Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-19
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

fourteenth district Of Virginia Assem-
bled in the Opera House atnoon today.
The delegates from Alexandria city and
county, Fairfax and Prince William
we're present. There were but few
spectators and the proceedings were
over in about forty minutes.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Love, of Fairfax, called the
convention to order and nominated
Mr. j. B. T. Thornton, of Prince Will
liam, as temporary chairman, and Mr..
]. e. Clements, of Alexandria county,
as secretary. The reporters who were
present for various newspapers were
requested also to act as secretaries.
Mr. Thornton upon taking the chair
thanked the convention for the honor
conferrt d, which, he said, was not 30
much an honor upon him as it was
upon the county which hsd sent him to
the convention. he pledged old Prince
William to the support of whoever was
nominated.
Mr.. F. w. Richardson, of Fairfax,
moved that the temporary officers be
made permanent, which motion was
adopted.
Mr.. Leonard Marbury, of Alexandria,
arose and said the only business before
the convention was the nomination of
candidate TO represent this district in
the Senate of Virginia.
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb, of Alexandria
county, thought that previous TO this
mouement committee on credentials
should be appointed.
The chairman did not think this
necessary from the fact that there were
no contests.
Mr.. Marbury again took the floor.
He said it had been the custom of late
years for each county to present its can
didate for the position of Senator.
Prince William had presented her Mere
dith, Fairfax her Moore and now Alex
andria had again brought forth her
Mushbach. Applause. The speaker
said that the conventions of this Sena-
torial district had been on the order of
love feasts compared with the clamor
of come political bodies, the eonven-
tons generally being unanimous in
their action. Mr.. Marbury spoke in
commendatory terms of Senator Mush-
bach and was frequently applauded.
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb, on behalf of the
small delegation from Alexandria
county seconded the nomination. He,
too, praised Mr.. Mushbach. For one
reason alone, he said, he desired his
election-he had publicly announced
his determination to vote for Hon. John
N. Daniel for q. s. Senator. Mr.. Lips
comb was loud in his praises of Sena.
tor Daniel, whom he portrayed as gal
liant soldier, an orator among orators,
student and lawyer.
Mr. F. w. Richardson, on behalf of
the Fairfax delegation, seconded Mr..
Mushbach's nomination, and moved
that he be nominated by reclamation.
Mr.. n. M. Owens, of Prince William,
spoke to the same effect.
The motion was then put. and Mr..
Mushbach was by reclamation declared
the choice of the convention.
Messrs. Richardson and Moore of
Fairfax, Marbury and Ficklin of Alex
andria city, Lipscomb and Veitch of
Alexandria county, and Leachman and
Lipscomb of Prince William, were then
appointed committee to notify Mr..
Mushbach of his nomination, and in
few minutes time the nominee was es-
corted into the hall amid much ap-
plause.
Mr. Moore introduced Mr.. Mushbach
to the convention, and when the ap-
plause had ceased the latter said he felt
considerably embarrassed from the fact
that he didn't know what to ssy-in
fact he understood that it had been
agreed by the members of the conven-
ton that he would be excused from
saying anything. Should he consult
his own feelings he would be home
nufsing q case Of chiils and fever. He
had, however, the copy of a speech in his
hands but considering the wealth
err and his indisposition he would
not ipfict his audience with it. He
spoke of the unanimity which had al
ways characterized the 14th conven-
tions { this district, and felt much graf
fled at bis nomination. Fifty thousand
people, he said, had spoken and shown
they were capable of taking care of
their own affairs notwithstanding the
demonstrations of people outside the
district and city, and "slum2ullion news
papers, or those moved from Loudoun
to Prince William, in endeavors to get
their circulation beyond the one hun
dred mark. His answer for not an
swering their attacks could be found in
the action of the convention of to-day.
They bad demonstrated they were cap
able of Judging for themselves. Dur
ing the eight years the speaker had
been in the Legislature he had follow
ed the dictates of his conscience in all
he did, and when the necessity of the
case demanded it would endeayor to
correct any legislation that might be
proven by time to be wrong. BE would
vote for John W. Daniel for the
Senate (applause). although he did
not at this time intend to
discuss national affairs. It had been
said that the action of this convention
would fix upon the Senator from this
district as well as the Congressman who
was to represent us, but he denied COM
plicity in any such arrangement and
would also say that no money
from alleged race track people had been
used for the purpose of manipulating
this convention. He closed by thank
ing the convention for the honor con-
ferrsd upon him and assured all present
that he would labor earnestly. to en-
nance the interests OF his constituents.
Much applause followed. and on
motion the convention adjourned sine
die.
DIED.
At the Alexandria Infirmary. at Q n. m.