The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-11
VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES.
Nomination of W. I'll. Holiday
for Governor.
They Recognize the Obligations Of the
Public Debt

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 10.-The convention
met at 8. 80 this morning, and after little Skin
mishing the call of counties was made tov the
third ballot Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and William
Terry having been dropped last night, the can;
didates were Malone, Daniel, Holiday. and
Taliaferro. The third ballot resulted as follows:
Malone 472, Daniel 438, Holiday 1888, Talia-
ferro 172.
At noon the friends of the candidates held a
conference and Gen. Terry was placed in NOM
ination again. Fourth ballot, Daniel 489, Ma
hone 1859, Holiday 355, Terry lob. Terry was
again dropped.
In the afternoon resolution was adopted
requiring that in all nominations afterward
made, the lowest candidate be dropped on
each succeeding ballot and not be renominated.
Gen. Taliaferro and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee were
renominated. -Four ballots will decide the
nomination.
At the fifth ballot, Malone had 453, Daniel
421, Holiday 2S4, Talaferro la, Lee 119, and
Lee was dropped.
On the sixth ballot Malone received 467;
Daniel, 44S; Halliday, 334; Talionfero, 1853.
The latter was dropped.
At245 p. m. Col. Cameron addressed the
convention, Withdrawing the name of Malone
and urging the friends of that gentleman to
give their support to F. M. W. Halliday. This
was received with tremendous and prolonged
cheering. Nearly the whole convention were
on their feet at once, waving their hats and
screaming, and yelling. Several minutes
Stringfellow also urged the support of Hslli-
day in eloquent terms Col. Penn, a promi-
nent Daniel man, said that DESPITE the com.
binations he believed John W. Daniel was the
strongest man in Virginia for Governor and
his banner should float to the last.
John A. Wise, leading Mahoneite, dis
claimed making combination and said ''If we
have chosen an armless hero from the valley of
Virginia, it is because his associations have
never made him disreputable"
r. A. Caghel made powerful speech in
favor of Mr.. Daniel, calling upon his friends
and the convention generally 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 was lost and order be-
ing partly restored, the call of counts for the
several ballots proceeded.
As the vote progressed cheer upon cheer
greeted the various bulletins of the votes as
they favored either of the two candidates. At
its conclusion the excite-c ent and anxiety to
learn the result was TT fever heat and continued
until it was announced, as follows: Holiday,
852; Daniel, 568; Malone, l.
The chair announced amid the widest
applause that Holiday was the duly chosen
nominee of the Conservative party of Virginia
for the Office of Governor. A recess was then
taken till o'clock.
At the night session Gen. James A. Walker
of Pulaski was unanimously nominated for
Lieutenant Governor. Raleigh T. Daniel, the
present Incumbent was renomnated for
Attorney General without opposition. A plat
the public debt and recommending the General
Assembly to endeavor to readjust the same in a
manner just to the creditors and honorable to
the state.