Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-16
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of Mckinney was no surprise
to him. he said last night that he would be
nominated to-day before II O'Clock.
On the final vote, Augusta stood Is for
Mckinney, II for O'Ferrall, Z for Beirne,
and for Venable.
The convention had to wait an hour be-
fore the committee could find the nominee
and present him; he was finally ushered in,
j.. III. Crawford of Augusta, being one of
his escorts. He was received with ire
mendous cheering and made fine appear
ance as he stood smiling and uncovered be-
fore his immense audience. His speech
was very eloquent and stirring and was re-
ceiyed with every demonstration of favor.
Mr.. Beirne on being presented to the con-
vention was loudly cheered, he was in good
plight and said he would work as earnestly
for the election of Mckinney as he would
have done for his own.
Col. O'Ferrall being loudly called for,
spoke. He hoped it was not necessary for
him to assure such an assemblage of Demo
Gratis as he saw before him that he would
earnestly support the nomination. and chal-
lenged any man who would go further in
the fight OF carry the banner with a stead
ier hand than he would.
Mr.. j. Hoge Tyler said it was cruel
feature of our conventions that expected u
fellow to congratulate the man that had
beaten him; that he felt like asking his
friend, John T. Harris, to lay him out Tin
the COOL" but for all that he loved the glo-
rious nominee. Phil. Mckinney was his
father s friend, and he would have voted
for his nomination but for the peculiar cir
cumstances in which he had been placed
and would vote for his election and work
for it until the going down of the sun on
the 4th OF November.
Judge John T. Harris said laughingly,
that it he made his remarks to correspond
with the number of votes he had received,
his speech wonld be very brief. He had
often heard it quoted as coming from the
Bible that 1.-The first would be last and the
last first" and he had been last and now
was not first, and he wanted some one to
explain why it had not turned out that way;
for the Bible said it would. The conven-
ton had certainly put him on the cooling
board, but it had done great and good
thing in nominating Mckinney, and he
would stand face to face and shoulder to
shoulder with him against the common
enemy.
DR.. Holt took the platform to say that
his friend, Mr.. Venable, had last night
been summoned to the death bed of a son
at Old Point, but he could assure the con-
vention that Samuel w. Venable would
now as ever be true to the Democratic par
ty and it's cause. MI. Venable's son, N.
E. Venable, died Wednesday night
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NOMINATION OF 1T. GOVERNOR.
RICHMOND, Aug. Is, 3:15 P. M.-Maj.
J. Hoge Tyler of Pulaski, twas nominated
for 1t. Governor by reclamation amid
great enthusiasm.
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NOMINATION OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL
RICHMOND, August Is, 7:10 P. M.-For
the place of Attorney General. R. Taylor
Scott of Fauquier, was nominated by E. E.
Meredith of Prince William and seconded
by Holmes Conrad; III. r. Pollard of King
Il Queen, was nominated by Marius Jones
of Gloucester and seconded by J. III. H.
Figgatt Of Botetourt; George Perkins of
Albemarle, was nominated by Jas. L. Cor
don Of Albemarle and seconded by MI.
Gordon of Fauquier, Hampton Hoge of
Montgomery, and Camm Patterson of
Buckingham.
During the ballot many counties changed
their votes, the vote stood:
ocott. ......... .........9l2
IOldrd... ......".6lS
The election was then made unanimous.
Mr.. Scott was called for and made a speech
which was received with great cheering.
CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
Senator John w. Daniel nominated Basil
B. Gordon Of Rappahannock, for Chairman
of the State Central Committee in place of
John S. Barbour who had declined re-elec-
ton, and to whom he said the whole State
owed a debt Of gratitude.
Mr.. Gordon was nominated by acclama-
ton and a vote of thanks to- John S. Bar
bour was adopted by standing vote.
Mr.. Barbour made handsome acknowl-
edgment of the compliment and was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm.
Lit. Gov. John E. Massey made a charac-
teristic speech which made a fine impress
sion.
SIXTH DISPATCH.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
RICHMOND, August is, P. M.-Gen.
Taliaferro, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the Platform. 1t
congratulates the people that the State debt
question has been put in trim for settle
ment, and deprecates its re-opening. While
it comedies the gravity of the Tariff and
other Federal questions, it deems the i'm
portance of the State issue such, that it re-
commends that Federal issues be kept out
of the campaign.
The Convention adjourned sine die at
7:30 2. NJ. T. C. M.
SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES.
PHILIP WATKINS MCKINNEY.
''Phil" Mckinney was born in the coun-
ty of Buckingham, sharpened his literary