The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-08
Tor forty years. and tst,nfghs Is The first time
ia ffty years thnt anf body has

had been negligence on the part Of the Sc.
cond Auditor and others which almost
amounted TO criminaiity. s,... I, il
Mr.. Carter, continuing his remarks. said
he was sure that the, gentleman from Rock
ingham would regret BIS course. .2s. ss;s..
IS Mr. Armstrong : I do not intend TO allow
Mr.. Carter or any body else TO corarnent un-
fairly on Dy remarks. sls5.,,g,sf .s.F Efg3s.re
4 On motion Of HE. BagWell the resolution y
Tas tabled. .ui as ,,.sstaali s,ttt sfts
|, Mr.. Penn presented resolution limiting
nominating. speeches To- three minutes and
;prohibiting only three apeeches for any one
candidate. agreed to. & sss, ~ .s 5s.si !:
1880 ssias xeKNATsoHs MADE. 8sf1d9
Mr.. Coghill nominated Mr. William r.
TAYLOR for Auditor of Public Accounts.
nominated by aecl,matton. 80 Is.sL.si S.
Mr. Mathew noninated General Asa Ro-
gers for Second Auditor. 94@ 2t5 s.. : s S.
day for Second Auditor. 5l 81 # -
/ Senator Eubsrk seconded the nomination
The ron had Seen called half way through
when Mr.. Popham, by request Of Mr.. Hol-
iaday. Withdrew Mr. Holidays name. and
the nomination Of General Rogers was made
rfnaninncti --'ss 4 ~ I
= g OTHER srrIcERs. n
9e r. N. T. Hunter, Treasurer. 8. 81. Boy
kin, Register Of the Land Ofice; James Nc
Donald, Secretary OF the Commonweaitn,
and r. T. Walker, Superintendent OF Public
Printing, were nominated Wltnont Oppose
tlon, and BY acclsmatiop.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PEN1TENTIARY.
Senator Smith. of Nelson. nominated for
reelection Colonel George French Strotber,
the present efficient superintendent OF the
pepitentiary. The nomiHation Of Colonel
Strother was Seconded by Mr.. Gilman.
MIR. HID. Lewis, of Clark, nominated
John r. Mum, of Clarke. ~ >'AiA' ''.1
DR.. T. j. Woodbridge, Of Hanover, nomt-
mated Mr.. b. G. Jones, of Hanover.
When about one third of the names on the
House. roll had been called MIR. Num-, who
occupied position ia the gallery, by per-
mission withdrew his name. Z =
. DR.. Woodbridge withdrew Mr. Jones's
name. = = ....eA :. 90
on motion Of MIR. q. LID. Lewis, the ncmi'
nation of Colonel Strother was nude unanl'
nous. ~ '.a'0s sss S@l-'s..E = So
- fsroREKEEpER OF THE PENITEHTzARY. =
General e. B. Bagwell, of Accoaoac,
nominated in first-rate speech Mr.. William
Loyenstein, OF Richmond. The nomination
was seconded In speeches by Messrs. Sill.
msa of Richmond, and Lowell OF. Warren:
Mr. j. Armistead Carter nominated Mr..
Richard Noland. 1,.
Mr.. r. a. Coghill, of Amherst, made a
kindly allusion to Mr.. Loyenstein in placiog
in nomination Mr.. Nathan c. Taliaferro, OF
his county. He made o strong speech Tor
Mr.. Taliaferro. The nomination was &C.
conded by DR.. Smith, of Amherst, and Sen
ator John W. Daniel, Of Lynchburg. MsJor
Daniels speech was one of the best, If not
the best, of the evening.
Mr.. Joel Flood, Of Appomattox, nom'na'
ted NJ Charles T. Pluukett, of Lynchourg.
Senator Elliott seconded the nomination:
Senator John e. Penn, of Patrick, nomt"
mated Thomas j. Spindle, of Montgomery.
Seconded by Mr. Ronald, of Montgomery.
Mr.. Page, of Prince George, nominated
MIR. Frank W. Chamberlayne, of Henrlco.
Seconded By Senator Hurt, of Halifax. -
Letters from A. Y. Stokes Il Co. and Put
ney & Watts, endorsing Mr.. Taliferro, were
sent to the clerk by Senator Eubank and reao
to the conference. -
Z The first ballot resulted:
Leysns,eln AZ Spindle ss TalIsfsifo asfes 10
No nomination. Mr.. Plunkett was drop
ped. ~
The second ballot resulted:
Lovenstein, 4e; ssplasls,s lss 80; Taliaferr0' 25
No nomination. Mr.. Nowland was drop
ped.
The third ballot resulted
Loysnstetn, % g. g; Spindle, 40; Taliaferr0' 50
No nomination. Mr. Chamberlayne wa'
dropped.
On the fourth ballot Mr. Spindle led MIR.
Lovenstein little. Mr.. Taliaferro was. far
behind both. Mr. Taliaferro's friends think
ing bis chances gone commenced changing
from Taliaferro to Spindle, and it soon be
came evident that Mr.. Lovenstein would OF
defeated by the Taliaferro votes given tt
Spindle. In this exigency Mr. LoVensteln's
friends commenced changing from Loven.
stein to Taliaferro, and they soon rallied
some of Taliaferro's friends who bad gone
over to Spindle in the panic. Finally. Mr
Brooks, of Chesterfield, withdrew the name
of Mr.. LoveDstein, and the routed support
ers OF Taliaferro had time to reform In bat.
| tie array, though great excitement prevailed
at the time.
So the tide of victory which was turning
to Spindle was checked. There were so
many changes. so much noise and confusion
that the exact vote on the fourth ballot could
not be ascertained by the clerk, and the fifth
| ballot was ordered. It was expected thai
that ballot would be taken between Talia.
ferro and Spindle only, but Captain Kellam
OF Richmond, in q stirring speech, renoml'
mated Captain Frank w. Chamberlayne, o
Henrico, and he received about twenty
votes. When the last name on the House
roll was called the old but bad and disor
derly plan of changing votes was renewed
Numbers changed from Chamberlayne tc
Spindle and Taliaferro, and the caucus was
fast approaching utter confusion, when il
was agreed that last ballot should be taken
between Taliaferro and Spindle. !.
The ballot resulted: s,at.@.g,s. /
CiaughtoD, Daniel, Dutiield, Elliott Eubank. Gayle
Hariston, Lawson, Sinclair, Smith, Splitter, Tanner
" FoR "Reminiscences Cochran. Critcher
DicEenson, Eastman, Greeyer, Grimsley: Herndon
Hinton, johnson, Marshall, Moffstty NeWberry
Num-, Penn, QuesenDerry, Slemp, Terry, Waro
""oR' FOR sp1NpLE.-relegates Armstrong, Barham
Broaddns Carpenter. Clay, Cosmah' Grag, Sraaz raz
Edmnnds, Fowler. Hale, Howard. Jacsso&n, & yapss ns
Kindrick, Lampkfn. LeVeiI Maine", Mc eann, n,S, oH
Sss ss1sss pgs gshegP fePn5nw smh
W. 7. Tsliaferro, Terrell, Wallace walker " aus
anS Enm MiIs iTIsaIIaFERso.Delegates arthur. Bagwsll
RsrIes, Kerry, Belts Rogart. Brooks, J. a. Garter
Crulnp, iiunn, Fiske, Flood FoMle. Gaines, Gihsol
Leech, Ietcher, Lewis, McMulan. Morriss, Morris