Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-07
CONVENTION AT WASH.
INgT0N POINT.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES
FOR PORTSMOUTH CITY AND
NORFOLK COUNTY TO THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES AND
SENATE OF VIRGINIA.

Colonel White as chairman, which nom
ination was unanimous,
Also the appointing of Secretaries, r
E. t1lassette and J. B. Hunter.
Delegates present from the city o
Portsmouth to represent the people O
the city, who were appointed by pub
lie meeting, held at the Town Hall
were Col. D. J. Goodwin, j. W. H. Por-
ter, Thomas H. Williams, c. w. Muir
| daugh, G.. L. Neville, A. Watts, r
Glassette, L. Watts, R. G. Rodman, j
B. Hunter, John O'Conner, John Taylor
| and John Murphy.
From the county we noticed among
the most prominent, L. Berkeley, w. L.
Gisbon, j. R. Hathaway, DR.. White, j.
M. Drewry, F. Wilson, DR.. Lewis B.
Tatem, G. d. Parker, j, w. Thomas,
L. Edwards, A. Ives, H. Tatem, J. Eth
eredge, E. Hathaway, W. Seward, W.
johnson and F. Gills.
Mr.. Drewry offered the following
solution
Resolved, That the chair appoint a
committee of six, consisting of three
delegates from the city and \ like num-
Der from the county, to determine as to
a fair representation; the county and
city together being entitled to one SEN
ator and three Delegates, under the
Bayne and Underwood Constitution.
The motion was concurred in.
The chair appointed the following
delegates from the county: J. M. Drew
ry, is. Stewart and F. Wilson; from
the city, G. W. Murdaugh, Thomas Fl.
Williams and G.. L. Neville.
The committee retired and after a
half an hour had been spent, returned
and reported that the city of Portsmouth
be entitled to the senator and one dele
gate and Norfolk county to two dele
gates.
Mr.. l.. Watts offered motion that
Norfolk county appoint her delegates,
and the city of Portsmouth appoint her
senator and delegate.
This motion met with a hot discus
sion, and called forth remarks from the
most prominent delegates.
The motion being put to the Conven-
ton it was carried by majority of two.
The delegates from the city duly re-
tired and organized themselves by
electing chairman and secretary.
The chair being ready for the nomi-
nation Mr.. Thomas H. Williams was
nominated for Senator without opposi-
ton.
The names of w. H. White, Edward
Hunter and W. L. Firman were an
nounced as candidates for the House of
Delegates; first ballot--9 for Hunter, 8
for White, and for Firman.
Upon motion the nomination of dele
gate to the House was made unanimous
for Hunter.
The meeting then, ON motion, ad-
journed to receive the nominations of
the delegates FROM the county.
At the same time the delegates from
the county organized themselves into
meeting and elected j. R. Hathaway to
the chair and Griffin Edwards as secre-
tary.
The chair being ready for business
the delegates went into an election of
delegates to the House, resulting in the
election of Capt. 6. D. Parker and Grit
fin Edwards.
Mr. John Drewry then moved that
this meeting adjourn in order to receive
the nominations of Senator and dele
gates to the House, from the city dole
CATION. The motion was carried.
The delegates from the county and
city then resolved themselves into a
committee of the whole, in order to re-
ceive the names of the candidates for
the House and Senate, which were read
by the secretaries of the late delega-
| tions. The nominees being satisfactory
they were sanctioned.
Mr.. Porter offered a set of resolut ions
which were, by the consent of the Con-
| vention, committed to a comMittee of
five delegates, appointed by the chair,
consisting of Captain j. B. Hunter, j.
r. Hathaway, G. L. Neville, L. Berk-
Icy and c. w. Murdaugh, who rejected
the resolutions, save the fifth, which ap-
| proved the nomination of Colonel G. G.
Walker for Governor.
Mr.. Porter called for his resolutions,
and made an eloquent speech upon
each one; but subsequently withdrew
| them.
Colonel d. j. Goodwin was endorsed
| by the Convention as the candidate re-
commended by the citizens of Nanse-
mond and Sussex counties, for Congress.
from this district, pledging to give their
support in his election. mo one in the
| whole district will do the people OF this
district more good than the Co!onsl.)