Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-03-16
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
Delegates Elected to the District and
State Conventions.

The Republicans Of Augusta county
and the city of Stanton met in Col
umbian Hall on last Saturday forenoon
in pursuance to a call issued by those
in authority. The object of the meet
ing was to re organize the party and
elect delegates to the district conven-
ton that will meet in Buchanan ON the
j3rd OF next month and to the State
Convention which will assemble in
Norfolk on the 10th.
The gathering was raped to order
by Col. s. Brown Allen, who stated its
object. after which Col. Allen was
elected chairman, and M. &. Hogs
head, secretary. The next business
considered was the election of a coun-
ty chairman. For this position Col.
Allen, the present Incumbent, was
unanimously chosen, and the present
organization retained.
At this juncture John A. Noon
moved that a committee composed Of
John A. Noon, r. H. Southall, color
ed, of the city, and E. L. Collins, F. D.
Lynn, 6. Beard, w. P. Rush, Jacob
Rohrer and Chas. Shumake, Of the
county, be named for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the two CONVEX
lions. This was agreed to and the
committee, after a brief conference,
brought in the following report:
Observation-Disclosures. John s.. Col
Inns and Wilbur Palmer; alternate,
John w. Rowe.
Pastures-Delegates, Jacob Rohrer
and Robert Clifton; alternate, DR..
Robert 8. Hamilton.
North River-Delegates, A. M. Horn
and Robert M. Houff; alternate, A. W..
Curry.
Middle River-Delegates, j. d. Fish
err and j. Ct. Fulton; alternate. S. M.
Wood.
South River-Delegates, A. P. Calfe
and II. A. 8. Hamilton; alternate, f.
D. Lynn.
Beverly Manor-Delegates, John D.
Rodgers. Henry Williams, colored; al
ternate, James Stribling, colored.
Delegates at Large-S. Brown Allen,
A. P. Anderson and w. r. Landes.
CITY OF STANTON.
First Ward-Delegates, JOHN A..
Noon, R. Emmett Kinney, W. H.
Smith, colored; a~lternates, j. s. Mays,
Port f. Scott, colored.
Second Ward-DelegateS, Heber Ker,
Hugh FL. Fultz. r. Fl. Southxll, color
Gu, diIcIudtco, cOua NOuIOo duu ". y \
Brock, colored.
The above report was adopted and
those named therein declared the duly
elected delegates and alternates.
On motion of j. 8. Collins, Heber
Ker was elected q member of the dis
trict congressional committee for the
and s. N. Woods for the county.
This about concluded the business of
the day and after adopting a resolu-
tion ~instructing the delegates present
in the district and State conventions
to cast the entire vote of the county +,
and city, the meeting adjourned.
The lOcal leaders are tickled to death
over the success of the meeting. They |
claim they had an attendance Of fully
400 and are pretty certain that of this i!
number there were only 25 colored men ]
i'll the meeting. There were no kickers
and everything passed off harmonious
ly. On this account the Republicans
feel confident that they can. with the
Of the gold Democrats, hold Au-
.usta pretty close in line, ii not regis !
ter a Republican majority for McKin-
ley and Hubbard. ID
On the same day the Republicans of 7
county held a mass meeting ,
at Buchanan for the same purpose and !
delegates and alternates all of t
whom entertain the same opinions as 8
held by those above named. |,