Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-08-09

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Inc Cnalr now Ieauesteu tne oec,e-
tsFy 10 announce Inc gentismen VINO
nad been placed IN nominsti0n ana Cali
the Toll Ior the nISt paiiot. lne oecte-
Iary announce the rominees 10 De
non. Jonn Gooae, OF NoIiolk de1srsi
Ss'1 go. "a; saiHea, " H. yMsES5l ~" WI"
The ha!Ios re.ulted "a follows:
John Good. 40 2 10
Fitzhueh Lee .......................239 /. -
J. A. Walker 1-2
John w. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20
James Barbour..................7
7. r. Thicker 2
Connailv r T,iv0
Indye Sfanlss-
p. ". McKin,,av' 70
George n. Wise 11.2
Whole numhor IF votaa eA1
Nacoa.erv to !, c,,oice 921
MA1op 1sN1E1. p11T I'M MosrMA TInN.
Mr.. r. p Dandridos. Of Winchester.
mon the annnn ocamant NJ the firet hal.
lot cams I'd And nominated Mai
Lain w Da,ia, amid great Cheering.
He desired 70 ,,ave hin, nominated nv
acclamation
There we're here ca1is for nvote nv ac-
clamationn and mCaII the roll - hut Mr..
Tohn r. Harris having been RECOGNIZED
Nv tho Chair onoka wsrnoIv in eecond.
mo the MONTH lion Of M HaniaI
Mr. James LYONS n here arnse am,
moved thai the Contention adionrn hnt
his motion was not emtertained.
sEcoND Ballot.
There was now much confusion; one
half of the Convention was on its feet,
and cries OF Daniel, INF. Chairman, +"
were heard from all quarters Of the
house, mid the rapphlg of the speakers
gavel. At length order was obtained,
and the roll call was proceeded with
When Richmond city was reached 1t
voted IL for Lee, IL for Daniel, and 2 for
G00de. General Wise, the chairman OF
the Richmond delegation, desired to
| withdraw the name of General Fitz-
hugh Lee and cast Is of Richmond's
votes for Daniel. It was now, when
Warren had voted solid for Daniel, that
Judge Watts, of Portsmouth, came for
ward and withdrew she name Of John
Goode. The name Of Hon. James A.
Walker was also Withdrawn, and the
nomination of John w. Daniel was, at
IL o'clock, made unanimous.
The Convention arose to man, and
| mid waving of hats. fans, canes, and Q
| perfect storm Of applause, the new can
didate was called for. A committee was
here appointed to call upon Mr.. Daniel
and acquaint him of bis nomination. It
consisted of Messrs. Cardwell, Patton,
Allen, cambridge, and Camm Patter-
son.
THE COMING GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Daniel soon appeared upon the
platform amid the most enthusiastic APP
plause and demonstrations of delight
| When quiet had at last been restored,
the Virginia orator and standard-bearer
of our Conservative Democratic party
addressed the Convention.
| It would be impossible, says the Dis
patch reporter, to give even q meagre
synopsis of the magnificent speech of
| Major Daniel, so full was it of eloquence,
pathos, and point, and 80 frequently was
he interrupted by loud and enthusiastic
cheers and applause His friends and
those of other candidates We'd with each
other in their enthusiasm, and it was
hard to realize that any one IN the rs
sembly had voted even temporarily q.
gainst him. Men usually quiet and unl
demonstrative cheered wildly, and the
whole presented the appearance of the
best satisfied and happiest assembly
/ that ever gathered within the walls OF
the Theatre. He denied with emphasis
that he was ever opposed to the public
schools, and denied further the charge
that he was, as malicious falsehOod.-
| He endorsed the platform ana lts de-
claraelon tnat .ne ueo' nust ee .eau!use
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an avidaoca &c copli 10 that Tho chc;oe
was 8 w;so aud nrnviSenti., ono A.
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Convsntion ad;onrneT tn meet At II
oyo1ook This ,,,crni,...
oy ssE . rs rD,n.v
oEoOND Ia -r"lDA
The Convention re assembled Friday
morning, and was called to order by
1 Hon. Thomas 3. BocGck at lO4 O'Clock.
A resolution was offered and adopted
limiting nominating and seconding
speeches to i've minutes.
Mr.. John i. Harris nominated Hon.
James Barbour for Lieutenant Govern
or, and he prefaced his remarks by say
ing that ne had been looking all the
morning for place I'm the COOL" but
had not been able to hnd 1t In Richmond.
Great laughter. he was highly COM
plimentary to Mr. Barbour, and said
that while he didn't want the position,
he was sure he would not refuse 1t II