Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-07
Boanp or PuBLuc woRKs.-Tbe regular


nominees Of the democratic party for The
Board of Public Works are now before the
people. They are Mr. Daniel of Prince
George, for the LIST; DIR. Graham of Lexington.
for the end; and Col. Armstrong of Taylor.ior
the 3rd District. We shall oppose the cleo.
ton ofeach and all these gentlemen. because
we regard il high duty to the State TO thwart
ifpossibe the attempt TO make "a political ma
chine" of this Board The nomination al
Stanton seems 10 have been effected with
much difficulty and only by combination upon
a man whose name was not mentioned till the
18th ballot This is in strict accordance with
democratic usage and the inevitable effect of
that very democratic rule which requires a
two.thirds vote-nstcad of a majorty,to make
a nomination.
From the Richmond Enquirer we gather
the following particulars.
The permanent officers of the Convention
were President Douglas B Layne Of Allegha-
ny; Vice Presidents C. w. Dabney Of Haro
yer, S. w Flcklin oil Albemade. Thcs ~
WEIGH OF Madison Vim. Gray Of Richmond
City and Jacob Baylor of Augusta; Secretaries.
VIM. +. Richie, J Nj Daniel aud +. j. AL
fred.
On motion of Mr.. J. II. Skinner ofAugusta,
the fvo-lhiyds rule was adopted.
The differ ent votes Stood as follows
lst--R @. Morris G, $685.. G. Paxton 4,706,
G. E. Dencale 4309, scattering 1900.
2d-Morris 6l92 Paxton 1889, Deneale
4.497, scattering 2.165.
3d-Morris 6,632, Paxton 1916, Dsneale
4,S04. scattering SIS.
4lh--Morrs 6,572, Paxton 5,3o3, Deneale
4443, scattering 1.075.
5th--Morris 6172. Paxton 5,6l4, Deneale
4,f76. scattering 1852.
6th--Morris 6 1913. Paxton 4,797, Jacob
Baylor 1866, scattering 1864.
7th-Morris6 o4l, Paxton 4,243, Baylor g..
10. scattering 1888
9Th Morris 7,l6o, Baylor 1875. scattering
1886.
9th--Morris $3.50 Baylor 6,226, Hiram
Martz 1,9ll, scattering 1929.
10 Morris 7,1S1, Baylor 6,632, scattering
1896.
llth-Morris 5645 Aired Graham 1O,37O,
scattering 1.l39.
On motion of Mr.. Welch Of Madison. the
18th vote was taken by generall vote--aud ii
was afterwards made unanimous, also on mo
ton Of Mr.. WEIGH.
DIR. Graham, we belie. O. has never held any
public station--unless it were that Of Postmas
Ger in Lexington. He is regarded as a gen
tleman OF good PRACTICAL sense. and has, no
doubt. given some attention to the subject of
Internal improvements, but we are no, appri-
zed ofany superior qualification he possesses
for the difficult and highly responsible duties
ofthe post for which he is presented. We
have no doubt that Mr.. Morris Of Amherst was
better en,tled land better suited for, the office
than his more fortunate competitor,
In the Bird district also the nomination seems
to have been dernier resort. Itappears from
the official proceedings of the Winchester
Convention, as we learn from the Richmond
Times, that that body was in session two days
and it was not until the evening OF the second
day that Col Armstrong; name was brought
.forward. Messrs Robert Johnston. of Harri
son, cambridge of Jefferson, ] II. M. Beale oil
Mason Hays OF Gmer, Hamilton of Ran
dolph. Davidson Of Warren, Wiley ofMarion,
Bruce Of Frederick, and some Others were PIT
in nomination. and voted for. But after LIS
Intellectual ballots. the Democracy apparent
ly in despair OF making nomination dropped
all their prominent men and united on Col
Armstrong. who. it will BIO seen. was not the
first choice of single member of the Conven.
ton. Such is the beautiful operation of hat
famous Democratic principle, the two.thir]s
rule.
While upon this subject we take occasion to
introduce an article from the Richmond Wing:
"An intensely small meeting OF political
wire-workers, belonging to the Democratic
party, it seems, assembled few days ago in
Lynchburg, and undertook TO elect Commits
sioner Of the Board OF Public Works for the
first District, in other words to dictate to the
voters OF the District who they should elect
Inls small squad Of politicians determined that
Ihos. II. Daniel. Esq. should be the man. No.
lens, cofens, the Democracy must vote for Mr..
Daniel, because the Lynchburg caucus says so
mot that there is Wing Candidate in the
field or any prospect Of there being one, but
simply in servile submissionto the edict of KING