Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-09-26
RED HOT MEETING.
Closed with a Love Feast-Speeches by
Allen and Y0st.

Saturday at noon the Republicans
of the county and city assembled in
Columbian Hall for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the Congressional
convention which meets tonight at
Buchanan. 8. Brown Allen called
the meeting to order, and Immediately
r. A. Fulwiler moved that the county
and city hold separate meeting and
elect it's own chairman. Then the fun
began, and for many minutes panimo-
mum reigned. one side yelling Yost,'
ny ost |" and the other "Allen, GAL
len |" and four or five trying to speak
at once. Finally T. K. Hickman got
chance, and moved as a substitute
for the Fulwiler motion that the meet
ing proceed to elect q temporary chair
man and let Mr.. F.'s motion come up
later. Then the racket began again,
and the partisans of each side got SO
warm that it looked on several Occa-
sions as if they would come to blows.
After much labor with his stick which
was used in place of gavel. Chairman
Allen got little order, and ruled in
favor of Mr.. Fulwiler's motion, and
Mr.. Hackman appealed from the de-
cision, and called for division. Both
sides keeping up continual din, but
in the division of the crowd the Allen
people were in majority by 4 to l.
Finally Col. Allen walked up to Mr..
Y ost and extending bis hand said,
''Let's bury the hatchet." After con-
siderable talk it YVES agreed that Messrs.
Allen, lost. Fulw1ler and Hackman
should retire and agree On plan sat
isfactory to al, In about half an hour
they returned and Mr.. Hackman as
spokesman, announced that that had
agreed and selected Samuel A. Dunlap
of Pastures, for city and county chair
man, and called On them to ratify their
action, which was done by reclamation.
After few words from the new chair
mar, the following committeeman
were elected Staunton, LIST ward, r..
A. Fulwiler, T. J. Hounihan; I'd ward,
John A. Noon, T. K. Hackman; Bev-
erly Manor, Jacob Engleman, River
heads, John s. Collins; Middle River,
q. Beard; North River, r. M. Houff;
Pastures, Jacob ROhrer; South River,
to be filled.
The following delegates to the con-
gressiopal convention were chosen:
At large-John 8. Collins, Chas. s..
Roller.
Riverheads-Wm. Shields, John F.
Sheets, David s. Condor, J. Ran Smith
alternates, John W. Rowe, M. 8. Steele.
Fastures-Sam1 A. Dunlap. A. DIS.
Beck. f. D. Wood, M. H. Rohrer; al
ternates, VIM. Baylor, r. M. Newcomb b.
North Rivera. M. Horn, R. M.
HOuff. VIM. Rush, d. F. Sheets; alter
mates, E. Kiracofe, A. Sanger, John
Robinson, Robert Warren.
Middle River-Jos. Beard, Harvey
Tutwiler, G. V. Parkins, John G. Full
ton, Jr.; alternates, VIM. CARRIER, G..
G. Kidd.
South River-J. w. Brand, J. w.
Hulvey, G. II. Cohron, j. Harvey Ham
iltOn; alternates, Ashby Maupin, W.
E. Hamilton, A. A. Arnold, John D.
Balsiey.
Beverly Manor-E. U. Black, R. S.
Clark, Jos. 5. Cochran, A. J. Livick;
John Sullivan, Frank Col
Inns, VIM. Larner, M. M. Tisdale.
Staunton-1st ward-J. G. Scheffer,
b. B. CARRIER, X. A. Fulwiler, 7. J.
Hounihan; alternates, o. Z. Smith,
b. V. Voorhees,. End ward-Turner
K. Hackman, John A. Noon, Hugh H.
Fultz, Guy Hamilton; alternates, VIM.
Crosby. Geo. Greaver.
A motion to instruct for Mr.. Yost
was made by Col. Allen and carried
with rush.
After this business had been trans
acted speeches were made by Col. Al
len. Mr.. Yost and others, telling how
glad they were that all discussions in
he Republican party in Augusta had
been wiped out and in the future per-
fect harmony Would exist