Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04
ALL BUT ONE SILVER
Democratic District Delegate Elec-
.tions at Staunton.
CONVENTION ASSEMBLIES At NOON
Adjournment Tonight is Looked
For.
QUESTION OF UNIT RULE

STAUNTON, Va, June 4-When State
Chairman Ellyson called the democratic
state convention to order at noon to<ly
Columbian Hall was packed to the doors
with people. The building was handsomely
decorated for the occasion. Mr.. Elyson
made no speech. lie simply announced the
temporary organization, as follows: ]. Bell
Bigger Of Richmond, chairman; Joseph
Button of Appomattox, secretary, and
George Hutchinson of Augusta, sergeant
alarms.
Col. Bigger, on taking his seat, addressed
the body for two minutes only. He said
he had for many years acted as the record
ing secretary for the democratic saints
but never before had the honor of pre-
siding over a state gathering of them come
TO him. With a plea for harmony and a
nice little compliment to Senator Daniel
Mr.. Bigger closed his remarks and an
nounced the convention open for the tran
sacuon OF business. Members of the va
rious committees were then announced.
District DeIegates.
The ten Virginia congressional districts
held their conventions this morning and
elected delegates and electors follows:
First, j. w. Blackstone Of Accomac and
Thomas f. Blakey of Essex, delegates; n
B. Wescott Of Northampton. elector.
Gold Men Take the Second.
The gold people captured the second dis
trict There was long session and some
stormy scenes. The vote was 10i to &c.
NJ. Glennan of Norfolk and J. F. West of
Nansemond were elected delegates, and S.
Gordon Cumming cf Elizabeth City cleo
tor. Leigh Watts Thomas II. Barnes and
James E. Heath, jr., gold men, on the
Committee on resolutions. All other dis
tricts are for silver.
At the meeting of the third district con-
vention b. b. Munford and State Senator
Henry Wickham the two gold leaders
made speeches advocating harmony and a
ccnciliatory policy. Messrs. Isaac Diggs
Thomas II. Edwards and S. P. WaddilI sill
verltes. spoke in the same spirit This con-
vention elected Thomas B. Murphy of Rich
mond and \. J. Bradley of Manchester dele
gates, over c. V. Meredith of Richmond and
Charles II. Sims of Manchester. The vote
was loi for the silver ticket and 50 for the
gold ticket John A. Curtis and w W
Baker were elected alternates
fourth-Robert Turnbull of Brunswick
ard Robert G. Southall of Amelia delegates.
and Dr. W. H. Henning of Powhatan, elect
Fifth-B. L. Belt of Danvillc and w H
Sutherin of Carroll delegates, and N H.
Hairston of Henry elector.
SiXth-Carter Glass of I.vnchbure and
William z. Barksdale of Halifax delegates
and A. ?. Staples of Roanoke, elector
StHenth-N. S. Waller of Warren and J.
Richard Wingtield of Albemarle, delegates
and Henry V. Stranger of Rockingham,
elector. ''
E!ghth-S. r. Donahue Of Fairfax and
= w ayt or Culpeper, delegates: A. A.
Lipsccmb of Prince William elector'
Ninth.W. +. Addison of Wise and Thos
Lynch of Tazewel. delegates, and ID s pot
lock of Pulaski, elector
Tenth-Camm Patteson of Buckinghar,
ana r. L. Glasgow of Rockbridge delegates.
Beverly X. Harrison of Amherst elector
Ihe committee On resolutions is com
posed almost entirely of silver men Senu-
tor Daniel will be chairman The follow,
ing are the members of the committr,..
FIRST district, T. b. Gunter, Marquis Jones,
l. /. Smith: third Isaac Biggs Samuel
r Waddill B. B. Munford; fourth. r. S
PoWeiI. George b. Finch, James F. Epes:
hfth, b w: Saunders, w. 1. Howard "A,
d. Shepherd; sixth. John w. Daniel, w w.
Berkeley, William NJ Ellis: seventh Geo, pe
B. keezell. r. f: Byrd. r. S. Parks:
eighth, r: S. Lewis A. &. Shreve. s. w
Corbln; ninth. George A. Ewing W. F.. i'd
alson, X G Kent; tenth. W. B. Petit,
lhomas p. Fitzpatrick. Edward Echols.
After the committees had been announn-
ed. except the members from the secor1
district. the convention took a recess to
$3.50 pm. ~
Immediately after the result of the sec
ond district convention became known the
silver steering committee was called to
meet and is now in session Last night
thls committee decided not to press the
unit rule Now 1T looks as if the action
may be reversed The silver leaders are
nearly all advocating the unit rule and
there Will be hot fight over it. Senator
Daniel will write the platform that will
be adopted. The gold men will present a
possibly, Solicitor General Holmes Con,
rad, will advocate it the floor of the
convention. 1t Is thought that the conven-
ton will finish its work by midnight