The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-08-22
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention
which met last week in Armory Hall,
Richmond, was large and unwleldy
body. The idea of creating enthusiasm
by large and imposing demonstration
may be all right; but a member OF the
body who can neither see nor hear, and
is made to feel like poor boy at a frollc,
is not apt to ''enthuse" very much.
Such was the situation of the delegates
from the 10th District, embracing Staun-
ton and Augusta county in the Rlch-
mond Convention. Seated in the rear
of the hall, they could neither see, hear
nor be heard. The body was too large
Hon. r. H. Cardwell as permanent
chairman, made a splendid presiding
officer, and controlled the vast numbers
before him. as far as it was possible to
do So Sometimes when the excitement
and enthusiasm ran high, the chairman
had some trouble in restoring order, and
at one time when for a short while Mr..
Cardwell placed State Senator Stubs
in the chair, the convention got entirely
beyond his control, and the disorder
which prevailed beyond the power of
of Mr. Stubs to control, was not quoted
until Chairman Cardwell took the chair
again. Outside of the enthusiasm man
ifested by friends of the several candi-
dates, the convention was an orderly
body We heard on all hands the old
compliments; for which patents had no
hn t11o a6
miration society bureau that it was the
finest body of men, and the handsomest
men ever seem" 1t was a good repre-
sentative body of Virginians. The Or
ganiZation of the convention was report
ed in the VIRGINIAN of last week. The
committee on credentials from the 10th
District were: R. B. Poore, of Appomat-
tox: M. Shepherd. of Nelson, and Major
J. c. Boude, of Rockbridge.
On organization j. H. Crawford, of
Augusta; Samuel F. Coleman, of Cum
berland and VIM. NJ. McAllister, of
Bath.
On resolutions: Messrs. W. A. Ander
son, of Rockbridge; Pembroke Petit, of
FIuvanna, and Camm Patterson, of
Rockbridge.
State central committee: J. T. Cole
man. of Nelson: s. T. Coleman, of Cum
berland; Edward Echols, of Augusta;
William NJ McAIlister of Bath; William
A. Anderson, of Rockbridge.
president from the 10th District:
Taylor Berry, of Amherst.
of a
county, was chosen as chairman of the
10th District delegation. and JnO. w.
Todd, of Staunton, chairman OF the
delegation from Augusta county, and
the City of Staunton.
At the conclusion of the address of
Chairman Cardwell accepting the posi-
ton of presiding officer, nominations for
Governor were made as follows: P. W.
Mckinney, of Farmville, by Judge w.
A. Mann, of Nottoway. Col. G. L. OFFER
rail-. of Harrisonburg, by Hon. David S.
Pierce, of Wythe county; Richard F.
Bierne, of Richmond, by R. H. CardweI,
of Hanover; Major Venable, of Peters
burg, by DR.. NJ. Q. Holt, of Surry county;
Hon. J. Hoge Tyler, by J. W. Marshall,
of Craig; and Hon. Jno. T. Harris, Of
Rockingham, by 7. R. B. Wright, of
Essex county.
At the night session the seconding
speeches were made, and one ballot
taken, with the following result:
Mckinney. Observation-Disclosures 95
b1eru0. DOL
" 0fTdu .oU5
Tyler lo9
NenaDlG rs
Harris OF
The convention at late hour ad-
iourned, and met again Thursday NOR
ming at 10 o'clock, and proceeded at once
to balloting for Governor. The O'Ferrall