The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

Congressional.
Gen. r. L. T. Beale has been nominated
for Congress in the First District, now rep
resented by Hon. B. B. Douglas.
Col. w. E. Hinton, Jr., is the Democratic
candidate IN the Petersburg District, and
DR.. Jos. Jorgenson, the Republican, who Is
the present representative.
Col. James B. Richmond is the Democrat
ic nominee in the Ninth District, now rep.
resented by Hon. T.. A. Pridemore. Gen.
Gabriel C. Wharton. of Montgomery county
and Hon. H. A. Edmondson, of Roanoke
were his competitors for the nomination.
After the first ballot, it was ruled that the
lowest candidate should be dropped, and the
third ballot brought the issue between Col
Richmond and Col. Edmonson. The third
stood, Richmond, 1902; Edmondson, e.
When the vote was announced, great excite
ment prevailed, the friends of the defeated
claiming that there were more votes counted
than had been cast. Mr.. Richmond's friends
started out of the Convention, refusing to sub
nit to recount. Mr.. Phleger and Capt.
Mccall made stirring appeals to them to
remain in the Convention, and have re-
count. Finally this course was determined
on and the result stood, Richmond, 70 10 ;
Edmondson, 673-a cheat in the previous
ballot of twenty-eight votes. Richmond,
was then declared the nominee unan-
| imously.
A number Of delegates witlrew, before
the voting commenced, because a set Of
greenback resolutions were laid on the
table. No platform was adopted.
Col. Richmond was born in Lee county on
the 9th day of February, 1912, and is there
fore in the thirty seventh year of his age.
He is no college graduate, his college course
having been interrupted by the war, and
consisted only of an eight months attend
ance upon a limited line Of study at Emory
and Henry. At the breaking out of the war
though only nineteen years of age, he en-
tered the Confederate service as on Orderly
Sergeant in Gen. Floyd's command, and al
ry and faithful devotion to duty, to tint
rank of Colonel. At the conclusion of thi!
unhappy struggle Col. Richmond turned hi
attention to farming, and for year or more
was an humble tiller of the soil. He then
commenced merchandising, and then turned
his attention to the law, and at present is a
prominent member of she bar of Scott
county.
In 1874 he was elected to the Legislature
and served two terms. Although he ha
never been particularly conspicuous in pc
litcal circles, still he is thoroughly familiar
with the country's political history, and
best of ALL closely identified with the inter-
ests OF his section.
The name of Col. Fulkerson, about which
the funders have made SO much ado, wa
not mentioned in the Convention. Ex
Gov. Fayette McMullen is an Independent
candidate in that District, and he and Col
Richmond have met on the stump since the
nomination was made.
Il In the Eighth District, at Culpeper c. H..
Hunton delegat es were appointed to TIL
Convention as between Hunton and Neale
and in favor of Menefee as reserve.
Mr.. Thomas Whitehead announces that
he has Withdrawn from the contest with Mr.
Tucker. No one, but himself, really re
garded him as in the race, and his with
drawal is a matter of no earthly conse
quence.
A writer from Fredericksburg, to the Rich
mond Dispatch, after giving the particulars
of the nomination by the Conservative Con
vention Of Gen. Beale for Congress, says:
. Mr.. Sener, who is absent on tour O.
. pleasure among the northern lakes, is looked
to as the probable Republican candidate il
opposition to General Beale. His views can
not be ascertained in this respect until his
return. In the past, when party animos
tiles ran much higher than the present, HI
was able to reduce the Conservative MAORI
ties very much i'll this county and city, ant
if he consents to be candidate this fall hi
will have many friends in this section be-
abilities, and of the general satisfaction HI
gave as a representative of this district ii
: the forty third Congress. Your correspond
J ent feels confident he will decline to run II
opposition to Gen. Beale. There is doubt
less greater harmony in the Conservative
ranks in this district upon all public ques
tions than there is in any other of the State
The. three candidates for Congress
. Messrs. Paul, Massie and Harris, will speal
in Harrisonburg next Monday, court-day.