The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-18
COBB is THE NOMINEE
The Second Sitting Of the Prohibition Re-
form Convention Last Night.
THE TICKET "RESOLuTEU" INTO OFFICE
Mr. ailler Resigns His Candidacy for
the City Attorneyship md the
Meeting Places II Into the Hands
of the Executive Comniiftee-Mr.
Allnrd Called TO Order.

| In just twenty minutes last night the
| delegates to the Prohibition Reform
| Convention made two nominations for
office. listened to a nicely typewriter
| speech from their candidates for City
Attorney. heard Delegate Allard, of the
] Fifth Ward. tell how the baseball play
ers had agreed to work for the Demo-
| cratic ticket, listened to the same dele
| gate espouse the cause or Mr.. A. b.
Seldner for City Attorney and adopted q
| set of resolutions which. so far as those
present were concerned. elected the full
Citi2ens'-Reform ticket. 1t was a con-
Nention which. for clock-work dispatch
OF business, broke all previous records
made by such bodies.
Those delegates who had anything to
say said 1t In hurry. Only once was
any objection raised and that was when
Delegate Allard Insisted upon pushing
MIR. Seldner forward as n candidate for
the City Attorneyshp. although he ac-
knowledsed that he had not spoken to
Mir Seidner upon the subject. He was
called 10 order by another delegate and
took his seat as smile crossed the faces
of those present.
Chairman Zachary called the meeting
10 order promptly at o'clock and the
forty-three delegates present proceeded
at once TO nominate Mr.. w. C. Cobb for
Commissioner of the Revenue His name
was submitted by the nominating COM
mittee and he secured the prize
Then Mr.. y. b. Broughton was nomi-
mated for School Trustee from the Third
Ward
The convention was then treated to q
surprise. Mr.. Hugh G.. Miller, nominated
Monday night for the office or City At
| torney. arose and spoke His speech was
| the resignation of his candidacy HIRE
| Is what he said:
Mr. Chairman and GentIemen:
l desire to congratulate you on the
| faithful discharge of your duties as the
representatives of your party, and to
compliment you on the personnel of your
nominations both for the Councils and
for the salored offices l am sure that
all, irrespective of party, must ncknow-
ledge that they are grand. noble and
thoroughly competent men. Every one
OF them, with perhaps the single except
ton of myself, but right here / wish to
say to you. and | do this without the in
fluenca of consultation with leaders OF
my party, for whom. however, / assure
you have the highest regard; but be.
cause consider that you are supreme in
this matter. and therefore urge 1t upon
you first naturally surprising from the
almost unanimous vote you gave me OH
the first ballot, that you must have
given this matter some consideration ut
least on your part before you acted,
which action YOU are aware was for the
most part without my solicitation.
But am frank to say tonight that
after considering this matter | am sure
you can nominate II more abier and more
experienced man for this important po-
sition. not that ] do not regard myself
competent TO III the position In the least
but because | think that from Il bar as
brilliant and able as this city has the
credit of possessing. you can select n
lawyc" who can add more strength to our
| ticket, and about whom no objections
| can be raised
| Now, gentlemen, in the consideration of
| this matter hope that you do not look
| npon this action "a any particular sacri-
| lice on my part. because so far as the
| money in II Is concerned, | believe that
| myself. like most OF the rest was never
| and am not now and never will be- in
| this movement for the money that this or
any other salarled Office can bring me.
believe that can be said truthfully of
| every nominee YOU have. ! believe that
| there is in each of us purer motive than
| that of personal gain.
| Ana further considered from the stand
| point OF honor 1t confers this will be
| really no sacrifice on my part, because
| consider that In their nominating me
under All the surrounding circumstances
you nave already. TO my mind paid me as
nigh a compliment as you would have
| Faiu me al eiecting ME Mayor of the city
oi Norfolk at salary of $4,000 a year
| so now, with feeling of gratitude to
you that is impossible for me 10 express
Ctrned, feel that | owe IL 10 nv Marty
OF, AT least, more properly speaking to
this non-partisan movement for munich
pal reform, in which | am Interested
mat tender 10 You, gentlemen my resis-
uauon as your nominee for CITY Attor-
ncy, and | promise that l will rndeavor
10 the best of my humble ability TO as
Slst IN eiectlnS whoever you may deem
proper 10 nominate as one of your
standard bearers. in what | percciye IA
no "a M
aivorce forever partisan influence and
corruption In this old city OF my birth
the nome OF so MANY of my rriends-auI
among whose people. and where in the
ourSult of my chosen profession I shall
doubtless spend my future
Gehliemen. consider that this IS not
personal question. but a public ono
ana therefore urge you to ACT unor M,
resignation At once
The convention did not accep, AR
Mlllers resignation at once. II was
referred TO the Executive Committce
lor consideration. and II Is Understood
mat II stronger candidate can he in
duced 10 go on the ticket Mr.. Miller win
be taken off. Otherwise he will remain
TO be voted for at the general election
next month
Then it was that Mr.. Allard got In
his little Seldner incident, upon which
he was called to order
Delegate Bacchus then arose Tn hi,
hands was page of typewriter reso.
, buttons. They were read and adonted
, Here they are: ~
? Resolved That NO boo,.ii,.