The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-08-02
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Tucker Nominated the Thirteenth
Ballot.


Ballot.
The delegates to the Convention began
to arrive as early as Monday night last
Tuesday night the scenes about the VIZ
GINA Hotel were indicative of larg
attendance. Nearly all the counties wer'
present. by part if not all their delegates
Itwas the button-hole convention, where
the friends of the various candidates Wert
putting in timely work for their fayorltes
The general feeling seemed to be in favol
of Mr., H. ST. g Tucker. Anderson came
in with strong delegation early Wednes-
day morning The delegates wore rec
badges, with the name of their candidate
printed on them. They marched to then
headquarters in the rooms Immediately
over the store-room of Lushbangh Bros
& Co., Somerville building. Part OF the
delegates arriving by the early trains, were
escorted to the club room by the Stanton
Club. All the members wore the en-
blematic white beaver, wrapped with the
Democratic fag-the bandanna. The
Augusta county delegation met at IL
O'Clock and organized by electing j. A
Patterson, CHAIRMAN. G.. M. Harrison
member of Committee on Permanent Or
ganl2ation; S. F. Pilson, Vice President
from Augusta.
The town was gaily decorated with flags
and bandauaS, and the streets were tilleC
with curious lockers on.
THE CONVENTION
was called to order promptly at - M. yes
terday by Col J. K Edmondson, of Lex
;ngton, a membG of the District Gem
mlttee. Prayer was offered by Or. D
K. Mcfarland, Of the First Presbyterian
Church, of this city.
Col. Randolph Harrison. of Cumber
land. was chosen temporary chairman
John A. Loving. Of Amherst, temporary
secretary; Logan Turner, of Staunton
Sergeant at Arms, and B. f. Terry, Of
Staunton Asst. Sergeant at Arms.
Col, Harrison in accepting the position
of temporary chairman, asked for harmony
and concert Of action. to the end that the
10th Congressional district might be
brought back to the fold from which ii
had strayed. He announced the convention
ready for business.
Mr.. Loving, of Amherst, moved that
the Rules of the House of Delegates
govern the convention. Adopted.
Same, That the chairman of each dele
CATION report member for each of the
following committees On Resolutions
Permanent Grganiaat!on, Credentials, ard
one Vice President from eaen county and
the city of Staunton.
The chairman reported the names OF
members fer the several committees
when they retired. A motion to adjourn
to 4 p. III. was lost. Motion to adjourn
to 2 p M, was offered and withdrawn.
Chairman of Rockbridge delegation
moved to adjonrn to 8 p. m. Upon call OF
counties carried. Ayes 1874: noes "A.
Adjourned to p. II.
The convention was promptly called to
order at p. m. by Chairman Harrison.
Committee on Permanent Organization
submitted their report, making the TEN
porary organization permanent, and the
Democratic editors present assistant sec
retaries.
Delegate from Appomattox moved to
limit nominating speeches to Is minutes
and seconding speeches to 10 minutes. =
ADOPTED,
Nominations were called for at St15
On motion of Col. j. H. D. Ross, OF
Rackbridge, the roll Of counties was made
for nominating speeches.
W. &. Loving placed in nomination
Taylor Berry, Of Amherst co.
". N. McAllster, of Bath, placed il
nomination Il, St. Geo. Tucker. Of
Augusta county.
B. w. L. Blanton, Cumberland, placed
in nomination Samuel F. Coleman, Of
Cumberland.
D. W. Anderson, of Fluvanna, seconded
the nomination OF Taylor Berry.
G. p. Jones. of Highland, nominated w
A. Anderson. os Rockbridge.
Geo. E. Caskie, of Nelson CO., nom mated
Thos. P. Fitzgerald, of Nelson.
Boil! call Of counties was had for sec
ending speeches.
Randolph Harrison. of Fluvanna, see
onded the nomination of S. F. Coleman.
R. D. Flood, of Appomattox, seconded
the nomination of II. St. G. Tucker.
Geo. M. Harrison, of Staunton, seconded
the nomination of Fl. St. G. Tucker,
RIB. Poore, of Cum berland, seconded S
F. Coleman.
p. Williams, of Highland, seconded H
st. G TUCKER. (He would insist upon call
ing him st. Clair Tuoker.)
B. F. Gordon. Of Nelson, seconded
Judge Fitzgerald.
Samuel J. Graham, of Rockbridge
seconded Anderson.
BaIiotting was now called for and re
sulted-78 necessary to choice:
1st Ballot-Tucker, 59a; Anderson. 273
Coleman. 20; Fitzgerald, 81; Berry q.
21.-Tucker. 500; Anderson, 2S1; Berry
3; Coleman, 26; Fitzgerald. Ss.
3d.-Tucker, 591; Anderson, 2Sb Cole
man, II; Fitzgerald. 40.
5th, 9th and 18th ballots resulted as be
fore, with Coleman and Fitzgerald droppe
alternately 18th 9th and 10th ballots Tucke
gained. The 18th was taken with Tucker
Anderson and Berry in nomination, an
resulted: Tucker, III; Anderson, 46l
Berry, 37-Berry dropped.
| 18th Ballot-Tucker, TAI Anderson 6S4
18th Tucker S24; Anderson. 724.
The nomination of Tucker was mad
unanimous amid much rejoicing on the par
of his friends.
| Resolutions were reported and adopte
| LIST. Approving the administration of Cleve
! land and pledging earnest effort to secure hi
| reelection.
I'd. Sympathises with the National party o
all questions, and therefore endorses the S
| Louis platform.
| Sd. Declare for the repeal of the internal rev
enue tax on tobacco, and indorse the efforts
| the party in Congress in that direction, DE-
| nounce trusts, &C.
| The successful candidate was sent fC
and appeared before the convention,
accept the nomination. In the course {
his speech he promised to redeem til
10th district from the Republicans. Th
defeated gentlemen were also brought OF
to preach their own funeral orations, an
a sad sight it was. They did not ente