Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-06

One of the llclltntC Vi tht aAt'lhotAt
session was the kissing at the mention
~ General walkers name in connection
with the old Stonewall Brigade. Young
men uredomlnated largely in the con-
vntion. ..,o>,
Tho convention reconvened at half
rast q and proceeded Immediately to ball
ioting' The result OF the first ballot was:
WIIIiams. 81 Al; Marshall. q 81; Rhea,
q. Fudge. 65. Necessary to a choice,
"a As soon as the result OF the ballot
Was annunced. Buchanan's five votes.
which had been cast for Marshall, were
changed to williams. Great confusion
ensued during which some unauthorized
delegate changed Russell county's seven
teen votes 10 williams. This added to
the confusion Some thought that the
change was legal and that II nominated
viIIisms His friends attempted TO
stampede the convention for him. and
For fulIv ten or fifteen minutes il
Looked as if they would succeed. Du-
ring ali this time there was the greatest
IMAGINABLE uproar on the floor and stage
and In the galleries. The presiding
officer the sergeant-at-arms, and his
aides were powerless. Quiet and order
couId not be secured until the crowd had
actually worn itself out yelling. Then
the misunderstanding about Russell's vote
was explained and corrected.
WILLIAMS WINS.
The second ballot was then called.
Even since the adjournment for supper
there had been an effCrt to transfer the
strength of Rhea and Marshall TO Fwige,
and Willams's friends feared that the
effort would be successful on the second
ballot but the balloting had not proceed
ffl..s
that MarshalTs and Rheas votes could
moi be delivered, and that Williams would
heat the field and be nominated. AT
this point great confusion broke out
again but Il was soon queiled, and the
vote was proceeded with, resulting: VIII
liams. 123 81; Rhea, S; Fudge. So 2-7. The
Chair then announced that Williams had
received the nomination, and, on motion,
IL was made unanimous.
Committees were appointed. who went
for the candidates and brought them
into the convention. Judge Williams ad-
dressed the convention first. amidst a
great demonstration. and was followed
bv the unsuccessful candidates In
ringing speeches, pledging their hearty
support 10 the nominee. The convention
then adjourned.
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
i
in the county Of Henry in 1873 In early
infancy his father moved to the county OF
Pittsylyania, where young Williams was
reared. and was educated in the neighbor-
hood schools In January. 1865. he joined
the Fifth Virginia Cavalry. and served
In the Confederate army until the surren-
der at Appomattox. Returning home, nc
read law whilst at work on the farm. and
making some money on the farm, he was
enabled to attend the law school at the
University Of Virginia. the session OF
ls6s-'69 Having obtained license to prac-
tice law. he settled in Bland county. Va,
in the fall OF 1862 where he married and
lived until the spring Of 1880 when ht
moved to the town of Wytheville where
he now resides. He was the Common
wealth h's-Attorney for the county Of Bland
for nine years. was the Democratic elec-
tor for the Ninth Distric. In the frsi
Cleveland campaign, and was member
of the State Senate for four years from
the Wytheville District. In February
1892. he was elected Judge OF the
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. and was re
| elected in 1895. Judge Williams, beside:
being a lifelong Democrat, is fully IN
| accord with the Chicago platform, anc
worked earnestly against Mr.. Cleveland
nomination four years ago, because ol
| the latter's views on the money question
He is an unusually energetic worker anC
forceful speaker. and can uphold M
cause OF Democracy anywhere witf
credit TO himself and honor to his party