The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-04
ACTION OF THE COUNTY
DEMOCRACY.
The state Executive Committee i'm session
At the rouhatan Club Rooms.
OTHER POINTS OF LOCAL AND
GENERAL INTEREST.

HE ilIlNM iN- Nlf' lIl' NfNAiI'tt l'i'''''''
in.- of the COM cntIuu.
Al is:2l Mr.. jackson Guy. chairman oi /
The tif, Central Committee. called the on- /
Ncuilon Go order.
PRAYER was offered Dos Rev. Dr. W. t. /
Iudkin~. of Centenary Methodist church. I
lie appealed 10 The Almighty to -o direct inc /
deliberations of the con' cniiou ihti MoilhN /
and capable men might Doe chosen. VINO /
would enact laws acceptable 90 pi'ihe |
will.
When hc concluded Chairman GUY SAID
he. congratulated ihr Democratic party on /
tho favorable auspices under which II Ma>
represented on this bright October day. ne /
convention that nominated me 'uDelnAi'-
rial candidates had been termed Toy some one /
u band o9 nphlcmcu. lie hoped the conNcn- /
ZION TODAY would do its work as Sati>lac- /
feril, rs the state Convention did. having lii
view the interests uf the party ana tine eoou
of the CITY. ~uh0rlinlting al personal
preferences % the~ objects.
Colonel John b.. Purcell was named A.
temporary chairman. and Mr.. II. :. Gates.
secretary.
Colonel Purcell came forward and said
the first thing In order was % perfect the
organization.
some discussion occurred here as 10 the
anpointmeni of committees ON organization.
a..
During this discussion 10 became evident
that Jefferson ward had mo- chairman as "a
delegation. and the SENSE ed the convention
appeared o. Dee that the chairman Doe allowed /
10 name memb p Cor The committees. Jel-
fer~on ward was finally allowed 10 retire 90
elect chairman.
MEMBERS Or COMMITTEES.
The charmcn Of the delegations then
named the following for the committees
MONROE.
For the committee on permanent orsanl-
cation. Joseph l.. Levy.
Credentials. James &. Lamb.
Resolutions. &. Y. Meredith.
MADISON.
Organization. T.. H. Fisher.
Credentials. q. -. Owens.
Resolutions !. = Elicit.
CLAY.
Organization. ". j. Eppc-.
Credentials. u. +. >hcppcrson.
Il solutions. Evan >nead.
JACKSON.
organization. NJ. J. Dugan.
Credentials. W. VI. Baldwin.
Resolutions. W. +. Eppc,
MARSHALL.
organization. g.. Watt TAYLOR
Credentials. +. \. Bowerl
RESOLUTIONS. +. II. CARRIER.
JEFFERSON.
Organization. b. I. Crump
Credentials. X. VI. Taylor
Resolutions. j. ". Gibbons.
RE-oItI HONS.
II was rather diiiicnli for The COM
Ncntiun 10 decide whether resolutions
offered should he read 10 the con-
Ncntion or referred 10 the committee
without debate. The latter course was
finally decided upon and then the conhch-
tion took recess for ten minutes 10 allow
tn several committees 10 do their work.
ORG ,NIzArION.
When the convention reaS~emblcd the
Chair announced the report OF committees
the first thing in order. Mr.. Levy. from the
committee on organization. made the lel-
Tor president: Colonel John h. Purcell.
Secretaries: Ne~-r~. ID. =. Gates ana J..
{. Crmp and representatives OF the press
observation-disclosures: Mr. Thomas b. Hicks.
pDorkceper. Mr.. James llannou.
Adopted.
CREDENTIALS.
MIR. Lamb from the Committee ON Gre
deniial~ reported that the delegates rom ail
the wards and precincts except the third
tracincf of CLAW ward. were present or re-
In this connection a resolution WAS offered
and adopted. providing that when there j.
aNacancy i'm any precinct that the other
delegates of the ward Doc allowed 10 hll the
Vacancy
The report was adopted.
EE~OLt HONS.
MIR. Meredith. of the committee on fcso-
buttons. made verbal report making GER
tain recommendations in regard % certain
resolutions.
APPROACHING THE'NONnNAIiON.
Mr.. REGISTER. of Monroe ward. moved
that the nomination Doe proceeded with. and
that the nominating speeches Dee limited ="
live minute. each. and that only one speech
be- made for each candidue. Agreed 10,
ON motion of Mr. Mlllhi-cr. the sccohdlhS
nominations were also limited 10 hic
minutes.
Dr. George Is. steel was first nominated
Il, Mr.. n. 4. Johnston. The speaker SAID
fhc Doctor Va- 4 Woodworking. enefScilc
man. and one who would give good assist
ance i'm needing and making the laws ior
the odd Dominion.
Mr.. sam. REGISTER seconded the nominal
ton.
MIR. BOO1li.
Nj. Frank Burke, in neat speech, nolni-
mated Mr.. Walter /. Booth.
Mr.. Charles l.. Wngo seconded the noini-
nation. lie believed all CLASSES should be
represented i'm the Legislature. Mr. Boom
was representative workin2man ana u.
hoped he would receive the endorsement OF
the con, entiOn.
CAPTAIN JOnN 4. Curtis.
Nr.G. Watt Taylor placed In nomination
the name of John \. Curtis worthy old
Democrat. who had been tried and mol found
wanting.
MIR. John ". Gibbons, who said he r..
pre-eutcd the tidcWatcr section Of Ken.
mond. seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Charles =. Mingo also spoke Tor Mt
Curtis.
NE. sif;AIlON.
Captain Maxwell T. Clarke presented the
name of Mr.. j. TAYLOR ~trattOn.
Mr.. \. B0wery seconded Mr. stralloh
Nix. cABfLi.
MIR. Edward McCa abe nominated ). Aston
labcll. n lawyer Of ability, who would re-
uresent the people we'll
Mr.. j. l.. Anderson seconded the noniina
tiDn.
NH. BiENL.
The name Of Thomas B,rne was presented
IA, Mr. d. = Gates. a. a worthy WORKING
man and An o~~~llcnt soldier during the