The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-06
OUR TICKET COMPLETE.
THE SENATORS NOMINATED ON
SATURDAY.
HARMONIOUS PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CONVENTION.
Interesting Speeches by the Nominees
and Others.
HENRI,o CONVENTION TO-DAY.

| The Senatorial Convention, composed OF
delegates representing the city Of Richmond
and county OF Henrico. net at the Exchange
Hotel ut 12 o'clock Saturday, and was called
to order by Mr.. w. F. Drinkard, assistant
superintendent of the City Conservative
| Committee, in the absence Of Colonel Guy,
the superintendent.
M9jor Handy moved that Mr.. Henry Cox.
of Heurico. be made temporary chairmaH.
Mr.. Cox said that be could not hear very
| well, and he would ak to be excused. His
name was accordingly Withdrawn.
| Mr.. Maccubbin nominated General P. 7.
Moore. General Moore declined, and his
name was Withdrawn.
| Mr.. Royal nominated Mr.. Drinkard, and
put the vote, and Mr.. Drinkard was unan.
| mously elected temporary chairman.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
On motion of Mr.. Maccubbin the chair.
| man appointed the following Committee on
| Credentials Marshall Ward, G. A. Ainslie !;
Jefferson Ward, Slmuel Maccubbin; Madi.
son Ward, c. W. p. Brock !; Monroe Ward,
w. II. Haxall; Clay Ward, George j. Hoop
er; Jackson Ward, T. =. Epps, Jr.; Vari.
na township, j. NJ. Gum; Fairfield town.
ship, William Walsh; Brookland township,
Erasmus Hopkins; Tuckahoe township, j.
| n. Hopkins.
! The Committee on Credentials retired.
To advance business the Chairman ap-
pointed the following Committee on Perma.
| nent Organization: MessrS. W. L. Royal, G.
| }. Fox, and =. T. Moore, Of Richmond, and
| George W. Carter and Henry Cox, of the
county of Henrico.
| EEPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Credentials, through
| the names Of the persons entitled to seats in
| the Convention.
The Jackson Ward delegation represented
! that the seat of Mr.. j. W. Gilman was va.
cant, and they were unable to fill it, the re-
| naming members of the delegation being
| equally divided between MeSSrs. f. i.
Uulce and james Hannon. 1t was decided
| by the Convention, at the suggestion Of the
chairman, that it would take no action on
| the subject.
Major Charles Howard, Of Ienrico, said
| that be had observed that in the report of
the Committee on Credentials Brooklaud
township had been allowed five delegates.
He had always understood that the Conser-
vatiyc voting strength of that township en-
titled il to but four delegates. After some
discussion the report of the Committee on
Credentials was recommitted. The com.
mitsee shortly afterwards submitted their
report as before, and it was adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton submitted the following report:
For President, Mr.. William +. Drinkard
for Secretary, Mr.. William D. Chesterman
and tie other members of the press present;
for Sergeant-at-Ar Mr.. Dan. Wren. For
rules your committee report the rules of the
House of Delegates OF Virginia, SO far as the
same may be applicable to this body.
The report was adopted.
On motion Of DR.. Brock, Mr.. Montrose
Angle was elected an additional sergeant-at-
arms.
PLANS OF PROCEDURE.
Mr.. Julius Straus moved that the Conven.
ton now proceed to nominate the candidates
for the Senate. Agreed to.
Mr.. Royal moved that the Convention
nominate three candidates, the county dele.
gates voting first.
Mr. Clinely moved as substitute that the
city delegates vote first. Lost.
Mr.. Royalps motion was adopted.
NEWS FRcM vARISA.
Mr.. HaneS, of IIenrco, said he bad note
from gentleman Of Varina township who
was present at the meeting which elected
delegates. The note stated that Of the three
delegates chosen two were for gentleman
who was endorsed by only IL votes. while
another gentleman who was endorsed by As
votes had only one delegate. "Now," said
Mr.. Hanes to the Convention, "if you are
disposed to ignore Narina township you can
do So"
Mr.. Henry Cox, one of the delegates from
Varina, said he was present at the meeting
referred 10. Before the delegates were
elected the gentlemen mentioned in that con-
nection were requested 10 express their
views as between the two candidates, and
they did so. A proposition to instruct the
delegates was voted down, and the delegates
were left wholly untrammeled by the meet
ing. The action alluded to by Mr. Hanes,
had. he understood, been taken after the
meeting had adjourned, and when upon di-
vision forty odd persons voted for one OF the
candidates and eleven for the other.
NOMINATIONS.
The Convention by vote Of as to 80 re-
solved to make one nomination at time.
The name of General Bradley T. johnson
was presented by Mr.. John +. Meredith.
Captain c. F. Taylor seconded the nomlna'
ton. On motion of Mr.. Straus the vote was
taken by acclamaLion, and General johnson
was unanimously nominated.
Mr.. p. j. Wright placed in nomination
next Major w. E. Tanner. and Msjor Tanner
was unanimously nominated by acclamatlon.
For the third place on the ticket Mr.. >. j.
Crutchfield, of Richmond, nominated Mr..
Alexander Q. Holiday, of Heurico. ),
MIR. Henry Cox, of Henrico, nominated
Mr.. G. e. Wortham, of his county. Mr. D.
p. Schermerhorn seconded the nomination.
The secretary was directed to call the
names of the county delegates frs, ana the
vote rcsur ed:
For Uortham.-MeSsrs. Henry Cox, d.
C. Lynne. james Anthony, William C1rs'
tiap, w. c. Otey, j. 2. Scbermerhorn, Will
liam Walsh, Charles Howard, w. IT. Stoops,
J. n. Hopkins, Fred. Lynne, Of The county,
and G.. a. An>lie, c. j. Fox, j. Sharp, l..
Powers, W. G. Ammons, M. G. Crowds,
w. II. Peasants, George 7. Turner, A. U.
Bahcock, J. III. Higgins, Samuel Maeeuooln,
L, Lotlier, W. Ii. Cullingsworth, &. Zm'
mer. G. r. Wadman, Charles +. Taylor, J.
X. Noloy, f. G.. Brauer, Joseph l.. Caring
ton. Eugene Hoge, G. w. p. Brock, F. A.
| q Handy, p. J. Wright, f. J. Levy. 9. w.
Allen. J. B. Purcell, L. j. Beall, I. G. Pey-
ton. John Mahoney, Corbin Warwick, Z. L.
Moore. julius Straus, W. H. HaXall, }. IL.
Parater. W. L. Royal, S. Sprigg Campbell,
". z. Dginkard, }. T. Rogers, }. +. Mere
dith, 4. V. Priddy, Norton r. savage,
James NJ. Tyler, T. f. Hannigan, Pan,
Brannan, Of Richmond So.
For Holiaday-MesSrs. J. M. Gum. Eras-
mus Hopkins, ID. M. Hales, George w. Car
ter. Andrew Ford, j. R. Rennie, OF she
coay,fv, and George Donly. James Hayes, j.
T. kscsee, Alexander Calder, }. j. Crutch'
field, II. A. Parker, S. II. Hawes, j, b.
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