Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-22

"the inventor and originator of an elec.
ton law that has brought the blush OF
1 shame upon the cheek OF Vireinians."
or Capt. WIllsr1 be spoke 10 vigorous
Language. II has been 90 lotg since
| have taken hold of a barrel thst l have
some hesitation 10 taking bold of Will
lard" declared Col. Hoge. "Mr. Mon
tague says he has no bargain counter.
Joe Willard pays 81 per cent. of his
taxes 10 Washington. He owns q sta
Bile and bulldog 10 Virginia. II that
doesn't smack of the bargain counter,
Mr.. Montague must have something
like q speak. easy 10 his establishment"
~ am always suspicious" he contin-
ued, "of that man who turns upon his
confederates. 1t Was Edmund Burke
who said 1t was always the big gest ras-
cal who repented first" The colonel
spoke scathiUgly OF the constitutional
convention aud Of the programme to
put men who don't own $500 worth of
property 10 the same category with
the penitentary convicts.
The ticket was completed by the se-
lection of Robert w. Blair. OF Wythe,
for lieutensnt-Roveroor, and OF d..
Lawrence Groner, OF Norfolk, for sttor-
ney general.
Tue delegates wanted to complete
the work. bat as the platform was not
ready, the convention at Pa. m. adj
jourDed till 9 o'clock this morning.
Some spirited speeches were made
during the session. Mr.. Herr
man, temporary chairman, 10 his speech
of acceptance said he regarded his
nomination as recognition Of the
private Confederate soldier and OF the
wage earner-he had served four years
with Lee and Jackson and four years
as laborer. He talked much OF labor
and OF ''the sovereignty of mus
euler strength In this country"
He said sn inquest bad just
b en- held 10 Norfolk. "They pronouD.
ced verdict on the national demo-
cracy OF died of too much free silver,
embalmed the body of William Jen-
nings Bryan, and laid it away with the
Jackson and Grover Cleveland"
Recitiug the glories OF Virginia, Mr.
Herman said: "God Almighty bless.
ed Virgins; the democratic party has
cursed 1t. We have been tied to the
rotten carcass ofthe South. Virginia Is
not q northern State; che Is not q
southern State; she is an empire in her.
self"
In response TO long aud ofl-repeated
calls, Hugh Gordon Miller came forth.
snake it short" some exclaimed
amid the cheering.
swell, / won't speak at ALL" said
Mr.. Miller, who walked away, but he
was persuaded to return"
81 think l know where those short
talks calls came FROM" he began. He
quoted poetic parody on Wolfe's
Burial OF Sir John Moore" A stanza
about the burial OF Bryan so deep that
only populist boring for oil could
find him ELECTED wild cheers. "The
TammaDy war dances and other more
or less solemn funeral exercises of the
convention that met by the sad sea
waves" were dwelt upon, and also
Senator Daniel and his fellow under
takers, and grave.diggers, looking out
from their excavations into the dark
unknown"
During the afternoon q rampant
boom for Mr.. Agnew as gubernatorial
candidate broke from its moorings and
threatened to thrash around 80 obtrep-
erously In the republican haven as to
smash the boom OF Col. Hoge. The
latter was on the point of Withdrawing,
but Mr.. Agnew called together his
leaders Gen. Boiling, Postmaster
Crupper, Of Alexandria, aud ex-Repre-
sentative Bowden. After long con-
sultation they advised him that he
could not we'll antsgonizs Col. Hoge at
this stage OF the convention. Word
was Issued that Mr.. Agoew would not
allow the uss of bis name under any
circumstances.