Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-30
FITZ HUGH LEE.
The Democrats OF Old Virginia Meet In
Convention TO Nominate
A Governor.
Gen. fits Hugh Lee l. Chosen by Arcia.
nation to Head the Ticket ct
the Anti-Nhhonc Men.

RicuMoNp, VA, July 2a.--Thc Demo
cratic state convention assembled In
Richmond theater at noon, aud Hon.
John =. Barbour called It to or.
der. In the course of his speech he
alluded in complimentary terms to
President Cleveland aud his adminlstra-
ton. Capt, Robert H. Crockett was made
temporary chairman. Committees were
appointed, and a recess was taken until
! y. m.
At 4;l5p m. the convention rcnsscmr
Died ana the committee on permanent
organization reported, naming Hon. II .
Il. Pollard as permanent chairman with
one Nice-prcSidcnt from each congress-
lonal district, and John Bell Blggar per-
mancnt secretary. The report was unan-
imouSly adopted
Mr. Pollard ON taking the chair made Il
stirring address IN which he iudulged In
n sharp TRADE against the Republican
party aud the influence of Mahonism In
the state, and counsellcd earnest cooper
alton ON the part of the Democracy In the
coming campaign.
\ motion that the convention proceed
to make nominations for governor was
nominations were IN order for governor.
Several motions looking to delay of the
proceedings were necessarily voted
down.
Hon. Holmes Conrad Of Frederick
county nominated Gen. FitZllugh Lee for
governor Ills speech was IN eloquent
| tribute to his candidate and embodied a
4 striking contrast between Lee as u man
of the highest attributes and "Mahone's
candidate" His remarks were frequently
| interrupted with uproarous applause,
| Col. William T.. Green OF Charlotte
county nominated Capt, Phillip W, Me
| Kinney In n stirring speech. Ills first
mention OF the name OF Mckinney was
received with an outburst of applause that
shook the house, and IL was evident
that, Notwithstanding the ovation t.
Lee, Mckinnoy's following In the convcn
ton was equal to, II not greater, thar
that of the gentleman first named
Ex-Attorney-Gcncml j. q. Field place,
in nomination Hon. John T., Massey o
Albcmarlc county.
DR. l.. G.. Holt nominated Mai. Bake
Lee OF Elizabeth City.
The nominations were all seconded
and Il recess was then taken until e;8(
p. III.
Upon the rcasscmbllng OF the convcu-
ton motion TO call for ballot for can
dldatc for governor was car
ricd The roll cali was then
proceeded with amid considerable
excitement. As each county's vote wa,
announced the friends of the candidate
for whom 1t was thrown received II With
applause. When the call was concluded
GEN Lee had received over $50 votes, but
before the vote was announced Caroline
county changed her eight votes, which
had been east as n compliment to Gen
VIM. II, Payne, to Gen. Lee
This movement was followed bl
several other changes, and when
IL was evident that Gen. Lee had mum.
Der Of votes more than was necessary foi
a choice, Mr. Fitzgerald rose and in be.
half OF Capt. Mckinney moved to make
Gen. Lees nomination unanimous, which
was carried amidst the widest cnthusi-
assn, the delegates standing In the seats
waving their hats, fans and handkcnhiefs
and shouting themselves h0arsc.
This lasted several moments, afiei
which n committee was mp
pointed TO wait on Gen. IL,
and ynite him TO the stage. Ii
a few minutes the committee returned
with Gen. Lee. When he stepped TO the
footlights another demonstration occurred
the band playing "lInil 10 the Chief "
When order was restored Gen. Lee nc
knOwledgcd the high honor In most htting
language He spoke briefly of his
early military career, when he wore
! the uniform of the United States and
served IN her army, and when his state
had called for him he had felt IN his duty
to his mother TO respond to her call.
Once again Virginia called him to aid in
riding down her enemy, and he cheenully
answered aud accepted the trust rcposed
IN him TO be her siandard-bearer In the
coming political campaign. The
| Republican party, he said,
had but recently nominated candidates
for governor, acknowledgement and at
torncy-gencral, and put them on plat
form which had justly been characterized
as being mass OF ialschood and ridcu-
| lous cxaggcratlons. II was against these
men and this platform that he would 90
ont to make manly and earnest light
Speeches were also made by Maj
Burke Z. Lee aud Col. Thomas smith
and the convention adjourned at midnight