The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
HE RETIRES TOPRIYATEL LIFE


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and be controlled by the petition Of the
/ people in his support OF candldate lot
/ the position.
| | then asked him when and how he de-
| sired my petition TO be filed, to which ne
replied that ! should use my own pleas
ure just so he received them DAY or TWO
before the caucus was ready to act III
| the matter.
i wis naturally surprised 10 receive the
| Information early Tuesday morning,
November Goth, that Messrs. Bauserman
and Brenaman had Immediately on arriV-
| ing in Richmond on Monday. November
18th. begun an open fight against my re-
election.
WIDELY ENDORSED.
I therefore did not carry out my plans
| as 10 a thorough canvass OF the county
for signatures to my petition as / mao
| intended 10 (having only really hdu WV
| out OF the six magisterial dlsulc.s "a
the county regularly canvassed. AS 10
| the other four districts having Only Sc
cured short lists u signatures gotten up
by my friends in certain neishDorhoous'.
10 is on account Of the reasons as
| given above that I now submit 10 you
the petitions Of citizens or TINS county
for my reelection, containing over Law
oessfuly denied. the signatures OF a very
large majority OF the influential citizans
Of the county.
These lists have been carefully revised
and the names OF few parties VINO are
not Of age and also Of several who had
inadvertently gotten in two lists were
erased.
This list Of petitions contains the names
Of all the officers OF both courts. ana
fgu n
the names Of all the county officers,
viz:
clerk Of the Circuit court and de-
putty.
clerk Of the county court.
Sheriff jailor and all deputy sherihs
-four in NUMBER.
4-Commonwealth's attorney.
5-County treasurer.
commissioners in chancery of cir
cult court five in number.
THE commissioner and deputy COM
missioner Of accounts.
S-Three tout Of six commissioners OF
the revenue. The remaining three not
signing either petition.
9-County superintendent OF schools.
1.-two members Of the county cleo
toral board. The remaining member
signing neither petition.
Second: The names Of fully one-half ~
or petition. the names of all the eX-
members OF the County Committee the
majority OF the precinct chairmen of the
county and a large majority of all the
influential Democrats In the county.
Third: My petition contains also the
names Of nearly all Of the professional
men Of the county, viz:
Every member of the bar OF the
county who has signed at all.
with the exception Of two (who. I
am informed. have signed no pctiton)
every reputable physician in the county.
Three-Every minister OF the Gospel in
the county who so far as / can ascer-
tain. have signed any petition.
Fourth-The mayors and a large ma
jority Of the council OF four OF the five
incorporated towns in the county and
every member Of the council and town
officer Of the fifth. Woodstock Of which
Hon Joseph VI. Bauserman is himself the
mayor)
Fifth Every living ox-nember Of the
Senate and House Of Delegates OF Virginia
I'm the county-viz: Hon. VI. l.. Walton.
late member Of the Senate. and Dr. j. l..
Campbell Dr. +. f. Rice. Hon. p. W.
Magruder. Captain j. G. Neff and Hon.
W. A. Sager. late members OF the House.
Sixth-O. President and seven OF the
eight members Of the board Of directors
Ohe eighth signing neither petiton). CASH
Ter and teller of the Shenandoah County
Bank CWoOdstocD.
()-Every person 100 any way connected
with the Massanuttcn Bank (strasburg).
(3)- Every person. with one exception
(he signing neither petition). connected
with the Citizens Bank Of New Market.
Sevenfh-Fom nfths Of all the mer-
chants and tradosmen OF the county.
Eighth-An equal proportion OF all the
prominent farmers Of the county
4 very large proportion Of the remain
ing merchants and farmers having signed
neither petition.
Lastly. IL is abundanuy shown by affi-
davits and certificates OF prominent Dem
ocrats Of every section OF the county
% That there was no issue made in the
county prior 10 the late election over the
position OF the county judgeshp.
90 That had such issue been made I'm
opposition 10 myself. n would have re-
suited I'm the defeat Of Hon. Joseph VI.
Bauscrman ~ the polls.
80 That the pledges Of Hon. Joseph ".
Bauserman should bind him 10 my sup
port upon tho petitions ne filed.
DEMOCRATS FOR PLUMBER
90 That there was no open opposition
10 my reelection IN the county. Any
prediction opposition TO me i'm so far as
ed entirely 10 "a small cOterie of district
politicians I'm one magistcrial district of
the county. who are Democrats for plum
der rather than from principle. who did
not md me sufficiently subseryient 10
their wishes
Before closing ! desire 10 state that I
have been informed that Hon. Joseph NJ
Bauserman IS charging among the mem
bers OF the Assembly that ! took an ac-
tive part in the campaign Of lss6. In op-
position 10 Bryan. If n is fact that |
such charge is being made against me |
! simply desire 10 say that II Is untrue. |
and that I never advised a voter 10 vote |
either for or against either Bryan or |
Mckinley.
In confidence that YOU will do what |
is just and right In behalf Of myself and !
friends and what Is for the best interests |
of the party and Of the people Of the |
county. ! ask consideration OF my claim |
al your hands.
Respectfully submitted.
T.. y. NEWMAN
Woodstock. Va. Dec 6. 1897.
a letter from Judge George g Grafton. |
Of the County Court Of Rockingham. |
warmly endorsing Judge Newman was |
also read before the caucus.