Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-10

he was the peer of any man who served in the
| Confederate army. 10 his private life, among
bis friends, be said, no man ia dearer. When
the war ended be retired to private life. broken
10 purse but whole 10 honor. he said that it
General Taliaferro is not nominated his friends
will cordially support the nominee, whoever be
may be- lie concluded by calling upcn Gen.
Taliaferro's friends to stand By hin,
At this point in the proceedings the Convap,
ton recessed until clock.
! The interest manifested in the Convention
was so great that before S 0 clock the Theatre
was crowded.
President Hanger resumed The chair with
commendable promptness.
MIR. VIM. NJ. Cabell, Of Nrl>on srtoule The
nomination Of Mi jain W. DanicI. lIo r.
ferred eleqenly to the services Of Maj Daniel
az conservative leader, as soldier, and AZ =
bighy honored citizen, and spoke Of his Ser.
vicas 10 the Sixth district. where the Thief and
tue fool eight years ago held their high earul-
val. lie was not here, said he. to make p0
litcal speech, but for q higher want-to aid his
brethren 10 selecting the next Governor oil Fr'
qinia-an Office which has never been tarnlsh
ed except when the old State was The First
Military District.
Mr.. f. +. Meredith, Of Prince William, also
made fitting speech 10 sscondiug Mai. Dan
| iel's nomination.
Col. VIM. A. Anderson, Of Rockbridge, ais,
seconded the nomination Of Maj. Daniel.
Mr. D. j. llobrook. Of Wythe Co., present
ed to the Convention the name Of Gcu. VIM.
Terry, Of Wylhe, for the Office O! Governor.
He spoke of Gen. Terry's public service ard
his career in Congress. lie did not claim I;r
Gen. Terry any greater merits than thos: pos.
sessed by The other candidates, but III would
say be was The peer of any man before the Con
ventiou. He said Gen. Terry vas in favor Of
preserving the honor Of the State, aod OF pay
ing every dollar OF obligation on the part Of the
State. And If you can take him with that
platform you can have him. Applause. ii
you dou't take bin with that platform you
can't take him at all. Applause aud cheers |
flo then referred to Gen. Terry's record az 4
soldier, and said that the record OF the Stone.
wall brigade was his record.
lie concluded his speech amidst bursts Of
applause.
Gen. John Eohos, Of Staunlon, addressed
the Convention, and seconded the uoniaaiOn
of Colonel Holiday. lie said all parts OF the
great State Of Virginia had been heard from
except that part OF the Stale that he represent.
ed; all had been heard from except the Valley.
1t was an honor and pleasure alike for
him to speak in behalf Of the favored
son of the Valley. Applause. lie said
that within one hundred years out 81 the
forty one Governors Ct the State Of Virginia,
| from all the country West Of the Blue Ridge to
the Ohio river, but seven honorcd NirSinians
had graced the gubernatoral chair. lie thought
that when this fact was remembered it could be
! fairly said that the great Valley had some
claims upon this convention. Virginia needs
now man whose public character aud private
history is as bright and uDsuIiad rs star. A
man whose escutcheon has never hara 1.0u;!cd,
and man who loves Virginia with love:
greater than woman's love. THAT niaa was f.
| W. Nj. Holiday. Applause.
| General Eohols continued his remarks, anl
spoke in complimentary terms Of ali tha can
didatcs
Colonel Charles 4. O'FerraEI sroka in favor
Of Colonel Holiday.
Mr.. Stringfrllow, of Petersburg, next spake
| in behalf of General Malone, auI inaln ona o
his graceful and striking speeches.
| MIR. Juliau Mason, of King George, followed
Mr. SringfeIlow, and secluded Inc nomination
Of General Fizhugh Lee.
| Colonel William Lamb spoke 10 advocacy Of
The claims of General William u. Ta!iaie1ro,
and ma}, brief but forcb!c speech 10 hi4 be-
half.
| Mr.. CoghilI, Of Amherst. also seconded the
nomination Of General la|ialerro. lie spoke
of his service with General Taiiaierro in the
General Assembly, and referred to hin peculiar
fitness for the position of Governor.
About half past 10 o'clock, il appearing that
| the nominating speeches were over, by dreo
! ton Of the chairman the names Of the several
candidates were rerea1 in the hearing OF th2
| house, and the ba!lotng thcu commenced.
The Wing says upon the announcement Of
the first ballot there e1sued sccnc Of the W!!'i
est excitement and jubatio0. When il vas
announced that Gen. Malone was ahead the
crowd rose en- masse 10 the galleries, 90 the
| floors, and on the stage, and chccred long and
| loud for the man of The peoples choice. 1t vas
scene Of enthusiasm never to lie forgotten.
Men threw up hats in the air and shook cach
other by the hands, and the old yell pealcd back
| wards and forwards through the building as
prandly as when heard amid the crash Of battle
at the Crater. Notwithstanding the repeated
raps for order by the chairman it WAS some
| time before quiet could be restored.
RICHMOND, August 10 On the first ballot,
yesterday, Alexandria county voted for Ice,
and Alexandria city for Daniel, 10 for llolli.
day, and 5 for Lee. On the "a ballot Acxan-
dra county voted 2 for Dauel, and Alexandria
city for Daniel, 10 for Holiday, and S for
Lee.
RICHMOND, August l0-The first ballot this
morniug, but the third since balloliug COM
menced, resulted as follows :-Mahone, 4722;
Daniel 43S; Holiday, 33S; Taliaferro, IT,
Taliaferro was then dropped. Ga this ballot
Alexandria city and county 7otcd: Holiday,
l3; Daniel, 5.
o. the fourth ballot Gen. Terry was again
put 10 nomination, and tho vote stood as TO-
lows: Daniel, 4S9; Malone, 1885, Holiday, 3355;
Terry, 10S. Terry dropped.
Ga the fifth ballot Taliaferro aud Lee were
both renomnated, aud resolution was adopted
providing that men once dropped can not be
renomiuated. The vote was as follows: Ma
hone, 453; Daniel, 42l; Holiday, PSI; Talia.
terro, 49, and Lee, ll9. Lee dropped finally.
There seems to be opposition among all par
ties to anything like combinations.
$3.50 p. m.-The excitement is lntans!. The
contest is rapidly narrowing down. BY the rule
no new candidate can DO brought up, and the
oo,toot mill IN the siYth ballot he between