The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-29
Only Hope of Admin
istration Lay in His
Nomination.
BITTER WRANGLE
IN CON VENTION
Futile Efforts Made to Siam
pede Delegates for Dougherty,
Scott County Bull Moose.
Present Congressman in
kilograms Urges Naming
OF Another.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.1

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Bristol. Va. August 2s.-over his
strenuous protests. Congressman c.
3 Slemp was renominated for Con-
sress at midnight at the hands of the
Republican convention OF the Ninth
Virginia District. which met in Bris-
toi to-day. and which was attended
by nearly seven hundred delegates.
Although Slemp was a TAFT delegate
at Chicago. the convSltion. which
wildly applauded every mention OF
Roosevelt's name. nominated him over
Two avowed progressive candidates.
Resolutions were adopted favoring a
protective tariff. but no reference was
made to Taft or Roosevelt
1t was claimed by the Roosevelt
leaders that the progressive delegates
were nve to one in the majority in
the convention. Congressman Slemp
wired from Cincinnati to his friends
urging that they prevent his nomina-
tion. pleading his state of health as
reason for not desiring to continue
IN Congress. but the convention dis
reEarded his wishes. Friends of the
Representative believe he viii accept.
During the bitter wrangle in tho
convention. which continued until
1880 o'clock tonight. the Bull Moos.
made repeated efforts to bring about
the nomination of DIR. J. NJ Dough-
erty' or Scott County. His nomination
was seconded by several counties. and
efforts were made to stampede tho
convention in his behalf. and but for
the fact that the Slemp men would
not withdraw tho name of their Con-
gresham. Dougherty might have won.
1t has been plain throughout the dav
that the only hone OF the administra
tion men lay in Slemp that he could
combine their votes with enough OF
inc Mooses TO win When at II o'clock
tonight II became positive fact that
Slemp's name was to remain hefors
the convention. there was no further
doubt about what the result was to
be- and only one ballot was neces
sary. Slemp received on this ballot
+os OF total OF 67i votes. while
pousherty received only So l-2 votes.
Slemps nomination then. upon mo-
,ion OF Robert ~ Anderson. of Smyth
county. was made unanimous
DouEhcrty Pledges support.
Or Dougherty was then called upon
Tor a neech, and he responded PROMPT
~. pledSinS his hearty support person- u
ally 10 Slcmp. but at the same time
stating that he would cast his vote for
roosevelt in November His speech
was received with deafeninr cheers
when he announced that he would sun
port Slemp, and with even a more noisy
demonstration when he declared for
Roosevelt
The following names were placed he
fore tho convention as candidates as
the roll OF counties was celled for a
second time. following the wrangle
over whether Slemp's name should ba
withdrawn: c. h. Semp. OF visa
County Dr. NJ Dougherty. of scott
County; Charles 5. pendleton. OF Scott
County George ". Litz, of WIS, Coun-
~. j. Wilson McGavock. of Wythe
County, and former State Senator Ro
lana p Chase. of Dickinson County.
Alc'ravock's name was not voted upon
after he made the statement on the
moor Il would rather sec Slenlp nomi-
mated and reelected than to go myself
to tho United States Senate or be
elected President 10000 times
Tho first and only ballot taken re-
suited as follows:
city Of Brlstol-For slemp. 3.
Bland-For siemp. 10. BuchananHFor
Litz IS. for Doughtcry. o. Dicken-
son--For Chase IS Giies-For slen,n
"a I-oe-For Slemp, rs tor chase, s:
for Pendieton. .. for Pendleton 2:
Fulaski--For Dougherty. 81 Russell
For Siemp, 81 for Pendleton, 8: For
Dougherty l29. for Chase. IL. Scott
For Pendleton 80 IL. for Dousherty.
rs i2 for Slcmp. ; Smyth-For
Slemp. 80 Ta1ewoll-For slemp S..
for Iitz. .. for Dougherty. o Wise
For Slemp, 5e for Doughcrty 1s for
pendleton. IA Wytho-For Slemp 81.
Washington--Fo Dougherty. 10; for
pendletou 90 fnr Siemp. is
Seeing that Slemn had the nomina-
ton. Dickinson County Withdrew ia
vote for chase and placed II In this
Slemp column
Permanent Organization.
The committee on permanent orEani.
zation reported a. $40 o'clock this
evening following a recess taken AZ
o'clock in the afternoon. nominating
the following officers for the pcrma-
nent organization A. o Lincoln. OF
Smyth County chairman NJ c Eiy.
or Lee county. secretary G W Dough-
ertv. OF scott County scrgeant-at-
arms These men we're elected. Chair
man Lincoln was introduced to the
convention by Dr J. NJ Dougherty, of
scott and accepted with comments on
thu REMARKS OF DIT pousherty to tho
erect that ne was A lineal dcscendent
OF Abraham Lincoln When nomina-
tons were called for, *. 3. Spratt
OF Tazewel I'm an eloquent speech
placad slemp in nomination
THIS was followed ny the most noted
oratoricai effort Of the convention. when
rom Munsey. Of Bland seconded tho
Slcmn nomination Nmnsey said reia-
tive 10 harmony "a know how 10 night
Democrats and never tail, but God
knows don't know how to nsht Repub-
licans 50 whoever may he ncminat.
ed. fear not ours is The only Repub- x