Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-05-12
Mr.. ReardOn'S Position,

hearing the signature nl Mr.. !
Ralph Grigsby. entitled "A Plea
To my Opponents" After recit-
ing that the voters of both Clarke
and Warren Counties are DESTROYS
OF leaving in the hands of Clarke
alone the nomination Of the Demo
cratic candidate for our next leg.
islature, Mr.. Grigsby then requests
that the opponents agree tn lave
Clarke alone name the nominee
Whiie | personally feel that / can
command very Iaru,. vnte in
Warren, i too have always been
IN favor of leaving the matter to
Clarke : selection. and Mr.. Griy,bv
well knows my views in that con-
nection. l am at loss To- know
shy MIR. Grigsby ha~ placed me
under the ban Of his letter. unless
~ II To- create sentiment in his
favor with the voters of Clarke.
! IN March. after conference with
MIR. GrigSby and upon his request.
personally saw Mr.. Carson.
Chairman of the Democratic Com
mittee for Warren. Mr.. Carson
upon my suggestion took up a
correspondence with MIR. Lee.
Chairman rf the Democratic Dom
mlttee of Clarke. in which those
gentlemen tried to come TO plan
by which nomination OF a candidate
could be LEI, TO Clarke County
alone. My vicNs were at that
early date rccited ia letter from
Mr.. Carson ~ Mr.. Lee. now in
Lees possession.
Mr.. Grigsby proceed, further 10
challenge his opponents to act
fairly" i'm this matter. Here he
has 10y Inference suggested unfair
practices ON the part of his oppo-
nentS. "f which | am one. There
hy demand of Mr.. GriSgby Ia Gre
one instance wherein | have acted
other than fairly. II lac can dn
this Ice will, if he can not do So
then the voters will know that his
communication is not for the pur-
pose az expressing his honest view,
and of getting those OF opponents.
but only a wordy political produc-
ton of his own 10y which he seeks
Ia enlist the support of people
honestly seek the truth and whom
he has tried to deceive by covering
up the truth.
Again Mr.. Grigsby says Il
further challenge my opponents to
act fairly in this matter and save
To Clarke county's people the un-
enviahle position in which they
would be should we force Warren
county into an unnecessary politi-
cal campaign. which her people.
through their committee, have
honestly tried Ia avoid" May /
here ask Mr.. Grigsby if he con-
siders his opponents sufficiently
influential with men of the char
acter, calibre and standing of those
men who compose the Executive
Committees for the two Counties
to direct them in their official
dutleSl If so do we need any
higher recommendation for the
position we aspire to than this Mr..
Grigsby implicitly gives usl The
matter is entirely in the hands of
Executive Committees for the two
Counties and | shall freely Co
operate with the Committees and
the respective candidates in pre-
paring a plan by which the matter
may be left entirely with Clarke
county, let il be be Delegated
Convention or otherwise.
Mr.. Grigsby knows that certain
Of his opponents can poll pracli-
cally the entire vote of Warren
County. If he can keep the War
rem voter out he is rid of an insur-
mountable barrier to himself. lie
knows that he has nothing to lose
IN Warren, hence he has no tear
f any i'll effects which the putt
fishing of his letter might produce
an that County, while he hopes 10y
such letter TO curry favor with
Clarke voters. He feels that such
reply from his opponent, let it
he for or against submitting the
nomination TO Clarke alone, will
rrate some sentiment in one or
.c other of the Counties. against
,r candidate making the reply.
Regardless Of what effect IL might
nave on my candidacy | will state
here that personally prefer To have