The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09
A STATEMENT
TOTHE VOTERSOF ORANGE COUNTY.
Shall Trickory be Allowed to winl

deem it proper to make the following
statement in regard To the Democratic
county convention held on the 30th Of
April at Orange:
The Orange county Democratic com
mittee designated Saturday, the 21th OF
April. NJ the time for holding primary
elections ut the different precincts, to
send delegates To the convention of the
3Oth, which convention was authorized
To nominate the Democratic candidatefo for
the Constitutional Convention. Judges
were provided at each precinct, whose
duty it was to make return oi those dele
gates who were elected to the conyen-
tion. This duty the Judges performed,
and made return to the secretary N the
Democratic committee Mr. r. ~ Robin
son. who printed the following in his
newspaper, the Orange Observer:
The Democratic primary election, to
select n candidate for the constitutional
Convention was held on Saturday last,
and resulted az follows:
Observation-Disclosures -, Barbour
-, Scott %
Orange-Talaicrro III, Barbour t.
Scott -.
Gordonsyile gave Scott II minority.
Halle's-Taliaierro 77, Barbour 2l,
Scott |
adesville-Taliaferr -, Barbour
b.
voolfolk Taliaierro 30. Barbour
-. Scott H.
Locust Groyc-Talialcrr 9G, Barbour
81.
The following delegates were elected
to the county convention:
Barboursville-G T. Head and l.. H.
Davis.
Orange-T. o. Gillum and w J Stock
don.
Gordonsvilc-G. NJ. Watkins.
Halle's-J. VI. Pendleton.
Rhoadesvlle-W +. Clarke
Voolfolk 's-B Voolfolk and J. b.
Terrill
Locust Grove-P. NJ. Gibbs and W. H.
RhOades
Total number Of delegates for Talia-
ferro 6. Barbour (. ; BIT !.
From which it appears thata majority
OF the delegates composing the nominat-
ing convention We're in my favor, and
that they were elected by overwhelming
majorities.
Now. before the time for the assembling
OF the nominating convention the county
chairman and secretary, whose duties
were merely to call the convention to
order and hand over to it's members 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 sec
rotary of the Democratic committee for
the county OF Orange, Va, do hereby cor
tify that the returns from the primary
election held on the 9th 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:
BarboursyiIe-GeOrge +. Head and l..
II. Davis.
Halle's-J. NJ. Pendleton.
Voolfolk ButelIe Voolfolk and John
B. Terrill
Locust Grove-P. NJ. Gibbs and W. ii.
RhOades.
Gordonsville-George NJ. Watkins.
VIM. 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 that TO. Gillum and
w. ). Stockton received majority OF
the votes at Orange. and F. W. Clark a
majority of the votes at RhOadesyille.
But X. II. Browning, E.V. Hoffman and |
]. w. Clark have entered their potest |
(backed by sworn aiIidayits) against our |
issuing credentials to the said T. o. Gil |
lnm. w. ]. Stockton and +. W. Clark, !
and we decline to elect as judges in the |
matter. and leave it to the convention to
decide, merely stating that the said I. o. |
Gillum, W. j. Stockton and +. W. Clark |
received n majority of the votes east at
their respective precincts.
VIM. c. WILLIAMS, Chairman. |
r. N. ROBINSON, Secretary.
Instead of leaving the decision of the |
eligibility Of its members to the conven-
ton, to which body the question solely |
belonged, the County Chairman refused |
to entertain the motion Of delegate |
from Orange, Mr. Gillum, when he sought !
to nominate temporary chairman, thus |
by his unlawful assumption ofauthority |
disfranchising three out of the six dele !
gates who were friendly to me, and max
ing it impossible for them to organize a
legal convention without violence.
The delegates favorable to me were un-
acquainted with parliamentary rules,
and were opposed by those who were
(but ignored them), so that in order to
carry out the win of the people, they |
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