Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-10-07

HAL. D. FLOOD. of AppomattoX Co.
Resolutions Adopted at a Full
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC Con-
GREssIoNAL COMMITTEE OF THE
TENTH CONGRESSIONAL Dis
TRICT, HELD AT CLIFTON FORGE,
AUG. Is, 1904.
Whereas, Capt Jno N Opie, who
annonxA himself a candidate for
thsi bic nomination for Con
;. 4 ess I4cn' the Tenth Congress
sional District of Virginia, but WHO
for reasons best known to himself,
did not enter the primary election;
has complained in two published
letters that there were Irregular
ties in meeting of the district
committee of the Tenth District in
reference to the Congressional
urinary. and that he was not fair
Y treated by said committee; and
Whereas, in said letters Capt 0.
rie contends that the said commit
tee did not follow strictly the rules
laid down bv the Democratic State
Committee for primary elections.
and as a consequence OF SAID conten
ton the Republican paper Of tins
district has claimed that Hon II ID
Flood was not regularity nominal
ted. and there was no obligation on
the part of Democrats to support
him; and
Whreas, there is no foundations
for said complaints, contentious
and claims, therefore 5e it
Resolved, by the Democratic
Committee of the Tenth Congress
sional District Of Virginia:
First that Captain Jno N Ople
was not ONLY fairly, but generously
treated by said committee during
his contemplated candidacy for the
Democratic nomination.
Second. That Col Buttons en-
tire action toward Capt Opie was
in the same spirit as the commit
tees. and is hereby fully approved :
Third. That the nomination OF
Hon H D Flood was strictly in &C
cord with the primary adopted by
the Democratic State Committee.
was entirely regular, and he is as
much entitled to every Democratic
vote in the district, as if he had
been nominated by a convention or
primary in which there was a
contest.
Fourth. That all of the meet
ings of this committee held in ref
erence to said primary were regular
in every respect,
Said meetings were held as fol-
lows: o.,
One in Lynchburg on the 9th
day of April, at which the second
day of July was fixed as date for
the Congressional primary. ~
One at Richmond on the 29th
day of April, at which the date OF
said primary was changed at Capt
Opie's request. oon
One at Clifton Forge on the 2Sth
day of May, at which the plan OF
primary adopted by the State Com
mittee, with the addition that each
candidate should have friend at
the polls during the day, and until
the count was completed, was
adopted as the plan of the primary
for the Congressional nomination;
and at which the assessment upon
the Candidates to pay the expenses
of the primary was made, and OF
which both candidates were lmme'
diately notified. -,
One in Richmond on the 9th
day of June, at which four OF the
five members of the committee
were present in person. At this
meeting it was ascertalned that
though the time fixed by the COM
mittee in which the candidates
should comply with the regulations
prescribed had expired, and that
Capt. Opie had not complied with
said regulations, so as to, entltle
him to enter the primary, the time
was extended in which he could
comply with the regulations ana
qualify himself to enter the prl'
mary, and member OF the com
mittee notified him of TINS fact
He took no notice of this action
and the committe had no discretion
under the party law, but had to
declare the only candidate who had
complied with their regulations
the nominee of the Democratic par,
ty for Congress and so the Hon ii
D Flood was declared to be the
nom inee by ihe committee.
Up. WHITEHEAD
VIM. R. ALLEN,
EDWARD ECHOLS