The sun., 1892-05-20
DIVIDED THE DELEGATION.
HILL AND CLEvELAND BREAK EVEN
AT THE VIRGINIA CONTENTION

Numerical Representation to the New
York Candidntes-Rivai Meetings OF the
Factions LED TO the Movement for Har.
moay-senator Daniels EuIosixes His Late
CoilenEue-Deiegatesa at Large.
RICHMOND. May l9.-Sixteen hundred and
nftyseven delegates were present at the Vir-
ginia Democratic State Convention to-day. q
greater number than we're ever gathered be-
fore in any Convention in the State. Tho fight
was entirely on Cleveland and anti-Cleveland
lines The Cleveland men claimed $50 dele
gates. The Hill men claimed the same.
John F. Ryan OF Loudon county. anti-Cleve-
land. was made temporary Chairman. Mar
shall LANCER. Cleveland. was made permanent
Chairman. These delegates at large were
elected to attend the Chicago Conven-
tion: John Goode OF Norfolk. Cleveland; {;
State Senator Basil Gordon. Cleveland: {:
United States Senator Daniel. Hill. and s.
Wexford Corbin Hill and Alliance. The Con-
gresslonal districts send twelve Cleveland
delegates. ten Hill. one Alliance. and one
doubtful delegate.
Both factions held mass meetings last night.
which were largely attended and enthusiastic.
Senator Daniel made the principal speech to
the anti Cleveland meeting at Sanger Hail.
He came out fiat-footed In favor Of Hill. and
even went so far ns to produce letters to prove
tho defeat of tho Force bill was due to the New
York Senator.
The other speak ers. in cluding Judge Staples
Honrv II. Pollard. Col. Merriwether. Charles
Bendhein OF Alexandria Judge John 7. Har-
ris. and others. counselled harmony. and a
motion that tho meeting elect u slate OF dele-
gates was defeated.
When. however. the THil men afterward
learned that the Cleveland meeting had named
ticket OF delegates at large they appointed
n committee to select four Hill delegates. were:
Senator Daniel Mayor Edison OF Richmond.
s. Wexford Corbin OF King George county. and
John ". Payne Of Warrcnton.
The Cleveland men met at the Richmond
Theatre and nominated the following candi-
dates: Basil q. Gordon. formerly Chairman
Of the State Committee: ex-Attorney- General
II. A. Ayres. John Goode. Solicitor General
during Cleveands Administration. and ex-
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee. Congressman O'Ferrall
was placed in nomination. but declined
After this had been done the leaders found
the antnGonism between the factions SO bitter
rs to put in jeopardy the success OF the party.
and Mt midnight conference began looking
to compromise. by which the delegates were
to be divided. Nothing came Of the confer
ence then. Tho conference was resumed this
morning. and It was agreed to divide the dele-
CATION ut large between tho two factions
At 1890 State Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson
called for order. In the opening Of his address
he appropriately referred to the death Of Sem
ator Barbour. He urged harmony in the Con-
vention. which sentiment was loudly an-
ruudci Chairman Ryan made u brief peech
also appealing for harmony.
exercises. The Hon. Marshall Lange was
elected permanent Chairman. Tho standing
shos we're " hsn and there
Finally United States Senator Daniel
assembled the platform. He formally an
nounccd tho death Of his late colleague in the
Senate. John $. Barbour. and almost his en-
tire remarks were devoted to euloGizing him.