Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-03
EFFORT TO ADJOURN,

When the 18th ballot was reached the
excitement and cheering of Tucker friends
was great and in the midst Of it motion
was made to adjourn till Z. M. 1t was
defeated by scale vote of S31 to III. On
the succeeding ballot Tucker got the nomi-
nation by vote of S24 to 721R. The Chair
man announced the nomination of Mr..
Tucker amid the most tremendous cheer
ing, throwing up of bandannas and waving
of fans, and it Was some time before quiet
could be secured enough to appoint an in
forming committee. Messrs. J. j. Hobbs,
M. McAllister were appointed as
the committee and left the room, The
moment the nomin alton was announced
Mr.. Bargamin, of the Workingmen' g DEM
oc%atic Club, hoisted a large craYon pic
tufS, Of Mr.. Tucker, which was greeted
with great cheering.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following reported by Mr.. T. S.
Hogshead, of Augusta, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions. was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved LIST, That we the Democrats of the
10th Congressional District of Virginia, in con-
vention assembled congratulate the party and
the people, on after twenty years of Republi-
can misruIe, having enjoyed nearly four years
of Democratic supremacy under President,
who, by his honest, able and fearless admin
istration of the great Office recalls the best
days of our republic. He has shown that
public Office is public trust" and that the
government is of the people and for the peo-
pie. With judgment not to be swerved by
prejudice, will as firm as adamant, and a
faithfulhess to Democratic principles and Off
cial trust not to be shaken, Grover Cleveland
has been President, and we hereby heartily
endorse his administration and pledged our
selves as party and as individuals, to do all
in our power to secure his re- election.
End. That the Democrats of the 10th dis
trict are in full sympathy on all national
questions with the National Democratic party
and desire to stand with them in their fight
for honest methods in their administration.
We therefore endorse the platform of the par
ty adopted by the convention held at St.
Louis.
3rd. We heartily endorse the action of our
Democratic representatives in Congress in
their attempts to repeal the internal revenue
taxes on tobacco, and pledge ourselves to I'M
firing efforts in this direction until all unjust
and ubiquitous taxes on this, one of our prin-
cipal staples, is abolished. We denounce all
trusts and combinations of whatever kind that
tend to place fictitious values upon goods
necessary for the purpose of our people and
insist that it is the duty of our law makers to
devise some plan by which the natural chan
nels of trade shall not be obstructed by these
combinations
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
Mr.. fuckers arrival was greeted with
the widest applause. He made brief
speech, in which he said that he accepted
the trust and by the help of God and the
freemen of the 10th district, would see te
1t that this district had no Republican
representative in the 51st congress. He
said he knew it was no holiday work be-
fore him and promised that he would can
vass every nook and corner of the district
in person.
REMARKS OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
There were loud calls for the other can
didates, and all came forward, each on
introducing his speech with some humor
Gus reference to the position of a defeated
candidate.
mls AuuCAoOu cdlu ~ was uOW Jill
for all Democrats to stand together. an,
he would say that there should be n,
Democrat in this district who would Civ
the nominee more vigorous support il
the coming canvass than he would.
Mr.. Berry promised the nominee tn
whole Democratic vote of Amherst.
Col. Coleman said two years ago Cam
berland had voted her whole Democrati
strength and would do it again this year
And he pledged himself to do his best il
personal effort to see it was done.
Judge Fitzpatrick said the convention
had already seen there were no sorehead
among the candidates they would all d
their best.
All the speeches were received wit
loud cheering and at $50 P. M. the COZ
vention adjourned.
AT NIGHT.
There was jolly meeting after the styl
of a ratification, in front of the Virgini
Hotel where the delegates and candidate
were stopping, at night after the CONVEX
ton adjourned. 1t was addressed by Hal
ry Tucker, J. L. Gordon, the eloquel
State Senator from Albemarle, Col. Ia
cal d. Williams of Highland. q. 2. JON
of Highland, R. B. Poore of Appomatto
B. w. L. Blanton of Cumberland, II.
Flood Of .Appomattox, Meade F. Whi1