Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-03-31
THE PRI1ARIES.

The primaries OF the democratic party
in this place were well attended. indi-
eating the interest which the people feel
i'm the contest now beginning. At the
Court House, the crowd was on time. |
The precinct chairman after allowing |
two minutes for the slow men to get in, |
called the meeting to order. Some one
moved that the precinct Chairman be
made Chairman OF the meeting, a posi-
ton which he accepted very gracefully,
but in the confusion attending the or
ganzation he forgot to make his speech.
How much the audience lost by this
omission, we cannot precisely estimate.
Mr.. kobt. Allen was elected Secretary. |
Hon. j. NJ. Bauserman at once took |
the floor and, in the Interest of fairness, |
moved for minority representation. He
explained at some length the object of |
his motion and was followed by several |
other speakers after which the people
seemed to be entirely at sea and did not
know what to do. Finally after more
speeches, it was decided that the Ma
gruder men take the right flank OF the
COurt House, the Boyer men the left
flank and the Chapman men the center.
The Chairman OF the meeting acted As
teller and counted the vote. 1t was as
certaned that the vote stood 80 for
Chapman, 81 for Boyer and 20 for Ma
gruder. TIE next difficulty was how to
apportion the delegation. Hon. VI. /.
Walton, announced that he was a Ma
gruder man, but in a spirit of liberality
submitted a motion that Chapman have
four delegates, Boyer, two; and Ma
gruder two. The Boyer men couldn't
see the fairness Of this apportionment
and objected. 70 solve this difficult
mathematical problem, it was agreed
that Chapman should haye three dele
gates, Magruder two, and Boyer two,
and that they would dispose Of the frac-
ton later. DR.. Campbell then submitted
motion that Mr.. d. p. Magruder he
elected delegate at large TO cast the
vote as he should deem proper. Hon. L.
ID. Newman offered as substitute that
Mr.. VI. w. Magruder be elected the dell
egate at large. No sooner was this mo-
ton made than Mr.. J. NJ. Bauserman
shed his overcoat in the twinklng of an
eye and was in the arena and very for-
chilly informed the people that no such
tactic as that would pass muster: that
tie motion for minority representation
was made in the interest OF fairnes, and
that he demanded a fair deal After
some discussion. il was decided that
each of the delegates chosen by the re-
spective candidate, should have one
seventh Of a vote additional so that the
p final result was: Chapman three and
three seyenths. Boyer two and two
seventies. and Magruder two and two
sevenths.
For Commonwealth Attorney, the
vote stood for Williams IS. Stickey 20,
many having left after the vote upon
the County Clerhship. The representa-
ton accorded the candidates was
3 Williams So: Suckley q.
Delegates were elected to the District
Convention which was to meet on Thurs
day afternoon.
TOWN HALL PRECINCT.
At the town hall precinct Mr.. J. A
Dysart was called to the chair and Mr.
t Hugh Fravel elected Secretary. The
vote there stood Chapman SO, MagrudeT
l6; Boyer, II. Chapman was given :
o delegates and Boy er and Magruder, ono
each.
Strasburg, we are informed, elected
r niue Chapman and one Magluder and
one Boyer delegates.
Lebanon, Oranda, Toms Brook and
st. Luke are reported to have elected
Boyer delegates.
AT the meetings held IN the upper enc
OF the county, there were no instruction
4 aud the most sati .factOry account wa
G given by the man who very cautiously
}. said: "The longest pole will knock tn
: tpersimmons.