The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-11
A STATEMENT
TO THE VOTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY.
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deem it proper To make the following
statement in regard to the Democratic
county convention held on the both of
April at Orange.
The Orange county Democratic com
mittce designated Saturday. the 21th OF
April, as the time for holding primary
elections at the different precincts, to
send delegates 10 the convention of the
3Oth, which convention was authorized
tOnominatc the Democratic candidate for
the Constitutional Convention. Judges
were provided at each precinct whose
duty il was to make return Of those dele
gates who were elected To the cOnven-
ton This duty the Judges performed
and made return To the secretary al the
Democratic committee, Mr.. r. \. Robin
son, who printed the following in his
newsp lper, the "Orange Observer
The Democratic primary election to
select candidate for the Constitution
Convention, was held ON Saturday last
and resulted as follows
Observation-Disclosures H., Barbour
-. Scott %.
Orange-Taliaferr l2l, Barbour II,
Scott -.
Gordonsville gave Scott Is majority
Halle s-raliaierro - Barbour u,
Scott J.
Observation-Disclosures -, Barbour
3J
Observation-Disclosures 30, Barbour
80 Scott Is.
Locust Grove-Taliaierro 9G, barbour
81.
The following delegates were elected
To the county convention.
Barboursvillc-G T. Head and l.. II
Davis
Orange-T o. Gillum and W J stock
don.
Gordonsyille-G NJ Watkins
IIalle's-.I. NJ pendleton
Rhoadesvillc-F ". Clarke
Voolfolk 's-B. Voolfolk and j Is
Terrill
Locust Grovc-P NJ Gibbs and W. II
Rhoades.
Total number OF delegates for Talia-
frrro Il. Barbour I. Scott !.
From which itappears thata majority
ing convention were in my favor. and
that they were elected by overwhelming
majOrlties.
Now. before the timcfOr the assembling
Of the nominating convention the county
chairman and secretary, whose duties
were merely to call the convention to
order and hand over Ia its members the
returns which had been sent in from the
different precincts, prepared two papers.
without notice 10 me. in secret council;
in one Of which papers they exclude the
delegates from Orange and KhOadcsyllle
precincts and in the second they call at
tention to eN-partr charges against the
fairness of, their election and say that
they leave it tO the convention To lie
eide The two papers follow.
Orange. Va. April 30 1901.
We. the undersigned chairman and sec
rotary of the Democratic committee for
the county Of Orange Va. do hereby GER
tiiy that the returns from the primary
election held on the 18th day Of April.
1901. mt certain precincts in our county
have been received by us. and that the
following delegates appear To have been
elected, and this paper is to be their ere
dentials Of election:
boursyille-Gcorge T. Head and l.
II. Davis.
Halle's-J. NJ. Pcndleton
Voolfolk 81 utelle Voolfolk and John
b. Terril
Locust Groye-P. NJ Gibbs and VII.
Rhoades
donsville-George VI. Watkins
WIN. C. WILLIAMS, Chairman
r. y. ROBINSON. Secretary.
Orange, Va. April 30, 1901.
We, the undersigned chairman and zee
rotary of the Democratic committee for
the county Of Orange. Va, do hereby Ger
tiiy that the returns from the primary
election held on Saturday, the 9th day
of April, 1901, at Orange and Rhoades
willie precincts, have been received by us
and that they show thatT. o. Gillum and |
W J. Stockton received a majority Of |
the votes ut Orange. and +. ". Clark a |
majority Of the votes at RhOadesville.
But X. r. Browning. E.N. Hoffman and
J. W. Clark have entered their protest |
backed by sworn ailidavits) against our |
issuing credentials to the said +. q. Gil |
lum. W. j. Stockton and +. W. Clark. |
and we decline to elect rs Judges in the |
matter. and leave it To theconvention To
decide. merely stating that the said T. o.
Gillum. W. j. Stockton and +. W. Clark |
received a majority of the votes east mt
their respective precincts.
WIN. G. WILLIAMS, Chairman
r. y. ROBINSON. Secretary.
Instead of leaving the decision of the
of it's members To- the conyen-
ton, TO which body the question solely
belonged. the County Chairman refused
to entertain the motion of n delegate
from Orange. Mr.. Gillum, when he sought
to nominated temporary chairman, thus
by his unlawful assumption Of authority
three ont OF the six dele
gates who were friendly to me, and max
ing it impossible for them TO organize n
legal convention without violence.
The delegates favorable TO me were un-
acquainted with parliamentary rules,
md were opposed by those who were
(but ignored them), So that in order to
,arry out the will of the people they
eft the Courthouse and organized the
cOmprisinga majority of the
delegates elected thereto, and nominated
ne az Democratic candidate for the Con
'titutiOnal Convention. have accepted
he trust.
The remaining five delegates, constitut-
ny the BarbOur-Scott" strength. pro-
,eeded TO hold what they are pleased to