The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-11
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THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
Yesterdays B.fILOTING FOR 4 CiN-
DIDITE FOR GOVERNOR.
Gen. Mahonc's Name Withdrawn and TIA
Friends Urged to support r. NJ. w. uoiIi.
dny-Mr.uoIIidny Given the Nomination.

Friends Urged to support y. NJ. w. Holh
day Mr.Hoiiid"y Given the Nomination.
RICHMOND, Aug 10.-The Convention met
promptly at 0h this morning. After little
skirmishing n call Of counties was made for the
third ballot. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Wm Terry
having bccn dropped last night. the candidates
were Malone. Daniel, Holiday and Taliaferro,
The third ballot resulted as follows: Malone.
472; Daniel. i3s; Holiday. 33s; Taliaferro, ia.
IL 30 T. M-Thc proceedings were suspended
for half an hour. Tho friends Of the candi-
dates held conferences. Intense excitement
prevails. Cen Terry was placed in nomination
again.
Fourth Ballot-Danicl. 4s9 Malone 400 Hol
liday. 355; Terry. 1913. Terry has again been
dropped.
Alter tho fourth ballot resolution WA
adopted requiring all nominations to be made.
the lowest candidate to be dropped on each sue
ceeding ballot. and not to bo renominated. Con.
Taiiaierro and Gen. Fizhugh Lce were renom-
I:80'P. M-Finh Ballot-Mnhonc. 45s; Dan.
icl, l2l: Holiday. 2sI Talaicrro. IA; Leo.
1l9. Lee has been dropped.
sixth BHlot-NlahOnc. iG7 Daniel, 49, Hol-
| liday, 3li; Taliaierro. l63. Tho latter has been
23i5 + M-Col Cameron Of Petersburg ad-
dressed tho Convention. withdrawing tho namo
OF Gen. Mahon', and urging the friends Of that
g.nil"man to give their support to the Hon. +.
VI. W. Holiday. This was received with tre-
mendous and prolonged cheering; nearly the
whole Of the Convention were ON their feet at
Once. waving hats and screaming and Yelling.
Several minutes elapsed before order was re-
stored. Then Col. Strinsfenuw Of Petersburg
also urged the support of Holiday in eloquent
terms. Col Penn Of Patrick. a leading Daniel
man, said thnt, despite all combinations he be-
licvcd that John W; Daniel was the strongest
man in Nlrglniu for Governor, and that his BAN
ncr should float To- the last
John 4. Wise Of Richmond. leading Ma,
monte, disrlhlmed making combination, and
said: Ii We have chosen an armless hero from
the Valley Of Virginia. it Is because his assOcia-
,i9ns have never made him disrcputable."
Il. 4. Coshlil oi Amherst made "a powerful
irlcni. and thtConvcniion rcvcraily, 10 rally
around the Daniel standard to the last.
Tho utmost noise and confusion prevailed
during those brief addresses and the Chair
| found u almost impossible for some time to
| bring the Convention t. order \ mot ion 10 ad-
! Juurn was put and lost Then order being
| partly RESTORED a call of counties for the sev.
/ c,err upon cheer greeted the various chang =
| Of votes as they favored either Of the two can-
! diddt's At iis conrl rlusion the excitement and
anxiety 10 learn tho result was at fever heat.
/ and cont nurd until 1t wHs announced, as iol
/ !%ws hoAday' sp2i Danitl, ons M9none. l.
/ rluuso. that Mr. Holiday WAS the duly chosen
/ nominee ul the conservative pnriy OF virginia
/ ior tn" uii,e Of Governor. Hec"ss was then
At the night session Gen. James A. Walker. Of
| Pulaski, was nominated for Lieutenant Gov
Raicish T. Daniel tho present incumbent
! WAS rnnominated rs Auorney-Gencral without
4 platform wns adopted recognizing the obli-
CATION oi the public drht and recommending
! that the General Assembly cnleavor to rcadjuet
/ ia" same in u manner Just To creditors and hon
] oruilc to the state.
The following is resolution in the platform
relating 10 the State debt:
"Mhc the Conservative party, true to the past
glNr.- history u Nlr-liii. ana proud her good
a'i ttnc amon- the nauons tc earth, would scorn
rcpuiinic her Just Obligations. aud are resolved to
preserve intoiar ihc public Mith nni credit yet we
cannot lut view with concern ami unNi ~ the ac.
cunulaiou d, uur nnau,.A drculucs uni tic mcrras-
n- w,i-t uf our public dchl. therefore earnestly
uf- uu tlv leFisiutNc Hui executive branches tho
"t'inn' ' iir .'i ih'c co. 'nf all N'i and honor;
tNI fNl~ u irIN utf a 900 uI. u.turnt u
tIc Nl'i- it'n, W uo Cam. nntaiM which viii
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