oob SOhkOA0u III tUe OIuC6
OF clerk of the courts. for which Will
lam McCauIey and Judge Griffin are
both applicants. At 3:10 Prof. @. l..
Stearnes, the district chairman, stated
the objects of the meeting to be the
nomination of fifteen delegates AMI
fifteeen alternates to represent the dis
trict at the Democratic convention to
be held in Salem on Monday; he con.
graduated the large assem- blage upon
the interest shown and oounseled quiet.
ness and good order.
Occupying probably some four or FIVE
benches on the right hand side of the
hall sat some twenty or thirty students
from Roanoke College, and on five or six
benches on the left hand side of the hall
sat perhaps thirty or forty colored men
These two elements created consider.
able discussion which was opened by
William Simpson in speech, stating
that the students at Roanoke College
being solourners and not actual resi-
dents, hailing from other coun ties and
Sta les with no intention ofperm anentiy
locating, should not be allowed to as.
sist thu citizens of Roanoke county in
managing their own affairs. In support
of this he stated that at the University
OF Virginia Prof. Minor invariably al
vised the students to return to their re.
spective homes to vote. He then offered
the following:
Resolved, That the students of Roa-
noke College who are not residents of
Salem magisterial district be not al
lowed to participate in this meeting.:
This brought M. g. McClang to his
feet and in vigorous speech he argued
that according to the code of Virginia
the students had perfectright to vote.
He furthermore stated that this being
Democratic meeting those who were not
Democrats ought to stay out.
Colonel Bowman heartily concurred
in what Mr.. McClung had said, and
charged that students were asked by
the Democratic party to vote last fall
for Cleveland and Stevenson, and that
1t had been customary to obtain their
votes.
Mr.. Simpson then argued that accord
ing to the code they could not vote and
added '1f they have voted hitherto it
was wrong, and two wrongs never did
make right"
ID. 3. Strouse then substituted for
MIR. Simpsons resolution the following:
Resolved, That this is Democratic
meeting. and that only Democrats who
have right to vote in this magisteria,
district can participate in this meet
ing"
The debate was then continued by
Hon. w. w. Moffett, who reiterated the
statement that there are certain stu
dents in this mee.ing who are not resi-
dents of Salem district, and said that he
did not think it right, for instance, for
q young man coming to Roanoke College
from Pulaski for the session of nine
months to have right to vote as to the
of Roanoke county affairs.
He added: II challenge comparison
where any student of any other college
has ever parti ,ipated in ward meeting
in college town"
Mr.. McClung replied to Mr.. Moffett,
after which D. B. Armstrong spoke in
favor of d. B. Stronse's substitute.
Attorney Kline, a former student,
warned the meeting that should it ever
occur that close election in Roanoke
county was carried by student votes,
contest would ensue, the matter would
be brought before the courts, and as
matter OF course the vote would be
thrown out.
The chairman then cautioned those
who were concerned in the preceding
resolutions that they must not take
part in the voting upon them. He then
put to the vote Mr.. Strouse's resolution
which was lost, after which Mr.. Simp-
sons resolution debarriDg nonresident
students from voting was passed amidst
the widest cheering.
a long pickering then arose as to ex-
GLIDING all who were not Democrats,
and Colonel Bowman offered a resolu-
ton that all Republicans be excluded
from participating in this meeting" d