Democrats will hold convention on same date as GOP

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The Democratic state central committee decided yesterday that the party's 1982 U.S. Senate candidate will be chosen at a convention in Roanoke June 4-5. The June 4-5 date means the Democrats will be choosing their Senate nominee the same weekend as state Republicans and will mark the first time in modern Virginia political history that the two parties have held conventions at the same time. But few members of the Democratic committee -- its dominant mood was euphoric because of the party's sweep of the three statewide offices last month -- expressed concern about the conflict of dates with the Republicans who will stage their convention in Richmond. The euphoria also was reflected in the standing ovations and cheers that greeted Gov.-elect Charles S. Robb and his running mates, Lt. Gov.-elect Richard J. Davis and Attorney General-elect Gerald L. Baliles. Each made a short thank-you speech and envisioned the leadership Democrats, who had not elected a governor since 1965, would provide

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