Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-14
The Democratic state Convention at
stanton.
(Staunton VindicatorD

The Richmond Dispatch, in noticing the
indicators appeal for the holding III
this city OF the next Democratic state
Convention. says:
while Richmond recognizes that she
has been especially favored In having
been selected time and again as the
meeting place OF the State Democratic
Convention and. while she would not
antagonize the claim OF any Otner Guy
in this matter. she would, nevertheless
extend this year. as usual, an invitation
TO the convention TO meet here. In re-
spect OF hotel accommodations. she was
never better prepared than at present
to take care of a crowd; and, as Is wei
known from experience, she VIII find no
difficulty in providing suitable audi
forum for the deliberations OF the BODY.
We have not word 10 say against
Richmond--she has done as much TOT the
Democratic party as any city in the state
and more-but we are urging the holdlng
of the State convention in stanton on
higher reasons than those OF mere 10
cahty. We want the party in tn state 10
understand our case. We, in this Shenan-
doah VALLEY, are almoSt constantly III
the field as regards political warfare. ana
our section has been the scene OF the
most numerous ana exciting contests,
WIFI rev intervals. Slltt NAt Wal hh'''
General Malone began. From this SEC
ton ne drew rhe most brilliant men OF his
staff-Paul Allen. Riddleberger. Craig
and they never lost an opportunity to raid
over their old ground. Tho editorial brains
OF the Republican party Is located here
Yosts Weekly, the Spirit OF the valley,
and the State Republican. In this valley
was made thu one and only great county
fight the ProhibitiOnists have made in the
STATE. when. in 1898. they ran a full iegis-
lative fight and put up sucn a hot hght
az was never seen in this section before.
From Botetourt to FIR derrick the war in
one shape or another has been waged,
and with varying success. SO YOU see
1hat however il may be in other parts
of Virginia however peaceful and quiet
he Democratic troops in this Shenandoah
Valley have been kept I'm light marching
order, and generally had an enemy in
their front.
Don't you think that with all this picket
duty and double-quicking 1t is about
time that the Valley Democrats got Jusf
one sight of headquarters? Why, the
young Democrats of this generation in
this section don't know there is head
quarters. exc pit by hearsay. 1t has been
just forty-one years since Democratic
State convention, gathering all the big
guns of the party, was held in stanton,
and the men VINO attended II are now In
,he graveyards We don't mean, of
course. to compare the two, but every
body knows what effect the session of a
large church body has on The prospects
of that church in the neighborhoOd in
which it meets. 1t revives interest i'm the
cause. brings back stray sheep, and puts
a new face on things. We'll, that's what
we want done for our loyal Democrats IN
this section: We want judicious quantity
Of ginger put in them by sight Of head
quarters. and W. count on the help OF
the Dispatch TO enable us TO do ii. No
leading paper in Virginia has shown more
regard for the rural districts and their
inhabitants: IL has often made the oppor-
tunity TO take up and advocate our cause,
and we look to ii now for a helping hand.
And W may just add in conclusion that
n is the young Democrats who are engi-
neering this call for the convention here.
They are holding nightly meetings in
stanton. and appointing committees TO
learn and set forth tn capacity OF the
city to comfortably house and feed con-
vention. Give the seed-corn their way for
this once; you'll not regret it-when the
polls close next fall.