Evening star., 1901-08-15

the war of 1861. The struggle his mother
had made was known only to her neigh
bors. Mr.. RiXey paid a fitting tribute to
Mr.. Jeffries as lawyer and man without
reproach.
Braxton Nominates Anderson
A. c. Braxton of Staunton followed
quickly with the nomination of Maj. Will
lam A. Anderson. Mr.. Braxton made the
greatest nominating speech of the conven-
ton. He dwelt with peculiar eloquence
upon the service of Maj. Anderson as a
confederate soldier and created great ap-
plause. Then he declared that Virginia
should not be the first state to turn her
back upon the confederate veteran. He
touched upon the fact that no corporate
interest had ever retained Maj. Anderson,
or that his sympathies had ever been drawn
away from the common people He rang
the changes on the soldier vote and en-
listed the attention of the delegates to q
degree not enjoyed by any other speaker of
the convention.
Roy B. Smith Of Roanoke nominated
William Gordon Robertson.
E. Lee Trenke of Wythe county follow
ed, nominating Judge Samuel w. Williams
of Wythe county. The southside had been
honored in the selection of the head Of the
ticket, the northern part of the state and
the great southwest should be recognized.
Time to Stop speechmaking.
T. H. Wilcox of Norfolk said his district
had asked for nothing in this convention.
The time had come for stopping speeches.
He seconded the nomination of John L.
Jeffries, who was not the candidate Of any
section. but of the state. He was neither
too old nor too young, but was in every
way qualified for the position.
William A. Jones of the first district last
night emphasized the fact that tide water
ought to be represented as Piedmont had
been enough honored. Today he plead
again for the valley and asked that Will
lam A. Anderson be nominated He made
a strong plea for Anderson as a confed-
crate soldier.
Foster of Loudoun followed. He said that
the convention had arrived at it's most i'm
portant work. The attorney general should
combine all the qualifications of lawyer,
statesman and cabinet officer. William A.
Anderson was the peer of any man in the
state. Major Peter j. Otey seconded the
nomination of William Gordon Robertson
in fine speech. B. Frank Buchanan fol-
lowed in a speech seconding the nominal
ton of Samuel w. Williams.
Roll Call Begins.
The name. of Capt. r. 8. Parks was not
presented to the convention. The roll call
was then begun amid the most intense ex-
element AS the votes were announced
the delegates cheered. When Anderson In
vaded the eighth district his followers
cheered, and when JeffrieS captured Flu
wanna of the tenth district the Jeffries CO.
horts were jubilant. The situation was in
tense as the roll call proceeded and cheer
after cheer echoed through the hall. The
result of the first ballot was as follows:
Jeffries. 594; Anderson, 592; Robertson, 14S;
Williams, 161.
Robertson was dropped.
The balance of power was with the south
west. The Jeffries men mounted chairs
and yelled like madmen. The effect was
to stampede the convention. Changes fol-
lowed in rapid succession, and the secre-
taries were lost in the maze of shouted
to obtain order, but the crowd was beyond
control. Representative Hays motion for
the announcement of the vote was received
with cheers, before which Henry Carroll
of Grayson had changed to Jeffries
The name of Robertson was dropped, and
the ballot proceeded The first surprise
came when Russell county changed her
twenty votes from Williams to Anderson.
Smythe county followed from Williams to
ten for Jeffries and three for Anderson.
Scott changed eighteen votes to Jeffries,
The excitement here ran high. Wise coun-
ty changed to Jeffries ten and Anderson
two.
Anderson Ia NOminated.
A new roll call was demanded, and amid
the utmost confusion Pulaski county
changed to Jeffries. Gov. Tyler looked up
from his seat on the stage amazed, but
chewed his fan in silence. n. o. Hum
phreys Of Bedford got on the platform
Mcdonald Lee protested that delegates
should not consult with the clerks and
then vote Mr.. Glass recognized Mr.. Hum
phreys, who changed Bedford county,s
vote to Anderson, and carried the election
Anderson was announced to have TAG