Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-04
The Eighth District.
IS MCDONALD. EDITOR.

pow.wow in that pleasant town. The occasion
wAsthe nomination ola candidate for Congress
The Winchester Republican thinks there
cold mol have been less than three hundred
delegates in attendance The trained loadies Of
Mr. Charles James Faulkner carried their
point and secured his nomination;not however
without the determined resistance of nearly
halfihe body. and the disgust and withdrawal
ola large portion. In the organization of the
convention the friends of Faulkner were Jug
gled into the .,ilices, and then contest arose
as TO whether The nomination should be made
by majority,or two-thi-ds vote-the Faulk-
nerites, who held slight majority. approving
the former mode, and the friends of Mr.. John
Randolph Tucker preferring the latter. The
scene that arose 10 the discussion of this ques
ton, the Republican says, beggars description.
"Confuson became worse coniounded. The
Convention was threatened with chaos and
dark night Mr.. BradReld, Of Berryville, was
the first to step toward aud formally with
draw from further participation in the proceed
ings. II was course. he said, bis constituen.
cy expected and required. Mr.. Geo. Mason,
retired but pledged himself, before doing so,
to support any one nominated on TIC two
third principle in whose morals. purity and
Democracy" he could confde Mr.. Magson,
as lone of The old Hotspurs," withdrew. Mr.,
Buckner Ashby hoped the meeting would not
break up in row. and was followed in re
mark from some one ITO fame Unknown" ex
pressing decided preference for protracted
meeting. Mr.. Lyder and several other dele
gates from this town and county quietly lett
and ito your tents, oh, lsrael' came in proph.
ct tones from The door, as the ogress operation
progressed. DIR. J. Faunferoy and Mr. Nc
Donald expressed determination TO leave, hut
the latter after participated in the proceedings
Mr.. Tho nton Pendleton made an explanation
before he vacated his seat. He Ind left the
Wings because no thought the rights oil the
South were in jeopardy. From what he saw.
there was as great danger in that Convention
Mr.. Opie. as he left, declared he could not vote
for Mr.. Faulkner under any possible circum.
stances. The Fanlknertcs became a little
alarmed. Determined as they were to have their
man. they began to perceive that il was pos.
sble to push their schemes too far Tor their
own safety. An adjournment until 10.
clock took place.
Upon re- assembling, the Fanlkneries saw
that the ranks of the opposition had become so
thinned by withdrawal as to admit of u show
OF fairness by rcconsidering the ma iorty rule
and adopting The two-thirds plan. They meant
to have their man, but as it could be done by
the two third rule aftera large proportion Of
the friends of that rule had retired , so much
the better The re consideration and conse
quent adoption OF the two thirds rule was car
ried by vote of 3,6s2 to 1898.
Just before the nominations were common
ced. Mr.. Tucker appeared in the Convention,
and in an honorable manner withdrew his
name from consideration. 1t was far from his
purpose do any thing that would lessen the
harmony Of the Democratic party. He was a
Democrat born and raised, and so far as he
knew he would die one. He had not played
the part OF an caves.dropper uponthe Convon.
ton, but was there to relieve the body of his
name, because he was unwilling to be respon.
sible for any discord in the party no had &C
much at heart. The nominations were pro
ceeded with, interrupted frequently by the
"noise and confusion" and once by a regula
fight between a couple OF delegates from Thu
place. Messrs. Faulkner, Cook Harris, anC
VIM Lucas were nominated,
On the third ballot, Cook and Lucas having
been Withdrawn Faulkner received the nom
inaton. The Republicans account continues
II was announced that Mr.. Faulkner wa
near at hand and would address the Conven
ton. A committee OF one from each count,
found him, like Hervey of old. contemplating
the beauties of the night and meditating among
the tombs. Scarcely minute elapsed befor,
he appeared. Did you hear his speech reader
If not, you missed the most supremely ridicu
lous harangue you can ever possibly hope IL
hear. Mr.. Faulkner could not return thanks
enough for this act of "magnanmty and jus
tice." II Was said he was too young a Dem
ocrat for the honor, but he would reply, in tn.
language of Pitt, that the fault was correcting
itself every day. He had been a Democrat al
his life, and the principles OF the last Baltimore
platform were entirely his own. The honor oil
this nomination would efectualy silence the
base inslnuations of those arch enemies of the
Countrywide Wings. The distinguished gentle
man had not words enough TO express his con.
tempt of the Wing party. and when he con-
Guided. he did SO with the assurance that the
democracy would find him true now and for