Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-04
Tie Eaak0ne Convention,

30 i; w.6 a:caE!ainsd ycs cgdav '!sai Col.
Cimcrchi rcu;Ea:!,a VS. t. .o.cg3yu c2uc'u.
sIor NJ Massey ep:sGrtd AID was CRESTED
With sIs.t alp'susr. Ii, laid he would MT
docy the fac. That be Lad until nog INDUCED
IN l@tliuts lkIo 20 those OF Iii friends il The
corv;n:ion, lra spo'os ID 20! esp liberty he
might tsks iC addressing !h;p. TIE causo Of
EeECj1stmtnLla Virginia, nc soil, Wis lis ciuse.
Tie lad u:Gtd 1t iG liz l6ialcy, ioSttred il il lis
Gou!h, bst!ed for it 10 lis nsubocd, and would
not deceit II 10 its old aGo. WHAT he had done
vas Ii the c:u:e Of Virginia pnd her people,
and Do%. rather than Gee lis cause eora.dz d
by aay cis:suloDs amoDg representative men
y! tba nsrv, he vas willing to sacrifice every
ttlcE CT y personal nature for tho further nd.
Vacc meat rt the psrty Interests. lis ftields
had Stood firmly by him, GId lie hopcd they
would nov io'foG him. They nigh. not have
the l:Ed,r they desired. but thty Should BIO
wiling 10 &c tverythiue for harmony, and he
h0red they you'd vote IS enc man 10 make tho
ncmlDsIl 10 Ct Colonel Cameron uua,iuous. a
tremendous cu:turst OF applause greeted THE
mcV; Ii Ut, and tho question being Du. it Yss
clrrled with tut few dissenting votes
As soin cs quiet could tc restored, L.w.s Il.
L, u y.
& UlltCd States SsnalQr, fer lieutenant gov.
elnor.
Mr. R:djle5erGtr nsde sp2t ca ir eplo:i.ion
to The uouils'iou Ct Nlr. Lewis s1G presented
the name Of Vim, MiIaes, OF Page c5u1ty, 10
the coGVentioo.
Judge Shunato. of Fsrqlier. Ea1 sls0 pIsc,d
10 domination, after which tho calling Of the
| I0l Tor The Inst ballot was commenced.
Before the conclusion CT tie roll Gil, nearly
| all tsc votes having been east Tor Mir. Lewis, o
| m0,i?n vas made 10 make his nomuaion uoan
inous, whci Ess adcpttd.
Captain FraGk ). Bl,ir, Of Wylho county,
vas Gezt nominated for attorney general. and
having 20 opposition, he YVES dec ARID the pas
tvs nominee by te,lsNstioa.
COL Cameron, tho nominco for govcro2r. b
! iog Introduced. returned thanks 10 bis friccda
| Tor their sstaaiast support, a,G TO all for the
! greatest EoGcr that could be conferred ty the
| people. Ii loyal z.a aod courage will wlu TIC
| CAUSE 81 tca6jIs:ment, ho would not be fluid
| Wan,l1g. lie announced that 10 Nas 4 EMO
C at lis !heo proceeded 10 sIes!i Ct tie ISSUES
| Ter Nnich tho r!at Is crs trc fighting They
| stood t:!c TO ti&ht, determined 10 Gni what
! ''oa: dt:r Cd n5ther'' oEob, ard pay it. lie
tiVtrcd the RUE OF tic pCop!o by representa-
ton, ard wss cot 10 be frightened tfom his 10
| sIioo II: int: nded cot 10 carry he Ear in.c
! A!!ca, bu! 10 clTT7 Africa iulo he vaT. lie
! WEB Ictlg 10 preach The dtcuine CT liberalism
| 10 the 'Etcn tia: lie Uo1siii: ion scd !sSs d
;!c I;ud shall bG regarded IS Ga0:cd By intD
| lie intetdsa that tha Sovereignty OF tilc State
-htuG &c r'RaTded az more s3cicd thsn lie
B0u bon iemocraty lcgald il. Tic poGpIa are
not her,rtter TO BE- trIs o1ncG hy sgp:ctEiou:
epi;he;s into going TO tho polls aut VJtce
aga n;t ih:0ss they c.nS;GCr risht. iIs ,9as
! goiag iolHa;d ircm 10 day 10 i1ht G iixht fl
Tic Stslc Ct Virsini2. ii he Tell or failed il
this fight Ii would cot b, fer waut OF tn3r; OF
cCu1age en- his part to do lis Whsle duty.
Ir. L.wts, ii accep!!cg thc 0im Ca'i0u i2l
iicuicLaGt governor, Expressed Lis aCkrosCGs
u!eLts irr the hCuCr Conferred OF him. Hu teJ
| bccU tIil5n mat; he Was NV d rcru,iic.r
ma h2 Wi9 rrOuu 20 i,y that he IS c a re.
aGiuitGr. 81 tho ssno tine 10 had aG:,r Ter
gol!co thet he vas a Vrsiciln. lie pledged
his tGsi lflIIs TO co:uio tho suclls4 o. ti!C
ticket. etd be oudtr$rd the platform il tyl9y
particular, believing that it isdic;led iiH sy,!g
way TO secGra 90 honest. TAI? snj Eisi s.l.i9-
ncrt c. the Virginia debt.
Cspain Is air acknowledge tic compliment
paid Elm. aid thar k d the convention fox ihti
generosity Tie pis,iJ!D, ho ssid. ,Xgr:ssgG
his s!n ia;9n,s fully, AID he pc; himse! fla;
footed up.e il. lie congre ulstcd his hc5Ters
that icH 80 has been Instituted il firsni3
The people lad bGcG !s;r4Io orc separated, ba
aGT Ell TGca If al rsc,s End affiliations c9ul:
come Iogy.'sr I'D s,&n6 upoa oua coE3 nler
ioo;o:. Nlrsilis iprndct to start Cu: ca tht
erea; kiihTay of no .pcr!tT. and Byur5OrisS
should roi Stand IL :ho way Of h9r ,rolreSs
Tic liberalism {; Ccueril hlablrc situG c3lT
a,;r,iz, iD tic future the urso Ct Tic Ienn'c
Of Fifciuis, lie .ptcd Virginia 10 r,ceis.
ION Tho Al1iGi5rsiion aGmo Ct he ;es,irs;
ThioG BouibcHisD oyrd not Got IL! ter. 4
;ha conclusion Of Captain B;sirs spccc'l thcrt
Rttc Icu3 cries for Gen. M1hoDe, tuj that gin
temao cot being rtsant motion TO ali ,urt
Tas adcp:cd.