Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-26
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
An AI1-Nisht ScSSiOn-IAdI OMrncd
Sine Die Without Making IL n Omina-
YESTERDAY EVENINGS SESSION.

lion.
YESTERDAY EVENING S SESSION.
Mr.. Alexander was again put in nomina-
ton and on The 1Sith ballot the result was,
Lee 500, Alexander 1895.
On the 1S5th ballot Lee S42S, Meredith
1887. Judge Ashton nominated MIR. c. E.
Nicol, ofPrnce William, and the vote on the
1s6th ballot was Lee S075 Nicol $3.50.
Capt. T. p. Wallace, of Orange, was again
put in nomination but his name was with
drawn and Capt. A. d. Payne, OF Fauquier,
was put in nomination and the 18th ballot
was 1892 for Nicol and S473 for Payne.
The 1S8th ballot resulted, Payne ST., Eos
ter 1893.
The 1S9th ballot was Payne S675, S. G.
! Brent 1890.
The Tooth ballot was, Payne S77772, Foster
7493.
Mr.. Davies, of Prince William. said that
| the prolongatiou Of this contest should not
rest upon his county, and he, therefore, with
drew the name of Mr.. Meredith.
| Mr.. Brent again nominated Mr.. J. II. Al
exander
Mr.. Nicol said that the withdrawal of Mr..
Meredith was not final.
Mr.. Moore withdrew the name of Capt.
PAYNE and re. nominated Gen. w. II. +. Lee,
when Mr.. Nicol asked for q recess in order
| that the Prince William delegation might
confer, and tho convention then took Il re-
cess till p. N.
NIGHT SESSION.
The convention re-assembled at S o'clock
last night when the Prince William delega-
| ton asked for ten minutes for consultation,
which was granted.
Balloting was resumed, Gen. Lee and Mr..
Alexander being in nomination and the vote
on the 191st ballot was, Lee S575, Alexander
| 1890.
Mr.. Nicol said that there had been di.
vision of sentiment in the delegation as to
whether Mr.. Meredith should be withdrawn
but as long as the other candidates were in
the field Prince William would stand by her
choice but if the other candidates were
withdrawn he was willing that Mr.. Mere
dith should he withdrawn, also, in the inter
ests of the party. Mr.. Nicol said it seemed
impossibleto nominate any of the candidates
before the convention now and he was in
favor of taking up some one not now before
the body. If, however, the friends Of other
candidates wanted to continue their present
course the friends of Meredith would stand
like q stone wall for him.
Mr.. Winston advocated Gen. Lees nomi-
nation as the candidate having majority
of the votes in the convention and Il decided
majority of the people of the district.
Mr.. Brent denied that Gen. Lee had a
msiority of the convention, except as sec.
ond choice, and commended that the friends
of Gen. Lee made the two thirds rule and
must stand by it,
The 1924 ballot was then taken and re.
| cultod Lee S567 Meradith 170S
Mr.. Foster was then nominated and the
1881 ballot resulted, Lee 1915, Foster 1890.
Mr.. Brent then nominated Mr.. c. +. Nicol
again and the 10Th ballot resulted, Lee
S667, Nicol 1903.
The next ballot, the 195sh, resulted Lee
| 1915, Foster 1880.
The l96th ballot was Lee S267, Meredith
SO0S.
The 18th ballot, Lee S4S2 Foster 1855;
Mai. A. G. Smith made humorous and
sometimes pathetic speech in favor of Gen.
Lee, who he claimed was in the majority,
and the choice of the people, and that the
only argument against him was that he was
the son of his father, and appealed to all
to come to Lee in order to break the dead
lock. He concluded by moving a resolu-
ton that all the candidates be voted for un-
til all are dropped but the last who will then
be nominated.
There was lively debate between Judge
Ashton and Capt. A. d. Payne in reference
to q motion to refer the motion TO the COM
mittee on rules.
Mr.. Brent moved to lay the motion on
the table, which motion was lost by u vote
of 1850 to SGS5. Thereupon discussion
arose as to the scope of the two thirds rule.
The chair hold that il would require a
two.thirds vote to adopt Maj. Smiths mo.
ton.
Mr.. Winston appealed from the decision
of the chair but after discussion the APP
peal was withdrawn.
The vote was then taken on the resou-
ton and it was lost by vote Of 1921 to
7S4l-not two thirds vote.
Mr.. Meredith was again put in nomina.
ton by Mr.. Thornton, and the l9Sth ballot
taken resulting Lee 1869, Meredith 1896.
Capt Foster was then again put in nomi
nation and the 199th ballot resulted, Lee
S591, Foster 1874.
On the 2OOth ballot the vote stood, Lee
$3.50, Meredith 1896.
Mr.. Throck morton moved that the con-
yeniion adjourn sine die, when upon u
vote by counties it was lost ayes 539G, noes
10, 500
The 201st ballot was then taken and re-
suited Lee S59l, Foster 1874. The 2o2d waa
Lee $3.50, Meredith 1896.
A motion to adjourn till 10 o'clock this
morning was lost.
Mr.. Davies proposed that committee of
two from each city and county in the dis
trict be appointed to confer and present the
name of a candidate, but the proposition
was withdrawn.
Mr.. Nicol offered the following:
| That tho four nron,inent candidates beloro this
| onsention-Messrs. Lee, Foster, Meredith and
| Humo-bc each requested to select friend tho
four men thus selected to constitute n committee,
who, together with tho said candidates, shall con.
fer and report line OF action for this vcntion,
| if they can
Mr.. Winston favored an adjournment,
and to refer the whole matter back to the
people, and moved that the convention adj
journ sine die.
Mr.. P. P. Barbour opposed adjournment.
The vote was then taken upon the motion
af hr 10 I,u