The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-24
Norfolk County Con,enttop.

1850 by Chairman l.. NJ. Nichols. Mr..
.. Is. Carney was elected as temporary
chairman and George NJ. Melvin. col
ored. as secretary.
The chairman appointed the following
committees on permanent organizat ton:
On Creden tials-L. NJ. Sylvester. NJ. r.
Goodman. Thomas II. Brooks. John DoZ-
Ter. NJ. Corp:ow. Lafayette Sivills.
Permanent Organization--S. w. Ly-
ons. Joshua Provtdencs. Price Turner,
Lafayette Sivills. Constantine CuTy. a.
Bscket.
On Rcsolu,lons-J. L. Reed. Il. b.
Clark. Isaiah Conner. Jerome Walker.
j. II. Wilson. w. a. CuTee
The COMMITTEES on Credentials made
their rapport. which was objected to by
X-Commorrwealth's Attorney Asbury.
After some discussion they were adept
ed.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation recommended that the tempo
rary offices be made permanent which
was adopted.
j. +. Reed then offered the follow
Ing resolutions. and asked tina. they be
adopted separately:
Whc: cas-. The Republican State Com
mittee, at its meeting held In the city
Of Petersburg in November 1895 elected
our distinguished fellow Republican of
the city on Norfolk. Col. VIM. Lamb, TO
the position OF State Chairman and
member of the National Committee for
Virginia, made vacant by the death of
our la1nented leader Gen. VIM. Malone.
Therefors be it
Resolved, That the Republicans OF
Norfolk county in convention assembled
do heartily endorse the selection afore-
said of the State Convention: that by
said action a grsat and well-merited
recognition was made of the valor and
patriotism of the Republicans of Tide
L..
tend 10 Col Lamb our cordial co-opera-
ton and support.
Resolved. BY the Republicans OF Nor
folk county Tn convention assembled,
That W. view with feelings of pride
and qualification the bright prospects
OF Il return 10 power of the Republican
party of the nation, for with II We sim
cerely believe there will he an era of
better times. batter Government and of
mere prosperity and happiness 10 the
entire people of this country.
F Resolved further, That IL Republi-
can party Is rich in ma:e!itl for the
proper makeup OF Pr s!ac!:ial ticket
that will be succ: ssful n the ensuing
November election: that while we do not
consider II best Ia instruct our dele
gates for any particular candidate, we
de, N any of the distinguished states
men thus far mentioned as worthy of
support. and we hereby pledge our In
dividual support TO the nominee of the
ST Louis National Republican Conren-
ton.
The adoption of the report was OPP
posed by Asbury. who spoke in favor
of Mckinley for President but as AS
bury had bacn in the minority all day,
he was voted down when he moved
tina. Mex inley been endorsed By the con-
vention and the report was adopted.
On motion committee was appointed.
,t,sas Twin =
of suitable names as delegates TO the
district and State conventions. The
chair then appointed the following a a
committees: S. w. Lyons. Thomas IL.
Brooks, l.. NJ. Sylvester. Constantine
Cunee, Lafayette Sivills. Zacharia Tay
lor.
The committee reported the following
nominations:
Alvah II. Martin. delegate al large:
delegates. S. b. Carney. $. w. Lyons,
l.. NJ. Nichols. l.. NJ. Sylvester. ]. T..
Reid. g. y. Melvin. NJ. r. Goodman,
lack Taylor. Isaiah Taylor. Lafayette
Sivils. March Corprew. G. q. Martin, r.
p. Bunting. Thomas H. Brooks. Il. b.
Clark. ]. u. Reed W. w Sylvester
Constantine Cuffee.
Alternates: w. II. Lyons. j. G. Wal
lace. Joshua Providence. John r. VIII
son, Wills Hall. Thomas Granger, G. r.
Wright, Jordan Waite. A. Beckett. Jc-
rome Walker.
On motion the repor, of thee ommittee
was adopted.
After the report of the committee was
adopted a. resolution was offered recon-
mending Mr.. H. NJ. Nichols as chairman
of the Republican committee of Norfolk
county and j. T.. Moore as secretary
whica was adopted unanimously.
y resolution was adopted thanking the
chairman and secretary for the manner
in which they presided
The convention at 3 p. nj. adjourned.
THE BoLTBRs.
1t Is said that when Asbury left the
convention he carried five others with
him. These six. with ten others who
claimed TO have been elected as dele
gates and counted out, went To III.
True Rcformcrs' Hall and held a CON
vention of their own.
The Following delegates We're elected 4:
j. j. Mcmahon. l.. A. Downey. ]. ".
Smith. r. ii. Mackey. Jesse THOMPSON.
+. y. Carter. Aaron Green. George +.
Corprew. Rev. w. NJ. Wright. Abraham
Beckett. John Lesner, George w. sIount,
Charles Griffin. James Copeland. a. !.
j. Sykes. j. c. Asbury. James Todd. O.
+. Smith, George w Sykes. The al
ternates elected We're: a. b. Kearuey.
Silas Brown. Lemuel w. Land, Daniel
Holly. Amos Roch. Phillip Scott. d. w.
Overton. Joseph Cuffee and VIM. Drew.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved. by the Republicans of Nor
folk county in convention assembled
That we hereby endorse the candidacy