The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-19
or King William county:
ASHLAND NOT FOR DIGos.

As soon as the vote had been announced
Mr.. ]. J. Leake, one of the delegates 10
the convention from Ashland, arose 10
make a personal explanation Of his vote
and said: Il wish to explain my vote
which was cast for Captain Latane. am
confident that the people OF Ashland are
not in favor of Mr.. Diggs as the noat-
ing candidate. and
''Mr. Jords n, You are out OF ordtr' salu
Chairman Haw, "and shall nave 10
ask that you will not bring before TIE
convention matters that pertain 10 pre-
cinCt meetings..
But I ask the privilege Of explaining
my position in voting against Mr.. Digs
continued Mr.. Leake, land think nave
that right.
sslfr. Diggs is not the choice Of the peo-
ple OF Ashland. In the precinct meeting
there the voters endorsed Mr.. Wickham
for the Senate and DR.. Winston ior the
House, but did not instruct Their dele-
gates TO vote for Mr.. Digs. They lei.
that 10 the delegates themselves II they
had been in favor Of Mr.. Dlsgs they
would have instructed Us TO vote Tor
him. The truth is they are not In favor
OF him. and T.
"q he gentleman from Ashland il out oil
order. insist" broke in Chairman Haw
and Mr.. Jordan was forced 10 stop.
corrpS'T MAKE IT UNANIMOUS.
An effort was then made to make the
nomination Of Mr.. Digs unanimous. IL
failed. There were quite number OF
votes against it, and the opponents dli
not hesitate TO out with their noes
Mr. Diggs was formally presented TO the
convention by Chairman Haw and made
n speech Of thanks to the convention
for the honor the members had conferred
upou him. lie stated that he would look
out for the interests OF his constituents,
and endeavor to DO all In his power TO
advance their welfare in the halls OF the
Legislature. Mr.. Diggs said II was the
proudest moment OF his life. because the
people had overlooked the mistakes ne
had made, and had shown their conf
depce IN him. lie may have committed
many errods in the pase, but they were
errors OF the head. and not Of the heart
Mr.. Cooke then made brief speech
before the convention, after when the
body adjourned. ,.,
on the courthouse green talked with
several dislnterested persons. They
agreed that the action Of the convention
I'm shutting off Captain hylett ana tne
other opponents OF Mr.. Diggs was the
result OF Cut-and- dried machine poht'es
and was entirely at variance WIN 'he
privilege Of free speech. such as " Gus
tomary In political conventions neia III
Uaoover Several Of those pres 1nt shook
their heads In a meaning way, ana ieareu
that the gag proceedings at me cohven-
ton would result IN more hdri" TIA"
good. -. a..
The references made by speakers III
tho convention 10 Mr. Diggs' connection
ui,b the I,ee-Martin contest IN the Losls-
Is,i,.o cauous of 1888 were evidently based
mon the following fncts which are known
80 s,re politicians and business men In
the state
Irnon the investigation that the Lesisla-
ture made of the Martin and Lee senate
rIaIrial election Mr.. Diggs testified that
+. dee Richard II. Cardwell, Of the Court
NJ Appeals. at that time Speaker OF the
House OF Delegates. gave him $3.50 fot his
campaign I'm the fall Of 1893. In an edito-
rial artncle on the ga Of December, 1875,
The Times argued that tho evidence In
the case proved conclusively that Mr.
Cardwell got this money from Mr. Bar
hour Thompson, and that IL wac suDstan-
TALLY sent him i'm air. Martins interest
No denial Of this has ever been made
so far as | known. Senator Lovehsteih
the chairman Of the Democratic caucus,
testified before the investigating commit
tee that Mr. Diggs did not note on the
sixth and decisive ballot, but that after
the caucus had adjourned he came to
him and asked him Qsovenstein) to record
him Diggs) as having voted for General
"a IN the sixth ballot.