The age-herald., 1897-08-13
THE PEOPLES VOICE
 NOT TO BE HEARD In the Selection of United States
 Senators. LEGIe LATIVE METHODS Thou 's : to Be Good Enough For the l9 Purpose, sA 2 THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION S SS3I or Daniel Speaks for Himself and Col league, to Whom He Pays Handsome
 Tribute-A. ]. Montague Named
 for Attorney General
 
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION

for Attorney General. Roanoke, Va, Aug. 12.-The demo- cratic state convention today nominated l A. J. Montague for attorney general.
 AS soon as the second days session of
 the convention was called to order the
 following were placed in nomination for
 this office: A. J. Montague, F. R. Lassi-
 ter, W. R. Alexander, H. R. Pollard and
 Lloyd T. Smith.
 | The first and second ballots resulted in 1 failure to nominate, but with Montague leading Before the result of the third ballot was announced it was seen that Montague had received enough votes was made by exclamation. A recess was taken.
 At the afternoon session Senator Dan- iel the chairman of the committee on resolutions, resumed the reading of the platform, as given in these dispatches last night.
 This had been interrupted at the morn- ing session by speeches for the nomina- ton of attorney general. The platform proper, tf1e senator explained, was unan- imously adopted by the co,nnaitte. Tho separate resolution providing for the nomination of United States senators by primary was adopted by the committee by a vote of 15 to IA. The convention adopted the platform and them consid- cred the resolution concerning the sen- atorial primary plan.
 Secretary Bigger, at this point, read resolution unanimously adopted by the committee cordially and heartily endors- ing the course in the senate of Our be- pledge ourselves not to support for the legislature any candidate who is opposed to his reelection" This resolution was adopted without dissenting vote. Sena- tor Daniel eloquently acknowledged the honor paid him. It was, he declared onc of the highest tributes that could be paid | a man by a noble people, His speech was received with applause. The convention then took up the reso-
 luton regarding nomination of senators | by primary. The efforts of the friends of the proposition to limit debate to an
 hour on each side was defeated. Hon. w. A. Jones, of the First district,
 opened the discussion in favor of the | committees report. He pointed out that l the convention had indorsed the whole | people included In this resolution in in- | dorsing Mir Daniel MT Jones said that every member of the legislature who fail- | ed to favor the senator from Virginia was to be damned by the people. This resolution. he said, had been offered by friend of the primary plan. His slde the speaker said. was willing to accept any reasonable change in the plan submit- ted by the committee.
 Mir. Jones challenged Senator Daniel to say If the question of electing senators by the people should come up in the sen- ate, he would not vote in the affirmative. ME. Jones declared that the democratic party could not afford to stand still Many of the most popu1ous states iz the union had already adopted this plan for selecting their senators. He pointed out as a reason for adopting 1t the recent ex- perierrcs i'm Kentucky and Florida, where deadlock caususses had occurred in eff forts to nominate United States senators. Tie same thing had occurred in the Pa cjfc and northwestern states. He re-