The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-16
All Three White Men in
Every Respect.
SKETCH OF THE "COyERNOR.
virginia Still Leads the
Solid South.
oNT OF THI MOST HAI,MONIOt :
CONVENTIONS EVER HELD N
ANY STATE.
senator Basil ~. Gordon Elected MIR.
Earbour'- Successor.

The convention met at ArmOry Hal
We terday morning at 10 clock. and
seven minutes past that hour wa
called.to order BY Chairman Card well.
Almost at once the roll for the second
ballot was called. II was shown that
on this ballot Mckinney had gained
two votes from Albemarle. two from
Amherst. three from Campbell. one
from Frederick, two from Loudoun
followed by six from Louisa. There
were several calls of counties before
any changes were made, when Rock
bridge added two more to Mckinney
and Richmond city three.
TIE STAMPEDE FOR NJ 'KINNEY.
Before the calling Of the roll had
becn completed Giles county delegation
made the first break by changing lis
ten votes from TYLER To tive for Nc.
Kinney and five for o FeIrall. Camp
bell county quickly followed by chang
ing the three votes from Beirne. giving
the twenty one votes solid TO Mckin.
ney. King George county changed itr
five votes from Beirue To Mckinney.
THIS provoked the widest enthu
siasm on the part of the Nc
Kinney people. Delegates all over
the hall jumped upon chair:
and yelled themselves hoarse. Several
delegates attempted TO get the floor
but nothing could lie done for the ex
element prevailing. Finally the band
struck up Dixie after which Colonel
1azewell Elicit mounted chair just
i'm 'front.' OF the stage. and as soon as he
was recognized by the Chair, said: AS
a representative of the city of Rich
mond. and as a friend of Colonel
Beirne, / now move that the nomina.
lion of Capt. Z. w. Mckinney be made
unanimous.
This brought forth cyclone of sp-
plause.
Judge w. +. Rhea, of Washington,
on behalf Of O'FerIaii. seconded the
motion of Colonel Elicit.
When the question was put the vast
assemblage responded as one man.
Messrs. Atkins. Of Meckleuburg
Fitzgerald. of Prince Edward Elicit
OF Richmond ; Watts, of Portsmouth
Elsly, of Giles Crawford, of Augusta
DIR. Holt, of Surry; and Jordan OF
Pulaski. were appointed a committee
TO wait upon Captain Mckinney and
inform him of ms nomination for Gov
nor of Virginia.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR REMARKS.
While waiting for this committee to
return, Colonel Charles I. O'Ferrall
came IN alone, and was received with
v0ciferous cheers.
Mr.. Cardwell, chairman. introduced
Captain Phillip w. Mckinney as the
future Governor of Virginia.
When Governor Mckinney APP
pcaIed he was received with a tumult
of applause He took the stand aud
spoke as follows
Il nave come here TO address you IN
: few words this morning. l say Few
words, for | have had strain on me
for the past few days that ! cannot say
much.
am often overwhelmed in the pres
epce of my friends, but this compl-
ment has more than overwhelmed me.
You eau move me, you can make me
bend. but when | stand up for lemoc-
racv / shall not move nor bend. |
wish. in lew words. to thank You for
,he compliment which this convention
brings 10 me--a nomination 10y the
rrAndest assembly of men which ever
gathered tOgether-histOry gives no
example of prouder host than tins.
Now. gentlemen. what can say
more than that | accept with all the
gratitude of my heart. | know both
OF the gentlemen on the ticket with me
will be goOi men and true. and that
our party will sweep the State like a
cyclone. with the aid of these fifteen
hundred good men here assembled to
carry the slad tidings. Place the Oan-
Ter in m hands. and with tbelr ana
our banner Will be borne to victory.
Ii is said that there are dissenSiOus IN
our party " ell, there viii be disSen-
sious among sensible men. but there
are no divisions. as many mountain tor
r,nis unlte TO form the noble James,
which fioally loses itself In the sea,
lust 50 1t ~ with the Democratic party,
which healing discussions shall become
one as the sea. and the Democratic
party shall rush in unconquerdble aud
and irrisistable Triumph to
victory. Yes. the Democracy
of the South ia solid. In her last cleo
lion. IN answer to the question. Is the
tolid South bT' kens she says. rol
kouth Carolira said no with majority
OF from 10000 to 90 600. aud the State
% akirg the greatest progress since the
wtf gave &c 900 for the uubi oxen 5 nth,
and the youngest State gave 100 600
flat said we must stand united. And
IL Virginia turns her back upon these
loysl Southern States then she has
ceased 10 be the Virginia as of old.
Nov. my fellow citizens, again
thank you Tor your confidence IN me.
Every man who hears me knows that II
we are 10 succeed 1t must be hand in
hand. We do not attain our result