The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-20
flor the Disuafcn,

At Hanover Courthouse OH court-daE,
| August 18th, at III A. NJ, the Convention
| to nominate two gentlemen for the House
OF Delerates OF Virginia for Hanover cOun-
ty was called to order by j. Booth Brown,
er-oticio rs temporary chairman: I. J..
Brown, OF Beaver Dam district, was unani-
mously elected secretary. Whereupon, b.
order OF the cr-ofcio chairman, the dele
gates TO the Convention were enrolled alpha
beticallv as to townships or districts. but in
order OF their sittings rs to the three delcga-
tons respectively. All were present-ylZ.,
the Ashland delegation were Z. S. Mosby,
\. r. James, 4. {. Puryear, r. y. Gilman,
L. H. Cauthorn, Harvey Saunders; the
Beaver Dam delegation were j. j. Mont
comerv. John Lewis Talley, r. E. Hancock,
G. II. Vaughan, c. ID. Taylor, and c. T.
Brown: the Henry delegation were Captain
J. III. Timberlake, Thad. Foster, j. &.
Tinsiey, r. X. Horn, j. D. Wade, and John
w. Pate.
James G. Tinsley was unanimously elected
permanent chairman. 1t was moved and
lost by Il tie vote for each delegation to have
a spokesman, who should cast the vote OF his
one third OF the Convention. Except by
unanimous consent no man should speak
over five minutes.
Messrs. James. Taylor, and Timberlake
were the main speakers, though many others
made remarks more or less conversation
ally.
it was moved and lost that two candidates
should be voted for at time, but it was
next decided but one should come at
| time.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved. and the gubernatorial
Dlatform. rules, and regulations were unani-
mously adopted.
CAPTAIN Timberlake nominated MIR. Will
| liam Gaines the present lncumben0; MT.
TalIey nominated Mr.. William Hugh Camp
bell: Mr.. Cauthorn nominated DR.. z. Blcd-
soc.
Two votes were then taken uiu0 roce by
the secretary calling the roll, and resulted
both times in each nominee getting only SIX
votes each, his entire township delegation
only.
Messrs. James and Brown defined their
positions.
| Mr.. Taylor moved that Mr.. Campbell 5
name be substituted for Mr.. Gaines's. After
considerable explanation as to the scope,
purport, meaning, and understanding Of
the substitute it was carried. T..
Then the third vote, rlrd roce (as above
made), giving Campbell only the 6 votes
Of his Beaver DAM district.
Then on the fourth vote Gaines received
II votes.
Whereupon the Beaver Dam delegation
W ithdrew, except the secretary, who said
he would nevertheless continue to act as
secretary, but would not hold himself bound
to the nomination made or to be made.
On the fifth and last vote Tor balloD Bled-
soc received II votes, Campbell l, and Card
well l.
The nominations OF Mr.. Gaines and DR..
Bedsoe were made unanimous except the
vote OF the secretary.
Messrs. Timberlake and Saunders was
the committee to invite the nominees to
come in.
The Chairman first introduced Mr.. Will
liam Gaines, OF Henry district, who spoke
in substance that the veal or woe OF the
great Conservative party Of Virginia was
bis, and regretted warmly the schiSm Of one
delegation.
Next came DR.. 2. Bledsoe, Of Ashland
township, who spoke longer and more elo-
uuentlv and oratorically than Mr.. Gaines,
saving he agreed with Mr.. Gaines in his
deep feeling for, sympathy with, and inter-
est in their great party, and each would
sacrifice himself rather than his party or its
Interests. Dr.. Bledsoe stands by the honor
of Virginia financially and in every other
respect.
Mr.. Gaines said Mr.. j. 3. Brown is mis-
taken that Ashland first chooses BledSoe
| and then chooses Cardwell; but that the
majority has right to control, and that he
will return to privacy rather than obstruct
or sacrifice the Conservative party.
DIR. Bledsoe says Ashland made choice
| of two-himself first and Campbell second
Cardwell having withdrawn, not having
carried his own township. After speaking
a quarter OF an hour tue Doctor retired.
Alonzo Mallory, of Ashland township,
smoke some, but not being delegate, the
Chair retired him, although he said lie was
an alternate.
Moved and carried that our proceedings
be published in the papers generally.
Then the Convention adjourned sine die
after session OF two and half hours.
j. G. TINsLEY, Chairman.
| c. T. BToun, Secretary.