Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-05-25

w. #. Taliaferro, reported the following
as the permanent officers OF the ConVen-
ton: =,
len. of Shenandoah.
For Vice. President-One from each
congressional district, as follows: y. =.
Tomlin. A. c.. Withers, Judge ": w.
Crump. S. W. Vepahle. J. P. Critz,
Thomas Whitehead, Hon. =. F.. W.
Duke. B. f. Sheets, and Captain John
M. Preston.
For Secretary, John Bell Bigger; for
Sergeant at Arms, Benjamin L. August.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The rules of the House of Delegates
were adopted for the government OF the
Convention.
Mr.. Taliaferro, of Gloucester, present
ed a resolution requesting the district
delegations to name three members OF
the State Central Committee, Adopted
with an amendment by Mr.. Bohannon,
of Richmond, that the district delega-
lions also report to the Convention the
names of delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention and the names OF the presi-
Dental electors.
There was quite 9 lengthy debate on
an amendment of Mr.. Hurt thst the
OHcO pAOOCSA "a LAY S<NS-
ton of delegates from the State at large
to Cincinnati.
The motion was opposed by Mr.. Be-
harmon and others and rejected.
At35P. M. the Convent on recessed
until S P. M.
NIGHT SESSION.
In the absence Of the president, DR..
Quesenberry called the convention to
order about 81 o'clock, and announced
that the first business in order was re-
ports from congressional district deiega-
tons. The reports were made as fol-
lows:
First District.-Delegates to Cincinnati: A. W.
Wallace, of Fredericksburg; John w. Gillette.
/ of Accomac. Alternates DR.. r. A. Cox, OF
King ard Queen; w. A. Jones, Of Richmond
Eiector: Thomas Grogtqn: Of Essex.
District Committeemen: 2. g. Mereaith. Of
Judge j. Il i.t &. Jones, Of King and queen.
Second Observation-Disclosures to CINCINNATI:
James r Croker Of portts 81 d Jh Pi1a
berly, OF Norfolk; DR.. George Hives, OF Prince
George
District Committeeman: w. r. Taliaferro, of
Norfolk L. R. Edwards, of Southampton; r.
I. Armistead, of Williamsburg: wv,
liam L. Royal, of Richmond; Judge g. G.
4 Minor, Henrico. Alternates: General Peyton
/ Wise, Ct Richmond; W. L. Chandler, of Caro-
/ line.
Elector: Hill Carter, Of Hanover.
District S1nn y HIdgn o.
| r. ~. Cardwell, of Hanover.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures to Cincinnati ::
Charles S. Stringieliow, of Petersburg; ". E.
Green, of Charlotte. Alternates: NJ: 9. Cardo-
Elector: Samuel T. Coleman.
District Committeeman: Robert Catlett. of
Charlotte; r. B. Berkeley, of Prince Edward !;
Il g w Vpnahe of Petersburg
Fifth Observation-Disclosures to Cincinnati: G, w.
B. Hall. of franklin; 7: J. Talbot, OF Danville
| Elector: !. s. Rudd, of Henry.
District Comm 5teenaen John T. Keen. Geo.
| E. Dennis, and Samuel J. Mullins.
| Sixtb Observation-Disclosures to CtncilnRfi; W.
| P. johnson, Thomas S. Bocock.
| Elector samuel Griffin.
District Committeeman. ]. d. Flckten, ). j..
Allen, Stephen Adams.
Seventh District.-Delegates TO Cincinnati /:
captain James IS BTmga1dner IT, Of Auggsta
Southall, of Albemarle; Jacob N. Llggett, OF
Rockingham,
| ayTstIict Committeeman: Micajah Woods, of
"; 5; Peashy: 81 s6siianaaaA; c,o,nno.. p
W. Hunter, of Frederick; Captain alley. Payne
Of Fauquier. Alternates: Henry Heafon, Of
Elector: j. G. Menefee, of Rappahannocls.
State Committeeman: S. S. Turner, of War
rem; DR.. r. S. Lewis, Of Culpeper; Robert.Bev-
!! Ninth District delegates to Cincinnati: Dan
lei TTsgg, of Washington; John D. johnson, of
e. E nsnr Koe o Msefand of
Eleetor A, L. Brideriaote. 81 'i.se.
District Commi tteelnen: daIaes z. Kelly, OF
Tazeweil C. r. Trigg, of Washington; Thomas
W. Spindle, OF Montgomery.
The Convention then went into the
election of Delegates at large to Cincin-
natl:
| DR.. George Rives nominated M. Glen
nan, Esq, Of Norfolk; Hon. Marshall
| Hanger nominated Major John w.
] Daniel, Of Lynchburg Robert Hunter
nominated General William Terry !;
Colonel Thomas IS. BoeoGk nominated
Hon. James Barbour; Colonel Fl. G
Cabeii nominated Judge Robert Guild, of
Richmond; e. T. W. Duke, of Able
marie, nominated Dir. 3. FL. Moffett, of
Rockingham.
/ The vote resulted as follows: Glen
nan, 40S; Daniel, 1888; Terry, 74O1 !;
Barbour, 1918 So; Ould, 65S 10; Moi
felt, 1,O93a. The four who received the
largest vote and who were declared
elected were Messrs. Daniel, Terry,
Barbour, apd Moffett. r. B. Berkeley,
of Farmvtiie, and Camm Patteson, of
Buckingham, were selected So alternates
The Convention then went into the
CICCtlOA VI StcEloIs hp AHfSCs \ az IVA
lowing gentlemen were nominated:
Captain ?. w Mckinney, OF FaRmyi!le;
General John Echols, of Augusta; Ma
jor Baker p. Lee, of Norfolk +; and w. w.
Walker, of Westmoreland.
The vote stood as follows: Mckinney,
920 11-12; Echols, 1,0431 Lee, $50;
] Walker, 269. Messrs. Mckinney and
| Eehols having received the largest vote
were declared elected.
The following RESOLUTION vas offered
by the new State Central gomHiittee
and adopted:
That the delegates TO the National
Democratic Convention at CINCINNATI
be, and are hereby, instructed to oppose
the abrogation of the two-thirds rule.
| Major John w. Daniel offered the fol-
lowing, which were adopted:
| J. Resolved by the Democratic party
| OF Virgi,sIq, in Convention assembled,
That we are in a4fsliation with the Ma
tional Democracy, and viii support its
nominees for President aud Vice Fresi-
dent Of the United States.
2 That party lines in Federal politics
should be drawn with sole reference to
Federal issues.
3. That it becomes a manly people to
demand of candidates for representative
Il
| where they stand as between the two
great ,Jsgties of the country, and we
will support fof e,ector no person who
does not manifest his adherence to the
| National Democracy and its candidates
on the presidential ticket.
| 4. That the National Democracy de-
serves the confidence and support of
the people for its steady adherence to
the prihcjDtea of constitutional liberty,
upon which the sepEbIie was founded,
and for cherjshing those Traditions and
customs which tend to purify the public
service and restrain the eneroachments
of centralized power; that we endorse
the general policy, aud especially its
course in reducing the tax on our great
staple product tobacco, in maintaining
the independence of the State judiciary
aud the supremacy of the civil over the
military paw.2r,..to resisting the prostitu-
tion of the ARMY ~ ...;agaf Interference
in elections and the use OF s. PARTISAN
and INSCRIPTIONS police to intimidaie |
and corrupt the sutfrages of the people,
and in advocating liberal measures to |
wipe out the hostile legislation which |