Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-05

| Hoge was not nominated at the recent
| convention. According to Mr.. Heer-
mans. Chairman O'Brien's rulings were
entirely In Hoge's favor, and no one else
| was given show
| Mr.. Heermans opens his address as
| follows: 90
| Fellow Republicans: With n heart full
| OF love for my fellow-men and a ueep
sympathy for the distress OF my country
| I address you In sorrow and not In anger.
| / am Inundated. as are the Hepupfcans
| OF the sixth District Mt the so-caiiea ac-
| ton OF the Lynchburg convention OF hu'
| gust 18th. Not only Is IL 80 OF our own
| people, but we are made the iaugnins
stock and the butt of ridicule OF the whoie
nation. as witness the following run n ,ls
leading organs of thought In the United
States-the Philadelphia Press and Phiia-
delphia Telegram"
MIR. Heermans then quotes the items
which appeared in these two papers con-
cerning Sir. Hoge's nomination. Con-
tlnulng he says: >,
when / gave my hand TO john II.
Hore in the convention ut Lynchpurg
ON the night OF the 10th and pledged
my support to the nominee, IL was IN
the full belief that a majority or my
PARTY had 40 decreed. l fino That this
is not true"
what Mr.. Heermans calls snort
rehearsal OF the facts follows. In this
ne states that Mr.. Asberry. one or MT.
Hoge's warmsst supporters. was district
chairman. and named Mr.. OBrien tenn
porary chairman. The latter. against the
protest OF the Montgomery delegation'
proceeded TO name the committees "heh
asked the permission to select their own
Committeeman they were told they were
out of order.
O'BRIEN'S RULINGS.
Mr.. Heermans then calls the Lynch
burg News 10 mis- assistance, and quotes
from IL the closing scenes OF the con-
yention, in which some Of his delegates.
as well as Stovalrs. voted for Hoge. He
does this to substantiate his claim that
Chairman OBriens rulings were favor
able 10 Ioge.
A letter follows from c. s. Shelor. the
delegate from Radford. in which the
writer assures Mr.. Heermans that his
vote was cast for him, although counted
for Hoge. Mr. Heermans then devotes
a great deal OF space to an attack upon
Mr. Ioge's past record. and follows II
with his own version Of the convention
in which Chairman O'Brien comes in for
a share Of the abuse. The claim is made
that Halifax and Charlotte attempted to
change their votes TO Heermans, but the
Chair ruled them out Of order.
Mr. Heerman3 concludes his address as
follows:
This Is the most painful duty of my
life. our party started in with bright
prospects Of success. In one moment they
are dashed from our lips. But eternal
principle Is higher than man or party. y
victory with a candidate so nominated
means to bring the grand, old Republican
party. that has stood so long. through
evil as we'll as good report, upon the
eternal principle Of honest elections. a
free ballot, and fair count, into disgrace
and dispute.
THE right 10 be n candidate for office
belongs TO every American citizen. But
for pure, unauthorized gall and monu-
mental cheek the candidacy Of John III.
Hoge before the Republican people of this
district at this time is without parellel.
He must consider Us the dumb. driven
cattle he has 50 often pictured us in
the past. If he thinks he can use US as
tool OF revenge 10 assassinate Grover
Cleveland for doing an act 10 which the
entire press Of the country. without re-
gard 10 party, gave its hearty approval.
Il will say 10 the Republicans of the
entire country, that the party in this
district dli not nominate Mr. Hoge. and
that on the 7th Of November he viii be
left in the hands Of the Democracy 10
be dealt with"