Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
THURsDAYssEPTEMBER 9, 1897.
For House of Delegates:
WILLIAM 3. SRRATT.
MISC0MSTRUCTl0N! MlSREPRESEN-
TATlON!


TATlON!
The Bristol News in its issue of the 3lst
of August, published our editorial headed
"No Convention, +" which appeared in the
REPUBLICAN of the oath. of August, and
used it for the purpose of making sheer
ing and malicious attack upon the Repub |
lcans of Tazewell county. In its eager
desire to cast reproach upon the Repub-
licans of this county the News has placed
construction upon our article that is I'M
warranted. The editorial in question was.
the independent opinion Of the editor OF
the REPUBLICAN, was written while he was
at Marion, sent to Tazewell and printed
in his absence, which accounts for the very
apparent typographical error in the SEN
tence: If COL Lamb should call con-
vention and be supported by majority Of
the committee, confusion only would fol-
low" The word majority was written in
the manuscript min0rity-eyen the most
stupid ought have discovered the error in
reading our article.
So far as we are concerned we have no
apology to make for a word in the article,
nor do we desire to retracta single position
taken therein. We believe the committee
has committed an outrage upon the mass
es of the party, without any authority for
so doing. lift had the right to say that
no convention shall be held in 4 State
election it has equal authority to say that
none shall be held in 1900, when
National election is to take place. The
plan of organization never contemplated
that the authority for determining whether
party ticket should be put in the field in
State and National elections should be
vested in the State Committee. Gen.
Malone exercised such an authority in
1898, and we suppose the present COM
mttee thought it could do likewise I'M
challenged.
In our aforesaid editorial was this
sentence. "The REPUBLICAN will not be
willing to support any candidate who does
not come before the people as a regular
candidate of our party" This seems to
give great offense to the Bristol News,
and it says;
''Thus speaks the organ of the Tazewell
Republicans Does it mean war? Does
it portend rebellion against the party
authority? Is there to be a kick"
What greater evidence of the loyalty ofthe
REPUBLICAN 10 the party and Republican
principles could it give than to say itwou!d
not be willing to support any candidate
who does not come before the people as a
regular candidate of the party? There
can be no party candidate except one
selected by the people who constitute the
party, by their delegates in convention
assembled. No rump committee has
authority to select a candidate for the
party. Any effort on the part of the
Executive Committee to do so would only
demonstrate the absurdity of the position
taken by the committee, that it was mex
pedient for the party to place ticket in
the field IN this election. If it would be
inexpedient and unwise for the party to
hold convention and nominate d ticket
it would be silly in the Executive Com
mittee to seek to arrange an opposition
ticket to the Democracy.
The News as we have above stated in its
article has seen fit to make an assault upon
the integrity of the Republicans Of Taze-
well county. 1t tries to create the i'm
preston that they;are more influenced in
their conduct by desire to enjoy Federal
patronage than to advance Republican
principles. The charge is unjust and I'M
true.
Tazewell always stands by the party.
1t never fails to give a majority to the
Republican candidate in State and
National elections. Can Washington
county say as much?
The editor of the News ought to be more
careful in his remarks. People who live
in glass houses ought not to throw stones.
He has been a persistent and standing
hanger on at the pie counter. We have
right to suppose his thrust at Tazewell
Republicans is intended to advance his own
interests with the Executive Committee,
who are known to have control of the
patronage of the State, and if possible in
jure any applicant from Tazewell county
for Federal Office.
CHOOSE WELL.