Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-27
( Ayes. Noes
Counties.

So the amendment of the minority Of the
committee was lost. (Thls action admitted the
Beverly delegation and excluded the Glassccck
delegation.
Mr.. Lewis, of Culpeper, moved that the res
olution 10 regard to the admission of j.. B.
Williams of Orange, be referred to the Com
mittee on Credentials.
MIR. Scott moved TO refer il to Committee
of three,
Robert w. Huuter of Frederick, opposed
the motion, and after some further debate the
whole matter was Withdrawn.
r. 2. Wallace, of Orange, moved to adopt
the rules OF the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Green, OF Culpeper, moved to amend by
inserting Except that two thirds vote shall
be necessary to nomination.
Mr.. Strother, OF Culpeper, then moved to
take recess until clock, which motion was
lost
MIR. Strother then said that his delegation
and friends would withdraw anyhow.
Dr. R. S. Lewis, of Culpeper, earnestly beg
ged Of the Convention that the Culpeper dele.
CATION be allowed time to consult.
Mr.. j. NJ. Kilgour, of Loudoun then renew
ed the motion for recess which was adopted,
and the ConveDtlon adjourned until S O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The convention re- assembled at o'clock, and
resumed the consideration OF he rule requiring
a two-,hirds vote to make nomination.
DR.. Il. S. Lewis, of CuIpeper, stated that
the friends of Mr. James Barbour had held a
conference and determined, after the great ln-
Justice done 10 excluding the delegation from
Scott Township, Fauquier county, headed by
Capt. Glasscock, that his name could DOT with
proprety be submitted to this convention, and
Instructed him to report to the convention that
his friends could not act any longer With them,
and, therefore, they must retire.
The secretary then proceeded to cali the ayes
and noes on the two thirds rule as follows:
Frederick. ayes / $50; Clarke, ayes 709; War
rem, ayes S2l; noes 49, Louloun, ayes 9, AL;
Alexandra, noes ,26O.
AT this point Gen. W. H. Payne, Of Eau
ouler, interrupted, and said that although he
was opposed to The two thirds rule, yet 10 or
der to save time he would move that 1t be
unanimously adopted.
His motion was carried.
On motion of T. 2. Wallace, the rules of the
House of Delegates were adopted Tor the gov
eminent of the convention.
Mr.. J. NJ. Kilgour, of Loudoun, obtaining
the a,or, nominated Gen. Eppa Hutton Tor
Congress, eulogziug his course in eloquent
terms. lie claimed for Loudoun the Ri lit to
make the nomination. as Gen. Hunton belong
ed as much to Loudoun as to Fauquier be-
cause he had met the enemy there at the opeo-
inc of the war; and had Redeemed her soil with
the blood of the men of Massachusetts.
Major S. J. G. Moore, Of Clarke, IN second
ing the nomination, said that his friend from
Loudoup had, by his quickuess, deprl wed him
of the pleasure OF making the domination, as It
had been bis intention TO do, but he would
take pleasure 10 seconding 1t.
Gen. Hutton was then unanimously nomi-
mated. :,
On motion Messrs. ]. ?. Reilly, j. NJ.
Kilgour and S. j. G. Moore we're appointed
committee to wait upou Gen. Hutton and re-
quest bis attendance.
The committee, after short absence return
ed and reported through lis chairman, MIR.
Riley, that Gen Huntrn was present.
On his entering the hail Gen. 81. was rec ived
with loud and long continued applause: Being
Ing introduced By the President, he said:
He felt deeply touched by the Intelligence
conveyed to him of his unanimous nomination.
He considered nomination from the Sth Dis
trict as peculiar compliment, and one which
any man might be proud Of. 1t was district
gentlemen whose history Was CO.
equal with that of the country. dc thanked
them for the endorsement OF his course. He
did not claim to have been very brilliant rep
resentative but be did claim that be had done