The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-11
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q Cur telsgraphic dispatches this morning
inform us that the Conservative Convention
in. Richmond hive numinated Robert -.
Withers, Of Lynehburg, as their stanaaru-
bearer for the Office of Governor Of ,ns
State General James Walker, OF Pulaskl :
Lieutenant Governor j. Marye, Jr. OF
gSpotsyIsania, Attorney General; and Mar
smaduke johnson, Of Richmond, Congress-
man ct large. This team is strong enough
bfosrevery ll.wishero the State, but tney
ara ,at strones enough to take the iron-ciad
oath nor Is Il. expected Of them. ~ E''7
sdV s,a From the norfolk Journal. T. ~
Pa Ne conngi Ter the whole nomination as o
powerful team. They are all three very
{ arm. and very moderate In their views.
They are at the game time Te,o men which
sia very important, for they come before the
people unsshackied by old political ASSOC
Citations, and are the men for the times.
= 80 From the Petersburg Express. -
4 The Conservative Convention in Rich
mond on Friday nominated Colonel r.. e:
Withers, Of Lynchburg, as the candidate OF
that party for the Office of Governor Of the
State, ut the ensuing election, when it comes
off. This nomination is an excellent one,
and win doubtless be success. H tGG
The nomination Of General James Walker,
of Pulaski, for Lieutenant Governor will
also meet the approval and support of the
people, as he is q gentleman against whom
no objections can be urged. " ~ E
80 - From the Petersburg Index. =
The CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.-The
body, which met in Richmond on Thursday
and adjourned Friday night, has finished
the preliminary work of the campaign by
naming the standard-bearers who are to
lead the Conservative forces in resistance
to the proposed Constitution. The ticket as
adopted will be found in another column.
h The Convention was full and imposing
representative body, and doubtless reflect
ed accurately the sentim ents Of the people.
The gratifying feature Of the proceedings
was the entire unity of opinion felt and e1-
pressed in regard to the monstrosity sought
to be established as Virginia's government
by the enemies of liberty and order. There
was difference of opinion as to the best
modes Of escaping the yoke, but none what
ever as to the necessity of organized and
persistent resistance to all attempts to
fasten negro rule upon the whites of Virgil
MIA and while all were frank in declara-
ton of opinion, there was shown unani-
nous desire to avoid all causes for dissen-
sion, and to acquiesce cordially in whatever
policy the Convention might adopt.
THE above must have been written before
the Inder learned the names Of the nomi-
nees.] .s. gIJe-
IN. From the Lynchburg Republican.
/. We present this morning the names Of the
gentlemen chosen as our standard bearers
by the Conservative State Convention on
Friday.
We can only say of them, at present. that
they are all good men and true,-faithful
sons of Virginia-to whose keeping her
honor and her interests may be safely con-
fded. 49,
40. From the Lynchburg News.
CONSERVATIVE NOMINATION FOR Co.
YERNoR.-Colonel Robert E. Withers, Of
this city, was on Friday nominated by
the Conservative Convention, in session in
Richmond, as the Conservative candidate
for Governor. Holding the relation he does
to this paper, it would perhaps be indeli-
cate in us to add anything to this announce
ment, but we may bepermitted to say that
there is no truer Virginian, no truer south
ern man in all the land, than Colonel With
ers, and not one who will more fully uphold
the honor of Virginia should it be the
pleasure of her gallant and noble people to
elect him their Governor.