The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-11
CONSERVATIVE NOMINATING
CONVENTION.
ELLYsoN AND KELLEY FOR MAYOR
The Other Nomin ees.
HARMONIOUS SESSION.

The convention composed Of fifteen dele
gates from each ward selected to nominate
two candidates for each office to be voted
for at the Conservative primary election
met at the rooms Of the Chamber OF Com
merce last night.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. Thomas w. McCance, on whose motion
Judge Robert Ould was called to the chair
Judge Ould, on taking the chair, made a
few appropriate remarks urging the import.
ance of Cancellation and harmony, and the
sacrifice of everything for the good of the
party.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas Branch, Cap.
tain John A. Sloan was elected secretary.
On motion of Mr.. w. &. Elan, the doors
were ordered to be closed except to dele
gates, alternates, and representatives OF the
press of the city.
The credentials OF delegates We're then
handed in, and the roll being called the fol-
lowing were found present:
Marshall Wdrd.-J. j. English, -. &
Richardson, Fl. 3. Dickerson, A. K. Wood
son, William F. Butler, Henry Bodeker'
Thomas Potts. James b. Royster, W.;
Wcstwood, James Parr, Clark Soul, Danie'
IIagan, John Romer, Thomas O'Connor,
Jefferson Ward.-W. W. Crump, Robert
Ould, A. G. Babcock, James Ilannon, A. S.
McRae, Alfred Moses, Thos. Jones, Samuel
G. Flournoy, Samuel Maccubbin, w. j.
Holmes. James G.. Smith, Solomon Wise,
o. 0. Null.
NOMINATION OF MAYOR.
The Convention proceeded to the nomina-
ton of Mayor, and Mr.. Thomas Potts placed
in nomination Henry X. Ellyson, the pre-
sent incumbent under the enabling act.
Mr.. Ellyson's nomination was seconded
and cordially endorsed by Mr.. Elan, who
paid high tribute to his course during
the recent scenes of excitement in this city.
He also nominated John F. Regnault as the
second candidate to go before the primary
election.
DR.. Manson seconded the nomination of
Messrs. Ellyson and Regnault, and eulo-
gized both in the highest terms.
Mr.. Thomas Branch nominated Mr.. a. NJ.
Kelley as q gentleman of modeSty and
worth, eminentIy fitted for the position, and
also endorsed what had been said Of Mayor
Ellyson.
Mr.. Beverage nominated Judge John A.
Meredith.
The nomination of Mr.. Kelley as the Sc
cond candidate was urged by Mr.. 2. Bow
man and Mr.. S. Maccubbn.
Mr.. Woodson nominated Colonel Albert
Ordway.
Colonel Ordway respectfully declined.
Mr.. Elam offered the following, which
was adopted:
"Resolred, That the following shall be
the order Of nomination: 1St. The Mayor.
I'd. The Commonwealth Attorney. 3D..
The City Sergeant. 4th. The City Trea-
surer. 9Th. The Commissioner of the Re-
venue. 9th. The Clerk of the Hastings,
Circuit, and Probate Courts"
Mr.. Elan also offered the following,
which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the mode of nomination
shall be as follows After all names shall
have been proposed for any office there shall
be vote taken, and upon the result being
declared all names except the four receiving
the highest number ofvotes shall be stricken
from the list. Another vote being had, the
two candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes shall he declared the nominees
for the office provided, that the candidate
or candidates receiving 4 majority OF the
votes on any vote shall be declared nomi-
nee, or the nominees for the office and
that OH every vote each delegate
shall vote on two candidates.
Mr.. Hutzler submitted il series of resolu-
tons providing for the nomination of cam
didates for City Attorney, Engineer, DC,
which may hereafter he made elective by
the passage of Il new charter by the Legis-
lature. Laid on the table.
Mr.. A. Bravi, alternate for John Hagan,
Jr., J. H. Gary for John Gibson, j. NJ.
