Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-06
Congressional Convention.

At the closing of the GAzETTE's report OF
,he proceedings of the Democratic Congress
sopal Convention yesterday evening Mr.,
Love, Of Fairfax, was making speech nom
mating Gen. w. H. F. Lee as a candidate.
n The nomination was seconded by Messrs.
\ Burgess of Orange, Winston of Louisa, R.
r Scott of Fauquier, Triplett of Culpeper,
w. Moore of Fairfax, and J. T. Ri5ey of
Fsuquer.
Can't. J. w. Foster was put in nomination
4 bv Mr.. J, w. Alexander, of Leesburg, in Il
,srv excellent speech, and the nomination
seconded by Mr.. Luther Ashby, of Eau
quier. A. r,-
Hume.
All the speeches were loudly applauded.
The nominating and secondiDg speeches
4 having all been made, Mr.. Scott, OF Orange,
\ moved to take recess till S o'clock. This
nronosilion was voted down, and on motion
1 nfCapt. A. d. Payne, OF Fauquier, the con:
vsn,jou proceeded to ballot with he follow
Ing result ooco
lat Alexandria city, Hume 1925 !;
4 Alexandria county, Hume 100, Lee 50; Cul-
nener, Lee l43S, Hume 1922 Fairfax, Lee
4 300 Fauquier, Lee 100, Foster 500. Hume
100: King George, G. II. Ashton 500; Lou
4 damn. Foster 1858; Louisa, Lee 1918; Or
y sppe J. ). Barbour 1855 !; Prince William,
q Foster 600 Hume $40, r. T. Scott 800 Stat
f,rd Lee SIS, Hume o. total, 1--we 7495,
4 Foster ll53, Hume 25Gl, Scott 800, Barbour
1865, Ashton 500.
/ The result showing no choice motion to
adjourn till S O'Clock was made aud lost,
when, after a motion to clear the hall had
been made, discussed and withdrawn, ~ sec
ond ballot was taken with the following re-
suit
2ud ballot-Lee 7777755, Foster 1850, Hume
372S Meredith 15Gl-no choice.
Another motion to adjourn was mado and
lost, when balu,ing Was again proceeded
with as follows:
Bird balot-Lee 74l6 Foster 355553, Hume
a52S, Meredith 2767-no choice.
After the third ballot the convention took
a reces, till S o'clock
The convention reassem bled at $50 o'clock
aud settled down to business, a ballot being
taken Immediately after 81 call TO order.
18th ballot-Lee 7I13, Foster i0j3, Hume
26;o, Meredith 2l67.
9Th ballot--Lee 1893, Foster 1854, Hume
;pr2S Meredith DIGS.
q 9Th ballot--Lee 74l3, Foster 1855, Hume
u .M,s7, Meredith 22O0, Ashton 500.
1h hallot-Lee 7l75, Foster 5l02, Hume
Il a2lg, Meredith 1886, r. II. Scott 100.
y 9Th balot-Lee 7707, Foster 1913, Hume
SOL, Meredith 1892.
9TH ballot-I.ae SOS5, Foster 1868, Hume
4 932S, Meredith Sl3, K. II. Scott 3l3, Ashton
ITO.
4 10Th ballot-i.eo 600, Foster 1858, Hume
4 3O33, Meredith 2637. Rixey 100.
nth balot-Lee 1888; Foster 1868; Hume
3G03 Meredith 1867; Rixey 102.
l2lh balIot-Lee $500; Foster 1923; Hume
o933; Meredith AS; Rixey 12i9.
18th balot-Lee 1852; Foster 1858; Hume
2Ol5 Payne 100; Rixey 400; w. w. Scott
25O4
llth ballot Lee 1905; Foster 27O2; Fl ume
9GlO Meredith lS49; w. w. Scott oO0S.
18th ballot-Lee $500; Foster 1856; Hume
a5l5; Meredith 1919; II. i. Wallace 1865;
r. w. Waller 60.
10Th ballot-Lee G757; Foster 3277; Hume
20lO; Meredith 1867; Rixey 20lS; Wallace
500
18th ballot-Lee 1911; Foster 1852; Hume
%l34; Meredith 1861.
Alter the 18th ballot, COL Thomas WAL
IL,
ReSolrcd That hereafter the candidate
receiving tho lowest number of votes shall
be dropped and cannot be- put in renomna-
ton more than twice thereafter, and this
rule shall continue till nomination is made.
Mr.. C. f. Nico', of Prince William, OPP
posed the resolution, saying that the con-
vention had no right to drop the low est can
ddate, and that the delegates could vote
for whom they chose as long as they chose.
Col. Waller urged the passage OF the resolu-
ion He said the lawyers in the convention
might have nothing TO do Mt home, but the
farmers had; Gen. Lee was the strongest
man before the convention, and was entitled
to receive the nomination. The resolution
WAS lost--ayes 1896, noes S46S.
A motion to adjourn till this morning at
10 O'clock was also lost.
After a ballot Mr.. ]. F. Rixey, of Gull
pepper, moved 10 drop the lowest candidate
and not to renominate him till ono ballot
had been taken. This was also lost, by a
vote of 1893 to S472.
After ballot and motion to adjourn
till this morning at o'clock had been lost,
the following was offered and also lost, viz:
Rcsolred, That the candidate receiving
the lowest number of votes be dropped,
with leave to be renominated after two bal
lots, and this resolution shall prevail till q
nomination is made.
Ballotipg was then proceeded with as fol-
l>ws:
18Th balot-IIee 1916; Foster 345S; HUI me
3o2S; Meredith 1867.
1 18Th halot-Lee 7716; Foster s45S; Hume
252S; Meredith 2567.
10th ballot Lee 1915; Foster 1888; Hume
232S; Meredith 2667.
2lst balot-Lee 1875; Foster 1853; Hume
POPS; Meredith 3067.
motion to adjourn till this morning at
9o'clock was then made and put to a vote,
when, by the sound, the noes were certain
y in The majority, but the chairman (Mr::
Pollock decided that the ayes had it, and
declared the convention adjourned till this
morning at o'clock. The announcement
was received with laugh and the delegates
dispersed.
The convention was calledfto order at
a45, when motion to recess till 10 o'clock
Vas lost
The % ballot was then taken as follows: