The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-25
STATE CONVENTION OF THE
w ELLIS REPUBLICANS


of the Convention to be '.for the purpose
of extending and perfectng the organiza-
ton, and promoting the power and influ-
cnce of the Republican party in the State ;
to deliberate and decide upon what course
of action shall be pursued by our organiza-
ton in the future to adopt such measures
as may result in developing and promoting
the material interests and prosperity of the
state and to take such other action as
may be deemed proper"
| TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS.
| General D. b. White nominated Mr.. II.
NJ. Bowden, of Norfolk. He was unani-
mouslv elected.
Mr.. Bowden returned thanks for the honor
which had been done him, and hoped that
the members of the Convention would feel
the importance of the matters upon which
they were met to deliberate, and that their
action would rebound to the best interests
OF the party.
| Nominations for temporary secretaries
being in order, a number of delegates were
| proposed, all Of whom declined with the
exception of +. w. Haskell, of Mccken-
burg; w. f. Worthington, of Chesterfield ;
and s. +. Annable, of Henrico; and these
were elected by acclamation.
CLEAR THE HALL.
! General White moved that the hall lie
cleared of all but delegates and reporters
! for the State Journal. He said that many
ungenerous misrepresentation OF their acts
and speeches had been made by the oppoSi-
! ton press Of the State, the Wayin which their
I meetings had been conducted had been Ca
/ ricatured, and II a precedent had been
recently set them he hoped that the motion
would prevail.
| j. Ii. Clements, Of Portsmouth, in Il
spirited speech, opposed the motion, con-
sidering it not only unusual in its character,
but in the time at which it was offered. For
himself, he did not fear the shafts thrown at
him. They were the representatives Of a
party who claim that the political status OF
all should he known. and that the press had
the right to comment on the proceedings OF
any dcliberativc body. No greater blow
could be Struckat the party in Virginia than
the adoption OF this resolution.
Colonel jenkins regretted that the motion
had been made. This Convention is no
Star Chamber, and its proceedings and
actions should be known to the world. lie
had never known IL Convention OF this sort
where reporters had been excluded. IIC
trusted that this Convention would not be
ashamed of its proceedings, and moved that
the resolution be laid on the table
The vote was taken, and the resolution
was laid on the table with only four dissent
Ing voices.
WHO ARE MEMBERS:
J. NJ. Humphreys moved that 4 committee
Of onc from each congressional district and
one from the State at large be appointed Il
Committee on Credentials. Adopted, and
the following committee appointed by the
Chair:
J. VI. Humphreys, State at large and
chairman Brownlcy, Of Lancaster: Woods.
Of Petersburg; Robinson. Of Amelia Ham
lett, Of Henry; kelso, of Campbell: Jen'
llin>. Of Frederick Powell, of The scvcnt!
district; and Wiaher, OF the eighth dis.
trct.
Brooks, of Chesterfield, was nominated
and elected Scrgcant-at-arms.
J. II. PHtt then moved that after the
announcement Of the Committee on Gre
dcntialS the Convention stand adjourned
until o'clock =. NJ. Carried.
The question as to who were the authorized
delegates where Il double number Of dele
gates hol been appointed elected much dis
cuSSion, and was finally settled by 4 motion
" that the Committee on Credentials be i'll
structed to report the number Of delegate,
to which each city and county is entitled
and the names of those who are TO cast the
vote Of such city and county"
The Convention then took recess unit
s o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order
promptly at 3 O'Clock.
The Committee on Credentials not being
ready to report, other business was done.
A motion was made and carried that Mr.
J. Ii. Platt be invited to address the Con
vention. He took the stand and briefly
sketched what he thought was the duty o
the Republican party OF Virginia at thi:
time. They must place themselves i'll ac
cord with President Grant and Congress
and to do that they must drop old issues
must have Il State Central Committee com
posed of the rcT,y best men in the party
Nor must we look entirely to the col0reC
people and northern men to lead us. Fir
ginians must be given place in the work
The Central Committee had neither brain:
nor money to conduct great canvass
such as we have just passed through. There
is only one course for us to take, in conside.
ration of the admission Of the state. The
State will be admitted mt once upon the
meeting Of Congress. All we can possibly
do is to delay it thirty days. He had the
very highest authority for saying it and
we 20 TO work upon any other assumption
we will come to grief.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Platt's remarks
loud calls were made for Mr.. Porter IAN
other member elect Of Congress), who l:
supposed to represent the most radical por-
ton of the party in this State. MIR. Z
mounted the platform, but excused himself
from making speech. He would say, how
ever, that the Republican party of Nirgni:
as q party had never been represented a
Washington. 1t was rs near dead III flr
ginia as 4 party could be, and if we stanC
with folded arms and don't tell Congress:
where our diseases are, that 1t may apply
the proper remedies, we shall rs u party
die. AS for himself, he favored never
ceasing petitioning Congress, telling 1t eX
actly where things are wrong and why they
are wrong. Then, at least, we would bs
blameleSs in the matter.
DONATION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. Garland, the man who has become
famous as the one to whom General wen:
addressed his celebrated Shadwell letter
moved that Congress be petitioned tc do
nate quantity Of the public lands OF the
country for the support OF the freedmen O
the South.
MEMBERSHIP.
The Committee on Credentials reported
through their chairman Colonel Jenkins
the list of delegates to the Convention, a:
follows
| AuguStd.-E. =. Phelps, &. G. Thomas, L, "
Hughes, John A. Hamar, Philip Kosells, ..
Maupin.
Accomac.-James II. Shields, James Hatton, Ma
| thaniel W Smith.
Albemarle.-C. l.. Thompson, Thomas Garland
W. I. Worthington, j. T. S. Taylor, II. Clay Har'
rs, Milton Southall.
IIle1a,ldria.-John c. Underwood r. D. Beck
ley.
-inaherst. cambridge Morris, thomas II. Town
ley, Nathaniel Miller.
Samuel Campbell, Winston Wills, Levi McCabs,
Reuben HorEer.
Bland Adam Wagner, ". E. Coleman alter
nate.
Bucktngham.-J. Redwood, D. H. Noble Franz
| Moss, {. rerkins.
| Charles Ctta-J. r. Farquhar, r.. 6. w Jones