Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-04-23

gagged to-day mad Deon gagged III IotoTS-
burg in 1869, again at Lynchburg and here
again at Staunton. We know we have
the "black birds'' with cloud cheering).
They did not intend to stand it.
Mr.. c. W. Lassiter wanted to know how
came all this applause from the Democrat
ic galleries whenever the name of Gen.
Wickham was mentioned?
J. Fl. Rives, of Lynchbura, said the
question behind all this was the straight
out electoral ticket. If the supporters of
Gen. Wickham yield now they would be
expected to yield when that came up.
The vote was taken and resulted as far
as any body could tell, for various gentle
men kept various records some showing
that Wickham was elected by from four
to seven majority, and others showed that
Lewis was elected by two votes. The
greatest excitement followed. The Lewis
men crowded to the orchestra railing call
ing the names of those who they said had
voted twice and some they said had voted
who were not delegates. 1t looked ike
there would be a general row until Mr..
Dezendorf proposed that for the sake OF
peace the vote should be taken over again
and each delegate voting should stand up
when he voted.
When this voting was over the different
records kept in the reporters box. showed
that Lewis had been elected by from one
to four votes There was wild cheering
F,>r I,,f fha ohui o0n16 nnf
nounce the vote as he said all three OF the
Secretaries varied in their statement OF
the vote and he would have to wait until
these differences could he stated by the
Secretaries themselves if the Convention
wanted to hear them. From this time out
until 2 o'clock yesterday morning there
was hardly a moment of peace. The Lewis
men swore they were being cheated and
the delay was intended for that. Both sides
commenced hunting up absent voters.
Some were found IN bed and dragged up
to the hall and down through the aisle to
vote. All through this the threats against
the Chairman, who was cool and collected
were plentiful and the meeting surged up
against the orchestra railing both with
frantic gestures and varied oaths.
at last, after two more votes had been
received, the chairman announced tie
vote. The Lewis men were united. Tins
ley, the colored delegate from Petersburg
could be heard above all others announcing
that his side could wash their hands OF
this Convention and leave it. DR.. Norton
Was announcing that no justice could be
gotten there. Ross Hamilton, from the
Wickham party was making point Oh
order. All hands were speaking at once
and chairman Carter was banging with his
gavel.
At this moment there was cry of "a
voter coming" The Lewis men wildly
cheered, and there could be seen through
the crowd in the aisle, being dragged for
ward and carried, pale and invalid look
ing old gentleman with white beard
who had come from sick bed at the Vir.
ginia Hotel where he had been walked ul
at 80 o'clock, to vote for Lewis. He was
seated in CHAIR in the orchestra and the
mob ragged around him, the Wickham mel
swearing he shouldn't vote and the Lewis
| men swearing he should. The chairman
ruled that as the vote had been announc.
ed Mr.. Douglas couldn't vote. Then fol
an hour the meeting was uncomfortable
except at intervals of minute or so wher
each faction would still u little to heal
what some one from its own side was say
ing. All through the contest, Mr.. Dozen
dorf, of Norfolk, acted, and at some mo
ments very SUCCESSFULLY, as peace maker
and at his suggestion, at O'Clock yester
day morning the Convention adjourned to
meet again at 10 O'Clock.
| OPENING WITH PRAYER.
At the opening Ross Hamilton parlia
mentary affection, by this time happily
very hoarse and not we'll able to max,
himself heard, proposed to open the pro
ceedings Of the day with prayer. Thi!
} was greeted with soto voce remarks from
some of the members of Its past praying
for Ross Hamilton on the mourners
BENCH" &c.
Rev. Mr.. DeHaven opened the session
with brief and well delivered prayer
which was received with quiet that nc
| other address had received in the proceed
ing twenty-four hours.
| The proceedings were commenced by
putting every delegate and alternate out
side the rail Of the parquette and thenad
mitting the delegates only and they one
| by one as their names were called.
Mr.. Seaton, a colored member from AL
exandria county, nearly seven feet high,
and giant in proportions, was appointed
Sergeant alarms with an assistant.
Mr.. Wolff moved that Hon. Jos. Jorgen-
sen, the only Virginia Republican member
of Congress, be invited to privileged seat
MI, Tinsley. of Petersburg, moved that
the privileged seat be on the Speaker Is
platform, which motion would exclude him
from among the delegates.
Just here Mr.. Norton, of York, rushed
down the aisle, demanding to know if a
delegate could be prevented from egress
aid ingress by the Sergeant at farms This
matter was settled agreeably to Mr.. Nor
ton.
Mr.. Paul stated parliamentary rule.
A member lin great surprise. )-Great
God Almighty.
Mr.. Paul-No it aint. God Almighty
amt got anything to do with anything be-
ing done here. (Laughter.)
The resolution inviting Mr.. Jorgensen
was adopted, but dismissed on motion of
Mr.. Hamilton, who didn't consider it a
compliment to confne Jorgersen to the
platform. Finally resolution was adopt
ed inviting Jorgt nsen and permitting him
to sit where he pleased. The same invita-
ton was extended to r. C. l.. Paige, a col.
ored member of the legislature from Nor
folk.