Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-30
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

tenant Governor, anu Mf. huJu8 Il. dyeS
for Attorney General.
Upon the reassembling of the convention
at 1 o'clock yesterday evening the commit
tee on organization reported the name OF
Mr.. H. r. Pollard, of King and Queen, as
permanent chairman, and Mr.. Jno. Bell
Bigger az secretary The selections were
unanimously confirmed by the convention.
In assuming the duties of chairman MIR.
Pollard said "The railing, the rantng and
the whining of the apostatos who lately
filled theso halls are as powerless to dim
the ustre Of Virginia's fnir name rs they
will be to deceive the people. We are hero
to equip ourselves with leaders worthy to
bear our standards to victory on the 3D. of
November. The contest is TO be one OF mo-
mcntous Importance. The lines are to be
drawn against corruption in high places,
against participation in politics By Judges,
against partisan decisions by the courts,
against oath bound legislators, and last, but
not least, against the interference by federal
Judges in the levy and collection of the rev.
enues of this Commonwealth. The Sher-
mans and Blaincs, the apostles Of hate and
sectional strife, have been ordered to the
rear by tho people Of this nation, and their
.ht
=. airs, are 10 DO likewise relegated 10 pri
| ute life"
Gen. Fields, one of Mr.. Mnssey's support
ers, moved that the balloting on nomina-
tions should not I've commenced until the
platform had been reported. Tho motion
was defeated Ivy decided ma jurily.
An order was entered by the conyen-
ton that nominations should be made at
| once.
The first name placed in nomination for
Governor was that of Gen. FitZhugh Lee.
His name vas presented by Mr. Holmes
Conrad, of Winchester. After paying q
glowing tribute to the military record of his
candidate, Mr.. Conrad said when Gen. Lee
retired from the army after the surrender
he placed the steed he had so long ridden to
the pillow, and himself guided the handles.
1t has been said Of Generals Mahone's can
didate (Mr. Wise) that the North will fur
nish him money to secure his election. They
were not afraid, he said, Of the money Of
the other side. He pointed to the splendid
reception given to Gen. Lee in Washington
on the day Of President Cleveland's inaugu-
ration. What, he asked, did that ovation
mean to such prominent Southern man ?
The mention of General Lees name evoked
a storm of applause.
Mr.. w. E. Greene, of Charlotte county,
placed in nomination for Governor he name
of Capt. Phil. w. Mckinney, of Prince Ed
ward. He paid his candidate glowing tri-
butte He urged him as one whose record
for purity would compare with any, and
whose reputation rs an orator recommends,
him for the nomination Of the party for the
head Of the ticket. The mention Of Mr.. Nc
kinney's name also evoked loud applause.
Gen. Fields, Of Albemarle, nominated Mr..
John E. Massey, of that county. In urging
reasons for the nomination Of Mr.. Massey,
Gen. Fields said the convention should Sc
lect man for the head OF the ticket whose
record on the debt question has always beeu
consistent. He expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Massey was more familiar and could
discuss the debt question with more ability
than any man in the State on either side.
The name of Baker P. Lee, Of Elizabeth
City county, was placed in nomination by
DR.. t. @. Holt, who spoke Of his candidate
in the highest terms.
The nomination of Gen. Lea was seconded
by j. IT. Goolrick, of Fredericksburg, and
James N. Dunlap, Of Richmond. Philip w.
Mckinney was seconded by VIM. Il. Alex
ander, Of Winchester, and Patrick Fiz-
gerald, Of Prince Edward. The convention
then took recess until $50 p. N.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon the reassembling Of the convention
Mr.. Camm Patteson, of Buckingham, made
vigorous speech for Mckinney, promising,
| if nominated, his favorite would make one
Of the most vigorous campaigns ever seen
| in this State.
At the close CT Mr.. Patteson's speech the
| first ballot was taken. The following can
didutes were in nomination on this ballot:
Gen. Ftzhugh Lee, Philip W. Mckinney,
John f. Massey and Baker P. Lee.
1t took 355 votes TO nominate. Before the
result of the ballot WAS announced a half
dozen counties changed their votes to Lea.
| Before these changes were made the vote
STOOD Fitz. Lee 500 Mckinney OBJ, B. p. Lee
50, Massey % Before the vote was An.
nounced Mr.. Patrick Fitzgerald, amid
| storm ofapplause, moved on behalf of Mr..
Mckinney to make the nomination of Fiz
hugh Lee unanimous. As soon az some
thing like order could he restored this WINS
adopted without dissenting voice, and
Fitzhugh Lee was declared to be tho nomi.
nee of the democratic party for Governor.
A committee of five was appointed TO in
form Gen. Lee of his nomination.
Gen. Lee, escorted by the committee, APP
peared on the platform at 1855. He was
introduced as the next Governor of Virginia.
With the bugle sounding a cavalry call,
Gen. Lee stepped forward on the platform
and proceeded to thank the Convention for
the high honor conferred upon him. He then
gave graphic view of his life as an officer
in the United States army, the breaking out
of the late war, his life in the Confederate
army, whittier he went in defence Of his
mother, Virginia. He told of the new era
of things, and how enemies to day threaten
eued the old Commonwealth, and how he
was as ready now as ever to 60 to the de-
fence of old Virginia. He said he would
not pretend to discuss the platform of the
republican party, but he would only charac
terize it as tissue of falsehoods and rid
culous exaggerations. Touching upon the
debt question, be claimed that the State
should be the custodian of her own reve.
nues. The party had put itself on record as
not wishing to interfere with the present
settlement of that question. He wanted to
see the time when our revenues would ex-
coed our expenditure, and then roses