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this convention having resolved that the
sense OF the Democrats OF that county
should be ascertained by the County Com
mittee the Gloucester delegation opposed
them and they were rejected.
Believing the Hon. j. Hoge Tyler % be
the only candidate now before the people
Of this State for election TO the senate of
the United States av0Wedly and uueQuiv0-
cany advocating that great principle
election OF the United States senator's 10y
the people, We hereby instruct the nOmi-
nee OF this convention TO cast his vote for
hlm in that high office. and 10 use every
honorable means 10 secure his election
thereto.
IAe county OF Mathews having instruct
ed its delegates 20 this convention 90 vote
to instruct its nominee % vote - Cover
nor Tyler for United States senator and
the county Of Gloucester having directed
the County Committee OF Gloucester to
devise and put In operation plan where
by the people OF Gloucester VIII have an
opportunity 10 express preference TO
who shall be the next United States sena-
TOT. We therefore declare tnat li the as
gregate vote for the two counties
for Mr.. Tyler shall exceed the
aggregate vote for Mr.. Martin counting
the vote In Mathews for Mr.. Tyler no 5,D
ilrn ihe nominee OF this convention is
hereby instructed 20 vote for Mr.. Tyler
for United States senator.
Nomination of Che candidate was next
in order o.. j.. IF. Lane who bad pre-
yiOusiy sat I'm the rear II the audience
came forward assembled tle platform and
made a spirited speech in eulogy of the
candidate whose name he Intended to
present and finally placed before the COM
venti0n the name OF George Y. Hun'ev.
This nomination was then seconded, when
j. Boyd Sears in "a few wellchoseu Zee
marks nominated Robert Lee McCready
which nomination was seconded by Julian
IT, Christian. A ballot was then had.
which resulted as follows:
The Mathews Delegates alone voting
Humidity. 9; McCraady. Z; j. Boyd Sears.
1 and blank ?. Sundry other ballots were
then taken ana the contest was narrowed
down between Hunley and Sears, when
Sears received majority of the Mathews
delegation and Huney a majority OF me
Gloucester delegation and a majority Of
the whole. and Hun.ey was declared TO
be duly nominated. He was sent for and
made speech accepting the nomination
and pleadgiGg himself % u faithful dis
charge Of his duties.
George Waterman Hlnley is a native OF
this county and was born and reared in
the Democratic fold. Bio is n relative OF
Thomas Il. Waterman and Sheppard O.
Miller for many years the clerk OF the
courts Of This county. under the Od
regime. His father was Thomas Muse
Hun.ey. The last presiding Justice of the
County Court OF this county. who was
also commissioner On chancery. commits
si0ner OF revenue and a local preacher in
tho Methodist Church. Mr. Hunley has
been engaged for many years In the plac-
tice OF law He was at one time the Com
monwealth's attorney of this county and
he has also served I'M the legislative lie
has large number Of influential rela-
tiyes among them. his brother DR.. Luther
p. Hunley. prominent physician who
was at one time county treasurer OF this
county and bis election may be considered
as assured.