Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-30

end the appointment OF ROy t. 1
Ii revenue are endorsed.
bereavement in his family. And you
gentlemen OF the convention have
! done the rest" he said.
BY way CT conclusion Captain
Kent expressed a sincere regret that
| the man upon whom the convention
i had d. cided for the nominee for gov
ernor should be unable to make the
race on account OF illness.
Kent Former Democrat.
Captain Kent is consul-general TO
Guatemala. having been appointed 10
! his post by President Roosevelt sever
| al years ago He is a son Of former
Lieutenant-Govern Kent. of Virginia,
a life long Democrat and was himself
Democrat up 10 thirteen years ago.
| He left the De- mocratic party in 1896
on the money question and soon JOIN
ca the ranks of the Virginia Repub-
| hcans. He was born in Wyths coun-
ty and has lived in Virginia practical
ly all his life.
When Captain Kent concluded his
| spec CHI. H. A. Anderson, of the Ninth
district, nominated State Senator A.
T. Lincoln, of Symth county. Lincoln
was the darkest kind of dark horse
| in the race and his nomination came
as a surprise to many of the dele
| gates. He had not been mentioned m
| connection with the Office and it was
whispered about the convention hall
| that the leaders gave the Southwest
/! dele CATION the second choice on the
| ticket in order to call the delegates
from that section OF on the Statewide
prohibition. Whether that was true
or not. the Statewide plank was not
even presented, but the southwestern
delegates refused to accept the plank
as it was presented
Democrats His Friends.
| A. p. Crockett, OF the Second dis
trict, made the secondlng speech ana
then Lincoln was escorted TO the plat
form. He made a rather remarkable
I speech, declaring that the two Demo
cra,s who are running for the Demo-
cratic nomination for lieutenant-gos-
ernor are warm personal friends OF
his and that no matter which one OF
them wins the Republicans are to say
, nothing against aim In the coming
| campo. gn. You may dencunce his
i politics, but not his personal chara-
ter" he said. Lincoln also said That
| he hadn't sought the nomination and
that while he would accept. but he
couldn't hope to make a very active
! campaign
! In one of his characteristic speech
es, Col. S. Brown Allen nominated
George A. Reyercomb for attorney
general, and seconding speeches were
made by Powell Royal, Of Tazewell,
and =. J. Davenport, of Washington
county. Revercomb was named by
reclamation and Uoi. s. Brown Allen
headed the committee that escorted
him to the stage.
Incubator of Issues"
Mr.. Revercomb made a long and
interesting speech Of acceptance. He
literally roasted the Democratic par
ty alive, declaring its three-time stan
dard bearer. William Jennings Bryan
to be the greatest incubator of issues
on earth And cheers and hearty
laughter greeted the sally. Then he
said tina; he supposed Bryan Is now
Matching more issues 70 spring four
years hence.
\ The nominee fer attorney general
also paid his complims nts 20 Judge
Mann and Mr.. Tucker. declaring that
Tucker says Mann was associated
with the negroes under Malone and
Mann says Tucker was associated
with them in the Ogden movement
We know all abort their past history
a. cause they've turned states evi-
dcnce.- continued the speaker. amid
applause and laughter.
Locke for Secretary.
Attorney George y Wise. Of this
CITY. nominated John y. Locke. OF
Newport Nsws. for secretary Of the
commonwealth. To she many LEGAL
Democrats gathered in the Academy
the nomination Of NJ. Locke came as
a surprise. but he had been agreed
upon late Wednesday night. Patrick
NcCals Of LyncaburE. made the sec
ouding speech and IN the course Of his
= marks be said thai " y was not con
sfiiutionai he'd move 10 adjourn the
convention to meet IN NcrDort News
again mkt year. The statement was
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