The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-16

In the five different wards Of the city.
and delegates were elected to the CUB.
ernatoral convention to be held In
Richmond August II. The entire DELE
cation, consisting of twenty. seven
delegates, five In each ward except the
First, which sends seven delegates, is
for Col. Charles II. O'Ferrall, and will
vote for him as long as his name is
before the convention. 1t is regarded
as great victory for Colonel O'Fsrrall
that Roanoke, the metropolis of South.
west Virginia, supposed to be Major
Tyler's stronghold, should send solid
O'Ferrall delegation to the Richmond
convention.
THE FIRST WARD
The Democrats in the First ward
met at Hockaday's store at the inter.
section OF Patterson and Chapman
avenues, when at $3.50 o'clock the meet
Ing was called TO order by John M.
Hart. On motion the meeting was hold
under the electric light at the inter-
section OF Patterson and Campbell eve.
nues. Eston Randolph was elected
chairman and L. w. Terrill, secretary.
motion was made and carried that
the O'Ferrall men be massed on one side
OF the street, which was done and the
followers of Colonel O'Ferrall wore 90
much in the majority, not less than
three to one, that the Tyler men con-
ceded the election to the O'Ferrall dole
gates. The following O'Ferrall dele
gates were then nominated and cleo ted
by acclamation:
DELEGATES.
T. w. Miller.
T. R. Tillett.
Jas. S. Groves.
e R. Woodward.
j. q. Featherstone.
v. H. Payne.
R u. Derr.
ALTERNATEs
j. j. Garry.
Syl. G. Jones.
j. a. Hoover.
d. s. Good.
E. Mahoney.
s. E. Jones.
Q. @. Herring,
series OF resolutions were passed,
which were offered by Hon. Thomas w.
Miller, instructing the delegates to vote
for Col. Charles II. O'Ferrall as long as
his name was before the convention.
This was the largest mass meeting
ever held in the first ward and was
noted for the orderly and quiet manner
in which it was conducted.
THE SECOND WARD.
The Democrats of the Second ward
met in the circuit courtroom and were
called to order by R. j. Eckloff at $50.
The test of strength came Immediately
on the nomination of candidates for
permanent chairman. w. o. Hardaway
placed j. Ran Bryan, Esq, in nomina.
ton and Judge A. j. Brand nominated
Capt j. 81. Wright Mr.. Bryan was
elected by two to one vote, and Wal
ter Saunders, Esq was made secretary
without opposition. Mr.. Hardaway
moved that no nominations be made for
delegates or alternates, but that every.
one vote as he pleased. j. 81. Cutchin
moved as substitute that the meeting
divide into sections according to
preference and select candidates
on delegates to be presented.
The substitute was voted down
and the original motion prevailed. R.
q. Scott, r. A. Buckner and A. j.
Brand were appointed tellers, and the
voting WAS quickly finished Before
the count was completed, the over
whelming strength of the O'Ferrall ad-
herents was 80 manifest, that j. H.
Cutchin moved that the O'Ferrall dele
gates be declared unanimously elected.
1t was carried. The count showed 106
votes for the O'Ferrall delegates and So
for the Tyler delegates. The delegates
and alternates elected are as follows:
DELEGATES.
w. Q. Hardaway.
A. Weiner.
r. j. Eckloff
Herbert j. Browne.
r. R. Hicks.
ALTERNATEs.
VIM. L, Waller.
G. L. Stewart.
]. B. Terry.
T.. E Inge. -
j. G. Dennis.
G.. l. Stewart, editor of the World,
offered the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
Whereas we, the Democrats OF the
Second ward of the city of Roanoke,
recognize the ability, the party and
State services and high character OF
Hon. Charles t. O'Ferrall.
Resolved, That we sYmpathize with
his candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for tho high office o; governor of
Virginia and that we hereby instruct
the delegates that have been elected
in this meeting Of Second ward Demo.