The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-23
go the Dcmoc, mite Party OF Norfolk
tuunty.

paper purportlng to be Demo
cratic Address" from the democratic
Campaign Committee of Norfolk
county" appeared some days ug o IN the
columns of the Norfolk daily newspa-
pers, md. while we do not deem it
necessary for any vindicati0n of our-
selves 10 notice the same, yet it is so
grossly misrepresenting that it may be
due TO you that some reply should be
made III q like public manner, in order
that no Democrat OF the county may
be deceived by these impudent and uu.
warranted pretenses OF a sell. cunsti.
tuted committee.
But let us review this remarksbl
paper: which Gnu only be looked upon
as campaign dodge for the purpose
OF deceiviug the honest Democrat:
Fonr years ugo the Democratic Con
ventlon determined to name only two
Democratic nomiuees-that of Sheriff
aud TINT OF Commonwealth Attorney
and by that meaus secured these two
places t. eretoiorc held by Rcpubllcaus;
besides securing majority OF the
Board OIL Supervisors. 1 hen, az now
some OF this 30 called "Drmocratic
Campaign Committee, by nh iudepen-
dent ticket, end, avorud to defeat the
regular democratic nominees, and their
they hope to accomplish this year whit
! they attempted III that.
As TO the policy of making nomina
tlons Tor all the county Offices, there
| WAS THIS year division OF opinion
among the Democrats OF the county.
Dut tue undersigued always publicly
aud privately announced that they
| would be governed by tho action of
the Democratic Convention with re-
gard thereto, sud we deny aud do
| nounce as false the statement That mo
option was left to voters other than To
rntlfy this spoils combine or throw
away their votes for hopeless caudi-
da'es, unless 1t meant to be said that
the hopeless candidates" were inde
pendent or holters' candidates.
Now, as TO the convention that ne
sem bieu Ill Lesncr's Hail GU the l7tn
oil April last: 1T IL true that those who
call themselves clearinghouse Demo
Gratis who have adopted the name, rs
we believe, to impress upon the public
tho idea that they are Democrats. aud
not mnsquerading ss such--uuu whom
we call "the boilers contested eyery
delegation elected favorable to us IN
the district meetings, except one, that
OF Deep Creek. In Ienuer's Creek
District Convention, where, by actual
| count, our irIeuda outLum bered theirs
more than I'VE 10 one, thuy refused to
| participate. held another meeting aud
sent ten coutestiug delegatet.
In Pleasant Grove District Conyen.
ton, according to the signatures of
more than 100 Democrats who were
present, and who certified that our
| rieuds outnumbered theirs more than
| TWO to one, and where they rallroaded
| through, with the assistance of CnDt.
West, superintendent of County Pub.
| lie Schools. three delegates, without
| regard to the wishes Of the Democrats
there assembled. aud claimed them az
Regular Delegates by reason of the Ger.
| Ificate of j. w. Jordan. OF tue district
committee, who certified to his own
election as delegate. when the delegates
| favorable 10 us had certificates signed
by the other tour members of the Dis
trict Democratic Committee.
| Thus, by chIcanery and questionable
mauipulatlons, they attempted to foist
upon the Democratic people of Nor.
| folk county n bogus Democratic con.
ventIon, and this ID the sum aud cub
| stance OF their claim to majority of
| Democrats 10 the Lesner Hall Conyen.
| ton. Their acts but foreshadowed tho
| determined policy OF these would be
leaders of the Democratic party to
| hold under any and oil circumstances.
q boilers convention, and they have
thus mlsrepreseuted facts in order to
shield their treason to their party.
| They confess that they broKe in the
hall ct Lesuer's Park, where the con
vention WAS held. Vas puch action
proper? Will such unwarranted pro.
ceedings be sanctioned by the Demo
Gratis OF the county? 1t WAS unworthy
the representatives of the great purty
which they claimed to represent, and
we can but believe that ouch action
| Will be repudihted on election day by
the defeat OF their friends and sup
Iporters.
| But what are the facts us regards this
matter?ee. The Democratic Executive
| COMMITTEE, who rented the hail, bad
| tickets issued TO the properly certified
| delegates aud alterAates, aud, that the
convention might he held in deceney
and order, Issued these tickets 10 none
others except members of the press.
| but mob, headed by some OF those
VINO were delegates and those that were
| hot' violently aud forciby broke into
the nall, without regard to the rules
made by the Democratic Committee.
| MT Nimmo was recognized by Mr..
George w. Jones, their leader in the
eonVention, as having the right TO call
tue convention to order, he (Mr. Jones'
| submitting mnt,,,, 81 ,,.,.,,-