The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

won unless every man buckles on his ar
NOR ard resolves to do his duty. Take
nothing for granted. Every man should
fight to the end as if all depended ON his
own eXertions. We can point with pride
to the glories of the past. The inspiring
brcezes of hopeful anticipation can fan
cur up.urned faces as we look to the fu-
ture but the living present demands our
earnest thought and best endeavor, Our
State affairs have been handled with clean
hands, free from jobbery ami spe.ulations
of all kinds, and our splendid free school
system, the pride and boast of the State,
is widening and extending it's usefulness
and blessings. l repeat. let every man
do his duty. feel that can confidently
rely OH the cordial corporation and sup
port of all. My worthy competitors will
give me the same hearty and loyal aid it
has eveI been my pleasure to give my on
ponents, and 1 am sure that can call on
none with more certainty of favorable
response than our worthy chairman. who
has devoted so much of his time, his en-
ergies and his talent to the service of our
party.
To be selected from among such wor-
thy men. and above all to be chosen as n
leader of such a people, is indeed the
proudest privilege to which man can
aspire.
But pardon me for speaking 50 long 1
did not intend it, 1 would rather that
this had been n love making than speech
making occasion. I want to grasp the
hand of every Delegate on this floor in
sincere appreciation of the honor you
have done me. wish to enshrine the
memory of all in this convention in my
heart, in grateful remembrance of your
valuable gift on this. tonne, suspicious,
happy natal day.
EOIlO,r;nu ba cpoocb Of NTo;or rp,,Io.
the question of nominating n candidate
for lieutenant governor was taken up
and w. p. BarkSdale, of Halifax, placed
in nomination Edwin II. Cooke. the Peo-
pies party nominee. Jefferson Wallace
OF Richmond, named A. S. Buford; Louis
Mocham named James r. Cation, of
Alexandria, Hubbard, of Buckingham,
nominated Edward Echols; w. w. Berke-
ley nominated Merritt. II. Cook; ID. S.
Trigg seconded Echols nomination; Lips
comb, of the Eighth district seconded
Cations nomination.; Col. r. G. Marshall,
of Portsmouth, seconded the nomination
Of Merritt II. Cook II. d. Flood, of APP
| pomattoX, seconded Echols, nomination;
| Pembroke Petit, of Fluvana, seconded
the nomination of Capt. Cooke amid
great applause. During the course of his
remarks some one asked if he was Dem
ocrat, to which Mr.. Petit replied that he
WAS l'eHOCTtbU cllOuBu To NOCe IOr w Ill.
J. Bryan. Judge H. w. Florrnoy sec
onded the nomination of r. S. Buford.
Some one from the second district
named J. Tayor Ellyson for lieutenant
governor and that gentleman at once de-
clined to allow his name to go before the
| convention.
The name of DR.. Austin Broken
borough, of Northampton county, was
submitted to the convention by w.
Bullitt FitZhugh.
The placing of Captain Cooke in nomi-
nation for the lieutenant. governorsh
precpitated Il most bitter fight in the
convention. Al times it seemed as if the
vast crowd would become uncontrolla-
BILE, yet Chairman Saunders never once
lost his presence of mind and with great
| justice to all concerned he quieted~ the
belligerent delegates and the convention
proceeded 10 ballot for lieutenant-gover-
nor which resulted as follows: uJ.
Ellyson, 1852; EchoIs, 800 1-2: Cooke,
208; Cook, 237 80; Cation, 1856 1.2:
Buford 100 4.5; Brockenborough, 81 Ia
The last named gentleman was dropped
and a motion to adjourn was voted down.
Major Ellyson then appeared before the
convention and again declined to allow
himself to be voted for.
The second ballot could not be counted.
About the time the vote proper was fin
ished on this ballot there was general
changing of votes. The race narrowed
| down between Echols and Cooke. The
widest disorder prevailed at times and it
seemed impossible for the chairman to
secure the attention of the convention.
| "A third ballot was taken and resulted
| in Echols being, nominated, having got
ten about one hundred more votes than