Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-08-08
TENTH DISTRICT.
HENRY ST. GEO. TUCKER
THE NOMINEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.


THE SEVERAL BALLOTS AND FINAL voTl
FOR ANDERSON, THE DEFEATED, SHOWS
STRONG CONTEST AND eENER-
AL POPULARITY.
The demonstrations of Democratic enthusi
asm for several days and the night previou
10 the day of the Convention to nominate
Democratic candidate to represent the l0tl
Congressional District in the House Of Repre-
sentatives was adverted to in the SPECTATOR
of last week, The programme for the recep
ton of the Rockbridge Club by the Clubs o
Stanton and attention to the various deiega
lions as they should arrive was well carried
out. Both Clubs OF this city followed by thu
Rock bridge Democrats, the column headed pJ
the Stonewall Brigade Band, and under tn'
direction of Marshals Jno. McQuaide, Cnlei
and Alex. Hartman and Clifford Bargamin, AS
sistants, and A. G. Braxton, President OF Inc
Senior Club and the files OF the moving
column four hundred or more in full Demo-
cratic insignia, marched through several OF tne
streets before breaking ranks. The enthusiasm
was grand indeed.
ARMoRY HALL
Convention, was elegantly decorated, and had
good seating accommodations for the dele
gates, and superb platform for the officers OF
the body. There was also a liberal provision
in side seats for a portion of the $500 or more
spectators who thronged the spacious build
ing. A long curved row Of desks and seats ID
front of the platform provided with stationery
accommodated the dozen or more reporters
who were in attendance. Upon their desks as
there was upon the seat of every delegate a
broad palm-leaf fan, and on the sides OF Inc
platform an abundance of cool water. The
preparations for the body and Its attendants
were as complete as thought. taste. and the
spirit of accommodation, looking to comfort
could make them. The roof of the building is
broad and made of sheetiron. Under hot sun
I he heat was intense, but at intervals streams
of water from the city water-works were
thrown upon it, relieving to some extent the
disagreeableness of the situation in conse-
uuence of the high temperature.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Some time before II M, the hall was well
filled. The seats allotted to the members OF
the different delegations showed scarcely
vacant one, and this was the most numerous
ly attended Convention OF the district which
son, of Rockbridge, of the State Committee for
this district, called to order, and announced
that the LIST of August, was the day appointed,
and this city the place, for holding the nom1-
mating convention. and that preliminary to its
deliberations, Rev. D. X. Mcfarland. of Staun-
ton, would open its proceedings with player
After prayer, Colonel Edmondson proceeded
to effect the
TEMPORARY oRGANIzATIoN.
by calling Colonel Randolph Harrison, ofCum-
berland, to the Chair, and appointing Mr.. Jno
T. Loving, of Amherst, Secretary, and Logan
Turner and F. Terry, of this city. the first
Sergeant-at-Arms, and the latter assistant. all
of which was unanimously concurred in.
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT.
In assuming the duties assigned him (as
Colonel Edmondson had previously stately he
was taken wholly unaware that he had to fill
such an important place in the Convention
which he had attended as delegate from his
county to unite his efforts with all that should
be made to promote the Democraticcause, and
TO bring the district back to the Democratic
fold from which it had strayed. He knew this
fine body of representative men would sus-
tain him in all that was right, and lightly
pass over any mistakes he might make. With
encouraging words he announced the Conven-
ton ready to proceed in its
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
On motion OF Col. Jno. II. Crawford. Of
Augusta. the delegates reported their choice
for the Committees and Vice-Presidents.-
They were as follows:
AlIegha9ay-Re M. A. Rowan; Gre
dentials. ]. H. Oliver; Permanent Organize
tIon, c. A. Damron and Vice-President, ]. ].
Hobbs.
Observation-Disclosures, A. J. Richeson. Gre
dentials, H. c. Joyner; Permanent Organ1za-
ton, D. II. Rucker, and Vice. President, Jesse
E. Adams.
Appomattor ". D. Thurston;
Credentials H. D. Flood; Permanent Organi-
cation, Jno. W. Davidson, and Vice-President,
R. B. Poore.
ADMINISTRATION. T. s. Hogshead; Gre
dentials, G. Julian Pratt; Permanent Organi-
cation, Jno II. Crawford, and Vice-President,
Samuel F. Pilson.
Bah-On Resolutions, A. F. Withrow; on
Credentials, W. NJ. McAllister; on Permanent
Organization, F. L. Fultz and Vice-President
VIM. G. Payne.
Bslckingh ADMINISTRATION Jno. r. Moss
Credentials, F. c. Moore; Permanent Organi-
cation, ]. K, Irving, and Vice-President F. b.
Hill.
Cumberland E. R. Cooke; Gre
dentials, j. B. Phillips; Permanent OrganiZa-
ton, B. W. L. Blanton and Vice-President b.
z Ford.
Observation-Disclosures, d. R. Boston, Csc
dentials, G. 81. Kent; Permanent Organiza-
ton, w. B. Pettitt and Vice President A. E.
King.
Highland ]. W. Reed; Creden-
tials, G. P. Jones; Permanent Organization, S.
w, Sterrett and Vice-Pfesident L. H. Stephen
son.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., r. W. Massie; Creden-
tials. c. T. Smith; Permanent Organization,
DIR. W. L. Williams and Vice-President ]. T.
Brown.
Rockbridge- Resolutions. R. D. Kirkpatrick;
Credentials, A. W. Hartman; Permanent Or
ganization, W. B. F. Leech and Vice-President
2. H. Rawlings.
Observation-Disclosures w. A. Hudson; Gre.
dentials. W. H. H. Lynn; Permanent Organi-
zation. ], n. Mcfarland and Vice-President G..
M. Harrison.
At this stage of the proceedings, recess until
the several committees could report was pro-
posed, and after some discussion, scaled vote
was ordered, which resulted as folloWs:-
Ayes-Alleghany, z Amherst, is; Appomat-
bO4, y, baIQ, D, DuCh1uSunh1S II,
z; Fluvanna, g. Highland, 5; Nelson. H. ana
Rock bridge, 22-total, Ill.
Noes-Augusta. 80; Tluvanna, 5-total, A.
The Convention accordingly adjourned to
3P. M.
AFTERNOON SESsIoN.
The Convention was called to order prompt
ly at the hour to which it stood adjourned.
The Committee appointed for that purpose
reported, recommending that the
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS
be effected by continuing the temporary Off
GERS and the appointment as Vice-Presidents
of those recommended by the several delesa
tions already embraced in the report under
Colonel Crowford's motion, whereupon the
Weep esidents were requested by the Presi-
dent to take seats on the stand, the report OF
the Committee having been concurred in.
The President again briefly addressed the
Convention as it entered upon the further and
more important proceedings ofthe body. An.
nouncements of the names Of
CANDIDATES FOR THE NoMINATIoN-
were then declared to be in order, and the Con.
vention decided that they should be presented
under call of the roll of counties.
When Amherst was reached, Mr.. William G
Loving, of that county. presented the name o
the