Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-28
COMMITTF ACTION
HERE fXpLA LAINED
A Graham Democrat, at Sea Over
Brisiel Essiing, Need Worry No
Longer, For the Secrets 0ul.
February "a, 1918.
Mr.. j. A.Leslie,
TazeWell, VIRGINIA

feDruary "a, 1918.
Mr.. j. A. Leslie,
Tazewell, Virginia.
Dear Sir:-I wish you would
please, if you can, explain to
myself and other interested
Democrats Of Tazewell county,
through the columns of your
paper, what was meant by the
resolution adopted at Bristol on
the 10th, by the district commit
tee, on, the motion of Col. j. B.
Boyer, that the disputes for local
Offices, evidently alluding to the
postoff;ces be left to be settled
by the local organizations. Does
this mean that the county COM
mittee will make recommends
tions for these Offices, or chat the
county chairman, acting on
authority for the county commit
tee, viii make such reccmenda-
tions? | confess that | am very
much interested in knowing
what this resolution actually
meant, as l could not see why
it was necessary for the same to
be in Introduced and adopted by
the district committee, in view
of the fact that the question of
local contests were not pending
before that committee, but only
questions effecting the district
Offices. 1t makes me a little
suspicious that the resolution
was introduced in an attempt to
give some county committee
pretended authority to recon-
mend these appointments, which
is the real Joker" in the resolu-
ton. Ii you are unable to reach
the conclusion satisfactory to
yourself, about what was meant
by that resolution, will you
please ask Col. Boyer, its patron,
and | will ask you to publish this
letter and his reply in this weeks
issue of your paper, and you will
therefore greatly oblige,
A DEMOCRAT.
The above letter, from CORE
spondent at Graham, Va, was
submitted to Mr.. Boyer, a men,
ber of the district committee.
He replies as follows: "While it
is true, that in an official opacity
the question Of the endorsement
of candidates for local Offices
was not pending before this
committee, as a fact the ques-
ton was virtually "pending".
There were candidates from all
over the district for local Offices
and their friends and sympa-
thizers galore, and to emphasize
that the committee had no author
ity the resolution was passed.
That's all there is to it. After
Mr.. Ellyson's letter l do not be-
lieve any county committee as
such, has the right to endorse
any candidate for postmaster,
but that each committeeman has
the right to make endorsement
personally as citizens and voters,
if he so chooses.
The sole object Of the Bristol
meeting, called by secretary
Wysor by order of the chairman,
DR.. j. d. Buchanan, was to try
to secure the appointment Of
Internal revenue collector for
the Ninth district"
At a recent meeting of the
Democratic district committee,
at Bristol, the following resolu-
tions were offered both by Mr..
Gose of Bristol:
Resolved, That it is not the
province Of this committee, as
such to make endorsements for
local Offices; that we believe all
local matters come within the
province of the local oragniza-
tions, and that the endorsements
and cooperation Of this commit
tee be confined in the future to
district Offices alone.
On motion of Mr.. Boyer, the
foregoing resolution was adopted.
In view of the diversity OF
opinion as to the policy that
should be pursued by this COM
mittee as to the endorsement oil
a candidate for either of the
Offices of district attorney, col
lector of internal revenue anc
marshal for the western district
of Virginia, therefore be it,
Resolved, That it is the sense