The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-06
DR.. WISE NOMINATED
For Congress From the Second District
by the Republican Convention.
TWO CONVENTIONS AND TWO CANDIDATES
The Dissenting Element Opposed to
the state Organization and Nomi-
Many Scenes of Disorder which
We're Difficult to 0UeII.

Two Republican conventions were held
in Hampton yesterday, for tine purpose
OF nominating q candidate for Congress
from the Second district. Neither con-
vention was a love feast and each body
claimed TO be duly and legally consti-
tu.ed.
The district committee consisting of
Messrs S. Is. Carney, a. C. Peachey,
j. ]. Beale, Charles Baslow and l.. j. h.
kellam, held a session, at which the tenn
porary real, from which the names of
ali anti-Lamb delegates Wee omitted,
was made out. The excluded delega ties,
arn!ng Of the committees action, re-
paired to Jerusalem Hall, on King street,
where they held their convention.
The convention held in the court house
was composed of l4amo men.
Mr. 5. Il. Carn.y, district chairman,
called the convention 10 order and MIR.
A. &. PeaChey, secretary OF the district
convention. read the caM for the conven-
t!un and the list Of delegates. VIII II
Princess Anne county was reached It was
announced that two sets OF delegates with
half vote each. We're pres MT. In War
wick county's delegation the same con-
dition existed.
The call for the convention was adopted
and nomination. for temporary chairman
were gone into.
S. B. Carney was nominated by Mr. l..
J. L. Kellam.
Mf. -. Lawrence rec .,romel, oa Sorto.N' ',1i
Hlaoe Il" aPpeti lo' e ia .tiioti! 'n" M.
nateu =. II. N1uSe!, ci NdHSstiioHu He
nominations were ;Aen closed and ieiers
were appointed.
In the mids; OF the vote Mr. Causey,
himself candidate, moved that Mr..
Carney's nomination be made unan-
mous. The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Carney made a few remarks in as
lsumng the chair 4. c. Peachey was
then elected temporary Sec etary.
A motion that one member from each
city and county should be appointed
to each of the committees prevailed and
the committees were constituted as fol-
lows;
ON Organzatiun-J. /. Bclle. $. w.
Lyons. John W. Calhoun, j. W. S;eh-
bins, d. Mlchae!s Wesley Binn, y. G..
Peauny. J.B. l!orG. j. NJ. Simpson, A. II.
Croniall. j. ~ Spann.
on Credcn ills-Thoma: Davis. A. p
Bird. George T.. R!vha! dson. G. III. Cau-
Sey. l.. j. L. keilum Daniel Reardon,
.. Il. Skinne" {. Pclchy. Il. Norton.
On Resolutions-T. II. Chappell, John
1vey. George *. Langdon. G. W. Muir
daugh. j. w. Dole. III. -. Yves icott. V.
NJ Norton f. s. Collier George T.
Richardson. =. ;. Stevenson, j. Is. Hart.
Mr. r. c. Collier OF Hampton stated
that the roll of delegates should be
made up from :hc list certified to by
the county chairmen. Other action. he
other faction, consisting of the contend
ing delegates from Warwick and York
counties.
NJ. PeachN replied that the Warwick
county delegation is on the roll.
Continuing. Mr Collier claimed that
the State Committees new plan of or
sahlZailoh cannot go INTO emec: un.il
after this convention. The delegates
however sat down heavily on Mr.. Col
iier's plan.
The convention then adjourned until
O'Clock.
During the recess the various commit
tees held stormy sessions. and :: was 20
o'clock before the Convention recon-
vened
The report of She Committee on Gre
dentials was firstiead. II recommendnd
ithe seating of bYth dalenations fra,'
Nansemond county. each hevinG baIf %
vota NJ ~ ~ 49, .asii 'h ING nan
that prayisior '''' 'pposeu
When Deiagata Arrino+o, ., >-,
mond ,triad To snHai' I'm io"' oi Nanse- l
raised that he wa not delepota gate Ths Ths
roll showed him ~ W. a,d " ia aaG. az, ,, ne
ir no con,ost;n,, 5aie.i pe az" ne sa'u Una,
tho deIema,i @ a.ioi was seated
con,.a,.,-,., - avn "ouiu uFa" ou' OIL the
S, ci, t.oll'
"a "rveenes f',e on the question were limited
sY,od Ne ni,h.n'eS each. not debate en-
Sueu, ana the report of the Committee
y" Tba 6aeaentiais EN- was adopted