The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-31
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naraeraph In your paper OF io-oay p,ac.
{. the Star thinks that Glass anu n' Tis.
way did not represent the Lyncuom, scs
trIct in the National CONVENTION VI and md
We were sthar,' Brother houm' .,a, , 1
s SIRE there. We suspect that the Star mas
hsen misled by not recollecting that the coz
,,ressionaI districts have been changed sinee
$685." ,,o, that
You are entirely correct as to the iact .nss
the Hon, Robert Ridgwsy and myse', were
delegates 10 the Democratic Natona' III
ycnticn OF 1868, but we were not from 'uc
same congressional district. Colonel william
Martin, OF Henry county. and myse'i were
tue delegates from the Fifth or" Lvncn-
burg district and the Hon. Robert hidg-
way, Of Amherst, aud Colonel Thomas +.
(;oode. OF Mecklenburg, were the delegates
from the Fourth or Buckingham district:
AT least il Is printed so In the RECORDS OF
that day. a.
The boundaries OF the congressional dis
tr,cts have been so wonderfully metamor-
pbosed since that time, like heap OF the
politics and politicians then existing that |
don't wonder IT is difficult for even the
hest Of memories to recoliect them accu-
rately. As it will be perhaps matter OF
interest 10 some of your readers even nj the
present day, furnish you below correct
list OF the whole Virginia delegation 10 me
aforesaid Convention Dy districts and from
tie State at large
stale at Large Thomas s. Bocock, Wood
Rouldin alternate; John B. Baldwin. MIR.
Mclaughlin alternate; Fayette McMullln,
w. r. Staples alternate james l.. kemper,
G. w. Brent alternate; g. W. Blowe, u.
w. Boiling alternate.
First District: Z Il. Douglas, Z. T. Tay-
loe alternate; ii. 5. Neal, II. A. Powers
alternate.
Second District: John Goode, Jr., j. X.
Cbambliss alternate; John X. Kilby,
Thomas III. Daniel alternate.
Third District John S. Blrbour, George
w. Richmond alternate; Robert Ould, D.
II. Kelly alternate.
Fourth District: Robert Ridgway, II. A.
Carter alternate; Thomas +. Goode, >. ID.
Irving alternate.
Fifth District: II. III. Glass, III. V. Jor-
don alternate; William Martin, j. {. sta
pies alternate. -,
Sixth District: j. e. Southall, A. w.
Graves alternate; Samuel w. Conman,
Bolivar Christian alternate.
Seventh District: j. X. Tucker. IS. ii.
ShacklefOrd alternate; Robert \. CONRAD,
Eppa Hunton alternate.
Eioh District Joseph L. Kent, j. 7.
Campbell alternate: W. b. Aston, X. w.
Hughes alternate.
The delegation voted as unit, as it has
done, | believe, ever since the Convent On
of 1874, which nominated james X. POLK,
and for many ballots cat its vote Tor tue
Hon. George ii. Peudleton, OF Ohir, for
President, who is now one OF the able
UDiied States senators OF that State. But
when il became evident that Mr.. Pondleton
could not get the necessary two-thirds vote
he was dropped, and Virginia voted solid
for HOratio Seymour until ne was nomi-
mated. Both OF the attending delegates
from the Abingdon dSirict-Mr. Aston and
Mr.. Hughes (now Judge Hughes and
leve.headed many, who acted in the place
of Delegate Kent. who was not present,
were for Chief.Justice Chase as their first
choice for President, believing that bis
chances OF an election, though Republic
can. were better than those OF any Demo
crat who could be nominated.
The Convention met in the great mefrop-
oils Ct New York on the 4th OF July, and
though have been member OF as many as
four Democratic national conventions IN my
life, commencing with that Of 1852, which
nominated Franklin Pierce, that OF Is 8
was perhaps the largest, as it was by far the
most brilliant. that ever assembled in the
United States. k. ii. GLASS.
z. S. OF the delegates and aternates
above named the following distinguished
gentlemen, to the best Of nv memory, have
since passed away from all the memories
and scenes Of this lfe-namely: Colonel
John b. Baldwin, Hon. b. b. Douglas.
Colonel George w. Boiling. Jadge Wood
Bouldin, General George w. Brent, Hon.
Robert Ridgway, Colonel j. x. Chambli>>,
Hon. X. Y. Conrad, Thomas Ii. Daniel, j.
II. KIlby. j. L. Kent. b III. kl'ford,
Joseph Il. Campbell. | think some Others
of The number have died, but rs am not
certain Of 1t will not mention their names.
X ii. G.