Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
A CARD
To the Republicans of Rockbridge
County

senDle dt Lexington, virginia, on
February "a, 1912. for the purpose
Of electing delegates to the State
and District Conventions, and to
reorganize your party in the Coun-
ty. The primary meetings have
been called to meet on February %,
legal holiday, in order to meet the
convenience of the official family,
and 1 want to call upon all loyal Re-
publicans in the County, who desire
to see a militant. fighting Republi-
can party again organized in this
o d-time Repu blican County. to be-
stir themselves, and take an active
interest in the reorganization of
their party, 10 the end that it NAV
no longer be dominated by the Off.
cial family.
Some two years ago the Republi-
cans of the County, by sharp prac-
tees, were denied the right to or
ganize their party. In Walkers
Greek District the hour appointed
for the meeting was 3 pm. \ few
Republicans, amounting to some
seven or eight. under the leader
ship of R1rai Mail Carrier. assem-
bled and held a convention at about
,. 40. Some twenty-five other Re-
publicans arrived there at 2.45, and
proceeded to hold convention at
the appointed hour, 3 pm. They
were denied admission to the Coun-
ty Convention, and the delegates
elected by the seven or eight, pre-
vious to the appointed hour, were
recognized. In the Kerr's Greek
District, after the delegates had
been elected there, the representa-
tives OF the County Machine refused
to sign the credentials until they
were given half of the delegates
from that district. In this way the
Republicans OF the County we're de-
MED the right TO reOrganize the
party two years ag). Therefore
Republicans can expect to be con-
fronted with just such sharp prac-
tees, and should be on the alert TO
see that no such methods prevail at
the coming primaries. The County
Committee met and, as am advised
by several representative members
who participated in the meeting,
fixed the former places at which 70
hold the District Committee meet
ing, but when the call was issued,
we find that in order to make il as
difficult as possible for the great
body of Republicans in Walker S
Creek District to attend the pri-
maries, by some shady practice OF
some one connected with preparing
the call, the meeting place in that
district has been placed at Browns
burg, the most remote point at which
it could be placed for the great body
OF Republicans who reside in the
Goshen precinct. They also changed
the meeting pl.ce in the Kerr's
Creek District from Big Spring
Mill to Highland Bells School
House, so as to make it little more
convenient to the relations of a GER
tain office holder. and little more
inconvenient to the mass of the Re
publicans in the District.
1t might as well be understood by
the mass OF Republicans throughout
the County, that the same old prac-
tees will be attempted to put up an
Organization solely for the purpose
of endorsing a candidate for Post
master at Lexington.
The Republicans of the County
who believe in the principles OF the
party, and who remember that only
few years ago the County was a,
all times doubtful. and, in many 10.
stances, gave large Repu blican ma
iorities. frequently electing mem.
bers of the House of Delegates and
many local county officials. and now,
when they confront the fact that
they are no longer recognized as {
3 militant force in the politics OF the
a County. and that, at the recen
County and StaJe election they die
not as much as return one singh,
Supervisor in the County, it doe.
seem that they would become suffi
GENTLY interested in their party tt