Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-13
DID NOT NOMINATE.
EIGHTH DISTRICT DEMoC"A''0
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
SEVEN CANDIDATES VOTED FOR.
RIGHT over the Majority Rule
rtghtccn ballots Taken and an
Adjournment UntlI This Morning.
spcechcs and Scenes ana Incidents

s,cechcs and scenes and Incidents.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, August l2.-(spe-
,a3-rhe Democratic convention OF the
rvghtb Virginia District met in this city
today $40 Che opera house. and was large
fy attended. The district IS composed Of
Alexandria city. 20 delegates; Alexandra
county. Q. Culpcper. i6: Fairfax. %. Eau
ouier. eS King George, G. Loudoun,
"a Louisa. 8. Orange, u; Prince VIII
liam. %: stafford. e.
Tho Eighth District Committee met and
reelected sir. Leonard Marbury Of this
..,y. chairman, and Mr.. w. +. BIB, OF
Louisa. secretary. They decided TO pre-
.,rt the name OF Mr.. Kcan. Of Louisa.
Cor temporary chairman of the conven-
rop and that OF MIR. S r. Donohoe,
rf Fairfax. Tor temporary secretary. At
ID o'clock the opera-house was crowded
when Nr. Marbury chairman Of the
district called the convention TO order
M. announced that Mr.. Kean, OF Louisa
lad been decided upon by the commit
t.. 90 act MS temporary chairman.
Arer taking the cayel Mr.. kcan said
chat while a few months ago tne chances
~ success for the party seemed on
tbo yaue. the scene had suddenly shift
ed and now the most pronounced
-essinist had 20 acknowledge that vic
tory would crown the Democratic cause In
AN UPROAR.
Aetcr the permanent organization had
hoer effected. the convention at O'Clock,
odfourned until p. NJ. at which time
p, ,.ivo-voce vote ON the adoption Of the
rerort Of the Committee or Permanent
ORGANIZATION was taken amid "a great up
~oar Sir. Strider. Of the Alexandra
r,fsgafion moved a division. IL being
.ri8ent that many we're not I'm favor OF
.bo adoption Of the majority rule. the
chairman declared the motion out Of or
far but there was protest from
..,.sral delegates 10 this ruling. and the
.f.frrran finally decided 10 entertain the
motion. 30 being apparent TO him mat
Do had made "a mistake, declaring the
motion out Of order. a vote was taken
hv counties. showing n for sustaining
,re Chair and "a against vote was
then taken ON the adoption or the ma
tr~ifv rule. and 20 was defeated. the
t,o-tbirls rule being adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Alexandria city. % noes
Alexandria county. ayes; Culpeper, l6
tras, Fairfax. ayes. is noes; Fauquier
g. noes g5 ayes. King George. ayes;
r,,7orn o7 noes. Louisa 10 ayes.
...... orange. ayes 3 noes: Prince VIII
liam, "a noes: stafford. z ayes Total
q. fo- So against. This was understood
Coz be against Mr. RiXey
GREAT APPLAUSE.
Tho result was announced amidst tre-
,.rlous applause. after which COM
rf+eo consisting Of General McComb'
1 W. Moore. and J. b. r. Thornton, were
.-rointed 20 inform Mr. Mason OF his
election az chairman. That gentleman
-.s escorted 10 the stage. and introduced
.. Str. Moore After the applause had
ceased Air Mason delivered short out
spirited speech.
TIE said: "I come from the extreme
srd OF this district TO meet YOU and con
Or with you. as Democrat with Democrat
and I know we are all animated 10y the
Same spirit which I'm 1890 placed I'm the
occidental chair that great friend or the
-.,rIa and friend Of Democracy, THOMAS
r.r.re0n. And the same spirit rs ruling
r,.. and wifi carry us 10 certain victory
with QUIZ brilliant young Nebraskan. VIII
liam d. BRYAN. This district OF virginia
.Ivavs true 10 her colors will, / am salts
fed march with closed ranks ~ this
struggle. That man deceives himself,
ann satisfied. who believes that a virginia
Democrat. whatsoever may have been ms
previous opinion. Is going 10 turn ms
back upon his party ] will state mere 10
,rr that in my humble judgment. the
principles as enunciated In the Demo
cratic party platform I'm Chicago ore
fria 20 IFS traditions. and the Democrats
az our district will be true TO the princi-
r.-s % this platform. the principles which
have carried the party TO victory hereto
fore upon hardly contested fields. They
win be true 10 this brilliant young leader,
she nominee Of the Chicago convention
William J. Bryan"
THE PLATFORM CLEAR.
In speaking OF the platform adopted
az Chicago. Mr. Mason said IL was per-
fectly clear and could be understood;
that DO did not contain a fraudulent
s,rsddle. that il did not contain Ian
guage which would bear one nterpre-
tatiJn in the West. another m the south
another in the East and another i'm Tie
North. and that while declaring the Ioicy
of these great and glorious United States,
80 ga not stop 20 ask some foreign power
as to whether that policy was good o. LAD,
Speaking Of the farmer and his present
condition. and the suffering and enforced
thar through Che Democratic party their
hopes Tor better times would be realized,
chat it made 90 them a promise when
promise would not be broken.
The platform may be Giraffe be went
on to say. "but ln my feeble judgment
and J am satisfied in the Judgment Of this
Democratic assembly 10 declares for the
Only sound money gold and silver ana
l he language Of a distinguished Nir-
rru the sound, shining, solid, consttu-
t1n.I historic money" Mr. Mason
closed bis remarks with an appeal 20 the
gentlemen Of the convention TO assist him
IH making this convention such as would
$50 down into the history Of the Demo
cratic party -as one Of the best that ever
assembled in this district
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations were then IN order and
Councilman John slider IN an eloquent
speech. nominated Frank +. Anderson, Of
tts city. Air. T.. b. Gray, OF Culpeper.
nominated Mr John r. Rxey. OF that
county and when Fairfax was called
Hon Walton Moore nominated Hon. John
"a willard
Judge Tebbs. Of Loudoun. IN "a very
appropriate speech. which was OF CON
siderable length. nominated Judge J. -
Nccabe. o. Loudoun and Senator Mason
PIT the name OF Judge Ashton before the
convention
BALLOT1NG.
A motion was then made to proceed with
the ballotlng which prevailed The TO-
lowing ballots were taken. but the con-
yentl1n did not succeed In making
nomination. and az p. N adjourned to
meet 40 $50 4. NJ
FIRST ballot-Rixey. 5.2S5. Meredith 2,83S;
MOI. az. kDHara,r. ! willard