The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-03
CITY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
"eeting OF the Conservative Delegates Yes
terday-Electicn oc Delegates to the Lynch
burg Conventional Democratic Platform
Called For

Pursuant to previous notice the dele.
gates elected 10 represent the Democratic
party in q convention whose duty should
be to elect Democrats TO a State Conyen-
ton to be held in Lynehburg on the 25tb
OF this month met in the old bilIiard-room
OF the Ballard House yesterday morning at
1880 O'Clock.
Captain Charles F. Taylor, chairman OF
the Democratic City Committee. called the
meeting to order, and. on motion, Mr.. ].
Taylor Ellyson was made temporary chair
man.
On motion. the Chair appointed Messrs.
Stratton, Loyenstein, Scott, Metzger, Nash,
and Cox q committee on credentials.
The committee retired, and soon after
ward reported, showing full list Of dele
gates and but few alternates.
On motion of Mr.. Straus, the temporary
organization was made permanent. Mr..
PoindeXter being secretary and Mr.. Moss
sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. W. ID. Chesternlan offered the fol-
lowing resolution THAT the election OF
twenty-seven delegates shall be from the
city at large. and i'm manner hereafter to be
determined .-esss.sss s.s,........
Mr.. Guy offered as substitute that
each ward delegation be allowed TO pre-
sent TO the Convention, after a two-hours'
recess (held for the purpose OF conference
among themselves), the names TO three
times the number OF delegates that each
ward Is entitled to Us nominees OF the
Lynchburg Convention, and that on the
rtassemblng of the Convention list OF
the wards be called. and when so called,
reports be given by ward delegations OF
their nominees. and then the Convention
elect by ballot the nominees so presented,
voting upon the wards singly rs they are
called.
a motion by MIR. Strause to refer was
lost.
A vote on the resolution and substitute
tabled both.
Mr.. Wingo offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted: "That two dele
gates be chosen from each ward by the
ward delegations, and that the remaining
fifteen be elected from the city at large"
A recess OF fifteen minutes was taken 70
allow waId delegations time to elect the
two representatives referred to in the reSo-
luton.
The Convention roassembIed. and the
following delegates from each ward were
announced as the choice OF .hc war, .ele-
gates:
Clay Ward: 7. II. Derbyshire and Hon.
A. NJ. Kelley.
jackson Ward: W. j. Epps and W. F.
Epps.
Monroe Ward: II. NJ. Smith, Jr., and B.
G.. Gray.
Madison Ward: +. G.. Ruflin and jack
son Guy.
Jefferson Ward; John NJ. Higgins and
Marshall Ward Joseph Welsh and +.
C. Garrison.
On motion OF Mr. Tinsley, each men,
Der was instructed to vote for fifteen dele
gates; voters TO write their names on the
back Of the ballots.
On motion OF Mr.. Strause, it was agreed
that the fifteen receiving the highest num-
Der CT votes should be declared elected and
the next highest fifteen alternates.
A motion was carried providing that no
mans ballot be announced unless his name
was on the back of it, and that it contain
the names Of fifteen candidates.
The ballot was taken and result an-
nounced as follows: Delegates-R. b..
Munford, j. 7. EIlyson, w. +. Drinkard
j. B. Pace. George ID. Wise, j. Randolph
Tucker. Jr., Judge Joseph Christian, w.
w. Henry, r. e. Bhnkenship. W. NJ. Tur-
pin, w. s. Gum, G. J.. Todd, j. w. Frisch-
korn, Jourdan w. Maury, and William
Lovenstein. The next highest fifteen
were placed on the list as altcrnates-to
wit: Messrs. Witt, Hunter, GOOde, Cat
lentt, Metzger, Williams, Stringfellow,
Curtis, Jones. Cole, Patton, PondeXter,
Anderson, McCarty, and Atkinson.
Colonel :. b. PAN offered the following:
.ReSoiCed, That the delegates insist upon
the adoption Of a platform for the Demo-
cracy Of Virginia.
Adopted.
Mr.. Wingo offered resolution, which
was adopted, authorizing the II delegates
from wa,ds to appoint their own alter
mates.
Thank were returned TO Colonel Car
r;ngton .or the use Of the halI, and the
Convention adjourned.