Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-08-08
Staunton indicator.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. 8. 1890.
LOCAL.

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q. ST. GEO. TUCKER RE-N0MINATED
BY ACCLAMATI0N.
THE NOMINATING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE NOMINEE AND HON. J. r. TUCK
Err AND HON. w. L. wILsON-GOOD
TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE CON-
vENTION BY THE AMHERST DEMOCRATS
THE AUGUSTA DELEGATION.
&C., &C., sc.
IReported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.l
AMHERST G. H., Aug l.
The experiment Of the Congressional
Committee of the 10th district in selecting
a somewhat out-of-the-way village for the
assembling of the congressional nomina-
ting convention of the district, while viewed
with doubt, has proved in many respects
a perfect success. The hotels, of which
there are three, afforded ample and excel
lent accommodation for the delegates who
came, and the committee of Amherst Dem
ocrats in charge of the arrangements was
competent, courteous, and energetic. The
way they discharged their duty received a
good deal of commentator from the dele
gates. Barring the fact that the attendance
of delegates was lessened by the round
about route for reaching here perhaps not
more than two thirds of the delegates elected
is not word to say against
the choice Of Amherst G.. H. TO make the
round-trip your correspondent travelled
over four railroads-the Valley, the Rich
mond & Allegheny, the Virginia Midland,
and the Chesapeake Il Ohio-and the major
ity of the Augusta and Staunton delegation
took the same route. Several of the Au-
gusta delegates, however, who lived off the
railroad line came here, a distance Of forty
miles, on horseback. send you the follow
ing list of delegates from Augusta and
Staunton, the adjoining counties, and some
others:
Augusta-Stuart Boiling, N. e. Watts, VIM.
B. Scott, Thos. S. Hogshead, w. II. Gamble
VIM. G. Craig, W. H. Norman, J. G. Bell
]. N. Wilson, Samuel q. Brown, T. A. Brown
lee, John S. Lightner. s. A. D. Mckee, Robt
Il. Wright, A. B. Lightner, A. j. Burkholder
j. N. Mcfarland, Samuel Forrer and Edward
Patterson.
Staunton-Edward Echols, }. H. Powell
W. L. Walters, Jr., W. A. Burke, Geo. S
Lightner, j. Howard Wayt and Roger B. At
kinson.
Rockbra1ge-Jacob Bumgardner, A. W. Var
ner, Greenlee D. Letcher, j. NJ. Johnston, q
w. Parsons, John T. Sales and j. E. McCau
ley.
Alleghamy A. Williams.
Hsghl0nd-John L. Byrd.
BatA-W. NJ. McAllister and A. G. Cleek.
Appomaottoa-R. B. Poore, R. A. 7. Glen
ent, I. j. Stratton, n w. Owen, j. D. Davis
and H. d. Flood.
Observation-Disclosures Ellis, Thos. Hall and
L. D. Jones.
Fluvanma-J. o. Shepherd and Pembroke
Petit.
Catm6erland-B. w. L. Blanton and --
Fuqua.
Amherst had large delegation, and il
was noticeablein the composition of thu
convention that nearly all the leading rep
resentative men Of all the counties
were present. The fact that there
was but one candidate for the nom
ination, accounts as much for the
small attendance from other counties prob
ably as does the roundabout way to reacf
the place of meeting.
ORGANIZATION OF THE AUGUSTA COUN
DnT AnrnHr
About 10 o'clock this morning the Angus
ia and Staunton delegates, presided over by
Mr.. T. S. Hogshead, chose Senator Echols
Chairman to represent them on the floor Of
the convention, and elected the following
members of committees-On Credentials
W. A. Burke; ON Organization-J. N. Nc
Farland, and on Resolutions-A. B. Light
ner.
THE CONVENTION.
At noon the convention assembled. TIL,
thermometer stood at $50, but the fact wal
remembered by many Of the Augusta dele
cation that we were getting better treat
ment than we gave the Amherst delegation
at Staunton two years ago, when the nomi
mating convention met in the sheet-iror
skating rink with the thermometer at the
same figure. To-day, we met in large
warehouse shady, plenty of win
dows, good seats, ice water in every part Of
the room, and stand outside turning out
milk shakes" for thirsty members. The
whole arrangement received many compli
ments. The members of the District Con
gressional Committee-Edward Echols Of
Augusta, w. M. McAllister of Bath, an6
J. Tinsley Coleman of Amherst, mounted
the stage at II O'Clock, and MI. Echols
called the convention to order.
ION BEHALF CT THE FARMERS
ALLIANCE.
Mr.. John Horseley of Nelson, practica
farmer, was elected Temporary Chairman
bv reclamation, and Messrs. Flood of Ap
pomattox, Blanton Of Cumberland, and
Mccoy of Rockbridge were appointed 8
committee to escort him to the chair.
MI. Horseley's speech Of acceptance was
short and to the point. He simply said
" thank you, gentlemen, for this honor
not for myself, but for the Farmers Al
lance, of which 1 am member" MI.
Horseley is one Of the most prominent AL
lance men in this section.
MI. Fl. D. Flood of Appomattox was
then chosen Secretary, and after the com
mittee on credentials had reported, reso'
luton was adopted making the temporary
officers of the convention the permanent
officers.
PUTTING HARRY TUCKER IN NOMINA.
TON.
It appears that Mr.. Tucker had not
made the cut-and-dried preparation
usually made by candidates, of making a
slate of the names of those who should