The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-22

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Jno. Hampton Hoge, the regularly NOM
mated candidate of the Republican party,
was pulled off the ticket and leares the field
to Major Peer j. Otey, the regular Dem
ocratic nominee, and to Duval Radford.
of Bedford, who was nominated by the
gold STANDARD Democrats, or Mt least was
put up by n committee of four or fire
men who met ut Hotel Roanoke in this
city some weeks ago and in most quiet
manner effected nomination for the
people of the whole district. The affair
was 50 quietly transacted,that none of the
newspapers but the Richmond Times
was let into the secret Until it finally
leaked out.
The matter of Hoge's resignation seems
to have been kept verysquiet and was not
known here until The Times published
the Norfolk Pilot special yesterday morn
ing. Col. Hoge is now in Charlotte or
Halifax county actively engaged in the
campaign and could not he found ycster-
DAY III order to get II statement direct
from him as to his withdrawal. It is be.
lieved by many that the Colonel with
drew at the behest of the committee, rs
1t seems to have been IL prearranged plan
among prominent Republicans. Many of
them III discussing the question yester-
day said that while they were not positive
that he had formally withdrawn, it was
an open secret that he would do so. The
matter is not su rprise to the average
Republican, and tn ey do not seem to he
shedding any tears over the deal consum-
mated between the Republican district
committee and the gold Democrats.
Many Republican openly rejoice over
the swap-oif; but some things the COM
mittee evidently + allied to think of when
they concluded to carry the entire Repub-
hcan vote over to Duval Radford Many
people say that it is case of ssGoid Dem
ocrats vote for Mckinley and the Sixth
' district Republicans will vote for Duval
Rudford.n
a meeting Of the Republican district
committee was beld in this city yester-
DAY. with w. Lee Brand, the district
chairman, prt siding. After, tie meeting
the following official report.of the pro-
Gee dings was given OUT
TO the Republicans of the Sixth Con
gre ssional district of Virginia: The fol-
10" ing business was transacted by the
con 1mittee for the Sixth Congressional
dis srict of Virginia ut a meeting held in
10; inoke city, October..21, 1896, pursuant
go n call of tie undersigned chairman:
whereas the committee for the Sixth
Con SressionIl district deem it to the in
tere st OF the Republican partycf said dis
trlc & that Il representative to Con gress
shoi I'D bcpalected from said district
who Sc riews on the financial issues in
volv Ell IN this canvass are in accord with
thos OF the Republican party ana that
Will our candidate, Col j. Hampton
hogo is in'full accord with the party on
its tn lnncial plank rs we'll rs all other
issue yet he believes with The committee
that he election of such q representative
can b better effected by uniting with the
sound money Democrats OF said district.
'Th erefore, BE it resolved;
LIST. Tha. Col. j. Hampton Hone the
nomin ae of the Republican party for rep
resenta tire in Congress from this district
(by an with his consent), be and he
hereby is withdrawn as such candidate.
End. That this committee hereby en-
dorses he caylidacy of Mr.. Duval Rad
ford tht nominee of the sound money
Democra is Of this the Sixth Congress-
sionGl district, and we earnestly urge
upon all Republicans to vote for the said
Duwt. R;,dford on the Bird of November
next.
"3rd. That TIE action of this commit.
tee is taken after mature consideration
and at She suggestion OF the State and M
tional 'Republicsn committees as to whit
we deem for the best interests Of our ne
tional ticket, and that Col IIoge, our
candidate, fully noncurs in this opiniop
and endorses tbeacton of our commit.
zee. w. LEE BRAND,
'!Chairu9n