Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-20

May and G. w. Salisbury constitute
committee on credentials, and that mo
ton was also adopted.
Mr. Harlow also moved that Messrs
J. G. Beckham, G. w. Ramsay and a
J. Fair be appointed on the committee
ou permanent organization, and Thu
motion was also carried.
Mr.. Harlow subsequently stated tina
he had had an interview with Mr.. S. G
Brent, representing the ten delegate:
in favor of Mr.. Bendheim's nomination
and who were not present, and hat
extended an invitation to them to BIZ
present. Mr.. Brent, on the part o
thoze delegates, had returned thank:
for the invitation, but declined to par.
ticipate. He then moved that the con
vention take recess until 2 O'Clock
which was carried.
The convention resembled at the ap'
pointed hour, when Mr.. John G. Beck
ham was elected permanent chairman
Mr.. Beckham returned thanks for the
favor conferred He said he had been
selected to preside over a home-rule
democratic convention, which had as
sembled to perform seryice-the most
important, it might be said, since 1865
when delegates from this city to the
lower branch of the Safe Legislature
had be chosen. He paid a tribute to
Senator Mushbach for the able manner
in which he represents this district in
the Senate, and said it was the will Of
the convention to select for him mate
of the same true-blue democracy.
The committee on credentials then
submitted their report which was
adopted.
Mr.. j. w. May was then elected sec
rotary.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following which were
adopted
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this con
ventiou that this body which met in this city
on the 10Th day of October, 1893, WAS reGu
larry adjourned and that the action of tn,
delegates who assembled after such adjourn
mcnt and nominated mir Charles Bcpdhciu
was irregular aud in conlraventiOn OF the
wish of the people as expressed i'll the demo-
cratic primaries for the following reasons
viz: That the so called convention which
nomipatcd Mr. Bendheim was composed o
less than quorum Of regularly chosen dele
gates the same being composed of only tel
delegates from the city of Alexandria, art
three gentlemen from Alexandria county, moi
entitled 10 lepreseut the county.
Resolved, That We endorse tho democratic
State ticket before the people aud pledge Il
the came our earnest aad active support.
Resolved, That we endorse the financial
policy Of tie Democratic administration in il
cndcavol to give the country healthy anc
| stable currency.
Resolved, That this convention called pur
! suant TO adjournment now proceed regularly
to tue Transaction of business and to the nomi
nation of q democratic candidate for the House
of Delegates from Alexandria city and county
1t having been announced by thu
chair that the nomination of candi'
date for the Legislature was in order,
Mr.. Douglass Stuart nominated Mr.
James r. Cation.
A vote was taken and Mr.. Harlow
as chairman of the ten members Of tht
city delegation, cast the vote for Mr.
Cation, aud Mr.. G. w. Salisbury, q
chairman of the three from the county
did likewise.
The nomination was made unani
nous, and Messrs. R. F. Knox, NJ. B
Harlow and w. w. Payne were ap
pointed committee to inform Mr.. Ca
ton of his nomination.
!, When the nominee appeared he wa:
greeted with applause. When lG sub
sided the chairman, Mr.. Beckham, es
corted Mr.. Cation to the foot lights o
, the stage. and said there stood beside
5 MIN man who in 1861 was selling
f papers in the city of Alexandria. HI
was now before the people of the same
city as the democratic candidate for tn,
, Legislature of Virginia. He was il
every sense q self-made mar. one wbt
, had, without soliciting the aid of an,
one, worked himself up to his present
!, standing in the community. Mr.. Cato,
had entered this contest from principl,
and had wop, aud now stood before tn,
citizens of Alexandria as the victor
, Mr.. Beckham hoped all Mr.. Cation
, friends would aid in earring his flag t.
victory. He was heavy taxpayer,
good citizen and loyal to his party, an,
since the days of his boyhood, whe,
prosecuted by the fedora. soldiery 70
his principles, he had eyer flown tn
democratic banner.
Mr.. Cation then proceeded to addres
the convention. He said it should b
the paramount rule of every man t
strive to be right, and when consciou
he is right never to falter in the pat
,, of duty. The first and last vote h
ever cast had been democratic. H
was still democrat and proposed t
remain one. He then proceeded to ey
press his thanks for the honor whic!
bad been conferred upon him both il
the primary election and the. conven
ton. and believed he was the oona fid
nominee of the democratic partyof tn
city and county for the House Q
Delegates. There were some mat
. tiers, however, in connection witt
his candidacy he proposed to review
When he entered the contest at first b
did so reluctantly, but a..er conference