The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-13

cation reported the names OF Hon JIM
Il. Mason. OF King Gcorgc. for chn ''"'"
and T.. :. Turner 81 Warrcnton' as "'''
tary. &,
Mir. Mason made brief spcccl :. n
which he linked the names ~ Jch' 'Son
Tildcn and Bryan as tho Groat SIN ''"'
opponents of Democracy.
A close inspection OF ;hc Chicago 2. ~
form. ne said. would rcvsal tho fact u NJ
Il contained nothing bat the waichwor Is
OF the party for years.
NOMINATING SPEECHES.
The nominating speeches were. IN the
main. very brief Mn. John "A. stryScr.
"A young gentleman from Alexandra.
opened the ball by reading a carefully
prepaivn discretion upon the lmties'
abilities OF MIR Frank r.. Anderson. who
enjoys the distinction OF being chief CT
the Jaw division in the Pension Bureau.
lc was followed lbs Mr.. May, who fire.
qucntly alluded 20 Colonel Frank T..
Anderson. although DIS military ie.ord
VA not introduced TO onsnarc the old
soldiers vote
Mr. william Dobic namcS Captain
George Mushback. and then Mr.. Gc' 'ge
Dabncy Gray placed In nomination Nj.
John T. RiNcy.
Hon. X. Walton Moore followed In an
eloquent endorsement Of Mr. Joseph Ni-
lard and declared that should ne he
selected hounr,s would blaze IN '";y
hin. and the school bells ring on every
dell in Fairfax.
Hon John T.. Mason LEFT tae chair
Vken King George was reached IN the
Gall OF counties and got m ON other
speech. In which DE placed j. le' mas
II. Ashton IN nomination. Tie WAS t.
lowed by Mr. X. J.. GOf.JE Of LOUISA.
for HiNey. and then judge L. H. Te9ly,
OF LoudOun. nominated jude samcs J.
MoCabo, and ne was seconded 10y MIR.
Frank Hume. of Alexandria county.
Hon George r. Shackclford az Grange.
then presented the name Of Hon. Elisha
T.. Meredith. in "a very strong speech. and
4 tied the record OF Mr. Meredith as a
cl, i'm 10 his denomination. This speech
ma. lc an evident favorable impression
for Mr.. Meredith
M%C. C. Tsliafcrro. Of Orange. spoke
for Ric Y. and then Mr.. J. B. y. Thorn
ton. of .rince William. paid a handsome
tribute Ia Mr. Meredith and the noni-
nations wen closed 10y Mr. n. W. Berry.
of stafford ewhoIspokc I'm favor % Judge
Ashton.
ZIG HTE;EN BALLOTS.
Tho convcn ton adjourned al 10 o'clock
10 night. and the seven candidates who
throrah cichte en- ballots had altcrnatcd
between being IN ana being out. were
drifting and tun bling about upon an ex-
coedngly unccrt, i'm sea. without compass
or chart.
The majority o. these congressional
crafts are fairly web watcrlocgcd tonight.
anc before another s1ight they will con-
stitute the notsam an Il jctsam upon the
political waters Of the Atighth district.
A DARK HORSD LIKELY.
The condition Of deadlock seems TO he
readily accepted by an Of vhe candidates.
and while they all hope. there seems 10
be the greatest possibility thas an en-
iircy new man will win and\to-niEht in
dications are for Walton Moore as that
man.
Eighteen ballots were taken to-day and
through them an McCabe and Rixcy were
the only ones who a one stage or an
other were not dropped and ronominated
after two ballots. Tho first ballot re-
suited. Rixey. 90. McCabc 90; Meredith.
2S Willard. p; Anderson. n. Ashton. Is;
and Mushbach 4. The final ballot re-
suited: McCahe. g.. Eixey s.. Willard,
q: and Anderson. 1G.
Meredith WAS dropped I'm this'Iallot. hut
will come In again on the first ballot to-
morrow. The halloting will ho resumed,
at 10 o'clock I'm the morning. II. L. W.