Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-02-28
STAUNTON GETS IT
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN-
TON TO MEET HERE
JUNE 4.

LaSG THURSDAY IOuDu plenGy OIL SGdun
tonians in Richmond to help their town tt
get the Democratic State convention
There was Edward Echols, James Bum
gardner, Jr.. DR.. E. e. D0ugherty, HI
st. Geo. Tucker, Lewis Hartman, A. G.
Braxton. DR.. Carter Berkeley, John Nc
Qualde, VIM. B. McChesney, A. c. Cor
don, R. D. Haislip, N. C. Watts, Thos
Kivlighan, w. G. Moffstt, E. M. Funk
houser, A. NJ. Valz, Eugene Peyton, B. F
Bailey and r. T. Mcleod.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee which was to settle the matter was
to meet at s O'Clock at night, and SO well
had the work OF the delegation turned out
that by 2 O'Clock, six hours in advance of
the meeting, Mr.. Eugene Peyton was able
to telegraph to Staunton that the victory
was as good as won, and SO the V1NDICA-
TOR printed it. When the State Com
mittee met at the Exchange Hotel at s
O'Clock, it found the following committee
appointed by the Staunton delegation ready
to present its case-H. st. Geo. Tucker.
Jas. Rumgardner, Jr., and A. c. Braxton,
OF Staunton, Winfield Liggett OF Harrison
burg, VIM. A. Anderson of Lexington, and
W. M. McAllister Of Bath.
The State Committee gave the different
towns applying for the convention, twenty
minutes each to be epresented-twenty
minutes to the town not twenty minutes
to the speaker.
Mr.. r. Thompson, Jr., member of the
State Committee from Portsmouth, who
appeared to bea friend of Staunton through
thick and thin, put her in nomination, and
W. A. Glasgow put up the name of Roa-
noke. Those were the only nominations.
Capt. James Bnmgardner opened for
Staunton. He gave her facilities for en-
Pertaining the delegates, and said no
stranger had ever left Staunton hungry or
dry because she lacked the wherewithal to
supply both. And we had a hall that would
seat $500 delegates.
Congressman Tucker came next and
gave the political reasons why Staunton
should have it.
Mr.. Winfield Liggett said that the se]ec-
tion of Staunton would be satisfactory to
the whole Shenandoah Valley.
Senator T. s. Martin here asked about
the hotel accommodations of Staunton and
Mr.. Echols at once satisfied him on that
point, and a few minutes later satisfied MI
Joseph Bryan member Of the State Com
mittee from Richmond, who made similar
enquiries.
MI. E. Thompson, Jr., of Portsmouth,
then made arattling speech for Staunton.
He believed the good Of the Democratic
party of the State required that the con-
vention should meet in Staunton, and as
for himself he would be willing to sleep in
the street in Staunton if that would benefit
the party.
Senator Martin thought it best to fix the
basis Of representation and thereby fix the
number of delegates to be cared for, before
fixing on the place for holding the conven-
tion.
The basis of representation was then
fixed at one delegate for every one hundred
votes and for a fraction over fifty votes.
The vote then came up On fixing the
place and large majority of the commit
tee, including Senator Martin, voting for
Staunton, the vote for this city was, on
motion of Mr.. w. A. Glasgow Of Roanoke,
made unanimous. The day for holding the
convention was then decided, and Thurs
day, June 4th, was selected. There will he
1890 delegates, of which Augusta will
have SO.