Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-04
THE NOMINATIONS.
MEETING or TIE DEMOCRATIC CON-
MENTIONS YESTERDAY.
IoYcnstcin and sand. for the senate; Cur
lis. Joyncs. booth. and Byrnc for
the House.

Delegates 10 the city Convention 20 nominate
Democratic candidates icr tho House ~ Dele
eatos began 90 assemble In front Of Ford's
Opora-nouso coon after 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning Cauvassing for the different aspiranis
won't on az nyciy rate until noon. whom h"ss-
nich's BanI struck uo familiar tune, aud dele
catos. alicrnel.s and visitors nied into tie
batdiuy aud TOOK ueir seats.
oN rHr sTAoE.
I-oon lnc stage were scaicd Chairman JR'k-
son ',.iv. acv. So. h. Jl1Kius. D. D.. Colonel John
D. pur.e e.f who WAS to An ma1c temporary chair
maal zion. George y. Wise, General d. O.. hili,
sul D fcv nrmoeri ~ ihr Ciiy Committee TX
ce,i.nt accom- %. 1:atons on tho stago we're also
provided FOR the pross.
CNTYD TO orDER.
Af1a.e5 O'Clock Chairman Guy arose and said ::
" Tho gcnf.em.a vill ooteafed.'
Kcs. pr JuIkins vas tucu introduced and led
IN prayer.
TIE CHAIRMAN.
Chairman Guy uow addressed ihc convention
rrrry. concrnfulafne tho party upon thc hsr-
mouy Prevailing within its ranks. iie refoTred
20 fho great convention which mctiu me Armory
Han in August and which nomluateI such an
excellent state tickof. and asked his hearers 70
lav aside nu personal preiofonccs. choose M
beet men, and ihcn work Tor the success OF the
ticket.
TINrOEAIY OGGANIzA1IoN.
CoioneI John -. Purcell wss now presented ns
temporary chairman Snd Mr.. d. =. Gates NJ
Temporary secretary.
Colonel Pur,ou briefly returned thanks for
ths honor aud announced TIC body ready Tor
business.
MANY MOTIONS.
Motions now followed osch other IN rapid sue
eo-4lou with reference q appointing committees
on crod nuAis, permanent organization ana
A mofion was finally adopted TINT tho chair
man ~ each ward delegation announce Tho
name 90 Que member ot cacn committee
jefferson Ward not having elected chair
man H.. rnomi~rs wcre allowed 70 retire TO
choose q chairman, which was done ~ me el0c-
ron ot ST. b. T. trump.
COMMITTEES.
Tho following were announced as members Of
Tho c1miait.c's.
Permanent UrCaai1ston Joseph L. L'fy,
Ncul0e Ward T. 81. Fisher. Madison; W. d.
Epps, clay 81. !. pugan, jackson G.. Wa. Iay-
lor. Marshall; g. Z. Crump. Jefferson
trodoufisis-J. &. lamb. MOurOe Ward %. -.
Owens, Madison: b. Y. Sheppers0a, clay w. ~.
BALDWIN, Jackson, b. A. Bowscy, Marshall; X.
n. Taylor, Jefferson.
Ree1iutious &C. y Ncredirh, Monroe Ward; j.
g. EIieu. Madison: Evan Sucnd, clay; ". j.
Rpte. Jackson; j. v. Gibbons, Jenersoni r. H.
CARRIER, MarhaN.
RrCrss.
sorarai resolutions were now offered and 70
ferred O. the proper committees without deDato.
and fhc convention took = reccss for ten minutes
iu order 90 allow the committees timo 70 report.
PERMANENT OFFICTs.
Upon roa.semnliug tho Committee on Perma-
neDi Organization reported rs follows;
Chairman Colonial John h. Purcell; secretary.
j. :. Caies. Assistant Secretaries. +. c. Crump
and rlombers OF the press; Sergeant-hIArms,
Thomas X Hicks; Assistant Sergeani-aEAr Arms.
James Hnuuon-
Tho report Was unanimously adopted
CBRDENTIAIs
Tho Committee on Credentials reported overy
IA frA
rro,tnrt of Clay Ward, whore one delegate was
ansrgs aud he had no authorized alternate.
AtRis juucturo Mr.. T. T. Campbell offered n
resolution providing that In case any delegate is
absent ne delegates from such precinct bo per
nit,ei 70 caet tho fun vote thoir precinct is on
titled to.
This was accepted rs part Of tho report Of
the Committee on Credentials and ihe whole was
then Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
M. e. v Meredith. chairman OF tho Commit
to- Ou Resolutions, mRdc verbal report, stating
that they recommended the Endorsement oi The
state platform.
The report was adopted.
NONuNATIONs.
Tho nominating Ond seconding speeches hay-
fny been limited 90 i've minutes each, Mr.. B +.
johnson, iu "a few words, placed before the COLI
yentiou tho nRmc % Dr. George Il steel
his Was seconded BY hr. samuel heRester.
Nj Frank D RurFc now arose. aud, referring
~ tho peculiar qualifications ~ NJ. altei /.
Booth. nominated mat ktnltihAus Wiib io W.
clared, Is "a true representative OF the working
Mr.. Charles +. Wingo seconded Mr.. Booths
nomination.
John A. Curtis whose name, he said, IS house
hold word and VINO isa gentleman true TO every
interest Of tho city.
Mr.. James W Gibbons seconded Mr.. Curtiss
CAPTAIN Maxwell r. Clarke. in n business-liko
epeech. nominated Mr. j. Taylor StraLton.
HasN.a .HrnN ina fta.f 4 IL
Mr. George W Bowscy seconded tho nomna-
tion ~ Nr. Stratton.
Mr D. : Gates nominated Mr. Thomas byrne,
aud iu ioing 40 said mat az the Black Belt OF
virginia had been honOrod with the nomination
for oovornor. go jackson Ward, tho Black Bolt
~ hichmond. should DO given place upon the
Vr Bov. y. Crump placed before the conven-
ton the name of Mr. J.. T. Christian.
NJ james Lyons seconded the nomination on
Nr Christian. and IN doing 40 made al eloquent
sppenl for Jefferson Ward % be- represented
upon TIE ticket ami paid high tribute 70 tho
character of Nr. Christian
Hon Henry /. carter now arose and placed IN
nomination Mr. Levin JOynes. 20 whose business
qualiG stions the speaker paid high tribute
Mr. James /. Anderson seconded the nomina-
ton Of Nr. thbelL
Mr Timothy Murphy socOudod tho nomination
Mr. william RYAN nominated Mr. Charles VI.
Wallace Jr.. 20 whom he paid high compliment
e. % representative of the young Democracy
Mr ". 3D. curtis seconded tho nomination
oi Mr. Joyuss
Mr Iohn A. Meredith seconded tho nomina-
ron of Mt Wallace.
Mr. o. q. owens nominated Mr. Ashton Starke
Major j. n. Capers IN a capital speech re-
ropdei tho nomination u Messrs JOynes ana
Htratton.
colonel Purcell lMr f. A Catlin In the chair)
socoudei the nomination u Mr. Byrne, whose
character q. soldier. "a wOrkingman, and a clu-
zen he strongly commended.
Mr &. T. WiugO seconded the nomination OF
Nr CurilA
Al taia point NJ Charles Millhisor moved that
nominations bee closed, and his motion was
adopted
IEoCFrpING TO BALLOT.
After TIE adoption OF motion made by hr.
Cap-rr o. the effect that n no nomination was
made oa tho fret ballot he candidate receiving
the ioW c-f vote should bc dropped. The wards
we're called by precincts, with tho result follow
ing:
rrVF VOTE