Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-26

put in the field that then it shall DO determined
By lot who shall be withdrawn. Not unanimous
~ agreed to-.
Capt. Foster, Mr.. Hume and Mr. Meredith were
willing to withdraw in favor of the Hon. John s.
Barbour, in order to mako nomination, and for
no other purpose. Not unanimously agreed to.
By Gen. Lee: Reported that his friends desired
him to state to tho conference that rs they claim
cd that thcir candidate had majority Of the
votes in the convention that be should be nomi-
mated, or the convention should adjourn sine die.
Not unan imously agreed to.
Mai. Scott then asked that the committee
be discharged.
Judge Ashton then put in nomination
Hon. j. S. Barbour and highly eulogized
him.
Mai. Scott in the name Of Mr.. Barbour
withdrew his name peremptoriIy and i'm
plored tho convention not to use Mr.. BE-.
name as it was so directly contrary to his
(Mr. BIS wishes.
Mr.. Brent contended that Mr.. Barbour
had not the right to refuse the nomination in
order to solve the trouble.
Mr. Green, of Fauquier, hoped Mr. Bar
bour would be nominated.
Mr.. Goldsou, Of Orange, also urged Mr..
Barbour's nomination as the choice of his
county.
Mr. Willis would vote for Mr. Barbour
when Gen. Leo was not before tho conven-
ton.
Judge Ashton again urged the nomina.
ton.
The o03d ballot was taken resulting rs
follows:
Alexandria city, Lee 725, Barbour LOCO
Alexandria county, Leo 95. Barbour 100; Gull
pener, Lee 500, Barbour G12; Fairfax. lee 2,ooO;
Fauquier, Leo 800, Barbour 700 King George,
Barbour 500; I.oudoun, Lee 353, Barbour 2,.iO0
Louisa, Leo 1857; Orange Barbour .2:155; Prince
William, Leo 200, Barbour 1919; Stafford, Lee
SIS, Barbour %. Totals, Leo S,l0i, Barbour
7,sO1.
Capt. Foster was then renominated and
the 204th ballot resulted, Lee $50; Foster
1885,
Mr.. Bevens nominated Mr.. Frank Hume
and the 205th ballot resulted, Leo S693
Hume 1872.
Mr.. Meredith was again put in nomina.
Eon and the 20Gth ballot was, Lee $3.50 a;
Meredith 1906.
At leo a motion to recess till II o'clock
was defeated.
The Goth ballot resulted, Lee $3.50; Eos
ter 1919.
A motion to adjourn sine die was carried
ayes $3.50; noes 1916.
Before announcing the result, Capt. Payne,
of Fauquier, offered the following:
Whercag, the country has now been undor a
democratic administration for 4 year and-a half
and has had ample opportunities to judge of its
acts. wo, the people of the Sth Congressional dis
trict of Virginia, do hereby
Resolve That we approve and endorse the adj
minstration Of President Cleveland, and COM
mend him for the tirmness with which he has ad-
hcred to tho pledges made to the people in the
platform upon which he ran, and we pledge him
our cordial support in his efforts to preserve and
maintain the timohonored principles of tho DOM
| ocratic party.
Mr.. Brent objected to request for unan-
imous consent to consider the resolution
when
Mr.. Payne moved to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution, and upon that mo-
tion the vote resulted by counties, for sus-
pension, 1882; against, 2473.
Mr.. Brent vehemently opposed the adop'
ton Of the resolution.
The resolution was then adopted-ayes
II, l49 noes ZIG.
The vote on the motion to adjourn was
then announced and at a. m. the conven.
ton adjourned sine die.