Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-15
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
State Democratic Convention.

Nomination of Hon P W. Mckinney fol
Governor, and Hon. J. Hoge Tyler fol
Lieutenant Governor.
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandris Gazstte
RICHMOND. Aug. 15.-Tbe State demo
cratic convention met at 10 o'clock and pro-
ceeded to take second ballot for Governor
Before the full call was completed, Captain
Phil. W. Mckinney was nominated by &C.
clamation.
The convention nominated j. Hoge Ty-
Ter, Of Pulaski, for Lieutenant Governor by
reclamation.
The convention then, without making q nomi.
nation for Attorney General, took recess till 8
0 clock tonight.
The fight for Attorney General is chiefly be-
tween 3. r. Scott and H. R. Pc Lard, with chan.
ces ia favor of Scott 1t is sal that eombins.
ton between the friends of Mckinney, Tyler and
Scott WAS made last night.
Philip w. Mckinney was born in Bucking
ham county. He was educated at Hsmr
den Sidney College and at Judge Broken
brough's famous law school, at Lexington.
He graduated with the honors of his class
and his society at college. He Is recognized
as lawyer OF ability and is an eloquent and
ready debater and advocate at the bar and
on the hustin9s. He was elected to the gen.
eral assembly from Buckingham when but
twenty.one years of age. and served with
distinction In that body He was strong
Union man, but followed his State and was
captain OF the Buckingham troop during the
late war. He was baGly wounded at
Brandy Station, but served in hls crippled
| condition to the end of the war. He went
to Farmville after the war to practice his
profession and has lived there ever since
He was member of the platform commit
! tee from Virginia at the democratic conven.
ton 10 Chicago in 1884, and again at st.
Lonis in 1888 His splendid ability is rec
ognizsd everywhere, aud his high character
and charming manners make him respected
! by all who know him. Ha has never bsen
! nominated for any Office except that of at
torney general on the ticket with Me John
W. Daniel and Mr. James Barbour, 10 1881,
when the Malone ticket swept the State ;
then he led bis ticket by a handsome vote.
he was eleotor-atlsrge on the Hancock
ticket Captain Mckinney Is. without
| doubt q very popular man in the State, and
his nomination is regarded as an exceedingly
strong one.
Hon. James Hoge Tyler was born in Car.
oline county, n 1916, his mother dying at
| his birth. He was taken 20 Pulaski county,
to the home of his maternal grandfather.
Gen James Hoge. His father ia the Hon.
George Tyler, of Caroline, well.beloved
and popular man, and former representa-.
tive In the legislature from that county. 10
1868, when only II years old. he left the
school. room for the ranks ofthe Confederate
army, where he was always. AZ ever, found
at his post of duty. Returning to his home
after The surrender, he found his farm de-
vastated, worn and encountered with debt
but boy in years, he proved himself man
in energy and business capacity, and soon
be had bis farm we'll stock ed and was on the
road TO prosperity. He was elected to the
State senate in 1887, and won distinction as
a faithful champion of the farmers interests,
has always been prominent in agricultural
matters, and IL at present rector of the board
of visitors of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College. He is conservative
man In his views but vigorous and forcible
in presenting them.