The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-26
Mr., S. S. TURNER NOMINATED
The Long Struggle 10 The SsYsnln U.s.
triCt Is Ended.
CHOSEN ON The SEVExfY-7HIRD BALLOT
~onlnee Endorses Cleveland, the Chicsgo
Platform and win support the ""''"
BI,I--A Very Prominent Lawyer.

HARRfSONBURG, VA" Jd"
cial.-A, s:l5 o'clock this morning the CON
..o,,,o, ,oot a recess to $3.50. and at the
,o,,a- bour met and resumed balloting.
after three ballots. several unsuccessful
a,,emnts we're made to change the rules
IN order that a nomination could be more
sneeaily reached. Five more ballots were
,alsen without reaching a nomination. anu
at f2.1j =. VI. recess was taken 10 T.
N.
The last ballot before this recess when
was the sixty-third Of the convention
stood. Walton. 1872; Turner. Us IL;
Gordon. 107. At 2 Z. NJ. Immediately on
the reassembiing of the convention reso-
lution was offered by Mr.. X. r.. Byrd Oh
Winchester. the purpose OF Whlch was i"i
the Valley counties 20 test the strehs'h
of its three cahdidates-Turner, walton,
and Noore-and withdraw the names OF
the two weakest, and in that way sim
nifty the contest. 10 this a SUBSTITUTE was
offered by Mr. Holmes Boyd of Ninchcs-
ter. and Mr. John Blackburn offered a
substitute to that Of Mr.. BOYD. Ihese
three gentlemen, endeavorng 70 pre-
sent some plan 10 speed nomination.
united i'm one resolution, which was that
all candidates be placed in nomination al
once and voted on, dropping the lowest
on each Of the first three ballots, aud on
the fourth ballot the three candidates
dropped TO again be nominated, ana Jour
more ballots be then taken, dropping on
each the lowest candidate, whereby
ma jority would be received by one Oh 'ne
candidates on the fourth ballot.
The Proposition objected To.
To this resolution objection was made
by Hon. Marshall Mccormick and others
and without putting it TO vote periris-
sion was granted To the representatives,
of the five candidates 10 retire and bring
before the convention such a resolution
for Fastening a nomination as would DE
agreed to by all. The committee reported
the following resolutions
THAT all candidates be at once noml-
mated and voted on that on the nrst,
secnnd and third ballots following the
carcidatc in each receiving the lowest
vote should be dropped. with the privilege
Of being once more renominated on or
after the fourth ballot, and If either OF
tho candidates not dropped i'm the first.
second. on third ballots should thereafter
be dropped he could once more be re-
nominated.
Three Candidates DIR" ppfd
Cd. on the first ballot after the adoption
Of this resolution MIR. Basil Gordon was
dropped: on the second 4. Moore was
dropped. on the third Mr. Woods was
dropped, leaving Senator Walton and ;.
S. Turner standing on the fourth ballot.
and Basil Gordon was again renominated.
The vote on this ballot stood Walton,
lgs: Turner, 125 II; Gordon. III IL. Thus.
under TIE rule again dropping Gordon
without the privilege Of denomination.
on the third ballet after this 4. Moore
vas renominated, and on the vote was
dropped without the right Of renomina-
ton.
The convention then took recess 10 1880
r. NJ. On the second ballot after re-
assembling, Mr. Woods was rc-nOmlnated.
This BALLOT stood: Turner. 13S -. Wal
ton. l12 Woods, 1O7 II; Gordon, Is. Woods
being thereby dropped again without the
right of denomination
Turner Nominated.
The next ballot which was the seven
ty-third Of the convention. Mr.. :. $ Tur-
ners vote was 2O2 1-2 Senator Walton
16S -. The result Of this ballot in nomi-
mating Mr.. Turner. was received amid
tremendous applause. When order was
restored Mr.. r. +. Byrd, of Winchester,
nous, which was done amid another
storm of applause.
committee was appointed 10 escort
all Of the candidates 10 the Convention
Hall. The entrance of the candidates
into the hall was again a signal for an
outburst of applause.
The Nominees Speech.
Mr. Turner feelingly rendered his thanks
for the nomination. He said that he
stood squarely on the Chicago platform,
heartily endorsed Cleveland's administra-
ton. and he intended TO support the VIII
son bill. The defeated candidates fol-
lowed in speeches promising hearty sup
port TO the nominee, and gracefully ac-
ceptng their defeat. The convention then
adjourned
The nominee is fifty years old. Tn 1850
ne was a cadet of the Virginia Military
Institute. From 1861 to 1866 he was in
the Seventeenth Virginia infantry, which
was a part of Stonewall brigade. From
1867 10 1869 he studied law, and began the
practice in 1870 in Warren county, and
the same year was elected a member Of
the Virginia House Of Delegates. He Is
lawyer of more than local reputation,
and has been prominent in the Democratic
party work for the last thirty years.