The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-21

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v,,I,ssss ssusTnousE 1nly 20. Five dele
gates from THIS district for Little BLY, BIZ
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The primary meeting at Louisa Court
.hn,ise township was held, with II. Wsn-
aton chairman, and; John y. Thompson and
]. c. Cmnmae secretaries. Present /: Ninety
eight voters neeeasafy tor choices fifty.
Vote FOR delegates to Senatorial Convention
carried unanimously. After which sixteen
names were offered as delegates to the State
Convention, and an incredible number OF
resolutions were proposed by various men,
fearful confusion, prptracted from half-past
leaving the meeting, having been tired out.
Then q vote was taken for delegates-all
sixteen being voted for--nOnea receiving as
many as fifty votes. While the voting was
going on manY left the meeting. Then it
was moved that the five highest names on
the list be appointed delegates. This was
objected to; and when insisted, on the bell
was Tung, and efforts made to recall the
people, who, it is said, had fully expected
that, the same men would be sent to the
State Convention who had. been chosent,to
the Senatorial Convention but SO many
new names gave rise; to; the confusion. .4i
The men chosen rag having the highest
vote on the first ballot all fell below fifty
that il to say, they did not get majority OF
the voters present at the meeting.iJ ri
4 resolution to instruct the DELEGATE on to
vote against Malone was lost-30 to 40.
resolution from the Malone Executive
Committee In Richmond, requesting that
delegates absent from State Convention be
represented by Lindsay Walker or John S.
wise, was received with derision, and was
withdrawn ~ ''.s ~. 20 49,. 49,
i "A resolution that these proceedings be
sent to Richmond papers was carried, to-
rether with a final resolution that the secre-
tary be directed to state that all the dele
gates sent are minority delegates.
The delegates are not instructed. All
from one side of township; and, further
more, are believed not to be by any means
q fair representation Of the feelings and
wishes of the township. OBSERVER.
ANTI-MAHoNE TICKET ELECTED IN G0oCHLAND.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
GooCHLAND COURTHOUSE, VA.,1
.4g July 10, 1877.
AT mass-meeting held at this place to-
day for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the State Convention to. meet on the 9Th Of
August in Richmond the following delegates
we're elected: Byrd district, f. NJ. Parrish
and J. NJ. iTrice; Lichinghole, r. D. and B.
0. James: Dover, r. s. Allen and A. P.
Deitrick. Delegates at large, Jackson Guy
and F.. FL. Fleming. s., -.
Speeches were made by. Captain j. S.
Wise, OF your city, and Judge A. Il. Leake,
OF this county. The former ably repre-
sented the claims OF General Malone, and
the latter represented the anti-Mahone ele-.
ment-wh ich carried the meeting. The
majority, OF the delegates are in favor Of
General Taliaferro.
....,,., J. C.. JAMES, Chairman.
= f. III. Parrish, Secretary, y,.,,,,.,,"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT FROM GooCHLAND. ),
W.. w. Cosby, Esq: ~ s~ri, 49,.
Dear Sir,-General Taliaferro has solid
delegation from this county,, ..,s,s...'
=, 4 Yours truly F. NJ. PARRISH,
Gooehlaad Courthouse, July 10, 1877.
'F.it t.ss.' "5sr' .s@'''s UARROLII.
At meeting Of the Conservative party Of
Carroll county held last Monday delegate.
to the State Convention were instructed to
cast the vote OF the county for General j.
A. Walker as first choice; and for General
Terry as second choice Of the meeting
WytheDiLLe Enterprise 49,.
,r.,s THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SOLID.
The following counties have. appointed
delegates in favor OF General Terry as their
first choice for Governor-yiz., Buchanan,
Bland, half of Franktin, Giles, Grayson,
Lee, Roanoke, Smyth, Scott, Wise, and
Wythe--in all 1876 delegates 10Y .1ia
i Pulaski and Oarrolliinstrnct for General
J. A. Walker as their first choice, and, fail
ing to get him, they will no doubt. go for
Terry next, the latter being SO instructed.
The counties yet to actare Washington,
Russell, Montgomery, and Craig. -
1t begins now to look like the Southwest
will give 'fsolid" to the gallant COM
mander of the old Stonewall brigade. So
mote it be. He well deserves her confidence
and support. WythevilIe Enterprise.
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