The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-27
TIRE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY

Oh Isin,a W VT tho narT on broad and liberal
| r"n'ljran basis, who arc IN favor OF freedom. %
thought aud freedom 81 speech are AZ GSe "a
! yiteG 10 assemble in the room over nc "'"Ce %
the STATE Journal to-day at Il o'ciock Vi ;,.,l
John ". jenkins, james II. riatt, hic ilh
A AEs1 g. e q GooGe 4 & Frets
ston d. & carr James II. Clements, !; :" ~
cox +. ". Haskell, J. T. iIamiett' fa lli' Tnos
+. jackson y. f. %or;hingt9n, r G: Mg I5inn:
william H. Baldwin, George II; Sont ,a linn On.
, MS9a W f. nan a.. fFein All rhiiip Resell
November 20, 1852
In addition to those whose name, are
amended to the call, we noticed ihe loiIo"
ing persons present, some OF whom were
not delegates
Delecates.-General d. b: White, o; +. ninS'
George Tucker, Judge L. NJ: shn'n Gi,a,an =, y.
Dodge Luther Lee Dr.; r. &: v y ~ IH Ernmhaii.
Wits A. Hodges. 4. Washhnr, 6. 5; kichar"s,
+ =. Baldwin. John Watson. MOI OetegottS.-
Inbn i,vrkc Coioncl Charles Wh!t'lcsc:
q WarJwell. Colonel Robert ". Hughes, j. :
Lewclcn. Franklin Wood.
The proceedings were inau@urated by the
selection Of Mr.. James II. Clements rs chaE-
man and Mr.. William l.. Fernald as secrc-
tary. :. ,,,.;
The Chairman, as preliminary to 6uSi,
ness, stated that At an inlorna! meeting iiei.,
last NIGHT committee had been appointed
to prepare business, and asked IL thcV were
ready to report. ~, l,o
Colonel platt then said that several oil me
members of the late Convention had lett
that body because the opportunity OF cN-
pressing their views had been denied thclh,
and hnCause the matters of the Convention
were managed By few gentlemen OF hlcn-
mond who had prepared beforehand all the
work of the Convention. III was I'LL uone
entirely in the interests OF portion OF the
Marty. and without regard tothc wishes OF Il
iarre minority of the members; and when
they had assembled they had refused 10 al
low their resolutions to be read, ana IL
was only long and persistent effort that
thew could get them before the BODY at an )
and when they had succeeded IN TINS lile
cal! for the previous question had Qcbarleu
them the privilege Of discussion. 10 this,
however, not wishing to ca,lSe uiscoru III
the party, they had submitted until the vote
was taken. When this was doIe, they had
still further acquiesced until the election OF
members of the State Central Committee
took place. lie then had the honor oil nolni-
mating General Williams G. Wickham, ana
stated nj the time that when the President
should have stated the question he desired
to make Il few remarks. The temporary
Chuirman-Mr. MaddoX--had then received
the nominations of others. and heard the
praises which were bestowed on them !;
but, although he aroseat every opportunity,
he had failed to be recognized by the mar,
and had at last been chokcd OIL ny the pre-
vious question. He tried even then TO say
Il few words, but his voice was drowned Ill
cries of "Prevous question:" " Vote him
Down" &c. lie felt that he could not, con-
>jstrut with his Seli-respcct, remain longer
with the body, and after il protest against
The treatment which he had received. he
and some Of his friends had withdrawn.
After they left. he had heard that the pre-
viol> question was not ordered.
Another thing was the case OF Mr.. Cham
der. who lives in the city Of Richmond,
and at the last election was the candidate Of
the party for seat in the Legislature. The
Committee on Credentials had thrown ms
name out. and thus for the third time was
he refused admittance to convention OF
the people of his party. He enumerated
instances where the action OF the Convention
had been just the opposite.
He did not agree with the majority report.
The second resolution was direct cen>ure
of Congress and the President. and he for
one was not willing that his name should
90 out to the world rs SanctionlnS any such
document The resolutions were not worthy
of Il school-bov. and one who did not do bet
ter could not gain admission to any OF the
high schools in Petersburg. As to the MI
nority report. it did not exactly meet his
views. but it was the best they could de.
In regard to the State Central Committee,
he said that while he might have the highest
regard for Mr.. Porter personally, he ulo
not think his selection IS Chairman OF the
Central Committee would add any votes TO
the party in another election, and that OF
u.C1rlI and thn pDmmif-
tee as Il whole was one which did not COM
mapd the confidence of the party.
If we place ourselves in entire accord
with the party in the North and through
out the country, he verify believed that a
majority of the people of Virginia would
ioin them. In regard to other declarations
in the address, he would state that he had
travelled over nearly the whole state OF
Virginia, and there was no spot Of ground
in il where a mans life was unsafe IL he
behaved himself He had been i'll many
parts of the State during the recent political
canvass, and had never carried pistol III
his life, nor ever considered II necessary 10
have one for protection. He had never IN
tended or desired to organize fourth party
in VIRGINIA, but he did want TO tell those
men who controlled that Convention that
they could not gag or control him. ltwollld
he n long time before any elections would be
held in Virginia, and before that time the
party NAV be placed OH platform to which
all may subscribe. His constituents would
not feel bound by any action of Contra!
Committee appointed by such body AS the
| late Convention.
Colonel V. 4, Witcher, as one Of the
Committee on Credentials, stated that the
only contest before them was on Mr.. Chand'
! ler's credentials. He had dissented from
| the action Of the majority of the committee,
| and had prepared Il minority report. which
| the Chairman had refused to hand in, and
the Convention had refused to receive
| He protested in the names OF Mr.. Goodel
and Mr.. Noble against theirs appointment on
the Central Committee, as had been done
bv the Convention. The latter had told him
this morning as he left the city that he had
been baniShed from Rome, but had thereby
| gained his freedom. He was particularly
severe on the members of the committee
saving that several of them were wanting
in social position, etc.
| IT. Maupin, of Albemarle, in behalf O
Major Hartman, protested against being
| placed on that committee.
Colonel j. W. Jenkins stated that all tho
delegates to the Convention from the sixth
district hadleft the hall. with Mr.. Platt anC
himself, and he was not aware as to how
| the names of these gentlemen got on the
committee He conceded with everything
which had been said by Mr.. Platt. They
had tried to harmonic the interests apt
prciudices of all. He did not believe
in the declarations of the majority re
port. In regard to one statement therein
he would say that he had spoken il
all the Valley counties, and he haC
vet to hear Of the first outrage upol
any of them, or the attempt TO break VI
their meetings. 1t was in consequence o.
these statements that we have so little emf
grafton here. A mans life was as safe here
as in New York. Nor was ne IN favor o
organizing u fourth party but he was il
favor of re5rganizlng the Republican party
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