The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-25
APROLONGED STRUGGLE.
SEVENTH DISTRICT C0NvENtio"
PROCEEDINGS.
No Nomination Made at Two O'C'ocA f"'s
MorniDg-FrieDds OF the 'hn"'-
dates Confer.

rApPrsONBuRG VA. Jan. A.-spe-
o,.i TIE convention met promptly "A,
o.oo o,cloclt this morning. After pray
h,. pav Dr HYDE balloting on cahoi-
datea again began. Up TO the hour y,
odtou,nmen, last night seven ballots bad
heon taken without reaching noinina-
In ON the first ballot this morning
~ vote stood: Walton. 100; Turner. lOJ;
woore 70. Woods. SS Gordon, 2 on the
second ballot: Turner, 100 IL; walton
1Ie 10: Woods. IFS; Moore. .. On tniru.
Turner 100: Walton. 90 IL; Woods, IS ~
Gordon. 50: Moore. II. on fourth: WOODS
1l2 l-2: Walton. 1903; Turner. 100; Moore,
%. Gordon. p H. On fifth Woods. 1Zs Il;
Walton. III IL; Gordon. 103; Moore, Ia;
Turner. 6. At 1915 o'clock ten ballots
had been taken without nominating, ana
the convention took a recess till O'CLOCK
Wants to { n 'nce the Rules.
The first ballot after recess stood: wal
ton, 1870 1-2: Turner. los -; Moore, ~: Cor
don. 90: Woods. T. After six more un-
successful ballots. Mr.. w. l.. Yancey. OF
Harrisonburg. offered a resolution that
the rules Of the House Of Delegates, as
adopted by the convention. be suspended,
and that the five candidates be placed I'm
nomination. and on each ballot thereafter
the candidate receiving the lowest vote
be dropped, and so on until majority
vote is received by some one. The reso-
luton was laid on the table. Mr.. Mar
shall Mccormick was then placed i'm nomi~
nation by Mr.. Joe Strayer, Of Rocking
ham. but Mr.. Mccormick promptly dis
claimed any desire for the nomination
and earnestly advocated the claims OF
a. Moore, Jr.
NJ keezie's Motion.
kf.x- oro ,.oro boiiot capqtor Kpczlp
of Rockingham. moved that the conyen-
ton adjourn sine die and allow all five
candidates to run. The motion was earn
estly rejected by the convention. After
three more ballots Mr.. Yancey, Of Rock
ingham, renewed his motion to suspend
the rules which was again laid on the
table one more ballot was taken, and
the convention took a recess till 1880
o'clock tonight. The last ballot stood:
Walton 125; Turner, 125; Woods. l2l.
Called for IA Farley.
The convention resumed work at
o'clock tonight and Immediately pro-
ceeded TO ballot After the first ballot the
name Of A. Moore. of Clarke county, was
temporarily Withdrawn. During the next
ten ballots three unsuccessful attempts
were made TO pass resolutions changing
the rules so that nomination could be
reached more readily.
After the twentieth ballot since this
evenings session a motion to adjourn
TIL tomorrow was lost.
At the conclusion OF the 18th ballot. on
motion Of Mr.. Herring, Of Rockingham,
a committee consisting of three represen-
tatives OF each candidate was appointed
10 confer with the latter, or If possible,
effect a termination of the contest. 4
recess was then taken until . o'clock this
morning.
The convention met again AT A. NJ.
On behalf OF the committee appointed
to confer with the candidates, Senator
Downing reported that no adjustment
had been reached. Hon. NJ Mccormick
moved that the convention adjourn TIL
tomorrow to-day at $3.50 a. NJ. which
was withdrawn before the roll-call was
finished.
The convention resumed balloting. The !
result Of the first ballot was: Woods, |
Jos -; Walton, lbs; Turner Sc; Moore, !
IS II. This was the fftieth ballot Of the |
and there is no indication now |
of a break in the deadlock. The bolloting |
continues at this hour.
An Independent Candidate In the Field.
HAERISCNBURG VA, Jan. q e. D. |
Root mas announced himself as a indie |
pendent candidate for Congress from the |
Seventh district. Mr. Root is a native of |
Corr ccti6ut but moved 10 this county |
about fifteen years ago and has been |
living here ever since. In the last TWO |
nCnths he has moved TO lIarrisCnburg, |
y here he row resides. in politics Mr.. |
Root has been a lifelong Republican. and |
IS still one, although lie IS running with
)ut the Endorsement OF any committee or |
lie is IN favor of a protective |
tariff and the use Of both gold and silver
As money.