The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-28

Hubbard, Of York county, acting as the
proxy for d. M, Norton, who had present.
ed credentials as a delegate from York
county, rose and said that he did not come
there to nominate Mr.. Plat or any one
for Congress; that he only came to make
arrangements for q nomination, and that
he should refuse to participate in any nomi-
nation. Robert Norton said he objected
to the legality of the convention, ON the
ground that he had not had sufficient no.
tee, and he thought it illegally called.
1t was shown by reading the credentials
OF the Nortons as delegates from the county
of York, that they were elected on the flf-
teenth of June, at a meeting called for that
purpose by one of them as chairman of the
county committee, IN accordance so'M the
call of the executive committee of the dis
trict, approved by the district members of
the State Central Committee, and several
gentlemen will certify on oath, if necessa-
ry, that Robert Norton said in Philadelphia,
on the sixth of June, that he and his broth
er should attend the convention, should
abide its result, and support Mr.. Platt if
he was nominated.
Every consideration and courtesy was ex-
tended to Norton and Hubbard by the con-
vention. 1t was intended that no justifica-
ton should be given them for their
Predetermined bolt, and no surprise what
ever was created when five, and not twelve
delegates as stated in the Norfolk Journal,
left the hall. They were the two Nortons,
from York, Jones and Patterson, of New
Kent, and Brisby, of Charles City, or two
from county formerly in the first district,
and three from the two counties formerly in
the third district. Thirty-one delegates re-
manned and nominated Mr.. Plat by accla-
nation. Three of the five who withdrew,
viz: The Nortons, Hubbard acting for
Daniel and Jones were then joined by DR..
Baine, DR.. Riddick and three or four others
from Norfolk, none Of whom were OF
claimed to be delegates, and DR.. d. M.
Norton was nominated by them as can
didate for Congress. ....... 49,, '-.
The Nortons have now bolted from the reg
ular Republican nomination at every Con-
gressional election held in Virginia since the
re-admission of the State. No convention
can ever be held in any district in which
they live that in their opinion is legal, un-
til one is held that shall nominate d. nj.
Norton. He has made profession Of the
business Of running as an Independent can
didate. This time he will ANONYMOUSLY
fail, except in so far as he may he SUCCESS
ful in extracting money from Democrats
who fondly hope he may get enough Re-
publican votes to secure the election of q
Democratic candidate. Mr.. Plat has never
yet been elected to. Congress without an
.adependent candidate opposing him. At
his iirst electiom in 1869, the notorious
Bayne, of Norfolk, was an independent
candidate against him, receiving nearly four
thousand votes, and yet Mr.. Plat was
elected by a majority of nearly three thou
sand over the combined vote of Bayne and
Goodwin, the Democratic candidate in 1870.
| AT his second nomination, there was, by
a curious coincidence, five boilers. These
met at Suffolk and placed Mr.. Rodney
Jones, of Norfolk, in nomination as an
independent. Republican candidate. Mr..
Boiling was made to believe that this move
ment was formidable and would make
split in the party serious enough to secure
his own election over Platt, and was bled
severely to keep the Jones ticket in the
field. Mr.. Plat was again elected by
majority of six thousand over both COM
pctitors. The present movement, originated
by the same parties, can avail nothing
against him. He will be reelected triumph
antly, and we venture this prediction: that
his majority will be greater than Norton's
entire vote. The Republicans of his old
district are supporting him with absolute
unanimity, and Elizabeth City county and
Warwick are as solid as any portion of his
old district in his favor. lie can give Nor
ton every vote in the other counties, Demo-
cratic and Republican, and then be elected
by handsome majority. .0.0.sa''
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