The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-07

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POSITION OF DELEGATES FROM
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
The position taken by Messrs. NJ. Glen
nan ana j. 10. West, the Sound-money
delegates from the Second district, was
distinctly high and proper one There
was some disposition In certain quarters
TO maintain that these gentlemen should
nave resigned in the face of the conven-
tion.
Ihe gentlemen had been selected by
.nir dlstricI as sound-money men and
1neS could not have Unsigned, with n
view OF having the district stultify itself
III the selection OF silver delegates to
please the convention. There was but
one course 10 pursue. and Glennan did
it--nake THE convention adopt an iton-
oiad unit rule, or let his district cast
Its vote as he and West would have
done.
The suggestion of Sheriff Williams
that each of ahe delegates elected should
go h.fore the convention and state how
ne shouia Vote, was certainly an inno-
walton. and Col. Marye. OF Lynchburg
promptly excited the spirit of the con-
Ventlon when he declared that II was
peheath the dignity of Virginia gentle
man 80 stand up and be catechlsed.
AT this 5uncture, It looked as if the
convention was willing to allow the Sec
ond district to send her two lone some
delegates, but Congressman Swanson
shepIi- d In the breach and raised n point,
which was legal one. and theoretically
was right. His point was that the Sec
ond district simply nominated or indicat-
ed their preferences to this convention
ana the convention commissioned the
delegates and had a right to do II. with
such limitations as 1t saw nt to i'm
pose.
This was the mooted question, and to
avoia an acrimonious discussion of 1t
MI. swanson quickly wrote out bona
nde unit rule, which the convention
adopted In hurry
rs claimed by ,hos,A opposed TO the
unit rule that many OF the counties
which instructed as delegates for 1t
were OF the impression that 1t simply
referred TO The four delegate sat large.
which the convention was to elect. How
ever. this may be. 1t Is now history thai
this cherished custom OF immiamorial oh
serfance has been shattered for all time
Hon. Beverly B. Munford. OF Rich
mohu. certainly came n for n round share
OF approval Of the whole convention for
the mastery way in which Se presented
the sound money platform and the wish
es or his associates in the convention
RE KNEW that the resolutions were DOOM
ed. but he was determined not TO he
awed by numbers or deferred from his
purpose by the shouts and gibes OF the
Needless horde that wanted Ito listen tn
nothing but silver twaddle and l6 to
idiosyncacries
MIR. Munford's thought was that the
sound-money men should be heard in
,he conVention-should stand up and
be counted Not with view or hope of
changing the sentiments of the conven-
tion, but that a record should h: left
tnat q majority of the metropolitan cities
OF richmond, Norfolk and Portsmouth
were sound on the currency question.
and that when the air castles of the
ailverites were dissolved In the future
that a nucleus would be known to exist
III the State. around which a purified
party would again rally for ahe prepa.u-
alton OF Democratic principles.
Sienca Is sometimes considered golden
but In the case Of Senator Martin IL was
silver all the time, and nobody caught
on
There are some foolish BOYS in the
world who hang on 10 the tailboards of
vehiclssI and are always In danger OF
being run over. When you want Ito get
into the band-wagon you have to Jump
right In and pull your feet in after you.
What's the use of fooling?