Stevens for L. Wagner, John II. Rogers for
Calder, were admitted to seats
as delegates.
The vote being taken resulted rs follows ::
Whole number OF votes east. ....... -
H. X. Ellyson. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
A. NJ. Kelley. 81
John +. Regnaut. ................. 81
John A. Meredith. ...............1 II
Messrs. II. X. EllySon and A. M. Kelley
were therefore declared the candidates of
the Conservative party to he submitted to
the primary election.
The vote stood rs follows:
For EIyson.-.John Ahern, A. &. Bah
cock, b. NJ. Angle, J. s. Bethel, 2. Bow
man, II. Bodeker, N. Burke, w. f. Butler,
Thomas Branch, A. Brayi. w. D. Ches-
terman, NJ. II. Clark, w. w. Crump, III.
8. Dickinson, W. &. Elan, }. j. English,
+. &. Epps, James Evans, s. G. Flournoy,
J. w. Gillian, L. Gimmi, j. II. Gary,
P. w. Grubbs. Joseph Hall, Daniel Hagan,
James Harmon, George J. Hooper, W. j.
Holmes, Isaac HutZler, Thomas Jones, @. +
Manson, John Mahoney, 7. W. McCance,
5. Maccubbin, A. S. McCrae, ]. Fl. Monta-
que, C. Y. NORRIS, A. Moses, 0. O. Null,
L. OConnor, A. Ordway, ". q. Paine,
James Parr, Thomas Potts, w. p. Kcllum,
D. e. Richardson, John Romer, J. B. Roys-
ter, D. J. Saunders, j. NJ. Saunders, G..
Scull, John A. Sloan, j. M. Stevens, james
z. WeiSigcr, Solomon Wise, i. J. Wright,
W. S. Wood, James c. Smith, w. j. West
wood, A. r. Woodson-61.
For heiley.-John Ahern, c. W. Allen,
A. q. Babcock, W. FL. Bcveridge, p. Bow
man, II. Bodekcr, w. +. Butler, Thomas
Branch, A. Brayi, John 7. Rogers, NJ. r.
Clark, w. W. Crump, j. J. English, James
Evans, S. G. Flournoy, John II. Gilmer,
j. w. Gillian, Daniel Hasan, James Han
non, Alex. Hierholtzer, ". J. Holmes,
Isaac Hutzler, Thomas Jones, T.. Levy,
John Mahoney, Patrick McGovern, II. w.
McCance, Samuel Maccubbin. A. S. Nc
Craze, j. RI. Montague, c. y. Morriss, A.
Moses, 0. o. Null. Il. VConnor, A. Ord
way, Robert Ould, w. G. Paine, James
Parr, w. =. Kellum, John Purcell, We.
Prosser, II. j. Reilly, ID. G. Richardson,
John Romer, j. B. Register. G. Scull, John
a. Sloan, }. NJ. Stevens, w. A. Smith, Ro-
bert Stiles, W. W. TimberEke, Sol. Wise,
Philip j. Wright, William $. Wood, James
c. Smith, w. j. Westwood, A. B. Wood
Son-57.
For Regnault.-B. NJ. Angle. J. s. Bethel,
n. Burke, j. II. Rogers. w. D. Chester
man, II. b. Dickinson, w. c. Elan, IT. G.
Epps, L. Gimmi, j. Fl. Cary, Joseph Hall,
George G. Hooper, L. Levy, o. F. Manson,
W. c. Prosser, F. J. Reilly, D. j. Saun-
lers, 7. NJ. Saunders, James 4. Scott, =.
Wesiger, Charles w. Allen-21.
For Meredth.-W. W. Beyeridge, James
Evans, j. W. Gillian, j. Fl. Gilman, Z. w.
3rubbs, Alexander Hierh,ltzer, Patrick
McGovern, Robert Guild, II. Potts, John
Purcell, w. A. Smith-11.
CITY SERGEANT.