Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-10
AFR STATE POLITICS.
yss D.mocratic Nominating Conventions
Yesterday
,o At ROWLING GREEN


81 LoniN''
...rrfNG GREEN. VA. September
......I-The largest crowd Of the
GAS, 10 attendance upon County
...ay Things are beginning 10
....y in the political line. ana the'e
......-. o. one OF the most exciting
..- this fall that has taken place
,.l. county for some time.
-.. dbl. already been talk Of dissat-
,.-....- af some Of the Republicans on
...f what they consider the snap
......t ,la Republican convention here
r...y 90 endorsing Blanton. the
. ~ thc fair elections convention
f.. H. House
r...s claimed that this convention was
.., preventative one. and did not oX-
,-.. tH. sentiment OF the Republicans Of
county. ana that It was engineered
..... through by Mahones 'steer-
49,. u..-s. Dunn. and DeJauette.
.. ......u.nce u this state Of affairs
...-.t.. been rum0r OF Mr. j. ". COL
. l.re Brought out - the dissatis-
d.. element ~ the Republicans. lie is
man and strong. having served as
-.-f az tl.s county. IT he should be
f-.ltt u8t Dee would make a good race.
OIL. re knowing ones 90 not think that
,.. IrI..tIM differences will amount
.u.. The latest report IS that these
l have been healed. and that
r ....U..,us viii stand by Blant0u.
u..EATIC HOUSE CONVENTION.
So I.o O'Clock the Democratic County
Convention Wlf called T. order by Or.
r. d. QIeserh.rry. chairman Of the
1"..r.f. County Committee Of CIro-
Is E. g. H0llo was elected per-
rr.f chairman. ana Mr.. j. Boyd
r4t.u secretary. Nj r. -. Cog
..u Iiacc9 before the convention
.-e ~ nr ". -. Queseuberry. 90
.f t.i- county in the next House,
l. Doc Q.ts,ultgy was nominated. a
wa- then made and carried that
convention take recess until after
senatorial convention.
SENATE CONVENTION.
~H. convention Co nominate candidate
O. r.lr.s nt the counties of Hanover and
C.r.r. iu TIE senate was called To- order
81 O'Clock hy Mr.. l.. J.. G.. Scott. of
. a5. chairman Of the Democratic
DH-F Committee OF Hanover county.
explained the object of the m citing
stated that the first business Of ihr
r.'n- would Dc the election Of per
no chairman. Judge T. ~ Welch.
. caroline. nominated for that position
.r E l.. G. Scott, who Was elected.
.. C. q. Ennis. OF Bowling Green was
CD secretary. ana the members of
press pre- sent assistants
motion was made and carried that
... appointment Of committee on Gre
q
u.u then went into nominations. and
lir George Haw. Of Hanover county.
laced before the convention the name Of
Mr.. Henry T. Wickham. Of Hanover
.unty. The nomination was seconded 10y
Major II. O. PeatrCss. 81 Caroline. Mr.
Nlcknam was nominated by reclamation.
The convention was then. upon motion
NJ Captain d. 81 Hudgiu, resolved into a
m1ss-mectlng 10 ratify the actions OF
tl- two conventions.
THE NOMINEES SPEAK.
SIR. T. ID. COCHIN was selected 90 pre-
slide. and Mr. Wickham was presented 10
U.. ~, fuF iu speech received with
great enthusiasm be- thanked the con-
N.ut.u lor tNe honor conferred upon
him Ur ou, ub.rrE In accepting the
domination nr the House. appealed u
th. i..l.r % Caroline 90 stand by him M
i.tIn nav '-r.-A ii'N AAN"t 90 t'N
Gus efforts iu carrying the Democratic
standard t4 victory.
There V.r. Io.i calls for Captain j. NJ.
Ii..-.U. lUI l- responded IN telling
speech. Introducing the following rcsolu-
tons. Wlin w.ra passed without dis
.t.rrc Voice:
THE RESOLUTIONS
Resolved. That The Democratic voters
81. Caroline county. Va. Ia mIss-meetng
u..t.. heartily endorse the uOmina-
ta .f IS. d. eu,seuoeiry for the House
e. I'..at.- ANA II. T.. WiCkham Tor the
r...- .- made hy the county and sena-
.tI. conventions that this day convened
20 Bowling Green. Va. and pledge 20
'..m 4u earnest and enthusiastic support
o. ... coming political contest
l. lv b That We earnestly advocate
l.- DTS. honest ana free elections in
t.l, county az this Commonwealth, but
81. -..,rnIy protest against sweeping
atoms ~ fraud and corruption that
.r. daily being uttered and written
tr tle good people of Virginia by
t..-E .u- ur,iJliced individuals. So far
81. t- elections in this county are con-
l 81. deny and reptl with indigna-
' .F r.usIti1ns OF fraud that may
AGAINST the citizens ~ this COJu-
. endless and false, and especially
a.. .Hl rls.Zc these protests touching
i t.ls Of the so-called Walton
lass. The Democratic voters in
'.'. ..'.. investigation and criticism
..'' such matters SO far as Caro-
lr- s concerned
....il.lu Victories In this county in
when party lines were sharp
drawn. should silence the noisy and
a.c political grumblers OF Caroline.
".a l.va heretofore mustered Loyalty
... c..h.urly together under bi-colored
'n,.s of fusion against the Demo
'' party bat their sense Of fairness
D.r..r seems so hluntel and blinded
Partisan zeal that they fail 10 see or
.z- the rlainest principles and pre-
'ia no prudence and honesty in their
-.-- partisan utterances and denun-
'..H Dt the Democratic party.
H1 political hypocrisy should be ex-
ana c1utrovertel by every fair
,a.t4.i citizen Of Caroline.
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