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

Mr.. Ashton said further delay was useless
ard now was the time to commence drop
ping the lowest man.
A vote on the motion was taken which
RI sulted-fur, 10, G64; against, $780,
! Mr.. Brent raised the point Of order that
il required two-thirds vote to pass the res
oution. .l.-+ 'I.-
The chair said not.
Mr.. Brent objected to the decision on the
ground that two.thirds vote was necessa,
ry to carry the resolution.
This WAS refuted by Messrs Payne and
Moore.
Mr.. Ryan, Of Loudoun, contended that a
two.thirds vote was necessary to change
the rule.
After some explanatory remarks the
motion of Mr.. Ashton was withdrawn.
A lengthy discussion then took p!acs con
| celning The rule in reference to dropping the
name receiving the lowest vote.
The balloting was then resumed rs fol-
lows:
SOth ballot-Lee 1916 Foster 1868, Hume
302S, Meredith 1867, Il. Il. Scott 200. Scott
dropped.
3ist ballot-Lee 1918, Foster 1866, Hume
dropped.
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ence to nominations be suspended.
Upon this motion the vote was taken by
counties, resulting: For suspension 1895,
against 3246, so the resolution receiving
more than u two thirds vote was declared
carried
MI. Nicol moved that only those candi-
dates who are formally before the conven-
ton by nomination shall be considered can
lidates and the lowest of them be dropped.
Mr.. Ashton moved to amend SO that they
shall not be put lii nomination again until
two ballots shall have been taken.
The resolution az amended was adopte d..
Baloting was then again resumed as fol.
lows:
a32d ballot--Lee 1922, Foster ,llG5, Hume
1871. Hume dropped. '|1
Mr.. Davies then placed in nomination Mr..
T.. T.. Meredith, of Prince William.
Mr.. Il. ID. Shacklett fervently favored
Lee.
Mr.. Ashton seconded the nomination Of
Mr.. Meredith.
Mr.. j. y. Rasscll, of Loudoun, made a
warm appeal in behalf Of the nomination OF
Capt. Foster.
Mr.. George S. Shsckelford seconded
Mr.. Meredith's nomination.
Mr.. w. r. Meade, Of Louisa, appealed for
Lee
Mr.. J. Il. S. Thornton favored Mr.. Nero
dith.
Mr.. ----of Orange, favored Mr..
Fosters nomination.
RaIoting was again resumed with the
following result:
SD ballot Lee 1907, Foster 5000, Mere
dith 411I. Meredith dropped.
Mr. Holt, OF Alexandria, again put in
IIuD,o
:;ith balo!--Lee 1923, Foster 1865, Hume
33a7l. Hume dropped.
Both hallot-Lee 1919, Foster 7290. Foster
dropped.
Mr.. Scott, Of Fauquier, then made fer
vent appeal for Lee.
Mr.. Davies again put in nomination Mr..
Meredith and the ballotng was again re-
sumed.
Seth ballot--Lee SOIL, Meredith S264. Lee
dropped.
Mr.. Davies made strong appeal for
Meredith.
Mr.. Alexander again nominated Mr.. Fos
ter and made an urgent appeal for him.
Mr. Brent, ofAlexandria, again nominated
Mr.. Hume.
MIR. II. A. Beverly seconded Mr.. Fosters
nomination.
Mr. Winstou's name was suggested but
he declined.
Mr. Pollock urged Mr. Fostor.
A motion for a recess for 10 minutes was
a;lopted by IL vote OF S102 to 1868, and amid
great confusion the recess was taken
Upon reassenblng of the convention Mr.
Alexander, of Loudoun, withdrew the name
Of Foster
Mr.. Winston's name was also withdrawn.
Mr. Triplett, of Culpeper, nominated A.
G. Willis, of Culpeper.
Mr. Rixey seconded the nomination of Mr..
Willis, as did also Mr.. Meade.
Mr. w. w. Scott favored the nomination of
Meredith.
Mr.. Green of Fauquier, showed that Gen.
Lee had received the highest number Of
votes cast during the ballots.
37th balot-Meredit 1904, Hume Gl9C,
Willis 5l66 Meredith dropped.
DR.. Geo. lnnis nominated Gen. w. ID.
Payne.
At the request of Capt. A. D. Payne, Mr..
INNS Withdrew the pane Of Gen. Payne.
Gen. Lee and Capt. Foster were again
placed in nomination and the balloting was
resumed, resulting
%Sth halot-Lee 1882, Foster 1866, Hume
3O27, Willis 100. Willis dropped.
39ih ballot Lee S376, Foster 5llO Hume
277S. Hume dropped.
4O.h balot-Lee $500, Foster 1914. Eos
ter dropped.
Mr.. Davies again nominated Mr.. Meredith
| and the ballot proceeded.
4lst ballot-Lee Sill, Meredith S154. Lee
dropped.
MIR. Bassell moved a recess till p. m
and the motion prevailed, ayes 10651 noes
5G17, and The convention took recess.
The convention reassembled at 3 O'Clock
when
MIR. Ryan put in nomination again Capt
]. w. Foster, when the balloting was re-
sumed, resulting on the
42l ballot-Meredith 9100, Foster 713S'
Foster dropped.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, of Fairfax, re-
cess Of five minutes was taken.
AT the expiration of the five minutes the
convention was again called to order when
another rece of Eve minutes further was
taken. -