Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-10

seat and loudly called upon the Massey
delegates to stand firm. Finding that MS
voice was not heard, he walked among the |
delegates and appeared to be endeavoring
to encourage and rally them. 1t was TOO
late, however. The tide had been turned
by the Accomac men. One representative
of Mr.. Massey arose and said he was READY.
as were others OF bis friends, TO MAKE [5
CamerOn's nomination unanimous. !nlS
was about to be done. when the sylph-lKe
form of Senator Malone glided ON the
STAG e and stood before the Convention
What was moment before one seethlng,
yelling mass of excited human beings, was
Converted into an orderly body OF politi-
clans. The Re-Adjuster Chief raised his
long. bOny hand in the air, and called upon
the Convention to be perfectly quiet for
one moment. He then requested that tue
Convention would not permit the ballot
which was then in process of being closed
to be counted. He appealed to the assem-
blage to give the Massey delegates the con-
ference. which they had asked for a few
moments before. He called upon the Con-
yentien, in the name of God, not to think
of doing otherwise. A few voices were
heard in the house arguing as to this
course. The majority, however, tac!tly
concurred in the suggestion OF their Chief
tain, but were evidently not unanimous III
the object of this movement OF Mahone's
was 10 conciliate Mr.. Massey and his
friends.
The result Of the fourth ballot was al
ready a substantial nomination for Mr..
Cameron, and the conference which was,
after vain appeals by the Massey men,
previously conceded by the Senator's in
terventiON, looked upon as ShreWd, hdr-
monizing tactics. 1t, however, had the
desired effect. After conference OF about
half an hour the Massey men returned to
the house. The fourth ballot, which was
interrupted by the tactics of Malone, was
then continued, but when summed up,
Mr.. Massey's friends, seeing that there
was no chance to secure the nomination
for him, gave up. Massey appeared upon
the stage, and desired that the nomination
of Mr.. Cameron be made unanimous.
THE NOMINATION. OF REPUBLICAN FOR
1t. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PROTEST AGAINST LEWIS.
Mr.. Lewis E. Haryie here addressed the
Convention. He came, a life-bound DEM
ocrat, with no change in his principle, to
advocate man against whom he had been
long time opposed in politics. He Spurn-
ed this newborn Democracy. He called
upon all true men to unite with him in the
nomination of John F. Lewis as Lieuten-
ant Governor for the Readjuster party.
R1DDLEBERGER' s PROTEST.
H. H. Riddleberger then came forward
| and said that five months would elapse be-
| fore it would be decided whether they
should 20 down, or whether, as he had
been told by many gentlemen. to-day
| victory would perch upon the ReadJuster
banner. He wanted them to think upon
| what he was going to say. remembering
that he represented cause and was not
advocating his personal interests. lie
| was a Readjuster, and no man could be a
| Readjuster unless he had come out from
one of the two parties. They were to con-
slider who was to be Lieutenant-Governor.
| 1t was small office, but when you noml-
nate John F. Lewis you nominate man
who cannot carry one county west OF the
Blue Ridge.
| He had come forward to warn and tell
the Republicans that they wanted legisla-
ton that would give them equality, they
wanted the Legislature, and they could
never get this through a Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. 1t must be done through a Legis-
lature. Here his voice became so badly
cracked that it was with difficulty those
near him could hear what he said. A del
agate was heard to say, 'What is the mat
ter with Riddleberger; has he gone crazy?''
There were cries, Name your man, and
calls for some one else. Friends in the
crowd cried "Go on, Riddleberger.
| The speaker announced in substance
that it was immaterial whether they wish
ed to hear him or not; he was speaking in
behalf of REIMBURSEMENT. He came, he said,
| in the face probably Of many without any
personal preference to nominate man
| who had come from Pennsylvania after the
war, was run on an Independent ticket in
1859, was most largely interested in the
manufacture of iron in three different
counties of the State; he presented the
name of Hon. William Mines, of Shenan-
| dOah.
| MIR. MASSEY SECONDS LEWIS'S NOMINA-
| Here Massey came to the front, and a
! Hanover delegate appealed to HIM Tin the
name of God' not to give away. What
he wanted to do could not be determined,
blow was thereby inflicted upon old Han
| over.
Mr.. Massey said this was fight of no
small magnitude, and if they succeeded
the future of Virginia was assured. The
great question was, who could bring the
greatest strength to the party2 He said
Riddleberger had named man, worthy
no doubt, but who they had never heard
of before. Their duty was to bury Sec
l
| south, no east and west, but to advance
the cause of the liberal party which they
represented. He wished to present man
of intellect, of noble birth-John F. Lew
| is.
A CONTEST FOR THE SENATORIAL NOMI-
NATION.
It seemed clear to the dullest man in the
| Theatre that Brother Massey deliberately
antagoniZed Captain Riddleberger as be-
ginning of the contest he means to have
| with him for the senatorial nomination.
The Parson evidently had the ear of the
| Convention, as he was applauded every
few moments. On Thursday Riddleber-
| gers name was received with the widest
! demonstrations of delight, and yet his
speech, when delivered, fell as cold as a
shower-bath in winter on the body.
Syphax (cOlOred), of Alexandria, was
next called for, and spoke in secon ding the
nomination of Mr.. Lewis He was Re-
adjuster and a Republican.
'sCoNFUs1oN WORSE COMPOUNDED.
Mr.. Campbell, of Warrenton, son-in, law
of Colonel John S. Mosby, spoke against
| the nomination of Mr.. Lewis. He was
interrupted frequently by the Convention,
which seemed to be anxious to proceed
with the voting for Lieutenant-GO Governor.
| There was great confusion, and the Chair
in vain raped the table. There was a
| hundred motions being put from every
quarter Of the house at once, and mid
cries of "Lewis, "Music," and "Vote,"
there was confusion worse COMPOUNDED. :"
Men in their excitement seemed not to
know what to do. The Chair for ten or
| twenty minutes seemed to abandon all idea
of restoring order. 1t looked like free
fight, and words fail to express the great
hubbub that prevailed. In vain did the
leaders try to bring order out of Chaos
At last Mr.. Campbell, who had stood at.
the foot.lights until the Convention had
yelled itself hoarse nominated Judge
Shumate, of Fauquier county. The an
nouncement was received with derlsive
Iauphter 1t now looked as if the fight