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From the Richmond Wing.
STATE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

WEDNESDAY, June l3, 1888.
The Convention met at IL o'clock |
and was called to order by Wright
Soutbga,e, Esq. Of Norfolk-who mo-
we'd that James Caskle, Esq, take the
Chair, which was agreed to.
Mr.. F. James, OF Richmond then no.
minated Mr.. James Macfarlad, Of Pc
tersburg, as Secretary, and Mr.. John
II. Butler OF Norfolk, Assistant Secre-
tary, and they were appointed accor-
dinghy.
A brief allusion was made to the OBJ.
jec's Of the Convention, after which the
Chair requested the Delegates present
to hand in their names to the Secreta-
ry for enrolment; and it appeared the
following Delegates were in a,ten-
dance.
NORFOLK BoRoUGu-Wrigh, South.
gate, Robt. Souiter, Sen'f, William
Tucker, John II. Butler, Charles Reid,
John N. Colley, JOS. L. Allyn, james
f. Hunter, VIM. F. Cunningham, r.
IL. Chamberlain, and Aaron Mlhado.
PoRrsMoUIH-Geo. Blow, Samuel
M. Wilson, James L. Wilson, and r.
G.. Baylor.
SUFFOLK AND NANEsMoND-John G..
Crump.
SMITHFIELD AND ISLE OF WIGHr-
Merit Wombie, John r. Purdie, and
Robert Butler.
Charlottesville-Dr. Frank Carr, and
John w. Goss.
Town OF PETERsBURG-James Mac
farland, Darcy Paul, r. G. Egerton,
James Lea, Edmund Ruffin, A. G..
Mclyaine, N. M. Martin, and r. Les.
lie.
WHEELrNG-G. w. Wilson.
STAuNToN-T. Robert Blair, and P.
Van Deursen.
FREDERIcKsBURc--B. N. Burnett,
w. NJ. Mitchell, Alexander r. Philips,
Jesse Curtis, Geo. w. Eve, Abraham
Cox, james Cook, and Thomas F.
Knox.
DUMrRIEs-E. J. Spence.
decentralization Early.
WILLIAMSBURG Anderson.
Cry OF RIcHMoND-James Caskie,
B. Peyion, II. w. Moncure, N. DENLY
J. J. Fry, f. James, Lewis Webb, II.
l.. Kent, John II. Eustace, c. Ellis, j.
?. Taylor, r. Anderson, A. Peasants,
r. c. &. WORKMAN, w. Allison, w. f.
Butler, John Van Lew, J. Gray, C.
Robinson, Thomas Rutherford, |. Da.
venport, O. Williams. f. b. Deane, Jr.
E. e. Ben,Iy, r. B. Haxall, s. P. Par
son, w. G. Allen, and j. Snead.
ANIEIA-Thomas E. Jeter.
BEDroRp-Wm. Campbell.
CHARLoTTE-S. ID. Morton.
ELIZABETH CITY CoUNTY-Frances
Mallory, and John Jones.
observation-disclosures Craig.
KING AND QuEEN-W. Bonlware.
MATrHEws--W. II. Roy.
Princess ANNE-Jonathan Hunter,
". P. Morgan, John Petty, Sr. and
VIM. Roberts.
SoUTuAMrroN-Ro Robert Ridley, and
James B. urquihart.
York CoUNrY-Robert Anderson,
and Thomas G. Tinsley.
NORTH CARoLINA-MARTIN CouN.
TY-Col. Asa Briggs.
On motion OF Mr.. Cunningham, Eji-
tors newspapers were invited within
the bar of the Convention to take notes
of IFS proceedings.
On motion of Mr.. Southgate, a COM
miltee of one Delegate from each coun-
ty and town, were appointed to recon.
mend TO the Convention suitable persons
for its officers.
After short retirement, the commit
tee reported that they recommend Jas.
Caskle, Esq. for President Wright
Southeate, Esq. as Vice President, and
Messrs. james mcfarland, and John
ii. Butler, as Secretaries OF the Con-
venhon--all Of whom were elected in
accordance with the recommendation
OF the commttee-questlons being put
upon the nominations respectively.
On motion of Mr.. Mallory. amended
at the suggestion of Mr.. Marley.
Resolved, That a committee, conss.
ting of one member from each city and
county and North Carolina have repre-.
sented be appointed by the President,
to prepare a report, setting forth the
advantages & practicabllity Of carrying
on direct trade with foreign nations,
exhibiting the causes which have de.
pressed that trade in the staple States,
and suggesting such other measures as
may be lawfully adopted to develope
other resources and advance the gener.
al objects Of this Convention.
On motion of Mr.. J. T. ALLYN.
Resolved, That the committee to
whom were referred the former resolu-
ton, report what loss ofcapital, ifany,
has been sustained by the people of
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