The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-14
A STATEMENT
TO THE VOTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY.
Shall Trickory be Allowed to Wins

deem it proper to make the following
statement in regard To the Democratic
county convention held on the 3Oth of
April at Orange.
The Orange county Democratic com
mittee designated Saturday. the - th of
April ~ the time for holding primary
elections at the different precincts, To
send delegates 10 the convention Oi the
Both. which convention was authorized
tonominatc the Observation-Disclosures
the Constitutional Convention. Judges
were provided at each precinct, whose
duty il was To make nturn Of those dele
gates who were elected to the conyen-
tion. This duty the Judges performed
and made return 10 the secretary Of the
Democratic committee. Mr. X. " Robin
son. who printed the following in his
newspaper. the Orange Observer:
The Democratic primary election to
select n candidate Tor the Constitution
Convention. was held ON Saturday last.
and resulted a. follows:
Barboursyille-Ta i5. Barbour
- Scott %
Taliaicrro III, Barbour II,
Scott -.
Gordonsyillc gave Scott l3 majority.
lIalle's-Taliafcrro -. Barbour 2l,
Scott l.
Observation-Disclosures 53, barbour
-.
voolfolk -Taliaferro 30. Barbour
30. Scott l3.
Locust Groye-Talaierro 9G barbour
81.
The following delegates were elected
To the county convention:
Barboursyille-G h. Head and J.. II.
Davis
Orange-T. O. Gillum and W j stock
don
Gordonsville-G. VI. Watkins.
IIalle's-.I. NJ Pendlcton.
Rhoadesyille-F. ". Clarke
Woolfolk's-B Voolfolk and j b.
Terrill
Locust Grove-P. NJ. Gibbs and W. II.
Rhoades.
Total number oi delegates for Talia-
ferro g. Barbour {, Scott /.
From which il appears thata majority
OF the delegates composing the nominal
ing convention were in my iavor. and
that they were elected by Overwhelming
majorities.
Now. before the timefOr the assembling
of the nominating convention the county
chairman and secretary, whose duties
were merely 10 call the convention to
order and hand over To itssmembers the
returns which had been sent in from the
different precincts, prepared two papers
without notice to me. in secret cOuncil;
in one OF which papers they exclude the
delegates from Orange and RhOadesyille
precincts. and in the second they call at
tention to ex-parte charges against the
fairness of their election and say that
they leave it to the convention to de
eide" The two papers follow.
Orange. Va, April 30, 1901
We. the undersigned chairman and see
retary of the Democratic committee for
the county of Orange, Va, do hereby GER
tify that the returns from the primary
election held ON the 9th day OF April.
1901. at certain precincts in our county,
have been received by ns, and that the
following delegates appear to have been
elected, and this paper is to I've their ere
dentials of election:
Barboursville-George +. Head and i.
II. Davis.
Halle's-J NJ. Pendleton.
Voolfolk -Butelle Voolfolk and John
b. Terrill
Locust Grove-P. NJ. Gibbs and VIII.
RhOades.
Gordonsville-Geo NJ. Watkins
WIN. c. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
r. n. ROBINSON, Secretary.
Orange, Va, April 30, 1901.
We. the undersigned chairman and sec
retary of the Democratic committee for
the county of Orange, Va, do hereby GER
tify that the returns from the primary
election held on Saturday, the 9th day
of April, 1901, at Orange and Rhoades-
vile precincts, have been received by us,
and that they show thatT o. Gillum and
w j. Stockton received majority Of
the votes at Orange, and +. W. Clark
majority Of the votes at Rhoadesville.
But K. T. Browning, L. V. Hoffman nand
J. W. Clark have entered their protest
(backed by sworn afidavits) against our
issuing credentials to the said T. o. Gil
lum, W. J. StOckdOn>and +. W. Clark,