Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-06
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
MORE CANDIDATES FoR THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY NOMINATED.
scvcrnI Democratic Conventions
Observation-Disclosures h""""-
nan and pndford--Thc Spirit ana
RESOLUTIONS of the Bodies

WILLIAMSBURG VA, September D.
fspecial)-The Democratic conventions
90 nominate candidates for the Senate
and House Of Delegates from this sena-
.orlal and legislative district were held
IN the courtroom here to-day.
promptly at p o'clock Hon. J. d. odell,
= member Of the State Central Commit
zee made a call TO order. lie stated that
tho convention 20 nominate candidate
for the House would be held first. ana
announced as temporary chairman. Cap
tain Thomas W. Wilcox. Of Charles CITY
and as secretary, II. d. Cole, OF VIII
Harrisburg.
A Committee on Credentials was APP
pointed and after very lively session
reported for,y-eight delegates entitled to
votes upon the floor. The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported Tor
chairman, r. T. Lacy. Of New Kent and
for secretaries. II. ID. Cole and the rep
Tesontatiyes OF the press.
NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. r. G.. Bickford. OF Newport News
in a beautiful little speech placed IN"
name Of Thomas Temple Powell. OF New
port News, IN nomination, ana ). y
Hubbard. OF York. nominated j. 81
George Wilcox OF Charles city. In the
speeches Of those seconding the nomina-
ton Of Wilcox illusions were mace %
P0WeiTs being connected with or represent
fms, n c0rporatiOn. and Mr.. Bedford again
took the floor denying that his candidate
was the candidate 81 any corporation.
He requested the convention TO permit
MIR Powell 10 appear before the conyen-
ton and state his position. ms was
granted Mr. Powell appeared upon the
platform and gave briet history OF
his career since his resdepce In New
port News. lie eaid he had given up
the practice Of law for reasons best
known 10 himself, and was now simply
a clerk on a pier at Newport News. Mr..
Wilcox was granted the same privilege.
He said that he was a Democrat, had
fought the battles Of Democracy when
thls old Peninsula was overrUn by Re
publicanism. and was entirely ignorant Of
what his opponent had been speaking
about
The counties being called voted as fol-
lows: Powell, so: Wilcox, is. Mr.. Powell
was declared noEinated, and came for
ward and accepted in most appropriate
speech.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
Tne senatorial convention lEen Httt
and r. G.. Bedford Of Newport News,
presided. with H. y. Cole and John l..
Mercer, secretaries. The names OF Fran
els r. Causey Of HaHpton. and Manley
H. Barnes, Of New Kent, were presented,
and the vote resulted as follows: Causey,
33: barnes. H. The other candidates
were then called upon, and made speeches
accepting the results.
Mr. Lewis, Of West Point then offered
the following which was adopted:
Recognizing the fact that If elected
the candidate nominated by this conven-
lion for the State Senate will be called
upon 70 cast his vote for a successor
10 the Hon. John W. Daniel In the Senate
uf the United States: therefore be IT
Resolved. That 1t is the sense OF this
convention that this inustrious son Of
virginia. Hon. John W Daniel. Is worthy
II our confidence and being mindful Of
1is faithful public services we commend
ais return 10 the Senate, which he has
dOrned
Hon. d. G. Tyler, being present, was
invited 10 a seat upon the floor.
Mr. Bickford, in presenting him, said:
Here Is your stanfard-bcarcr; may he
cng live 10 represent his district as ably
Il the future as he has IN the past"
Mr. Tyler made a ringing speech. eau
G0ring the convention against ejecting
nto their proceedings any question Of a
irancial character.
The meeting then adjourned.