Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-12-06
THE STAUlTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

Withdrawn the committee was appointed. viz
/ Messrs Hartman, Dencale, Barbour, Carr, ant
Glass.
| The committee retired. and business was slis
pended. While the Convention and the speca
tors were awaiting the return Of the committee
Mr.. Kenna entered the house and made an an
nonncement which cahsed friehflul Stampede
The scene is alluded 10 elsewhere in This paper.
The Convention resumed its business al Union
/ Hail. A motion was made 10 invite The ladies' Il
attend. Objected TO on The ground that the Hal
would not more than contain the members. 1he
motion was carried. bui no ladies' came
The committee on alicrnates reported in favor
Of admitting Mr.. White. of Hanover as alternate
for Flnvanua-no other change. The report was
as follows: Wise 81 .4lG Leake. 25.762; Sed-
don. 2.49I Smith. 2 25; Faulkner. 259-.whole
vote cast. 62.2S9: necessary 10 choice. 81 GA ,
No candidate having received the requisite
number. the Convention proceeded TO v te a,ain.
Mr.. Hiner. of Pendleion nominated William
Smith for Governor Mr.. MrMullen arose again.
(Coniusion.) Ii was the last time he would al
tempt 10 address the house CRY of''good. "and
lanehier.) lie advocated the claims of Smith
was opposed to '.ihe new recruits' Wise could
rot unite the Democratic vote.
Mr. Ashby. of Alexandria. was an intimate
friend Of Mr.. Smith. and appealed to Mr. II. 10
Withdraw Mr. s Mr. Hner agreed TO do so.
Mr. Liggett. Of Rockingham. as friend Of Mr..
Leake. protested against the Treatment Mr.. Wise
had received. Mr. Irving and MI. Berry denied
that they had assailed Mr.. Wise. (Turmoil)
The Convention proceeded to vote again for a
candidate for Governor. When the vote was
concluded. Mr.. Meade stated that the word ''peas
ant" used by him in former speech, had been
Objected to- He appealed TO the dictionary and
defended his use Of the word. He then proposed
the appointment of committee 10 introduce reso-
buttons! Mr.. Richie shook his head. and cries of
no no! The subject was dropped Mr.. FAINT
leroy gave notice, however. that he would intro
duce a resolution. The Convention took recess
to half past two O'Clock.
AFrrRNooN.-It was understood that Mr. Wise
had secured the nomination. Mr.. Kenna sugges-
ted that as 10 triumph had been achieved. the
Wise men would not applaud on the Announce
ment of the vote Other members Objected
The vote stood. Wise 34.034, Leake $4,000.
Seldom 973. Holiday CT. Smith 300. majority
for Wise. over all The others. 2.34S. The Presi-
dent announced that Henry A. Wise was cleo
ted the Democratic candidate fnr Govprnor.;l
Mr. J. A. Hartman gave 10 his adhesion %
Wise. Mr. Irving had no apologies TO make for
his course. He. however. pledged gallant fight
for Wise. He had not assailed Mr. w. as he
had a prophetic anticipation that he would be
nominated 1.-THE Devil himself was the candi-
date against the Wings. Mr.. |. would "shut his
eyes and 90 it blind" He would say nothing "a
bout Wise's Dpmo4racy-it was delicate qnes
iion-hut he was stainless. whether Wing. n
Democrat. or both Mr.. I. was in fine bumor
laughed heartily himself. and the Convention
reared FL said the Leake men had frightened
the maioriiy-whnn they wanted their watches
to 90 fast they went fast Tkey had gerryman-
ded the majorty--they had blrfIcd them-they
had bullied them. He didn't think they ought
to have done it, but the mischief was. they had
done it! lie could never stand more than three
days quarrel. and ncw moved that The nomination
be declared unanimous.
The President took the vote upon this motion.
The ayes were loud and loug-there was a sprink-
ling # nocs-ihe President then announced that
the ayes were 'ipvgwhelmiog'" (Not n0aO'-
lnous)
The nomination ola canlidate fr Lient. Gov
ernor was next in order Mr.. Carr said the Wise
men would allow the Leake men to nominate
whom they pleased for the remaining Offices Mr.
Barbour nominated DR.. G.. r. Harris. of Augusta
for Lieut.. Governor Mr. w. II. Hartman sec"n
ded The nomination. Mr.. Brnneit. of Washington
nominated Mr. Pendleinn of Giles Mr. Miller
of Greenbriar nominated Mr.. Edmundsin. Of ltoa
nokc. Mr.. Early of Madison. spoke in favor o
DR. Harris lr. Meade advocated the claims u
Mr. F.dmundson MIR E.. said Mr.. NJ, needt
no as,luton at the hands Of the Democracy q
it is Thought other candidates do. Mr.. Brown, .
Kanawha. nominated Mr. McComas, Of Kanaw
ha. Mr. Taylor. Of Montgomery, oirinaicc MIR
D. IL Hage Mr.. White spoke in favor OF ;lr
Hoge Mr.. Irving made a personal explanation
in reference To his charge ofraud preferred agains
Mr.. Deneale, on Thursday. Mr.. English toll
another anecdule. He enngized NlcComas. bu
would vote for Pendlcion. He could not call III
Democracy ''unterrfed," after the last scene a
the Church Mr.. Claiborne wanted to keep DR.
Harris in the Senate. He proposed to nominate
Pendleion for Lieut.. Governor, and IRAN Tuck
er" for Attorney General, by acclamalion. II
wanted no compensation for the defeat of Leake
The Office of Lieut.. Governor was not worth fight
ing for. Mr. Gordon, of Alexandria, urged tn
claims of DR.. IL. Mr.. Glass, Of Lnchburg
brought the debate 10 a close hy moving the pre-
vous question: The vote was taken, and tn
Convention adjourned till after supper.
NieHr.-Befure the Secretaries appeared to re
port the vote contribution was made TO pay ic
The damage sustained by the church. Mr. Benz
nj Harrison was called upon TO speak He wa
lifted on the stage, and requested 'onr latest cor
vert, Mr. James Lyons" to address the Conver
ton. Mr. l.. did not present himself. Mr.. No
Comas. candidate Tor Lieut.. Governor, was cal
ed up. Said he was defeated still adhered
, the party Northern isms' sc. SC. The Pre-
ident informed the speaker that the Secreiarl'
would now report The vote. and the latter reSun
ed his seat without concluding his remarks.
Various members proposed To change their volt
before the result was announced. Mr.. w.
Hartman inquired if the friends OF Mr.. Pendlet'
knew that Mr. p had voted for Boyd the ind