Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-10-18
Senatorial Matter Up to Date.
From the Winchester News.

Immediately after the Strasburg con-
ventiona copy ofths resolutions adopted
in that convention was sent to each
member of the Senatorial Committee. A
correspondence then ensued between
Messrs. E. G.. Hollis, l.. A. Huyett on
the one side and Mr.. J. n. Brenaman on
the other as to the form and substance
of the appeal or submission to the State
Executive Committee. This correspond
ence resulted finally in Mr.. BIenaman
declining to join in submission to the
Executive Committee upon the basis eX-
pressed in the resolutions adopted at
Strasburg. Messrs. Hollis and Huystt
thereupon determined as chairman OF the
City and County Executive Committees
to forward TO the State Executive Com
mittee full and fair statement OF both
sides of the controversy and ask for de-
termination OF the matter by that. tri-
bunal in the interest OF the Democratic
party in this District. This was done on
| Tuesday, Oct. 9Th and a telegram was
sent by them the same day notifying the
chairman, Mr.. J. Il. EllysOn, OF this fact
and requesting that the members OF the
Executive e ommittee be convened i'm
mediately. After waiting some days,
without receiving any reply from Mr..
Ellyson, Mr.. Hollis telegra phed the
chairman on Friday, Oct. 1lth, asking
when and where the Executive Com
mittee would meet. In answer he re-
ceived the following telegram:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. IL, 1895.
To E. G.. HOLLIS:
Committee meet today at Westmore-
land Club, Richmond. at twelve o'clock.
J. TAYLOR ELLYsON.
And later in the day the following
| telegram was received:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. II, 1895.
To E.G. HOLLIS:
Failed to get quorum of Committee and
no action could be taken.
j. TAYLOR ELLYSON,
Chairman.
On the next day Saturday Messrs.
Hollis and Huyett telegraphed Mr.. Ely
son that they as members of the Sena-
torial Committee would consent to a
decision of the matter by him as hair
man. On Monday morning the follow
ing telegram was received:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. ii, 1898.
To E. G. HOLLIS:
Telegram from you and Chairman
Huyett in consequence OF my absence
from home not received until this morn:
ing. Twill wire you later in the day.
J. TAYLOR ELLYsON,
Chairman.
This telegram was followed up by a
telegram to Mr.. c. H. Purcell receiv I'd
on Tuesday morning:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. Is, 1895.
To Clarke II. Purcell, care OF E. G..
Hollis;
The members OF the Senatorial Com
mittee in your district agree to submit
all questions concerning nomination OF
senator to my decision will you abide by
that decision. Wire answer.
J. TAYLOR ELLYsON,
Chairman.
Mr.. Purcell replied Immediately the
following effect:
HON. J. Y. Ellyson, Chairman:
RICHMOND, VA.
Telegram received. | will abide by
the result of your decision.
c. H. PURCELL.
Communicated by a friend OF Mr.
Walton.
The chairman OF Winchester and
Frederick agreed to submit all matter
Of controversy to the State Executive
Committee for its decision, viz: mode Of
selection of delegates, basis OF represen
tation and regularity OF the Strasbur2
convention, and Mr.. Brenaman chair
man of committee in Shenandoah, agreed
to submit the two questions OF mOde o
selection OF delegates and basis OF repre-
sentation, but Mr.. Brenaman would no
submit question Of regularity OF Stras
burg convention. because LIST. Shenan
ldoah county democratic convention
would not recognize the Strasburg con
vention. 2nd. Because as Shenandoah
had no notice of that convention, that h,
as chairman could not do, what the cOun
ty convention would not do. ThereupOr
the chairman OF Frederick sent all of TIT
papers to the State Executive Com
mittee, as no quorum was present, NJ
decision was had. Then it was agreeC
to submit these matters to Mr.. TaylO
EllvsOn State chairman. He telegraph
ed both to Mr. Purcell and Mr.. Walton
if they would abide by his decision Il
which they both agreed, that he woulC
decide the controversy but Mr.. Walton
limited his decision TO the one question
of regularity OF Strasburg convention
the very thing Mr.. Brenaman did no
agree to, and as Mr.. Brenaman had sub
mitted the two questions to him, Mr.
Walton thought it unnecessary to refer
to the other two for the reason that il
was too late. This morning the follow
ing telegram was received from Mr.
EllysOn:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. II, 1895.
To Hon. ". L. Walton:
Purcell agrees to submit all matters il
CONTROVERSY and you will not do tina
but limit me TO the consideration of only
one question. cannot consent to arbi
trate the questions in dispute between
Mr.. Purcell and yourself.
j. Taylor Ellyson, Chairman
To which Mr.. Walton Immediately re.
piled;
To Hon. J. Taylor EllysOn, Richmond,
Va.
Question submitted, basis, mode, Sc
lection and regularity latter includes
all. II you will decide all three ques-
tons and not recommend. l cheerfuily
agree. NJ. Il. Walton
The whole matter is with Mr.. Ellyson
so far as Mr. Walton is concerned, and
he will abide any just decision of the
matter, as he and Shenandoah has al
ways been willing to do, knowing full
well the righteousness oftheircause.