The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-09-12
Conversational Convention, 9TH District.

| Congressional Convention, 7tn Dlstric''
In accordance with the call of Col John b
Baldwin, Hon. Shelton F. Leake and ii. H. hid
dleberger. members of the State Conservative
Committee in the 7th. Congressional District,
Convention to nominate conservative candidate
for Congress for this District was held in the
Court house in Staunton on Thursday, the 9th
day of September.
| At A o'clock P. NJ, on motion of COL M. G.
| Hartman Of Staunton, Col. James E. Stewart OF
| Page county was elected temporary chairman-
On taking the chair, Col. Stewart addressed the
convention briefy-thanking the convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and stating the
purpose for which the convention was held.
| On motion of P. B. Borst, Esq, of Page county
the Editors of the District who were present were
requested to act as Secretaries.
On motion of Chas Z. Haas, ESQ.,, of Rocking
ham, the chair appointed the following commit
tee OH credentials -
! Charles E Haas of Rockingham Parish,
Albemarle; G W Murphy, Shenandoah ; Jno. G
James, Goochland; John W. Myers, Highland !;
| w H H Lynn, Augusta NJ NJ Morrison, Bath !;
Fl M Keyser, Page; G E Blakey Greene; VIM.
| H Holden, Fluyanna.
| On motion of Col. W Hartman of Augusta, the
chair appointed the following committee on per-
manent organization -
Col. A W Hartman of Augusta W H Southall,
Albemarle; L II Stevenson, Highland; P B
Borst, Page R. M. Conn, Shenandoah w G
Clarke, Fluvanna DR.. J B Webb, Rockingham
J Dickinson, Bath R Beazley, Greene; W
7 Lacy, Goochland.
The committee on credentials reported the
names of the delegates and alternates present and
entitled to vote. The report adopted.
Then the committee on permanent organization
through L H Stevenson of Highland, reported
ganization =
PREs1DENr.-R John E Massie of Abe
marie.
VICE PREsIDENT.-John G. James of Gooch
land John c. Hill of Albemare John Brey,
Greene; Andrew Keyser, Page A Cleek,
Bath FL B Harnsberger, Rockingham DR..
L Campbell, Shenandoah F.; Adam Stevenson,
Highland; st. Clair Turk, Augusta, and W
Taylor, Fluvanna
sEcRETARIEs.-H H Riddleberger and George
R Calvert of Shenandoah Ran. D Cushen of
Rockingham; Lynn, Richard Maury and
S M Yost of Augusta.
The report Of the committee was adopted,
whereupon the Rev. ohn Massie of Albemare
took the chair as permanent President. On ta-
king the chair, he made a brief and appropriate
address.
Then the following resolution, recommended
by the committee on permanent organization, was
offered to the convention for adoption -
"Resozued, That the number of conservative
votes of the District at the last election for Gov
ernor of the State be taken as the basis of rep
resentation in this convention, and that the can
didate receiving majority of said votes be de-
| clared the nominee of the convention"
For the above resolution, Hon. Shelton F.
Leake of Albemarle offered the following as
substitute
'sResol0ed, That the proper basis of represen-
tation in this convention is the conservative vote
nt the last congressional election for the regular
conservative nominee for Congress"
After some discussion by Hon. Shelton F.
Leake in favor Of the substitute, and P. B. Borst,
ESQ.,, and Col. NJ. G.. Hartman in opposition there
to, the substitute defeated. and the original
resolution adopted. On motion it was agreed
that each delegate should vote his proportional
vote of the conservative strength of his county
shown at the last election for Governor of the
State
The chair having announced that nominations
were in ORDER Mr.. AID Cochran, of Augusta,
nominated Hon. John I. Harris of Rockingham,
which nomination was seconded by P. B. Borst,
Esq, of Page.
John G. James nominated Hon. R. 7. W. Duke,
of Albemarle, which nomination was seconded
by Hon. Shelton F. Leake.
After these nominations had been made and sec
onded, with remarks in favor of the candidates
respectively, Mr. B. W. Taylor of Fluvanna paid
handsome tribute to the merits of Hon. R. Z.
W. Duke.
No other nominations having been made the
convention proceeded to choose between Harris
and Duke which resulted in the election of. Har-
ris on the first ballot, as follows: Harris 10, 416 ;
Duke, SOP.
Oh motion of Gen. J. C. Hill of Albemare, sec
onded by John c. James of Goochland, the con-
vention made the nomination unanimous-nee.
con.
Mr.. George R. Calvert of Shenandoah moved
that committee be appointed to wait upon and
appointed Messrs. Calvert, James and Hill, who
in short time escorted MIR. Harris into the room,
who took the stand and delivered brief address
expressive Of his thanks and in compliment to his
competitor.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Harris's remarks,
calls being made upon Mr.. Duke, that gentleman
arose and pledged himself to labor for the
Of the nominee of the convention, and facetiously
remarked that if Mr. Harris had made his speech
complimenting him SO handsomely before, instead
of after the nomination, the result in the conven-
ton might have been different
On motion. the convention voted its thanks to
the officers Of the convention for the satisfactory
manner in which they had discharged their du-
ties.
On notion the convention adjourned sine die.
JOHN E. MAssIE, President.
H. H. Riddleberger, G. R. Calvert, Ran. D.
Cushen, W. H. II. Lynn, S. NJ Yost, R. Mauzy,
Secretaries.
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