Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29

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10 mistakes and he placed in nOmlna
ion Gen. Walker. Then a klDd OF
,edlam broke loose and pandemonluin
eigned for some time. Mr.. Jas. a. {
frazier got the floor and began euio /
tizing Stonewall jackson and the ola
Brigade. At the name of jackson
here was hiss. and Mr.. Frazer re
ented this with, "hiss you dog When
he kissing was repeated, Mr.. Frazer
u very loud and angry tones SAID tnat
! man who would hiss the name OF
StonewaH jackson hell is too good Tor
him. Mr.. Browning, of Tazewell coun-
ty. got in a few words. Then Mr..
Chas. Curry, got the floor, and spoke
nobody knew exactly for whom. he
praised Gen. Walker as the brightest
iuminary this county had ever pro-
duced, and of Judge Lewis as Tue
grandest Judge that ever sat on tne
bench, and of Gen. Malone whose MS
tory was brighter now, that ne was
dead, than when he was with us, ana
of Col. Craig the ablest lawyer ana
staunchest republican in the SOUND OF
his voice, and of the grand OLD parry
which was the grandest party that mao
ever been brought forth In this grand
country, which was the only party we
could look to for the development oI
our grand resources. and that THIS
party must be bound by precedents,
which were that the chairman OF the
State committee had always nominal
ed the temporary chairman. ;,
Then Gen. Walker came forward
and said ''let us have peace" and there
was great calm. during which ne de
clined the honor, and Judge Lewis
withdrew his name. Then Col. Craig
was elected and buttoning his coat he
came forward and in those sonorous
tones with which we are SO familiar,
he thanked everybody for the dlstIn-
guished honor which he accepted not
because it was rendered to him, but
because it was a compliment to the
Valley of Virginia. He said the young
men were fast flocking to the repubil
can party because they were promised
something if they worked, and when
thew worked they honored them,-a
break which some of the members
criticised soto voce, because it 1ndl-
Gated that they came for pay, and not
through principle. In the democratlc
party. he said, men must get old and
gray and bald and must show aris'oc
racy before they could get rewards.
The Col. made the only reference
THAT was made to money during the
i entire convention and this was purely
accidental. He said there was now a
szlcer lining to the dark cloud, as they
had met under the most favorable au
spices ever enjoyed by the republican
party OF the State. He then pro
nounced an eulogism on Gen. Malone
who he said had surrendered more mus
kets than any other commander al
Appomattox, and had surrendered the
: only organized body of men who sur
rendered there that day, and the maj
who had given them party whlct
: would scatter in dismay the democrat
| ic ranks in November. He then an
lnounced that the convention wa'
, ready to proceed with the business o
, the day.
Mr.. Asa Rogers was elected Secreta
lry. The usual committees were ap
pointed and the convention took {
. recess till 8 p. m. At that hour the.
again assembled and the Stonewal
!. Band rendered number of selections
l amongst others Dixie, which was greet
4 ed with some enthusiasm by the whit
0 delegates of the Valley and Southwest
Some time was spent waiting for tn
: reports of the committees. but the.
= failing, the interim was filled b,
] speeches of campaign orators. the bal
|. having been opened by a delegate VIII
|, had imbibed rather fully of democrati
= fire water. and who was carried iron
! the stage by his friends.
f Hon. j. Yost, Col J. D. Brady, Col
J. Hampton Hoge. Mr.. Reeves, MI
Hamilton, Jim Hays, colored, A. w
Harris, colored, and ]. M. LangstoI
colored-Langston making one of tn
best speeches of the evening. This par
= of the exercises closed with speeche
by J. B. Stovall, Col. W. s. Lurty an
9 A. s. Browning 1t was remarkabl
that no speech mentioned the farmin
industries of the country in word Q
8 line.
The Committee on credentials RI
u ported and permanent Organlzatio
s was effected with Gen. Walker q
r chairman. The Gen. spoke briefly
He wanted harmony.
ID The committee on resolutions RI
ported and the convention was there
e upon instructed for VIM Mckinley.
Then the question of a chairman fC
the State committee was taken VI an
Col Lamb elected.
J. There was, however, a deep feelin
l. manifested against Col. Lamb by til
'e NEGRO element, and a certain Jill
i HAYS, d ASSIO DIS OIdCh do u Vi OW, ILL q
., shadow over the electric lights as
ID rose and gave vent to his feelings. 4
u forgave Col. Lamb in the: interest
Il harmony. He eaid: sIf my broth,
, sin against me how often shall l TO
l. give him? Seven times Nay, bl
'e seventy times seven. Despite til
fourth of July orations we are the pc
pie who do the voting, and we al
nj here now to endorse the man who h;
]. seen fit to draw the color line in o.
party. The spindles are still, the ia
~ tories closed, and we see democrat
s. unfitness Ny skin is black but pit
10 that skin and it feels it as keen as
white mans. / am here from prime
u. pie, principle, principle"
Id Another colored man spoke in tt
as same vein.
Just here there seemed to be 70
ON the floor and such noise was ke]
up the speaker could not put motion
w Col Brady was called to the chair al
a he showed in a moment that he kne
ay how to preside over convention whe
IN there were negroes. He knocked spill
3 tiers off the planks several times, b
ne he secured pretty good order. De
ID. gates to the st. Louis convention we
Nv then nominated Col. Lamb, &c
,ic dlk0r, MAJ. .. III. lOSb duu a.
'' Harris, colored. This being accol
plished the convention adjourned II
til the next morning at 10 O'Clock.
he The next morning the conventi
of again assembled and the princil
A. work done was the election of t.
- electors at large. These were Cal
ds w. s. Lurty, of Rockingham, and \
IN Philip W. Ssrother of Culpeper.
ms plan Of organization was then repo
- ed and adopted after some discussic
no 1t makes radical changes in the {
pan. and being SO different, was {
posed by some members. A motion "
Of adopted returning thanks for the b
ptable treatment received from t
he citizens of Staunton. Members of
at State committee were then announe
a and the convention adjourned.
let .-s-.-
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