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of Virginia Beach. In 1981 the conservatives turned to then state Sen. Herbert H. Bateman of Newport News. At the convention
Bateman appeared to have the nomination locked up when former Del. Guy 0. Farley, his chief rival for the nomination, took the podium and withdrew. Most of Farley’s delegates and a number of others immediately bolted to state Sen. Nathan Miller, the third man in the race, putting him over the top and defeating Bateman. An angry Godwin promptly walked out of the convention.
Thus, a third defeat in this year’s maneuvering could well have seriously damaged, or possibly ended, Godwin’s role as a power broker in ,the party.
As a result, the former governor pulled but all the stops for Chichester. His enthusiasm for the Stafford senator was enhanced considerably because his rival was Coleman, whose past record, wit, and brash political irreverence made him an anathema to Godwin and the conservatives.
When the balloting began on Saturday the issue was still in doubt. But by the fourth ballot it was evident that Chichester had the upper hand. Stall the convention managers were taking no chances.
Midway through the fourth ballot Coleman and his wife, Nikki, tried to get to the platform to concede, but they were stopped by GOP state chairman Donald Huffman who stood at the top of the steps like Horatius at the bridge. Party rules, he explained, had been changed after 1981 to prevent concessions during a ballot count.
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