Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-18
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

AT II M. yesterday amid the strains OF tn
StOnewall band, the Republican Distric
convention assembled. Buttoning his Goa
as usual Col. S. Brown Allen chairman
! called the convention to order, and Mr.
John A. Noon acted as secretary. Th,
band played Yankee Doodle and Dixie
but no applause followed. The list of del
egates was read by the chairman.
Mr.. VIM. Lancaster of Cumberland,a Hub
bard delegate. was nominated for chairman
and elected. He appeared amid slight az
plauSe and thanked the convention for The
honor. congratulated the 10th district or
the material sent to name the candidate.
Mr.. l.. e. Alphin of Bath, was elected
secretary. and three asst. sec'y. were APP.
pointed, one of whom was colored.
A motion prevailed to appoint delegate
from each county on the committees on ere
dentials. rules and organization. Col.
Allen was then surrounded and matters
were arranged. Such harmony as prevail
ed could not have been believed had it not
been seen.
Mr.. YOSt was not even allowed the poor
privilege of being delegate, and his mild
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white and black physiognomies about the
hall. No one seemed entirely cast down
by this unusual occurrence, and no tears
were shed.
! At o'clock the convention took a recess
for an hour.
| The convention assembled pursua Mt to
adjournment, organized and adopted plat
form. This we will not now mention save
to say it was of the orthodox sort, landing
TIE Republican party and the present ad-
ministratlOn, but devoid of praise for the
present representative in Congress.
Nominations we're then in order, and Mr..
W. q. Franklin nominated Col. R. T. Hub
bard OF Buckingham, in a very neat and
we'll hammered speech, by, far the most
scholarly and sensible one made during the
co INVENTION. Mr.. E. L.. Mattice of Rock
bridge, then placed Mr.. Turner K. Hack
man in nomination., and Mr.. E. II. Gilbert
of Buena Vista, nominated Col. Lyons.
Both speeches were without merit except
that Mr.. Gilbert rested after the simple an.
nouncement of his candidate.
In nominating Mr.. Hackman it was stated
that he had been IA years in Office before he
reached StauntOn and if he should be sent
to Washington. Mr.. Mckinley would say
Turner my dear boy, who served as page
when was in Congress welcome you.
Mr.. Gilbert in nominating Col. Lyons
was particular to state that his nominee
was man against whom no charges could
be brought, which raised the presumption
that others might not be so fortunate.
Mr.. Jas. 4. Mccormick OF Rockcridge,
who prefaced his remarks by saying that
he came from the dumping ground of the
Democracy. Whenever the party had any
broken down or worn out candidates or
Office holders 1t dumped them on Rock
bridge. He wanted to second the nomina-
ton of broomsage man, and wound up by
announcing that Col. r. T. Hubbard was
that man.
Some delegate whose name we could not
get, told of the GOODNESS in the Democratic
and advised the nomination of Col. Hub
bard who would melt those cold hearts and
warm them to him.
Mr.. Heber Ker seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Turner K. Hackman, and as the
boys had been instructed to shout vigorous
ly for Hackman, they cheered to the echo
these platitudes.
Up to this time the cOlored brother had
lain dormant, hut now he crawled out of his
hole and Caesar Perkins told of the virtues
of Mr.. Hubbard and how he would be
elected if nominated. He told how he him
self had filled his old masters place in the
Virginia Legislature, fore de war old
master, after de war, me-
Thos. Morgan, young mulattO from
Amherst, looked as if he might bring trou-
BILE by referring to the fact that the negroes
had gotten nothing. At this loud amens
were heard amongst the colored delegates.
He wanted a man who would not drive
away his people. He did not want any
aristOcracy, at this there were Kisses from the
colored delegates. Then the Speaker turn
ing to the chair said please excuse those of
my color. they don't know any better. He
said if the wrong man was nominated the
colored people might not vote for him. they
were there to speak for themselves. OF
course no Republican convention here
would be complete without Parson Viii.
liams, of this city, so at this juncture he said
he preferred listening to his own remarks
because they were the best. He tried to recite
the story Of Ruth and BOaz. but failed. He
was for Hackman. A Rockbridge colored
delegate then got the floor for Hubbard.
The voting now began and it resulted in
the nomination of Mr.. Hubbard. Mr.. Hack
man pale and trembling moved to make the
nomination unanimous. Mr.. Lyons did not
move.
This was done with cheering and Colonel
Hubbard was amid calls brought to the
stand. Our space prevents synopsis Of his
speech but what he said was sensible and
temperate.
The convention was orderly and sober,
but there was dearth Of those who usually
make convention lively. Alb. Arnold
did not show up, Col. Chas. S. Roller, Mr..
John II. Parkins, and in the afternoon Hon.
Jacob Yost, and for brief moment our
postmaster left his official cares aud looked
in on the body, but they were only passive
observers.
But Col. Allen, the leader of the hour,
had leashed his followers and held them so
we'll in hand that not a ripple, not discord,
not an inharmonious note was heard. Hack
man, the deluded, was played with as a
ball. He got the solid vote of Augusta and
Staunton, an empty honor. Had it been
necessary he could never have held them
moment. He was taken as the stick to hit
| the other fellow. When the fellow was hit.
nobody cared what became of the stick. 1t
was such an open baldfaced fraud on Hack
man we wonder how he stood it. But may
| be he is used to it now, and he stepped up
and made little funeral address and all
was over. Col. Hubbard is the strongest
man the party could have nominated.