Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-08-05

man arbitrarily declared the substi-
tute of one Simon Peter Fogel who
WIS Just fresh from a parliamentary
tutor, lost. And that the original
motion of C. J. Hotel was not car
ried because Jack Adams, Luther
Groves, Mark Magruder and n. NJ.
Rhodes said it was not.
Now let us see about this: NJ. W
Magruder this much talked of Sec
rotary left the Committee meeting
as soon as Simon Peters substitute |
was defeated, and he gave his reason |
for leaving that he had some parties
IT, hisoffice who wanted to see hin
on business. Mr.. Magruder had
hardly gotten out Of the committee
room before the original motion was
carried in fact and in substance. And
subsequent to that another motion
was unanimously carried for District
meetings, which l will come to later.
Now fellow democrats please notice
Mr.. Magruder's affidavit to the effect
that the original motion was not car
ried at any stage of the meeting.
How could Mr.. Magruder give an
affidavit as to the proceedings after
he had left the committee room! yet
he did. And you can take the min
utes ofthe meeting as kept by Mr..
Magruder, and fortunately preserved
and find there in his own hand writing
the fact of this very motion having
been carried, and notwithstanding
tins, he states in his affidavit that it
was not carried.
This gentleman puts himself on re-
cord in beautiful way indeed. His
minutes saying one thing, and his
affidavits saying another directly con.
tradictingit. But it is just such poll
teal wisdom that make suitable COM
panions for the Sentinel, which with
its variegated editorial staff and han
gers on can meet all points of the
"political compass" without reference
to party principles or conscientious
scruples.
Now as to n. VI. Rhodes affidavit;
our friend Milt just permitted him
sci to be "hoo-dooed," that's all.
Mit made motion for District meet
ings and it was carried. Milt. even
fixed his home. (Saumsyille) ms the
place for that meeting. And when
the delegates went there in pursuance
of Milt's motion, Milton had "rn off
with another gall" further, we can
produce three or four men to whom
Milton admitted that he did make
the above motion, and if this is cor
rect, then according to their own con-
tention, they, Ohe bolters,) have
nothing to stand on. Again our
lend VI. L. Grove also testities.
Luther was present at the committee
meeting and voted and acted upon a
proxy which had not been signed.
How is this fellow democrats for A
square deal? Especially when the
leaders of the party to which Luther
holds is charging the friends Of the
regular organization with packing the
committee. If they would investi-
gate matters they would find that the
only packing that has been done,
was done by the CHECKERS
Next comes Capt. Jack, alias
Adams, he too with his little affidavit,
contradicts their own secretary; he
says by amdayit that the original
motion of Hotel was not passed, and
secretary Magruder in his minutes
saws that it was. They do not even
agree among themselves. We will
give our old friend a rest for he is
getting old and probably he did not
hear what was said. But the old
man was badly mistaken.
Again this truly wonderful sheet,
the Sentinel, which Judging from the
whole sale misstatement of facts, and
its boiling kicking tactics has neither
politics or religion, tells us that the
Committee on Credentials ought 10
have seated their delegation because
they had four afidavits as against
three, and this gave them the pre-
pondcrance of the testimony. Now,
fellow democrats, we accept this pro-
position as true, that the said Com
mittee should have decided according
to the proof in the case, and if four
affidavits defeats three, would not
twenty afidavits defeat four? If so
then we tell you that the Committee
again was right, for we had and sub
mitted twenty affidavits to that Com
mittee proving conclusively that what
Bauserman, Brenaman and Chllds
said was absolutely correct; as against