Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-11
The State Conservative Convention

loving res0lutlob: ,,.,
Resozxd, That Oh all ballots the delegates
present from each county end city represehtefu
m tba hoor shall cast the entire vote TO winch
sai county or city may be enli.led, the vote to
he nronortioned according to the preference or
the delegates present, and SO reported to The
Chair cn
After some discussion. OF motion OF Mr. fenn'
ot Patrick, the resolutions vas tabled
On the third ballot General Isllaterlo was
dropped.
After The announcement Of the vote General
Eobols asked that the friends OF Got. HoliidaS
be allowed to retire for fifteen MINUTES Tor con
sultation. Granted.
Mr., Ficklin then requested the itlend1 OF
John W. Daniel to assemble at the opera
House at once.
As this delegation was leaving they were 70
oiferouslv cheered by the friends Of Malone,
who said they we're going to hold the fort"
While The two parties were cut consulting,
stirring speeches were made by Gen. Field, ct
CuIpeper and Judge Farrar, ("Johnug Reb }
10 favor of Malone.
TIE convention re assembled at fifteen nio'
utes to / o'clock.
Ger, Echols rose to a personal explanation:
He said that be understood that report had
been circulated that the friends Of Col. Holiday
had asked leave to retire for the purpose OF
making combinations He wanted it to be dis,
tinotly understood that the friends Of Col;
Holiday have formed 90 combination, aud stand
solid here for Holiday, and propose to stand
firm. hoping TO draw votes from all SIDES, lbeS
wanted no combination, no entapglng allIaGce5
with auy one, whoever he may be.
Mr., Fickiin stated that the friends Of Daniel
had held meeting for consultation and not
for the purpose of making any comolGat'on;
that they proposed to vote Tor j Ohm W. Daniel
as long 80 his flag waves. At this point e!,es
Of sit down, vote, vote. get out. MT.
Ficklin took his seat and balIotipg was pro-
ceeded with.
The fourth ballot was then ordered.
The secretary reported the following candt
dates before the convention: John W. Daniel
L. w. N. Holiday aud VIM. Malone.
Gen. William Terry vas again placed IN nom
NATION.
On the fourth ballot Terry was dropped.
While The fourth ballot vas being taken GOV
Kemper made his appearance, aGd was heartily
cheered.
General Pridemore, of Lee, offered the tol
lowing:
Resolved, That all nominations be DOW made,
and that when the balloting is commenced Tue
same proceed by dropping the one having the
lowest number Of votes aud 50 on uatiI choice
shall be reached, and no candidate, when
dropped, shall be nominated more than twice.
The gentleman offering the resolution SAID
that he did il for the benefit Of delegates from
the country. Hotel bills arc high, and cx
peuses are heavy, aad delegates want TO get
away lie offered the resolution that The end
might be sooD reached.
Mr.. J. D. Johnsoo, of Giles, offered as an
amendment, that "onoc' be inserted instead OF
twice. The amendment was accepted, and
the resolution as amended was then adopted.
The chair construed the resolution that no
candidate could be renominated-~i. c. nomi
dated more than once.
The Chair denominations are uo~ III O:iar.
General raaferro wes then placed in n9mi-
nation.
Cries Of call the roll
General Fitzhu3h Leo vas placed IN noml.
nation.
There being no further nominations the vote
proceeded on the fifth ballot
According to the ruling of the chair, General
Fitz. Lee could not be broughtou again.
When the vote WAS announced the Malone
men cheered Justify; after which the secretary
proceeded to call the roll for the sixth ballot.
There was considerable cheering. provoked by
the different changes in the vote m The sixth
ballot.
TaiGferro vas dropped
After the sixth vote was aUn0uOced the chair
ordered the resolution regarding the dropping
Of candidates 10 be rcrcad, so that there might
be no maundcrstan dng.
After that Colonel William Il. Cameron
arose amid applause and confusion and prcc3ed-
ed to speak.
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 standing in the forefront would withdraw
The name of General William Malone from the
further consideration Of the Convention, aud
he said 10 so doing he carried out The wishes oil
that gentleman.
He felt under no obligation to The delegates
of any section, and eince to ono or two sections
belongs the honor Of selecting the Governor,
the s0uthsde should give tho battle to the Val
ley. Immense applause
Col. Stringfel0w, Of Petersburg, then arose.
but the excitement was so great that he had 10
stand for five or ten minutes before be could
speak. He said that not all who differed with
him did he think knave or fool, aud be
hoped that all Virginans would rise above per
soDa jealousy and strife. He closed by adyo
eating Col. Holiday as his second CHOICE.
Col. John e. Penn followed Co.. Stiiogful
lew in behalf Of Major Daniel. lie said his
men would die with their "oours h7ug.
IDeafening applause.
Next came Captain j. s. Wise who made q
brief speech, n which he said: Follow Aceo
mao. Let that be the watchword.' During
Captain Wise's remarks he was frequently 10
terrupted by Put him GU! !" mingled with
great applause.
MIR. Riddlebarger took the floor 10 favor Of
COL Holiday. but could scarcely be heard for
the tumutuous noise. During bis speech Mr..
Sprigg Campbell, of Richmond, called poo,
of order. He said there was no!hog to he dis
cussed, and moved an adjournment. The mo-
ton for adjournment was lost
The last and seventh ballot Was proceeded
wth-only Daniel and Holiday in the field.
Accomac. the first county called, went solidly
for Holiday. laundering applause.
Holiday men and Malone men shook hands
and leaped and shouted and reared Daniel
men shouted some, but some of them looked
sad. Withal the excitement during the last
vote was tremendous
The vote stood: Holiday, S52 IL "a; Dan.
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