Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-18

tne county committee which is aggra
waited by the following vitriolic para
graph in DIR. Greever's card:
"My friends, in the committe,
meeting, pointed out the unfairnes.
of convention at this time and un,
der these circumstances, and asked
for two things:
list: Instead of the DOCTORED
convention. that an old time mass
meeting be called in which every vot-
er might have the privilege of stand.
ing up ant, ae counted.
"2nd. A full Republican ticket be
placed in the field Both of our sug
gestions were spurned and turned
down."
l was not present at this meeting
but the above statements l am assur
ed by gentlemen who were present
are very incorrect. DIR. Greever's 8
friends did not directly ask for any,
thing. One or more of them, previous
to any motion made before the COM
mittee expressed some views with re-
gard to calling convention to nomi-
nate full ticket, but the absurdity of
having a convention to pass upon can
didates for county offices where there
was no opposing candidates, was so
obvious that the matter was never
brought by motion before the commit
tee by any of DR.. Grreever's friends.
nor was the matter of holding a coun-
ty mass netting, brought on motion
before the Committee by any of DR..
Greever's friends. Upon the contrary.
when motion was made to hold a
delegated convention, such as has been
called, a friend of DR.. Greever sug-
gested that a mass meeting would be
preferable. A member of the commit
tee came to me and reported the fact.
L requested him to go back to the
meeting and inform the committee
that mass meeting would be per-
fectly acceptable to me. This was
done. and DIR. Greever's friend, Mr..
M. l.. Peery, who is his brother in
law, declined to offer a motion for the
holding of mass meeting, and alb
ruptly left the committee meeting.
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE "BOTH
OF OUR SUGGESTIONS WE'RE
AND TURNED DOWN?"
or does it look like both suggestions
were mere subterfuges from which
DIR. Greever's friends ran away when
they thought they might be accepted? ?
DIR. Greever, in desperation, makes
a very unwarranted appeal to the Re-
publican voters for their support, by
saying:
"lf the voters of this county are in
favor of fair play and square deal,
and l know they are, believe they
will stand by me in this fight against
ring rule, one man power and family
This is distinct charge that the
county committee, through my pro-
curement, has refused to give DR..
Greever square DEAL" For the
as well as myself, pro-
nounce this charge as utterly untrue.
Can there be any fairer treatment
candidate than delegated
with the delegates select
ed at twenty five mass meetings, one
held at each precinct in the county,
where every Republican voter can at
tend without inconvenience or epxense
and express his sentiments, and can
stand up and be counted? Can DIR.
Greever, or any man, suggest any
fairer method for ascertaining, by con-
vention or mass meeting, the senti-
ments of the Republican voters as to
his candidacy. His charge about
" family domination" is so obscure
that hardly know how to treat it.
What family is it that dominates
the county? H. Peery Britain repre-
sents the Peery's, one of the largest
and most influential families in the
county; S. S. F. Harman and James
w. Harman represent the Harman
family. perhaps the most numerous in
the county; j. Powell Royal repre-:
sents the Bowen family, another very
influential family; and Samuel P.
Mustard still another family. Or, does
he mean my family? The Barnses
have always been loyal supporters Of
all Republican candidates, and have
never asked for anything at the hands
of the party except through me. Is it
possible that all these strong families
are dominated by one? The PROPOSE
tion is too silly for serious considera-
tion. The families above named are
the only ones represented by the va
rIous candidates for county Offices, ex-
cept the Greevers.
DR.. Greever claims that there was
not enough time given for the conven-
tion, but he admits that he has been