Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-31

whom he characterized as the miserable
and contemplate pettifogger Of Buffalo,
n. Y.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS.
The Committee on Credentials sub
mltted majority and minority report
as TO the county of Allegheny, Mr..
Allen. of that county, as chairman,
claiming to represent one or more OF the
delegates by proxy and the minority re
mort DENYING his right to a vote in the
convention. After a spirited discussion,
in which Mr.. McAllster Of Highland; I;
Hon. Edward Echols. Of Staunton, and
Mr.. Hubbard, OF Buckingham, and others
took part. the contestant withdrew IN
the interest Of harmony.
The Committee on Resolutions made a
report endorsing and adopting the Chl-
cago platform in its entirety.
At this stage OF the proceedings Mr.
r. II. Kerr. of Staunton, stated that. in
view Of the report Of the Committee on
Resolutions Mr.. Tucker desired 10 ad-
dress the convention. On motion, MT.
Tucker. and as many other candidates a.
desired TO do so, were invited 10 appear
before the convention and address 1t.
Mr.. TUCKER WITHDRAWS.
Mr.. Tucker. in taking the stand, stated
that now that the convention had en-
dorsed the Chicago platform-a platform
on which he could not conscientlously
stand as a candidate for Congress from
this district-she felt It his duty TO with
draw from the race. He explained his
present and past position on the finan-
cial question, and said that, as his views
had ceased TO be the views OF a majority
of his constituents 1t was necessary
that he and they should part company
for the present.
Mr. fuckers friends claim that his
speech was one of the finest efforts of his
life. and that ne was never so grand IN
victory as he was in defeat. He received
quite an ovation at the hands Of the con-
vention.
Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Of Nelson. Flood,
of Appomattox, and Colonel Petit Of
Fluvanna. made addresses Of about five
minutes each, after which the Chair an
nounced that nominations were in order
NOMINATIONS.
c. J. Campbell. of Amherst. nominated
Judge William Dillard: DR.. j. *. Gall, +"
FIuvanna. nominated Colonel William n.
Petit. Of that county; Mr.. f. W. Hub
bard Of buckingham, nominated Hon. II.
w Flood, of AppomattoX, and Judge J. T.
Brown. of Nelson, nominated Judge T.
Fitzpatrick, OF that county.
The first ballot resulted: Flood, 81; Fitz-
patrick. Sc: Petit. Il; billiard, g.
on the second ballot. when Allegheny
was called, it changed its lS votes from
| Petit TO Flood, and a motion was made
to make the nomination Of Flood unani-
nous.
FLOOD NOMINATED.
This not being carried, the balloting
proceeded. and the second vote resulted:
Flood, 1866 Fitzpatrick, "a; Petit, 20
on motion, the nomination Of Flood was
then declared unanimous. and commit
tee was appointed to wait on Mr.. Flood
/ He appeared amid deafening applause
/ and. in a short and eloquent speech, ac-
| cepted the Office of standard-bearer Tor
the Tenth Congressional District, promis-
ing the defeat of Yost, the Republican
nominee His speech was grateful 10 his
/ old friends and made many new ones. As
soon as the balloting began it was evident
/ that Flood was by long odds the choiec
of the convention. and his nomination was
/ effected even sooner than his friends had
anticipated.