Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-10
"a renort of THAT committee. which was

the report of that committee, which was
read as follows, amid applause:
For President, Marshal Hanger, of .Au-
gbsta.
Vice-President: First district, Thomas
Jones; Second district, John W. Lawson,
Isle of Wight; Third district, c. G. Cole
man, Louisa; Fourth district, General
Henry county; Sixth district, r. A. Cog
hill, Amherst county; Seventh district,
William Mines, Page county; Eighth dis
trict, W. r. Taliaferro. Orange Ninth
district, General A. L. Pridemore, Lee.
Secretaries A. cambridge, John A.
McCaull, General Peyton Wise, Colonel c..
L. Kinker, 5. r. Donahoe, G.. J. Holbrook,
and J. B. Bigger.
sergeant-at-Arms: Vice-President Of
the K. X. K. .,,..-5
The committee also recommended that
the rules of the House of Delegates be
adopted for the government of this body.
The report WAS unanimously adopted.
THE NOMINEE OF THE CONVENTION
PLEDGED.
Mr. Evans, of Middlesex, offered the
| following:
Resolrcd, That the name of no gentle
man shall be voted for by this Con vcntion
| Tor The office of Governor, who does not
pItuSc i1uloCAl polooldliy VI oilIOuSil Ullt
| delegations who place HIM in nomination,
to abide by the action and support the nom
inee of tie Convention.
9. ResoJued, That all the delegates COM
| posing this Convention, pledge themselves
| to support the nomination of the Conven-
ton. and to aid 10y honorable means to Sc
cure his election.
| Adopted with but one dissenting voice
| HANGER AS A CHAIRMAN.
The dispatch" says the moment the
Hon Marshall Hanger took the chair to the
hour o. adjournment, the proceedings were
characterized by good humor and splendid
order. The immense aSsemblage being in
better humor, and feeling that master
spirit was in control, yielded cheerful ODE
dience to the rulings. From q thousand
to twelve hundred delegates obeyed the
gavel with as much alacrity as is usually
displayed in the House of Delegates, witt
seventy-five members present. Points Of
order made were decided on the instant
Members not entitled to the floor were put
down at once. There was no fussiness Of
trouble of any sort, and the current. OF
business moved on with charming smooth
| ness.
PARLIAMENTARY POINTS.
The evenings session was in delightful
contrast to that of tie afternoon. People
who at 5 or o'clock said the Convention
would break up Ill d row of its own weight
at 81 or declared that their hopes Of {
happy termination of affairs had been re
| vived.
Mr.. Hanger had not been in the chail
half an hour before the gentlemen who art
always popping up and making all sorts O.
motions, or all sorts of questions at all sort!
OF wrong times, were completely suppressed
While putting aqueStiOn one member in
sisted that Mr.. Hanger should recognize
him.
Mr.. Hanger said: s'No gentleman has
right to the floor while the Chair is stand
ing"
That settled the claimant. The house
cheered, and he sat down.
Another asked Mr.. Hanger how he con
strued a resolution in relation to limit
ing speeches, which was at the time under
consideration.
He answered: 'sThe Convention mus,
construe the resolution for itself. The
Chair decides parliamentary questions"
| Mr.. Hanger s'turned the laugh OF
about dozen gentlemen who did not know
or despised the rules. and after that thos
! who got up had something of consequence,
to say.
If Mr.. Hanger can be as successful il
controlling the Convention to-day as h,
was yesterday there need be no fear of
split. At any rate, it is to be expected
that he will do as much as anybody can
| He will be firm and fair.
1.-THE reader will find letter by tele
graph in another column giving histor.
yesterdays (Thursday's) proceedings.
| EDS. VINDICAToR.