The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-12
The Richmond Convention

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There is much apprehension in the county
DENNIS.
The Rtci,mO nd Convention
IDEMoCRATIc MEETING ~ THE COUNTY OF
KING AND QUEEN.
Messrs. Editors.-I send you the pro
ceedings Of the Democratic Convention
held at Chapel Hill. King and Queen coun
~, May the 9Th. The convection was called
to order by Mr.. John G.. Dew, and h'
gave cordial invitation to all present who
intended TO support the nominee OF the
Convention 10 be held III Cincinnati TO take
part with us. Judge j. Ii. Z. Jones wa:
then elected chairman OF the meeting.
The Convention elected the following
named gentlemen to represent us in The
Convention to be held in Richmond: viii
Fleet; alternates-Dr. John NJ. Garnet
John A. Fleet, and James 5. Jones. The
delegates 90 TO The Convention unin'
structed, except so far as an utter repudia'
ton OF Tilden. After the election OF dele
gates the Chairman made short address,
in which he spoke Of our State troubles
as a home disagreement, and one that
should be utterly forgotten in the coming
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act together, and in the coming election to
march to the polls in solid phalanX, lock-
step, and shoulder TO shoulder.
a. &. AGREE, Secretary.
ANOTHER KING AND QUEEN MEETING.
STEvENsyILLE, May s, 1880.
| At meeting held on the Sth day OF May,
| 1880, at Wright's store, the following dele
gates and altcrnateS were appointed to the
Richmond Convention from SteVensvllIe
district, King and Queen county: I. W.
Walker. Ii. II. Pollard. and William a.
| Saunders, delegates; and Melville Walker,
T.. +. Hill, and SpotswoOd Bird alterDaies
The delegates were not instructed, but il
was understood that Seymour was the
choice of The meeting. In the absence OF
either delegate or alternate from The district,
those present to cast the vote for the dis
trict. 1t was ordered that the proceedings
Of the meeting be sent to the Richmond
Dispatch and West Point Star for publica-
ton. n. Il. STREET, Chairman.
II. N. Pollard, Secretary.
CAROLINE.
A public meeting OF citizens OF Caroline
county, Va, was called on the 10Th day OF
May Chat being court-day) for the purpose
of appointing delegates TO the State Conser-
vative Convention TO be held in Richmond
city on the 18Th day Of May.
F.. G. Moncure, the county superintend-
ent, called the meeting to order and eX-
planned its objects.
On motion of DR.. w. D. Quesenberry, the
following committee was appointed TO sug-
gest delegates to the State Convention-viZ.,
w. d. Quesenberry, S. w. Broaddus, A. h.
Chandler, w. j. Collins, Travis Bagby, Fl.
Fl. George. Major II. o. Peatross, A. q.
Goodwin, DR.. II. G. Holloway, Lewis Z.
Kidd. s. Ftzhugh, A. X. Flippo, Almar
Samuel, L. +. Flagg, j. c. Deiarnette.
The committee then retired, and in short
time made the following report Of dele
gates:
Bowling-Green Township-A. b. Cband-
Ter, j. NJ. Hudgin, s. J. X. White, John D..
Butler, w. ID. Quesenberry. Madison
Tow nship-J. A. FlIppo, G. +. Smith, f..
F. Flag, j. &C.. Dejlrnette. Port-Royal
Township-John Washington, John p. Cor
bin, K. G. Holloway. Reedy Cburch-R.
o. PeatrOss, DR.. Charles Wright, ii. H..
George, Jr.
Il. e. Moncure was appointed delegate at
large.
A resolution to furnish the press OF Rich
mond and Fredericksburg with the pro-
ceedings of this meeting was adopted.
AUGUSTA AND STANTON.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispa'ch.1
MAY 10, 1880.
Meetings were held Saturday in the seve-
raj districts OF Augusta county and in the
wards of this city for the election OF dele
gates to the Richmond Convention OF the
18th instant, with the following result as
far as heard from:
Staunton-First Ward-Delegates Gene
raj John Echols, Hon. Marshall Hanger,
Messrs. James T. Byers, and Michael Cox;
Judge John Howard McCue, Messrs. Ed
ward Echols, r.. w. Burke, and &. l..
Cooke, alternates. Second Ward General
X. W. Lilly, Colonel j. Ii. Skinner, Messrs.
Harry st. George Tucker, and George NJ.
Harrison; Messrs. William Patrick, j. c.
Marquis, w. A. Burke, and ID. 4.
Strasburg, alternates. Beverly Manor Dis
trict-Delegat,s Captain James Bum
gardner, Messrs. Meade +. White, III.
#. Lyle, w. A. Burnett, and A. ID.
Tribbett; Messrs. Charles j. Bell. ID. A.
Speck, Samuel Brown, S. G.. Jordan, and
Thomas Z. Eskridge, alternates. Middle
River Observation-Disclosures Captain Thomas
Burke, Nessrs. j. II. Crawford, j. NJ. Gen
try, Samuel ii. McCue, John Firebaugh, and
IL.
Burke, alternates. South River District
Delegates Hon. A. Koiner Captain w. A.
Donald. Messrs. A. NJ. Bowman, II. NJ.
Dold. Captain c. Il. Koiner, G. w. Koiner,
and j. j. Harner G. w. Sutler, j. s. Myers,
Norman Hanger, S. b. Slower. G. c. Brooks,
j. w. CbuEehman, and Captain II. w. Hen.
ry, alternates. Pastures District-Dele.
gates: DIR. James Tate, Messrs. John Wal
drop, a. y. Idghtner, and :. Howard Will |
son; Messrs. John Christian, Ephraim |
Bear, John s. Guy, and Il. q. Ferguson, |
aternates. River Heads District-DeIe- |
gates: Messrs. William Il. Rush, William |
Z. Smith, j. A. Bumgardner. John S. Me-
C@rkle, j. +. Ctemmer, and J. Y. Larew.
There IL much interest felt In The Conven-
ion. the meeting in the Second Ward being |
,ne OF the largest ward meetings ever held |
iere, and large delegation will proba bly, |
20 down.
CAMPBELL DELEGATES.
Courtbouse-E. ID. GallioH, r. A. Glen.
mt, Frank Nelson. Concord--T. l.. Ar.
ington, DR.. u. S. Evans. Mount Zion
Thomas T.. Moorman. Morgan's MiII-W.
\. Mason. Hat Creek--E. G. Howard, r.
\. Hamlet. Castle Craig-W. A. Withers.
srookneal-R. S. Hubbard. Marysyine-
george w. Morgan, Thomas Hubbard. OF
fr Riyer-Captain Benjamin +. Tardy.
.eesyiIle-B. j. Wilkinson. New Lon
on-Robert j. Ould. Brookvile- Captain
tephen Adams, Charles A. Tardy, L. II. ,
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