Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-29
nsmooratio County oonvention.

Inc DtnOCIdbiC ODuNculiuh NohcN
select delegates to the State Conventio
met at Twins Hall. IN this place last Sal
Iurday. The county was we'll represented
]. N. Breuaman, Chairman of th
County Committee called the Convention
to order, aud on motion was made chair
man. Editors present we're elected score
, taries.
The following delegates and alternate
we're elected:
LEE DISTRICT.
J.. N. Brenamau, q. W. .BinDick, Jaln'
Zirkle, NJ L. Sef.
A!ternates-Jno Fl. Hopkins, }. V
Price, j. D. Miller, A L. Henkel.
AsHBY DISTRICT.
Delegates. Alex. Carter, J. c.. Neff
Corbin Proctor, L 1'rplett, jr.
Alternates-H Henry Wonder. Jos. Ruby,
Jas. A. Zlrkle. Lemuel FItzmoyer.
MADISON DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. r. Baker. Harvey Hollar
Aiternates-C. +. Headley. c. l.
Bowers.
JOHNSTON DISTRICT.
Delezates-H. r. Fravel, T. +. Locke
D. NJ. Crabill.
Alternately. L. Bushong. Madison
Coverstone, w. II. Newman.
sTONEwALL DISTRICT.
Delegates-E. E. Stickley, +. S. Tav
ener, n. NJ. Rhodes, NJ. L. Walton, Jos.
Boyer.
Alternates-H. C. Magruder, T. L.
Wilkin, Isaiah Bowman, NJ. B. Wunder,
DR.. j. H Smoot.
DAVIS DISTRICT.
Ds'sgates-A. C. S ickIey, W. F. Nc
Ilwee, Chrles Childs, B. f. Richards, G..
Snarr.
Alternates-Dr. G. A. Brown. J. II.
Newell, VIM. Miller. Randolph Stickley,
Benjamin Baker,
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed; NJ. L. Walton, j. G.,
Neff, W. F. McIlwee.
The following resolutions were present
ed and UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
We the democrats of Shenandoah
county. Va, in convention assembled
reiterate our allegiance to the democratic
doctrine of a tariff for revenue only, as
opposed to the high tariff doctrine OF the
republican party which We denounce as
class legislation, fostering the monopOlist,
BY which the rich become richer and the
poor become poorer. We are unalterably
opposed to legislation which allows a
favored class of our citizens to rob the
mechanic, the laborer and the farmer of
the fruits of his labor.
.. That the wise and patriotic course
of the present national administration in
dealing With the "curreucy question,
and in its foreign policy, deserves the
hearty approval Of all the people Of this
country, regardless of party.
3. That We believe, and shall maintain
that the general government, under the
terms of the constitution, owes to the
people of this country
a. A circulating medium the intrinsic
value OF which will pass 1t current in any
country where its citizens desire to use
it, and which can only be accomplished
by rigid adherence to the views of the
present democratic administration, and
we repudiste the populistic theory OF
free unlimited coinage of silver, IL to l
as being antagonstic to the best interests
of the people, as vain delusion and
a 81 are.
a. The right to use it everywhere
without being entrameled by protective
or class legislation.
80 That paternalism in every form Is
contrary to the theory of the constitu
ton, and subverslye of the m nhood OF
free people, and is not only to be depIe-
Gated, but to be antagOnized, for the
protection of our government 10 its
purity.
a. Inat the delegates to be elected
by this convention to represent this
county in the Democratic State C'u
yention called to meet at Stanton, Va.
on June 4th, ls96, be and they are hereby
instructed to oppose by every means In
their pOwer:-
c. The adoption of the unit rule"
~ Every action or resolution of said
convention tending to commit the demo-
cratic party in this state to the "free uu-
limited coinage Of silver"
@ The election Of any but sound
money men as delegates to the Demo
cratic National CONVENTION at Chicago.
The convention also passed a resolu-
ton recommending ths denomination Of
Hon. S. S. Turner a. candidate for
Congress.
J. n. Brenaman was reelected chair
man OF the county committee.
On motion convention adjourned.