Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
A STRONG REPLY
TO Mr.. MINORITY
Recent Demand That Reor-
ganization be Had, Etc,
Said to be Unreasonable
Editor the G. v. News:-

In last issue, you published COM
munication signed minority" ask
ing that a mass meeting of Demo-
Gratis be called ut once to select dele
gates to the Bristol con> ention of the
ninth district, and asking for a re-or-
agnization of the county committee.
Why should a mass meeting to
select delegates be called, until it is
determined by the Legislature whet-
her Tazewell is to remain in the
Ninth, or go to the Sixth, which
seems most likely at this time If we
are placed in the Sixth, then we we'll
wait upon the action of the Sixth
District committee as to convention
or primary. If we remain in the
Ninth, then mass meeting will be
called in time to select delegates to
the Bristol convention. As to the
other matters referred to by Minor
ity, F" we fail to see what good pur
pose could be served by entering into
any discussion with HIM as to general
party affairs in the county. He truly
says there is reason for the lay
down. in ast falls election, ard we
beg to remind MIR. Minority, whom
we know by his true name, that he
is lone of the reasons" and he laid
down oil his party's candidate and
voted against him. and all because
Minority was unable to use the coun-
ty organization to the private end,
which he had in view for mis- own pri-
vate good; and now having in view
another "piece of pie'' in the shape
of Presidential appointment in 1918
if a Democrat is elected, he wants
the present county committee, which
serves until 1913, to resign so that
he can try to get up "reorganiza-
tion" for the sake of "harmony.
Yes, one that will harmonize with
his designs on piece of pie and
endorse me. He is a nice fellow to
be giving advice to Democrats he
had better go off to one side and kick
himself for having worked and voted
against his party's candidate last fall
Our advice to him Is to ac, on the
cardinal principle of Democracy, that
The majority rules, and cease acting
on the principle that his party owes
him living and that the organiza-
tion must help him get it, and if it
doesn't he is in the mi nority, then he
is sour and mad and votes against
his party and exerts himself unceas-
lngly and maliciously. to "get even"
and vengeance on the organization,
which he. could not use for his tool.
He has the audacity to appear before
you in print. crying "Re-organiza-
tion and Harmony!"
Minority" further complains that
the Republican party has the best
plan of organization which is one
member on the county committee
from each voting precinct. He was
present at the mass meeting in July,
1911, and knows the present county
chairman suggested that very change
as an improvement and asked the
NEE ting to organize the new commit
tee on that basis, but the proposition
was not carried, a majority being
against 1t, after the question had
been fully discussed. Why didn't Mr..
Minority protest and give the advice
he now offers? He also complains be-
cause that one precinct, referring to
Tazewell, has five members on the
committee. He knows that this very
point was raised in the mas1 meeting
and was fully discussed and consider
ed, and big majority was in favor
of the five members being on the
committee, and Mr.. Minority was a
member of the mass meeting that Sc
lected and recommended the commit
teemen. Why didn't he protest and
give some of his advice at the mass
meeting, on the very points which he
now condemns and assigns as reason
for his Reorganization Plan, (which
he desires to pull off about eighteen
months previous to the time fixed by
party rules and regulations. He wants
to ride rough shod over the party's
rules and laws, as to the time fixed
for selecting the county committees,
which Is every two years at the time,
when nominations are made for the
House of Delegates
MAJORITY.
Tazewell. Va, Feb. Is.