The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-05

that convention because OF the decision
of the convention TO count Nelson's ID
votes for Glasgow. the Augusta dele
gates, save one. having voted to scat the
Glasgow delegation. Mr.. Floods iilenjs
az his home and In adjoining counties are
represented 90 be sore over the result
and the intimation comes from MI.
Floods home paper which suppor.e ed him
that while Mr. Flood will faithfully SUD
port the nominee. many OF his friends VII
stay at home on election day or 60 hsh-
ing. Moreover. the Winchester Ilmes
edited BY a hrothcr-in-law OF Dir. FLOOD
has. over the heads OF unnamed men,
made a virulent attack on Judge guaiiet
and ON the Augusta delegation Tor the
part taken by this delegation I'm seatins
tho Glasgow delegates. The llmts COMES
too near home 20 Mr.. Flood not TO nave
spoken with his knowledge and approval
and with due elaboration.
To ls true that an but ono OF we
Augusta delegation (and stanton IS IN
cluded for convenience with August)
voted 90 seat the Glasgow delegates
from Nelsoa II is also true that looH
had number OF friends in the Augusta
delegation. who were somewhat per-
picked as 10 the equities I'm The case. ana
who would probably have voted Tor the
Flood delegates n Augusta county hae
NAU no fiIIltN-s AN'N '.NtF iN'tA N''Nih AttNr'
that Flood was entitled 90 the delegates,
otherwise as honest men. they would have
voted for Flood. regardless of the ct-
feet on the home candidate. TIC was not
a case I'm which the equities wore clear.
however much the winchester Times ana
Mr.. Floods discounted friends may
claim TO the contrary
Mr.. Flood Is no novice I'M politics tie
knows that except when maiorines are
overW Ginning, there is much of tha rousn
and tumble scramble in tlo voting ITO
would have been delighted 10 hove ihe
Nelson delegates counted for him. and pre-
would have considered tho result as
eminently fair and proper. whereas as
the other side. tho Glasgow people would
iu that instance have had greater cause
for complaint than he has, for regularity
is ON their side. He knows too much
ABOUT political conventions and 500 Goes
HIS brothor-in-iaw r. j.. Byrd OF the
Winchester Times. 90 come forward now
and plead the baby act III they Wiling
ly so into a game which they thorousniN
understand. and IN which they are in me
habit OF dealing iust ass often as anybody
they arc prccluded from crying thiei' es-
pcci1lly SO if some OF their own bosom
friends are winners against Thorn. Ihl5
IS considering tho matter from the stand
polpt of political ethics.
kut we ask 20 consider Tt IfNIN NN"IN'i
and a higher standpoint We desire 90
say 70 tho Winchester Times that The
ruling spirits an tho Augusta delegation
are men of as high sense of honor ana
stand as we'll as any mon FOO Aprom1 b.
tox or Frederick. They are mon who
have filled stations Of largo RESPONSE
billty and whose characters are above
reproach in the community. They are
not mon 10 rob Afr Flood or anyone else.
Moreover we may say 20 the Times
that Judge Quarles has tho respect or nus
noxt-door neighbors as man VINO la
careful On Wor4 and decd to keep within
the bounds OF rocitude. This I3 con9ld b
cred, we believe. tho severest teat OF
character.
we thought OF saying nothing about
these things and should not have faid
anything. but for the fact that the
charges have be8n allowed Go stand Win
out modification or retracti0n 10 may
come with better grace from us to coh-
traGict them. and with more force from
tho fact that while friendly 20 him wee
are not blind partisans OF judge quar-.
and do not share the views on tn1neiai
questions entertained by him and prof
eddy entertained by the convention that
nominated him We tooR "a fairly dis'n-
tcrested View OF the convention and ina
Nelson complication, and we are firmly
convinced that IL Mr. Floods friends lbn-
der advice OF his br0her-in-iaW) knife
Judge Quarles. they win Doe breaking the
rules Of regularity and party realty
which they have strenuously enforced OH
others when &c was likely 90 prove pro-
htab.9 90 themselves stanton News.