Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-13
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
IS. II. WALKER AND G. W. KOINER
NOMINATED ON THE FIRST
BALLOT.

I IS. III. WALKER AND g. W. KOINE.
NOMINATED ON THE FIRST
BALLOT.
, The Democratic County Convention, ca
led to nominate two candidates for til
C House Of Delegates, met on Tuesday morn
! ing.
County Chairman r. S. Ker called tn
Convention to order, and Oh motion of II
Fl. Blease, Capt. James Bumgardner, Jr.
> was chosen temporary chairman selec
tion that was later made permanent.
+ Capt. Bumgardner on taking the chat
said this was an ''old- time Democratic Con
vention," and he hoped it would max
nominations not only satisfactory to tn
. county, but to the State at large.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The following committee on credentials
was appointed Beverly Manor, w. H
Asst; Middle River, Ed. McCue; Soutt
River, John Stuart; North River, R. A.
Todd; Pastures, John Christian, River
heads, W. w. Sproul; LIST Ward, E. NJ
Funkhouser; End Ward, H. H. Blease.
The committee reported the following
list as entitled to seats in the convention
Il Beverley Manor.-John w. Todd, M.
Nc Aleer, Henry Spencer, Jno.T. Hartman,
Thos. Brown. jas. Southards, Geo. Powers,
Samuel Croft, Lewis E. Williams, VIM.
H. Asst.
South Riuer-C. w. Smith, M. r. Ellis,
J. Frank Fry, Chas. Brooks, W. J. Guth-
RE, Harry Antrim, A. Sidney Koiner, J. J.
Harner, G. B. Coiner, M. L. Leonard, Jno.
W. Paul, Harry Black, Saml Harper, j.
B. Patterson, Jno. A. Stuart. j. F. Leon
ard, DR.. S. A. Austin.
North River.-R. A. Todd, H. B. NJ.
Fall, A. n. G. Bass, E. y. Peale, NJ. B.
Whitmore, J. II. Silling, B. Vint, g. Full.
ton, J. M. Rimel, Jno Irvine.
Middle River.- Charles S. Patterson,
Geo. E. Layman, J. w. Carpenter. Noah
L. Shreckhise. J. T. Kerr, DR.. W. W.
Crop, VIM. H. Norman, Ed. Nick. Nc
Cue, Walter L. Kerr, J. H. Crawford,
Sam1 H. McCue.
Rauerheads.-Dr. John M. Tate, S. +.
Gilkeson, r. w. Mcclure, W. F. Smith,
w. W. Sproul, J. A. Bumgardner. H. T..
Swartzel, John Bosserman, J. Marshall
Mcclure, w. H. Fix, J. D. Lilley. J. s..
Callison, Jno. w. Beard. T. NJ. Smiley.
Pastures.-E. E. Patterson, Jno. Chris
tian. J. n. Wilson, E. B. Bare, G. F.
Smith, M. r. Coalter, D. F. Hoover, J. H.
Slower, M, W. Booker.
First Ward, City of Staumton.-Jno.
McQuaide, E. W. Stewart, w. B. Nc
Chesney, Jos. A. Glasgow, E. M. Funk
houser, W. L. Olivier, Herbert Taylor, j.
Med. McCue, w. Il. Moffett, Carter Brax-
ton.
Second Ward, City of Staumton.-Jas.
Bumgardner, Jr., Geo. w. Blackley, r. P.
Bell. Thos. Kivlighan, III. H, Blease,
Latham Child, A. M. Howison, I. H.
Humphreys.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed: Beverly Manor, Michael
MeAleer Middle River, s. Fl. MtCue;
South River. M. l.. Leonard; North River,
E. .. Peale; Pastures, M. r. Coalter; Riv-
erheads, J. Alex. Bumgardner; 1st Ward,
Jos. A. Glasgow; End Ward, George w.
Blackley.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions, through
it's chairman. Jos. A. Glasgow, reported
the following, 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 members of
the House of Delegates, cannot but point with
pride to the many and varied evidences that
| can be seen all around us, of a renewed pros
perity that has come to our country under
Democratic administration State and nation
al.
And we must at the same time congratu-
late our people that the nominees of this con-
vention will not be confronted by difficult
and Intricate national questions, but the fight
they will enter upon will be for contin-
uance of a good, economical, and honest ad-
ministration of our State and local affairs.
And especially do we desire to add our en-
conragement and approval to the move that
has been inaugurated for reduction of our
State expenses by such changes as may be
deemed necessary in our state institution.
The Democratic party of Angus ia county
and the city of StauntOn, in convention as
sembled, express their continued ad herence to
the fundamental democratic principle that
every voter may cast his ballot freely and
have it counted fairly as cast.
The absolute freedom of the voter to express
III OF fLo lIc bo 4
the certainty of that preference being honest
ly registered as expressed, have been nowhere
| more conspicuously eXemplified 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 conspicuous sue
| cess in the prey entiOn of vOte-b9ying, in de-
| stroying the profession of the political heele1
at the polls and in insuring the unquestioned
secrecy of the ballot.
THE MODE OF NOMINATION..
There was some diminishing over the
mode of nomination. A proposition tC
nominate by calling the roll of individual
delegates was defeated by "a to 20, and il
was resolved that the vote should be cast
by districts. 1sf
A proposition to vote for both delegates
at once was carried by the close vote of 4t
| to A.
THE NOMINATIONS
Silas H. Walker, of Middle River, was
nominated by W. III. Norman; seconded
by Jos. A. Glasgow.
Samuel Forrer, of North River, was nom
mated by J. Alex. Bumgardner. of River
heads; seconded by E. o. Peale and j Lew
is Bumgardner.
Capt. Jno. n, Opie, of staunton. was
nominated by E. E. Patterson, of Pastures