Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-20

| Mt large MAJOR NEW, VI
Applause.
MAJOR KENT DECLINES.
| Major Kou. came forward and said
"Nir President and Gentlemen OF the
| Convention. Il am very much opligeu
10 the gentleman from Aibemarle ior
pntting NV name in nomination before
The convention as one OF the electors nj
large from this state. Many gentle
men of the convention when inc noun
nations first commenced, and when they
vere first made insisted upon my
name being allowed - be placeu III
nomination. arise. gentlemen, SIM
nly for the pnrpose OF declining to have
nv name 90 into nomination before this
Invention az one Of the electors at
large. -
| co1oyrr o'FFRRkIL NAMES CONRAD.
Mr.. Kent was on the stage and ne
came forward to speak, when some dele
cate IN the rear Of the hall yelled out,
:. NJ. Chairman. not man here has
heard n word for the last hour. The
confusion then broke ont. Shouts,
vells and calls for various men pre-
vented speaking. Colonel O,ferraii
came forward and presently order was
restored. He said
"Mr Chairmanand my Fellow-Demo-
Gratis: | shall detain you but a few mo-
ments If YOU will listen to me. | be
Teve tl,at the convention is now engaged
in the nomination of electors MT large
for our State. Various gentlemen have
been put IN nomination. among the
number the gallant son of the Tide
water. r. c. Marshall lapI lsusel; the
Gallant Hampton Hoge. Of the South
west the chiyalrous Mushbach, OF Al
exandria rapplausel, and other gentle
men. In addition to these nominations
that have mentioned comes the gallant
son Of the Sh, nando IN Valley. MAJOR
Holmes Conrad. OF tn city of Winehes-
fer. uonQ-continued applause.
Nv fellow / emoccats. IN the selec-
ton Of your delegates at large anu III
other honors confcrre by this conven-
tion the Shenandoah Valley has re-
ceiyed nothing. ! desire, therefore, to
ask AT the hands OF this convention the
election Of Major holmes Conrad.
| Applause. n, y
a voice Hurrah FOR David b.
Hill, and great cheering :.
Nv fellow. Democrats, we may d.
vide upon men, but there never has been
n dav. there never will come the day.
when the Democracy of Virginia Will
not stand united upon principle, AMI no
matter who NAV be the standard-bearer
tbev will vote for him if he is Demo
cr,t rAuplause. The Democracy muz-
zIes not the mouth. restraints not the
will.
Every man in the Democratic party
is private and every man IS general
Every Democrat has the right to express
his ouinion as 60 men. There Is but one
platform upoa which Democrats must
meet. and the test which that platform
laws down is is he a Democrat and Is
he devoted to the principles promul-
Gated by Jefferson, maintained by Mail
son, sustained by Monroe, and by the
many leading lights OF the past ? That
is the test of a Democrat not whether
a man is Cleveland man, Hill man,
or German man, or any other man.
| rLong-continued applause and cheer
ing 49,,
"Now. Mr.. Chairman, my object in
rising. rs / have said was simply &c
second the nomination of Major Conrad
of Winchester. Applause | repeat
that ask al the hands OF the convention
the election Of this gallant son Of the
county of Frederick, pledging you thai
ne will carry that banner brayely anc
well and be able to cope with any man
no matter who he may be, who may
come here from tho North or elsewhere
to disseminate the principles OF Repub
licanism.
~ hope it will be the pleasure of this
convention 10 elect Major Holmes Con
rad by placing the banner OF Demo
crAcv in his hands. He will carry II
from Tidewater to the mountains, al
over this STATE, with honor to himself
and with entire satisfaction to the great
Democratic party Of this state. That l:
| all desire to say" A voice "ThreC
cheers for General OFerrall,' and cheer
ing.
sRCONDING SPEECHES MADE.
City-Attorney John w. Happier, o.
Portsmouth, seconded the nomination OF
Captain Marshall, Major Wood Bouldir
that OF Major Hoge, Mr.. Robert Nc
Candlish that OF Captain Marshall, and
Mr.. Eppa Hunton that Of Captain
Mushbach, and all OF them strongly
presented the claims of their friends.
At this point there was a motion made
10 take a vote and 10 declare the two
men T ceiving the highest number Of
votes elected. Mr.. Munfori opposed
this and in SO doing said
81 appeal to the Democrats present
for one moment of their time and atten
ton. We have but commenced, my
friends, 10 organize victory, in order
that the nominees of the Chicago con
vention may be carried successfully
through in Virginia. 1t is OF import
ance that all the elements of our peopl,
not only may have representation at OIL
counsel board. but should be entrusted
with the standard OF our party. There
fore, my friends, renominate the Hon
Robert c. Kent, OF Wytheville, who
prominently, and above all others, re
presents IN his life. doctrine. character
and public service the great body of the
farmers OF this Commonwealth. Witt
him as one of our leaders We can 90 Il
the people of Virginia and rally to the
support of our party this great elemen
OF our people.
Judge James Marshall, of Craig
seconded Mr.. Kents nomination il
burning words. Several others mad,
seconding speeches.
KENT AND CONRAD THE MEN.
The clerk called the roll amidst grea
confusion, and the result was as follows
Kent, l,026; Conrad, SS7; Marshall
S3l; Mushbach, 25l Brent, 46 Hoge
29S. This was afterwards changed St
as to be: Kent. l,O29 Conrad, sS8
Marshall, S3i; Mushbach, 2i2 Brent
46; Hoge, 29S.
The whole number OF votes cast VIA
1869. Messrs. Kent and Conrad wer
declared electors at large.
MANCHeSTeR'S NEWSY CHAPTER.
| In m hn ba