The morning times., 1895-10-16
LIPSC0MB TEE FAYORITE
Barely Missed Being Made the
Nominee for House Of Delegates.
Lacked the Votes of Two Delegates.
Bendheim and May United on Him.
Convention Ended.

The Alexandria city and county legisla
tive convention, which has been trying
to decide between MeSsrs. Louis c. Barley,
Charles Bendhe,In, and Wiliiam H. May, Of
Alexandria city, and a. A LipscUns, Of
Alexandria county, as the Democratic
nominee Tor the house OF delegates, mad
another session yesterday morning, and
after making one attempt, but failing To
select, adJOgrEed without day, leaving the
four gcatiefnen named sun in The Iield.
Alter the adiOdrnIacnt on Monday night
the leaders of the factions in the convention
hGu several conferences, bat no way could
DC arranged whereby one of the candidates
could get a majority vote of the whole
convention.
MIR. Lipsycnb was the favUrite. but he
could not command votes enough TO noInI-
nate Inn, Ihoagh IL was IumOred thai be
would be Nominated On the FIRST ballot
yesterday morning.
hr. George l.. simpson was in the chair
and no time was lost resuming the ballot
ing. The 56Sth ballot was C5l,led, and the
promise OF the bendheim men 20 support
LIlsCVllo Was mace good, for $50, the
entire vote OF that delegation, was cast
for him.
Had the May delegation done as well
LipscoiaD would have become the noE.inee
of the convention on that ballot, bat III his
delegation We're two members-Dr. A. +.
Cox and Ar. William f. NinVpnt-who
contended that they We're there To vote Tor
May as long as he was IN the field, and when
for whom they pleased, and not TO ne die
tated to. These two refused to vote FOR
Lipscomb. the May delegation vote
was announced, for May, 19a; for Lips
comb. 2S9.
This, with Mr.. Lipscomb's county vote
of zig, gave him 1,l36 votes, or twenty
nomination. Mr.. Baiiey's men voted 992
sOIidly for him, as they had been doing
throughout the convention.
When the Bendheini vote went to Lips
comb there Wild pnppriup
gen,ienians friends, for many of them
thought that his nomination was then as
sureu. but they were badly mistaken.
AT the conclusion of the o6Stn ballot,
Nj r. Samuel u. Brent arose, and stating
That there seemed 10 be no possibility OF
the convention agreeing upon Candidate.
he moved 10 adjourn zine die This
motion was met with Storm of protests.
Upon Il recorded vote being taken. II was
found that lisa votes had been cast
for adjournment and -13o against it,
the BendhcinI and the county ueiegation,
with Il portion of the May deiega.iGn.
voting against adjournment, but the 992
votes OF Barley, and 1872 votes of the May
delegation, carried the day and the chair
SO announced II.
The action OF the convention leaves the
Democratic party in Alexandria in a very
bad position, and any Republican who is
well known can be elected with the four
Democratic candidates in the field. An
effort is now being made To settle upon
one OF the gentlemen, and with this object
III view meeting OF the Democratic com
mittecs has been called tonight to take
action in the matter.
Mr.. Barley will go before the committee
and ask to have another primary ordered,
the candidate getting the largest number of
votes to be the nominee of the party with
out another convention.
All four Of the gentlemen have complied
with the Walton law and notified the
clerks OF the Alexandria city and county
at the general election, on the 9TH of No
vember.
1t was reported on the streets yesteslay
that Afr. May was about to wthdra W from
the race, but the ruInor could not be SUBJ
stantiated, though MIR. Mays friends would
not deny it.