Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-24

lcSl O!ei the NtlSOH county uelebdle'
| and hearing the evidence of forty wit
nesses, about midnight. by vote of t.
g. reported in favor Of the contestees, tn,
Flood delegates.
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
a minority report was offered pro-
posing to Gust Floods delegation and
seat the Glasgow delegation from Nelson
This furnished an opportunity for great
wrangllng, and volleys Of oratory were
let loose on each side. Temporary Chair
man Haden soon put the minority report
to vote. and amid intense excitement it
was carried by 76 to 81, and so Floods
fifteen votes from Nelson were gone and
his nomination made impossible. So end
ed the Nelson case, which has engrossed
the districts attention for weeks.
The Flood people abandoned the con-
test in the Buchanan District, Of Bote-
tourt, without struggle.
PLATFORM.
Promptly adopted was the report of the
Committee on Resolutions, wherein the
Chicago platform was reaffirmed and a
change in the method of electing dele
gates to future congressional conventions
was made, providing that throughout the
district primary meetings shall be held
on the same day in districts instead of
in county mass-meetings, as heretofore.
the day therefor not TO be more than six
weeks nor less than three weeks before
the date Of the congressional convention.
ORGANIZATION.
BY the report Of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization, Mr.. John w. Todd,
Of Augusta, was made permanent chair
man and Turner Mcdowell of Botetourt,
assistant secretary, and NJ. A. Woodson,
of Botetourt, secretary.
Mr.. Todd, in taking the chair, made no
speech because of the late hour, and got
at once to business and called for nomi-
nations. Mr.. j. Lewis Bumgardner noml-
mated Quarles; the name of Petit, Of
Fuvanna, was presented by Mr. II. c..
Leigh; w. A. Anderson, Esq, nominated
Glasgow, and Mr.. William McAlister pre-
scented Floods name to the convention.
BALLOTING.
The first ballot resulted: Flood, 81
Glasgow, "a; Quarles, 3S; Petit, 8.
For six ballots the vote was unchanged.
on the eighth ballot ferty-six Flood men
voted for Petit, giving him sixty-one
nineteen short Of nomination.
Glasgow and Quarles We're at a stand
still. The tenth ballot was identical with
the ninth.
At this juncture Mr.. Hubbard. Of Buck
ingham took the stage and put in nomi-
nation Northumberland Edward
Echols.
This well-nigh stampeded the conven-
ton, and the Staunton and Augusta dele
gates were begged 10 support Echols,
their county man. They stood firm to
Quarles, however, and could not be
in fact, a large majority Of these
were instructed by their con-
and could not vote for Echols
while Quarles was in nomination.
Echols was withdrawn before a vote
was reached, as his friends saw that he
was being put in a wrong light. Mr..
Echols had never been in any sense a |
seeker after the nomination.
QUARLES WINS.
Eighty votes were necessary for a |
and on the next ballot |
Quarles received Sc 2-5; whereupon Me- |
a Flood man, and Anderson. a !
Glasgow man, moved to make the vote |
unanimous.
Judge Quarles appeared before the con.
,ention and made a graceful speech OF |
acceptance.
Flood, Glasgow, and Petit also spoke. |
md pledged loyal support to their sue
,essful rival
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Julian Minor Quarles was born i'm Caro-
inc county, Va, in September, 1913. He
S a scion of one of an old Virginia fami-
y. being the youngest Of seven sons OF
'eter and Mary +. Quarles. In 1853 Judge
luarles moved TO Augusta county, and
With the exception Of a short interval
las resided at stanton up TO the present
ime He received his academic educa-
ion at Pine Hill and Aspen Hill acade-
MES, in Louisa county, and at the Uni
erslty OF Virginia, at which latter insti-
ution he also studied law. lie COM
nenced the practice Of law in Staunton in
S7i, and was Judge OF the County Court
4 Augusta from 1880 to 1884, at which
ime he resigned. He also practiced law
or about two years in the West. The
udge is a lawyer Of recognized talent and
bility and a man Of high moral charac-
err He confined himself closely 10 his
rofession until the campaign OF 1867, |
\ which he took ar active part. being an
dvocate of free silver.