Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-03
TO THE VOTERS OF SHENAN-
DOAH COUNTY.


son Democratic Convention on a
platform which expressly endorsed J
Hoge Tyler for United States Sena-
tor.
accepted the nomination on the
platform of the DIT. Jackson conyen
ton in good faith, and | propose to
stand by every plank of that platform,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Edinburg Sentinel IN its last issue
makes the charge that | will vote for
Senator Martin in caucus, should /
be elected. l shall not disregard the
wishes of the democracy Of Shenan-
doah county as soiue Others have
done in the past relative to the Unit
ed States Scuatorship. Those who
know me viii testify that | an not
that sort of a man.
The Sentinel assumes that because
the Senatorial Convention, which met
al Winchester, did not endorse GOV.
TYLER, that therefore | am Martin
man.
was not a delegate to that con-
ventlon and did not attend it, and
consequently had nothing to do with
its action. | am not amenable to
the senatorial convention, | am amen
able alone to the Mt Jackson Demo
cratic Convention winch nominated
me, aud shall carry out the wishes
of that convention by voting for J.
Hoge Tyler. III am elected | shall
endcavor to subserve what | con-
scientiously believe to be the best in
tercsts Of the whole people. 1t has
been minated by the Sentinel that
the resolution passed 10y the Nj.
jackson convention did not bind me
to vote for Coy. Tyler That resoiU-
ton is porlliyc enough to compel any
honorable nan toyote for Gov Ty-
Ter. avn willing that a discriminal-
mo pubic shall determine WI e ncr
the Tyler resolution upon whic.
Josiah S,icklcv was nominated Is les,
cquivocatiug than the one upon
which | wa, nominated.
The resolution passed by The Nj.
Jackson convention is As follows:
TIN, convention endorses the canii-
dacy fJ. IIogc Tyler Tor United
Staies Senator who iayors the reform
movement ofelcctilg United States
senator's ny the people" The reso-
lulions passed by the Woodstock
convention is as follows: "Resoved
that it Is the seusc Of this contention
that rs between Hon. J, Hogc Tyler
and Hon. Thomas 5. Martin, the
former Should he supported in the
democratic caucus by The member OF
the State senate from this disiric, and
by the member OF the houss from
this county
Mr. Sucklcy stards on n platform
which says: "that as between Hon.
J. Hoge Tyler and Hon. Thomas ).
Martin, the former should be support
ed" &c. According to this doubtful
compliment to Gov. Tyler, Mr.. Stick
lev is undcr Obligations to vote for
Coy. Tyler only as between him and
Senator Martin. fanny other candi-
date for the Unite ! States senate
should On er the race, then Josiah
Stckley IS privileged to vote for
Gov. Tyler or rot as he may prefer.
1t would seem that the convention
which nominated Mr.. S,ickley was
not so much in favor OF Gov. Tyler
as it was opposed TO Senator Martin.
AT any rate, Gov. Tyler is cndors.
el only over one man in Virginia and
that man is senator Martin. In my
letter Of Sept. 10, 1899 to Josiah
Stickley, ! said: 81 am not acquainted
with single member ofthe State Ex-
cutivo Committee, and us We were
both nominated by conventions pa S
ing Tyler resolutions we could
confidently expect an impartial YER
dict" This should have satisfied any
far minded man as to my position on
the senatorship have never abused
or misreprcsented my fellow citizen.
nron oDD isiur DOlitical Marty. and