Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-15

712. For Daniel, 42l 1e-1zN Hollis
day 2s4, 8 8: Lee, 1871; Mahonss454
$40; Taliafero, IA Hip. 4
According to the ruling Of the
Chair. General Fitz. Lee capnok b
brought out again. W z
When the above vote was announ-
ced the Malone men cheered Justify );
after which the secretary proceed to
call the roll for the sixth ballot. There
was considerable cheering, provoked
by the different chan ges in the vote.
Ssath Ballot Whole vote cast,
1923; necessary to choice, ZIP, For
J. W. Daniel, AL 1O9-120; F. w. NJ.
Holiday, 3445; William Malone, 467
$40; William B. Taliaferro. 1852 IL
~. 200 taa
Taliaferro was dropped. fsiems J''
After the sixth vote was announced
the Chair ordered the resolution re-
gardiug the dropping of candidates to
be reread, so that there might be no
misunderstanding. ~ -.s --.s -
After that Colonel William E. Cam
eron arose amid applause and confus-
ion and proceeded to speak.
GENERAL MALONE WITHDRAWN.
Col. Cameron said that he would
facilitate the solution of the question
with which he had been working for
the last two days, and while still stand
ing in the forefront would withdraw
the name of General William Malone
from the further consideration Of the
Convention. and he said in 50 doing he
carried out the wishes of that gentle
men. va '.fAA .3a'
He felt under no obligation to the
delegates of any section, and since to
one OF two sections belongs the honor
of selecting the governor, the south
side should give the battle to the VAL
ley. Immense applause. .-,.
Colonel Stringfellow, OF Petersburg,
then arose, but the excitement was so
great that he had to stand for FIVE OF
ten minutes before he could speak
He said that not all who differed with
him did he think knave OR foel,
and he hoped that all Virginlans would
rise above personal jealousy aud strife.
He closed by advocating Colonel HolIi,
day as his second choice. ave al. :,
Colonel John E. Penn followed
Colonel Stringfellow in behalf Of Major
Daniel. He said his men would die
with their ''color's flying" [Deafening
applause. 80 ,.-e-'--. ~
Next came Caption j. S. Wise, who
made a brief speech, in which he said:
Follow Accomac. Let that be the
watchward.' During Captain Wise's
remarks he was frequently interrupted
by 'Put him out mingled with great
applause. $500. -.
Mr.. Riddlebarger took the floor in
favor of Colonel Holiday but could
scarcely be heard for the tumultuous
noise. During his speech MIR. Sprigg
Cambell, of Richmond, called point
of order. He said there was nothing
to be discussed, and moved an adjourn
ment which was lost. ..,r .s
THE LAST AND SEVENTH BALLOT
was proceeded with-only Daniel and
Holiday in the field. Accomac, the
first county called, went solidly Holli-
day. laundering applause. ss,
Holiday men and Malone men
shook hands and leaped and shouted
and roared. Daniel men shouted
some, but some of them looked sad.
Withal the excitement during the last
vote was tremendous.
| The vote stood Holiday, $50
l1-24 Daniel, 500 1924. -"
| The applause can better be imagined
than described. -. ::
Gel. Holiday was nominated, and
the managers didn't know how. Ma.
homes men neither conferred nor con-
suited with them, but simply pursued
their own policy, indicated from the
beginning to few outsiders (Bho ran
the risk of political cstracism at home
according to certain threatenings) that
if the South Side proper failed the Val.
ley should succeed, as these sections
certainly had the only claim, and Their
respective candidates could stand upon
the same platform. We see then, that
Colonel Holidays friends went from
the conference room to the convention
without hope of saving him over the
succeeding ballot unless some one
would volunteer to be ballotted for to
oblige them, andto their utter aston
lshment they found him the nominee.
This is no joke. Not a leading friend
of our Valley man knew a word Of
this or had all idea of it until it was
accomplished. They said, ''if we can
only keep him on the field he mus,
wear the others out bat the time had
come when no known power could
keep him on the field Terry saved
him one turn. The new rule finished
the rest and Holiday was supposed tc
pass out next. He was kept on it,
however, by the unlocked for interpo.
sition Of Cameron and Stringfellow
ana Wise, whose champion was man
OF too much head and heart, to be
swerved f.om bis judgment of right
between people, and too much unselfish
devotion to Virginia to allow the shafts
of prosecuting littleuess or envy to di-
vert him from the patti. of strict duty
In the light Of what occurred in this
convention, we may now be as proud
that majority of the Shenandoah
delegation held Malone as her second
choice, refused all countenaace to