Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-09-11
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Nominees for House of Delegates, Geo. w
KOiner and Silas Walker.

Koiner and Silas Walker.
the Democratic County Convention to nomi-
nate candidates for the legislature met in the
court house yesterday shortly after 10 o'clock.
Richard S. Ker, Chairman of toe Demo-
cratic County Committee, called the meeting
to order.
On motion of H. H. Blease, Capt. Jas. Bum
gardner was elected chairman of the meeting.
He thanked the convention for the honor of
unanimously electing him chairman, and said
it was an old fashioned Democratic conven-
ton, and he hoped it would nominate old
fashioned Democrats who would have the
confidence of all that they would take care
of the public interests as we'll as the interests
of the party.
Harry Tinsley was elected Secretary and
other Democratic editors as assistant secreta-
ries.
The Committee on Credentials, one from
each district and City Ward. was appointed as
follows
Beverly Manor, W. A. Asst jr Middle River,
Ed. McCue; South River, John A. Stuart !;
North River, R. H. Todd Pastures, John Chris
tan; Riverheads, w. w. Sproul; First Ward,
E. M. Funkhouser; Second Ward, H. H. Blease.
On motion of Samuel H. McCue, commit
tee on resolutions, one from each district and
ward, was appointed. The chair appointed
the following =
Beverly Manor, M. McAleer; Middle River,
S. H. McCne; South River, NJ. L. Leonard !;
North River, E. o. Peale; Riverheads, J. A.
Bumgardner; First Ward, JOS A. Glasgow
Second Ward Geo. Blackley.
| The convention then took recess till half
past II O'Clock to give the committees time to
prepare their reports.
After recess, on motion of S. H. McCue, the
temporary organization was made the per-
manent organization.
The Secretary then read the names of the
delegates reported by the committee on Gre
dentials. The report of the committee on ere
dentials was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions, through its
chairman, Jos. A. Glasgow, reported the fol-
lowing, which were unanimously adopted =
The Democratic party of the county of Au-
gusta and the city of Staunton, in convention
assembled for the nomination of member of
the House of Delegates. cannot but point with
pride to the many and varied evidences that
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perity that has come to our country under a
Democratic administration, state and national.
And we must at the same time congratulate
our people that the nominees of this conven-
ton will not be confronted by difficult and
intricate national questions but the fight they
will enter upon will be for a continuance of a
good, economical, and honest administration
of our State and local affairs. And especially
do we desire to add our encouragement and
approval to the move that has been inaugural
ed for reduction of our State expenses by
such changes as may be deemed necessary in
our state constitution.
The Democratic party of Augusta county
and the city of StauntOn, in convention as
sembled, express their continued adherence
to the fundamental democratic principle that
every voter may cast his ballot freely and have 1
it counted fairly as cast.
The absolute freedom of the voter to express
his preference at the pollssas he chooses, and
the certainty of that preference being honest
ly registered as expressed have been nowhere
more conspicuously exempliied than at the
recent election in our county and city; and the
high character and impartial action of our
election officers have illustrated the fact that
whatever modification of detail the existing |
election law may need it is a conspicuous sue |
stroying the profession of the political heller |
at the polls and in insuring the unquestoned |
secreQ of the ballot.
The convention, by called vote, decided to |
nominate by taking the vote on nominations
by districts and wards to be announced by the |
Chairman of each.
The convention decided to vote for two can
didates at time.
W. II. Moorman nominated Silas Walker, |
which was seconded by Jos. A. Glasgow.
J. A. Bumgardner nominated Sam'l Forrer. |
E. E. Patteson nominated Capt. John n |
Opie, which was seconded by G. F. Smith.
Chas. Brooks nominated Geo. w. Koiner
J. Lewis Bumgardner, seconded the nomi, |
nation of Sam'l Forrer.
John W. Todd, seconded the nomination of
G. W. Koiner.
A recess of ten minutes was taken to enable |
the different chairmen of the districts and |
wards to learn for whom to cast their votes.
The first vote on nominations resulted as
follows
Walker rs Koiner 81 Forrer, &c. Opie, 7. |
Porty- six being majority of the convention. |
Walker and Koiner were nominated on the |
first ballot
The announcement of the result was greet
ed with applause.
In response to calls the nominees-Walker
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convention for the honor conferred on them,
and promised if elected tie discharge their du-
ties faithfully as the representatives of this
great and good old county.
Spain is preparing to mobilize an
army corps of 10000 men to send to
Cuba in November if they should then
be needed.
1t is announced in Lima that Brazil
will be asked to act as primary arbi-
traitor in the trouble between Peru and
Bolivia, and if Brazil declines, then
Colombia will be asked to officiate.
The decision of the Porte with refer:
ence to Armenia has been made known
to England, France and Russia It is
thought that it will not be satisfactory
to those powers.
Edward M. Brooks, Green line car
conductor in Baltimore, sued Miss
Florence S. Delcher for $20. 900 damages
for alleged breach of promise of mar
riage.
Breach of marriage promise is getting
to be dangerous to the females as well
as the males on the principle that
sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander." When women insist on exer-
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