Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-08-14
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUSTA. 1871.
VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVE CON
VENTION.

The Virginia Conservative State Conven-
tion for the nominal Of candidates for Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney
General, which had been in session for three
DAYS, concluded its labors Friday night by
the nomination of Col. F. W. NJ. Holiday,
of Winchester, for Governor; Gen. James
A. Walker, of Pulaski county, for Lieutenant
Governor, and Hon. Raleigh T. Daniel of
Richmond, for Attorney General. A plat
form was adopted recognizing the obligation
of the public debt, and recommending the
General Assembly to endeavor to readjust it
in q manner just to the creditors and honor
able to the State.
We append the following details of the
nomination of Col. Holiday. as taken from
the press dispatches:
After a little skirmishing call of counties
was made for the third ballot. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee and VIM. Terry having been drop
ped the candidates were Malone, Daniel,
Holiday and Taliaferro. The third ballot
resulted as follows: Malone 472 Daniels
43S, Holiday 33S and Taiaferro 172.
At 1880 2. NJ. the proceedings were sus>
pended for half an hour. The friends of the
candidates held conferences Intense ex-
stemcnt prevailed Gen. Terry was placed
in nomination again. The fourth ballot re-
suited, Daniel 4S9 Malone 469 Holiday
S55, Terry lO3. Terry was again dropped.
A resolution was adopted requiring all
nominations to be now made. the lowest can
ddate to be dropped on each succeeding bal.
lot and not to be reDominated Gen. Italia
ferro and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee were rcnomi-
mated
Fifth ballot-Mahone 453, Daniel 421,
Holiday 2S4, Talaferro IA, Lee 1l9. Lee
was then dropped.
Sixth ballot-Mahoue 467, Daniel AS,
Holiday 344, Taisferro 163. Talaferro
was dropped.
Col Cameron, of Petersburg, then ad-
dressed the convention, Withdrawing the
name OF Gen. Malone, and urging the friends
of that gentleman to give their support to
Hon. f. NJ. ". Holiday. This was received
with tremendous cheering. Nearly the whole
convention were on their feet at once. wav-
ing hats and screaming and yelling. Several
minutes elapsed before order was restored,
when Col. Stringfelow, of Petersburg, also
urged the support of Mr.. Holiday in elo-
qucnt terms
Col Penn, of Patrick, a leading Daniel
man, said tina, despite all combinations he
believed that Juo ". Daniel was the strong
est man in Virginia for Governor. AID that
his banner should float to the last.
Jno. A. Wise, of Richmond a leading
Mahonite, disclaimcd making a combination,
and said IF we have chosen an armless
hero from the Valley of Virginia it is be-
cause his associations have never made him
disrepu'abe"
R. a. Coghill of Amherst, made pow
erful speech in favor Of Major Daniel, call
ing upon his friends in the convention gen.
orally to rally around the Daniel standard to
the last. The utmost noise and confusion
prevailed during these brief addresses. and
the chair found it almost impossible for some
time to bring the convention to order.
A motion to adjourn put and lost.
and order being partially restored call of
counties for the seventh ballot proceeded
with. AS the vote progressed cheer upon
cheer greeted the various changes of votes as
they favored either of the two candidates.
At its conclusion the excitement and anxiety
to learn the result was at fever heat, and con-
tinued until it was announced, as follows
Holiday S52, Daniel 56S. Malone l.
The chair announced, amid the widest ap-
plause, that Col. Holiday was the duly chosen
nominee of the Conservative party of Fir>
ginia for the Office of Governor.
jefferson sends greeting to her sister county
across the line in the old State, and congrat>
ulates her upon the honor SO worthily be
slowed upon one of her heroic sons-the chiv
alric and accomplished Holiday, whose empty
sleeve bears testimony of his devotion to the
Old Dom in ion amid the dark days Of war, and
whose capacities Fl, him in an eminent degree
to become the worthy successor of the long
line of illustrious statesmen who have filled
the executive chair of the Commonwealth
AS the nomination is equivalent to an elec>
ton in this case, Col. T. W. NJ. Holiday will
be the next Governor Of Virginia