The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-13
THE TICKET
COMPLETED.
A. ]. Montague, of DanyiIle, Named
for Attorney General.
THE CONVENTION ADJOURNED
SINE DIE LAST NIGHT AT 8
O'CLOCK-QUITE A SPIRITED
TIME OVER THE PRIMARY
PLANK IN THE PLATFORM,
WHICH WAS DEFEATED AFTER
a HOT FIGHT SENATOR DANIEL;
EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.


O'Clock, the hall being practically filled
with delegates Mt that hour. Notwith-
standing the lateness OF the hour of adj
journment on the night previous, the del
egates were bright and cheerful and all
showed disposition TO get down to bus.
mess.
The Park Street Band was on hand and
amid the cheers of the convention played
"DiNie," the popular Southern air.
Immediately after the convention was
called to order VIM. NJ. Perkins, OF Pu-
lsslli offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously carried:
Resolved, That this convention of the
Democrats of VIRGINIA. appreciating the
brilliant and patriotic course of her illus
trious son, Jno w Daniel, as Demo.
crat and United States Senator hereby
records her enthusiastic endorsement of
the same and names hii- to the lerisla-
ture us his own successor in the United
States Senate"
Mr.. Perkins seems to have had n rea-
son for Offering this resolution, as he was
informed that it was embodied in the
platform. 1t was thought that it would
probably have some bearing on the action
OF Senator Daniels speech before the con-
vention on the primary question.
The convention limited the time for
nominating speeches for attorney general
at 10 minutes.
Hon III. ID. Flood of Appomattox, was
then accorded the privilege of the floor
and in an eloquent and eulogistic speech
placed in nomination for announcement
Judge VIM. Hodges Mann, of Nottoway,
the mention of whose name was sufficient
warning for deafening outburst of ap.
plause.
Congressman w. A. Jones, of the First
St-in ,f
statesmen, nominated Lloyd r. Smith, CT
Tidewater, asking that the conventie n
nominate him not only Gil account of his
general fitness but on account { his geo
graphical location.
When Hon. Clande a. Swanson, the
eloquent Congressman from the Fifth
district, took the floor twas the signal
for continual outburst of applause Mr.
Swanson did. his favorite Justice, az was
evidenced by the appreciation of the large
number of friends of Mr.. Montague, of
Danville, whom he placed in nomination
State Senator w. b. McIlwaine, of Pc
tersburg, in most eloquent manner
placed in nomination the name of Ma or
Francis Rives llassiter for the attorney
generilship amid the cheers of the con
vention.
Congressman LamD, of Richmond, pre-
sented the claims of Hon. Henry r. Pol
lard to the convention. His speech was
eloquent and persuasive and was atten-
lively listened Co by the convention.
Hon. Phil Liggett, of Rockingham,
who made the shortest speech of the
morning, was given the floor and he put
In nomination the name of Hon. VIM. II.
Alexander, of Winchester.
The nomination of Mai. Lassiter was
seconded by Phil. Brown, of Botetourt
a. u. Montague's nomination was sec
onded by X. Walton Moore. of Fairfax.
w. "A: Anderson, of Lexington. made the
seconding speech for Lloyd Il. Smith. r.
w. Wimburne, Ct Buena Vista, seconded
the nomination of VIM. r. Alexander
Gen. r. A. Ayres made the seconding
speech for Judge Mann. r. S. Parks
seconded the nomination of w. r. Alex
ander. A. A. Campbell, Of Wythe coun-
ty. seconded the nomination Of Major
Lassiter. A. w. Price, of Bristol, sec
onded the nomination of VIM. Montague.
lie aroused the greatest enthusiasm by
his Irish wit and r. Walter Dotson, bet.
ter Known liz the convention rs Jumbo"
OF buchanan county, was brought for
ward to second the nomination of Mr.
Lassiter.
This was done, it seems, largely
through spirit of humor and the con
vention din not fail to catch on to the
amusement. Dotson is a queer character
He has voice which resembles the
scream of passenger locomotive. Being
representative OF the mountainous county
OF Buchanan and, Judging by his appear
ance before the convention, he was evi
IDENTIFY familiar with the workings of the
mountain Still, or at least sufficiently
familiar with the product of one of those
objects as to be on splendid terms with it,
On motion the nominations were closed
and the convention proceeded to ballot,
which resulted in the following vote:
Montague, 375; Lassiter. 357; Alexander
26o; Mann, 211; Smith, 207: Pollard. 1873
Mr.. Pollard was dropped and the con.
vrntion proceeded to take the second bal.
lot 1t seems that the members of the
convention became "convcntionn mad
during the progress of the ballot. 1t re-
CURED at least two hours to complete the
ballot and at times the vast crowd he
came uncomfortable. The sound of the
gavel held by Chairman Saunders had no
effect whatever upon the delegates who
were disposed TO he bellgerent and who
were anxious Of recognition.
During the course of the ballot IL he.
came evident that Judge Mann and Major
Alexander were not in it, The snpporters
IF these candinates were RAPIDLY being
swallowed up by the Montague and Las
sitter forces. The doubt as to which was
getting the larger portion or the scatter
ing forces made the delegations designa-
ted under the banners of the Fourth and
Fifth districts fight the harder.
To the casual observer it was evident