Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-06
FRIDAY OCT. 9th. 1905
THE STATE COMMITTEE

all in favor of the same side. Many O
these contests grew out Of the Mar
tin and Tyler campaign and all are
said TO have been decided IN favor
oftbe Martin men. In Shenandoah,
the split in the party was antecedent
70 the Tyler-Marlin contest. IT
grew out of an effort OF a part OF the
county committee calling 4 conven-
ton to select delegates to the I mr.
lottesvilIe convention, after the r-E
lar county committee had determi'-
ed upon Il plan to select them The
delegates selected by this second
committee were, properly as we
tbouobt refused admission into she
Charlottesville convention. After
wards the opposing committees
agreed to call JOINT convention Tor
the purpose of nominating county
officers and recognizing the county
committee Tn convent o nominated
the candidates for county officers and
bv resolution continued both chair
men and both committees.
Bv this action, the convention
nlocsd both committees upon the
same basis. They were both recog'
nized as a part of the county commit
tee. The campaign for county OF
fcers was conducted by this new
committee.
When delegates were to be elected
TO the Senatorial convention, the
Rhodes committee invited the Miley
committee to call a Joint convention
for the purpose OF sending delegates
to the Senatorial and county conven-
tions. This offer was declined and
separate primaries were held. The
Senatorial convention recognized
both aud admitted the delegates OF
both. The Miley committee having
held primaries at some precincts, at
which the Rhodes committee failed to
hold meetings, had several more del
.oo+os In the Senatorial convention.
than the Rhodes committee.
Both committees held separate
county conventions. The Rhodes
convention nominated Mr.. Josiah
Stickley and endorsed Tyler as their
candidate for the Senate. The
Miley convention nominated Mr.,
il Teller and also endorsed Tyler
as their choice for Senator.
There is no material difference in
the resolutions adopted by the two
conventions.
Afterwards Mr.. Feller, the
nominee of the Miley convention
proposed to Mr.. Stickley to submit
the question to the State. committee.
This proposition Mr.. Stickley refused
to accept for reasons given fully in
correspondence which followed.
The Miley committee then motif Il
the Rhodes committee that tie qlr,-
ton would be submitted 10 the SIT
committee, on the 2Sth Of September
The Rhodes committee refused to
submit the case TO that committee
and notified them that they would
not do so.
Notwithstanding this, the State
committee. after hearing one side
only, decided that Mr.. Milcy was
the regular democratic chairman Of
Shenandoah County and that Mr..
Feller was the regular democratic
nominee for the House Of Delegates.
1t is question with many whether
the state committee, in exercising
jurisdiction, did not usurp authority
that did not belong to it. But aside
from this question, it seems to us that
instead of harmonizing the two fac
tons III Shenandoah, they have added
fuel TO the flames and have widened
the breach between them. Many
democrats of this county are Of the
opinion that it is their prerOgative to
select their own county chairman and
their own candidates and will not
submit to the decision of Il body
whose jurisdiction, in their opinion,
Is, at least, doubtful.
So far as the mass Of the democrats
of the county are concerned, they
care little about the election of the
member ofthc House OF Delegates.
Either candidate would be accepta-
bic to them. Both stand substantial
ly upon the same platform. Upon
the only question at issue, the choice
of = United States Senator, both are
honorably bound to support Tyler.
The State Committee, by theiractlon,
has raised an issue which will be diff
6cult to settle. If there is anything
about which Shenandoah people are
iesIous, it IS the exercise of the rights
that they believe properly belong to
them. Upon this question there is
no middle ground. Had a conven-
ton of the democrats of the county
been called and the question decided
by them, they might have graceful y