Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-10-10

&C., &C., NC.
The Conservative Convention OF dele
gates from the townships Of the county and
the wards of the city met in the Court
House at IL O'Clock Tuesday morning
Mai. VIM. M. Tate, chairman of the coun-
ty committee, called the meeting to order,
and on motion of Gen. John Echols, Mr.
VIM. A. Burke was chosen chairman.
THE DELEGATES.
The following are the delegates to the Con-
vention chosen at the township and ward
meetings on Saturday last
LIST Ward.-N 3 Hill, R W Burke, M G
Hartman, G M Harrison, 7 J Crowder, w
"a German. w J Nelson, P b Hoge, John
F Beard, John Echols.
End Ward.-J III Waters. W A Burke,
John B Scherer, II M Bell, B T Bagby,
VIM H Watts, w L Balthis, J G Marquis,
Jno M Hardy, VIM L Bnmgardner
Honseman. J Mayt Bell. John ] Bell, john
sTowberma1l. A A McPheeters, Il Z Wad-
dell. e A Fulcher, Geo Swoope, James
Middle River-David Beard, VIM. Bell
Crawford. R S Harnsberger, VIM Patter
son, John Firebaugh, Thos Burke, DIR.
Riverheads. Blauth. Jas Bumgard-
ner, Sr., j Larew, A A Sproul, M w D
Hogshead, Geo Shuey, VIM G McKemy, st
Clair Turk, s Carson, j Rush.
North River.-Dr T Clarke, D N Van
lear. j A Cochran, Chesley Kinney, n l.
Blakemore. DIR VIM H Davis, G Fulton,
Jr.. DR. J M Trevey, John A Mills, VIM FL
Gamble,
South Riyer.-wm B Gallaher, DR. D
Dellinger, Joel Wallace, Jos Pelter, J W
Patrick, A NJ Bowman, D 5 Bell, "A Col
ner, Arch G Christian, W A Abney:.
Pastures Township.-Dr 4 Mason,
VIM w Montgomery, Brown Ramsey, Jno
Christian, Brown Allen; VIM. CRAWFORD
DIR A Wilson, Capt JOS Wilson, Smith,
B O Ferguson.
, Alternates. The only alternates chosen
were the following from Riverheads u B
Smith, J u Lilley, G. G. Merritt.
Upon the reading of the list the follow
ing changes were announced ). IL. CALL
son was present as alternate to act in place
of A. A Sproul; DIR. ]. c. Hyde in place OF
John Rush, J. H. Todd in place of DR.. W.
FL. Davis, J. H. Ervine in place OF j. q.
Fulton and w. J. Smith in place of Capt.
Wilson. 1t was found that four of the del
egates from Pastures township Messrs.
Montgomery, Ramsey, Ferguson and Will
son-Were absent. and there were no alter
mates present for them, so this township
only cast votes.
THE COUNTY OFFICERS.
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner, Jr., was nomi-
mated by reclamation for reelection as
Commonwealth Attorney. Nh Thornton
Berry nominated Mr.. Saml Paul for re-
election as county Treasurer. Mr.. W. A.
Abney nominated Dr.. Cyrus Alexander, of
Waynesboro, for the same office.
Mr.. A. G.. Christian asked if it was I'M
sderstood that the gentlemen named as can
.didates would abide by the decision OF this
Convention.
The friends of the gentlemen who had
been named replied that they would so
abide.
Mr.. J. W. Calhoun nominated MI. Jno.
G. Slower for the Office of Treasurer.
Col. M. G.. Hartman advocated calling the
names of the delegates and the persons they
voted Hedidnt want the secret ballot.
Gen. Echols urged the great difficulty at
tending that plan, and the fact that it en-
couraged the system of trading votes.
Col. Hartman denounced the ballot sys-
TEN, and wanted an open vote under the
good old rule when purity governed cleo
tions. He wanted no Know-nothing bust
ness in this election. 1t was hateful bus
mess that secret ballot, and many man
would go up to the polls i'll the Governors
election and drop in ballot for men whom
he would not dare to vote for openly before
his fellow-citizens Furious applause.]
Mr., R. w. Burke-The nominations so
far are only for county officers, and | would
like to know what two gentlemen of the
city have to do with the manner of the
choice, when they have no vote in the mat
ter.
After this the election was proceeded.
with, the county delegates only voting
The vote for county Treasurer resulted
as follows
Sam'l Paul, 81
Cyrus Alexander, IA
John G. Slower,
r..
of the Convention.
Mr.. NJ. w. D. Hogshead then nominated
VIM. L. Mowry for reelection as Sheriff
and the nomination was made by acclama-
tion.
Mr.. J. A. Cochran nominated Geo. W.
Fauber for reelection as superintendent of
the Poor, and the Convention also made
that nomination by reclamation.
Col. J. M. Lilley was proposed by Mr..
Thornton Berry for county Surveyor, and
Mr.. J. w. Calhoun proposed Mr.. M. R.
Coalter for the same Office
Mr.. J. H. Callison, who was also pro-
posed, having declined to run, the vote was
taken and stood.
JIM. Lilley, A
NJ. r. Coalter, ~
Col. Lilley was accordingly announced as
the nominee of the Convention.
THE NOMINATION FOR THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES.
The nomination of three candidates for
the House of Delegates was then gone into.
Col Hartman offered a resolution for uiva
yoce voting for one delegate at time.
Gen. Echols offered an amendment pro-
viding for voting for three at a time.
Col. Hartman opposed the amendment
1t had been reported here that the county
wanted two delegates and the city one. AS
for himself, he was willing the county
should have all three. In the first conven-
ton held here after the war the county had
anagnanimously chosen Senator and three
Delegates, all from the city of Staunton.