Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-10-25
The Quadrangular Contest.

The Quadrangular Contest.
We will ende,Nor 10 give onr
readers fair account of the quad
raneular contest tor the Senate,
IN this district, from an ind epen-
dant standpoint. The HERALD
has not yet yielded to persuasion
to abandon its position OF indepen-
dence, nor will it yield to perseca
ton. We are satisfied that we are
right, and we intend to continue
10 battle for what we consider the
right. The contest in this county,
a, we heretofore intlmated is not
contest of the people, bat is one OF
politicians and aspirants for Office
We can best give our readers a
Gear idea by stating the positions
ofthe various candidates and their
friends and those of their oppon-
snts.
Mr.. Purcell and his friends
claim that he is the nominee OF a
regularly constituted convention
of the democrats oftbis district and
that as such he entitled 10 the sup
mort OF all democrats who are true
to their party. His opponents
clam that the convention which
nominated him was not regular,
that the chairman Of Shenandoah
County refused to 60 into the
convention and that his county was
not represented. They also charge
that Mr.. Phrcell at one time was
the secretary Of The Republican
Committee Os Frederick county.
Tms charge NJ PARCEL denies and
states than when he was barely
s venreen years of age, be was
without his k Owledge elected
S .cretary of a Republican cl ID and
thAthe refused 10 accept the position
and has always been democrat
and has actel with the democratic
party, and Is now the county
surveyor of Frederick county.
Mr.. NJ. L Walton claims to be
a democratic candidate for the
same position, endorsed by rec.
commentator Of a Shenandoah
county convention called 10 nOml'
nate candidate for the House OF
ID leg ,tes, aud in consequences OF
requests and petitions from Fred
erick Co. He claims to be entitled
to A denomination as a matter OF
courtesy aud right because he Is
the senatorial incumbent OF the
10 District. He claims 10 favor
now AS heretofore two cOnstables
and that the law was an experiment
and if not satisfactory, i'll his
opinlon, it would be proper that he
should have some voice IN any
modification Of it. He also claims
that on the Senatorial question be
il uucommlttec, that he has no
complications and that if re cleo
ted he will strive 70 gratlty the
exDrss.eI wishes of his cOn
sti,ueucy. On account of the
Knowledge gained and experience
acquired, he feels that as an
agrIculturist and otherwise he can
faithfully and Intelligently serve
the good people of the 10Th Sens-
torial District.
The opp Dneats Of Mr.. Walton
claim that he Is an independent,
that he is the nominee of no cOnVen
ton, that the convention at Stras-
burg was regular and that county
or q county committee is in no posi-
ton to Object to it, when that same
county and county committee
sanctioned the act OF convention,
that elected its delegates before
there as any call for convention,
and when they had elected the
wrong number empowered those
who we're elected to GIL mp vacan'
cles. They also assert that as a
matter of right and courtesy Mr.
Walton has no claim. That the
Office of Senator does not belong
to any lndivil lal, but belongs to
the people and they have the right
TO select the candidate that will
best serve their interests. They
also claim that Mr.. Walton did
not represent the expressed will of
his constituents, when he voted
for Mr.. Martin, gentleman un-
Known in Shenandoah, III prefer
ence TO Gen. Fitz. Lee who had
been endorsed by a Shenandoah
Coanty Convention. His oppon-