Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-20
HALIFA-Y DEMOCRATS.

HALIFAT DEMOCRATS.
Mondays Conventional Strong Ticket-Iiar-
mony and Enthusiasm Speeches of the
Nominees-The Republicans.
Correspondence of Richmond Dispatch.l
SOUTH Boston, VA, August 10Th.
The Democratic County Convention
which met at Halifax Courthouse last
Monday was the finest in many re-
pects that has assembled in Halifax
for many years. 1t was composed of
our very best citizens, and the ardor
and zeal displayed in their important
duty of nominating candidates for the
Legislature were notable and commend
able. Every precinct in the county,
with one exception, was represented.
The delegates came early, and at once
begun laboring for the various aspirants
for nomination.
There was no opposition to Hon.
Paul c. Edmunds for the Senate. The
people of the county did not forget the
deep debt Of gratitude they owed Mr..
Edmunds for his acceptance Of the
nomination four years ago, when it
seemed thankleSs position, and when
hope had wellnigh deserted even the
plucky Democrats of Halifax. At that
time the nomination for senator went
a-begging. j. B. Stovall had been
nominated by the Republicans, and his
candidacy was known to be strong. So
Monday, remembering Edmunds's SER
vices in those dark days, and the eff
cheney and ability with which he has
since represented the county in the
Legislature, from every portion Of Hall
fax came a unanimous cry to renOmi-
nate him.
For the House Of Delegates the gen.
tlemen most prominently mentioned
were Hon. r. r. Noblin, Hon. c. E.
lioorefeld, Messrs. William |. Jordan,
j. d. Hankins, John c. Baldwin, and
w. f. Richardson.
A canvass of the delegates early in
the morning convinced your correspond.
ent that Mr.. Noblin would be renomi-
mated on the first ballot by handsome
majority. There was no charge against
him or his record while in the last Legis-
lature, and it WAS evident the people were
anxious TO endorse his course by re.
turning him to the place he SO well
filled.
Mr.. Moorefeld had also made an eff.
cient representative in the lower house
but as he had been returned several
times, doubtless he was glad the occa
sion had arrived when he could give
way to some one else.
Moorefeld, Jordan, Hankins, ant
Baldwin all developed considerabl,
strength. Mr.. Richardson withdrew
from the contest. 1t then soon becam,
known that the fight would marrow
down between Jordan and Baldwin.
Mr.. Jordan's friends, after the nomi
nation of Mr.. Noblin, considered Sc
riously the ACCESSIBILITY of withdrawing
: him, owing to the fact that both he AM
= Noblin are residents Of South Boston
and it was feared that the cry woult
be raised that the Courthouse distric
was grabbing everything. But this ide
was dissipated upon ascertaining tn
sentiment of the Convention. Mr.. Jor
I dams influence and connection south o
Dan made him practically Of that sec
r ton, and he was nominated as the can
didate of the South-of-Dan Democrats
Then, his long residence and his pro
= perty interests in the northern par
, Of the county made him likewise
representative Of that portion of Hall
fax. Indeed, in some aspects his nomi
nation appears to be cosmopolitan,
that term may be applied to a county
Certain it is, however, he, with the en-
tire ticket, was nominated because Their
was unification Of sentiment thereto
and because the people took the.broad
common-sense, patriotic view Of nomi
mating the strongest, most available
and most acceptable men, without re
gard to local or sectional issues.
The harmony and unsel6sh spirit o
the candidates and their friends whicl
prevailed and controlled the Conyen
ton were admirable, and one could bu
wish that some counties in Virgins
would take lessons in this regard iron
Halifax.
John @. Baldwin, one of the de