The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-18

| within the bounds OF the committee on
permanent organization. and that the
committee had only TO recommend the
! permanent officers for the convention,
while others took the view that the COM
mittee should also recommend to the
convention the order OF business to be
followed during the deliberations OF that
| body. After some debate IL was finally
| moved that the committee should recon-
| mend to the convention the permanent
officers for that body, and that the rules
of the House Of Delegates be adopted so
far as they applied 10 the convention.
This was agreed upon. and Hon Il. IL.
Cardwell, Of Hanover. was then placed
| In nomination for permanent chairman.
Judge Leigh X. Watts. OF Portsmouth.
was also nominated for the chairmanship
For each Of these gentlemen number
OF speeches were made. and Hon. John
| Goode was then placed In nomination.
Senator LawleSs made strong speech
In favor Of Judge Watts and referred in
| hattering terms 10 bis peculiar adapta-
tiOn to this responsible position. Judge
| Watts. he said, had been tested and was
not found wanting; he was I'm every way
suited 10 the position. and no man In the
! Commonwealth Of Virginia would prove
a more able chairman. He believed that
the Second Congressional district was en-
titled to this honor.
When the first ballot was taken the
vote stood-Cardwell, l3 -, Watts. - IL;
Goode. 4.
After some discussion second ballot
was taken. which resulted as follows:
Cardwell. u II; Watts, II IL; Goode. g.
Some discussion then arose out OF the
| fractional part Of the vote. II was argued
that sixteen votes were necessary TO make
a majority Of thirty. II was finally de-
cided 20 make the nomination Of Mr..
| Cardwell unanimous. and his name was
! recommended TO the convention as per-
manent chairman Of the body.
Captain Ham Shepherd and Colonel
John Bell Bigger we're then put in noml-
| nation for the secretaryship. The vote
stood is TO 70 in favor of Colonel Bigger.
| On motion il was decided 10 make the
nomination Of Colonel Bigger unanimous.
Captain Shepherd was then chosen as
sistant secretary.
MIR. u. Y. Weaver OF Giles county, was
chosen permanent sergeant-at-arms of the
| convention by acclamaiion, with power to
select his own deputy
II was decided that each Congressional
district present a name for the vice.
chairmanship OF the convention. The fol-
| lowing names We're presented:
First district, Hon. Chancellor Bailey.
| Of SpOtsylvania; SecoEd district, r. r..
BoylEin Isle Of Wight; Third district, r.
V. Cogbill. Of Chesterfield; Fourth dis
trict r. r. Adkins, Meckienburg; Fifth
district George G. Cahell. Danvile; Sixth
district John U. Sumter. Montgomery;
| Seventh district, A. Moore. Jr.. OF Clark.
Eighth district, w. &. Williams OF
Orange: Ninth district. John u. Fulton,
Of Wytheville; Tenth district, Il. II. Bark
ley. Of Lexington.
The committee adjourned at 2:i0 o'clock.
Committee on RESOLUTIONS.
The commi,tee on resolutions met I'm
the gentlemen's parlor Of the Exchange
Hotel yesterday afternoon at 30 O'clock.
The Hon. John Goode was called 10 the
chair and Mr.. II. J. Brown. OF Roanoke,
was chosen temporary secretary.
Mr. S. Wexford CCrbin moved that
Senator's Daniel and Hunton be invited
10 attend the meeting Of the committee.
Some objection was raised TO this, and #
was decided TO lay the matter on the
table until a recess Of half an hour for
dinner had been taken. The committee
then took a recess. and met again in
the old dining-room Of the Ballard House
az 215 O'Clock.
At 2:l5 o'clock the committee was called
10 order. There was a noticeable feeling
OF harmony pervadlng the body. and a
number OF resolutions on the financial
question were submitted. which brought
ont considerable goOd-natured debate
After some general discussion. II was de-
cided 10 appoint a subcommittee. con-
sisting Of five members, who should re-
port back 20 the general committee at
o'clock T. VI.
From the gensrli opinion. there WIS
little doubt that the chief fight would .e
upon the question Of f:ae silver IL WIS
rrraff ffrrfrn arfi.f 4f In.
afternoon 10 ascar- lin the nature Of tbe
resolutions offered at 'ha corn miitee
meeting, as the members refused TO give
any information t. the press until the
report Of the sub-cOmm..ee was iIade
AT o'clock. The names of nose aI-
pointed upon The subcommittee were
withheld from the press until the cvenirg
session Of the ,om III ,ee.
Committee on Credentials.
The committee on credentials met at the
Grain and Cotton Exchange Immediately
after the morning session. James T.
Ryan and w. r. McKenney were put
in nomination for chairman. The vote
resulted in favor of Ryan by II TO H.
NJ. B. Harlow was made secretary and
Joseph ID. Button sergeant-at-arms. All
the members OF the committee were pres
ent save one. The committee indorsed
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makes the appointment In accordance
with the actual vote cast. instead of that
certified 10 the secretary OF the Common
wealth.
In the cases Of several counties II was
shown that several hundred votes were
thrown out on technical irregularities,
and they were included in the apportion-
ment allowed Mr.. w. r. McKenney,
from the Fourth district stated that they
had been unable 10 get the secretary OF
the State committee TO issue sufficient
tickets 10 admit all OF the district dele
cation, and requested the committee on
credentials 10 remedy the matter. Ger
tificates of membership were issued 10
the county chairmen In such cases, stat
ing the number of delegates each county
was entitled TO. There were no contests
in the First Second. Third, Fourth or
Fifth districts. After passing upon these
the committee adjourned 10 meet at the
Ballard House at o'clock.
They spent the entire afternoon at the
Ballard House hearing contested cases.
AT o'clock they finished their labors
and prepared their report as follows;
We, the committee on credentials, beg
leave 10 make the following report: We
find that all the counties except those
hereafter mentioned are entitled 10 the
number Of votes as was certified by the
clerks Of the respective counties 10 the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. Amelia
6 instead Of 5; Brunswick, II instead OF
10; Dinwiddie, instead Of 6; Lunenburg
IL instead OF S: Mecklenburg. IS instead
of 13; Nottoway, IL instead Of 8; Prince
Edward, IL instead OF 8; Prince George,
4 instead OF 3; Princess Anne. o instead