Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-09-27
Republican State Convention.

party met in the U. S. Courtroom in Rich
mond on Thursday last. There were about l50
delegates in attendance, among the number
three from this county-Maj. Jno. A Har-
man, Jacob Webster and Thos. Jefferson (col
ored). The Convention was called to order by
Judge Alex. Rives of Albemarle. On motion
of Jno. r. Popham, of Bath, Sam'l f. Mad
dox was chosen temporary chairman.
Senator Lewis moved that committee, con-
sisting of one from each congressional district
and one at large, be appointed on permanent
organization. Adopted. The following COM
mittee was appointed: Hon. John E. Lewis,
r. S. Aver, Franklin Wood. DR.. G. K. Gil
mer, John Freeman, Frank Moss, DR.. J. w.
Brown, William E. Gordon, John r. Pcpham.
The committee, after short absence, re-
ported the following nominations: President,
John A. Hartman; -Presidents-i first dis
trict, James G. Toy; second, FL. B. Nichols;
third, George K Gilmer; fourth, Ell. Ell. Stow
ell; fifth, Frank Moss; sixth, DR.. Isaac Brown;
seventh, George Turner; eighth, e. G. Good
we'll; Secretaries B. W. ellis, W. B. Dow
ney aud William N. Stevens
A committee was appointed to escort the
chairman to the chair.
Maj. Hartman, on taking the stand, the Dis
patch says, with his breeches stuffed in his boots
made few remarks, in the course of which
he said he hoped the delegates would so con-
duct themselves as to reflect honor upon the
ready to exaggerate everything. Laughter
and applause He predicted that the Repub-
llcan party would make great inroads in the
ranks of the enemy in the coming campaign.
Mr. Popham: Eyes well reduce their vote
/ by 5000 in the sixth district
On motion, the following committee on reso-
lutlons was appointed
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district, Hon. r. S. Aver; second district, r.
G. Greene third district, William P Nose
ley; fourth district, William Leahy; fifth dis
trict, Alexander Rives; sixth district, Hon.
John E. Lewis; seventh district, William B.
Downey; eighth district, John S. Slater
The resolutions reported and adopted affirm,
in substance, that Congress and President
Grant have redeemed their promises to the
people, as the reduction Of the debt and the
publicans' the Walker party of Virginia
have affiliated with the Democrats and there
can be only two parties-the Democratic and
the Republican-in the State expressing
sympathy for people abroad struggling for lib
erty that the acts of the Legislature have
shown that the fruits of the new State Consti-
tuition cannot be realized without Republican
ascendancy asking Congress to give effect to
the homestead exemption of the Virginia Con-
y
finally asking Congress to pay all loyal South
ern men for property taken during the war
and for services rendered prior thereto.
A plan OF party organization was adopted
The following constitute the State Committee,
composed Of the chairman, Ex-Gov. Wells,
and three from each Congressional district
First District. Morton, Robert Nor
ton aud Rufus S. Jones.
Second District Peter G. Morgan, Fl. M.
Bowden and &. q. Green.
Third District.-J. NJ. HUMPHREYS, Landon
Boyd and WINS G. Wickham.
Fourth District. -Jno T Hamlet Ross Ham
ilton and Geo w Finney.
Fifth District. Rives, D Wilson and
Thos ? jackson.
Sixth Distrjct-Thos largest, Jno r Pop
ham and JDo Lewis.
/ Seventh District.-Jno III Thatcher, j B
Se0er and W b Downey.
Eighth District-Geo D Gooddell, Jno "
Wolff and r W Hughes.
RESPECT TO CONFEDERATE DEAD. --The fol-
lowing gentlemen have been appointed COM
mittee to ezpend the 5000 appropriated by
the Legislature Of Maryland for the collection
and burial Of the remains Of the Confederate
dead who fell at Antietam, South Mountain
Monocacy aud Gettysburg. Me5srs. FL. Kidd
douglass and George Freaues, of Hagerstown,
and j. H. Gambrill, of Frederick. A ceme-
terry near Hagerstown has been selected as the
place for interment.
The ''Constitutionnel' gives the answer of
King William to certain propo sitions transmit
ted him from the British Government He
says that Prussia demands her right to treat d.
rectly with France for peace; bat as that ma
ton has no regular Government, there can be
no certainty that the conditions of any treaty
can be fulfilled. Jules Favre, it is added, has
gone to the King headquarters to settle this
point
What is described as powerful organiza-
tion--growing out of the international Asso-
cation Of Workingme n-seems about to create
much trouble in Paris. 1t has sent message
to the Government asking for certain Radical
measures, which, if refused, will be demanded
by the people EN- masse The same despatch
adds that the first Prussian success will over
throw the Provisional as Sedan overthrow the
Imperial Government, and that then the peo-
pie will take care Of themselves.
It is believed in London that the Prussians
are negotiating only to cause delay so as to Sc
cure the possession Of Paris. The siege of
Strasbourg continues to be prosecuted with
vigor. Two lunettes have been captured with
trifing loss. The Prussians are said to have
abandoned the siege of Tonl after their last re-
pulse. From Tours it is reported that great
activity prevailed in all the departments for
national defence.
The spiritualists are holding communion with
Wilkes Booth. They report that he informs
them that President Lincoln and himself have
made up, and are now bosom friends. He
furthermore said that he was sorry" With
regard to Mrs. Surratt, Booth stated that she
J was innocent" So now Think the survivors
} Of the court martial that tried her. The ''me-
} dunn might as we'll have informed Booth that
the unanimous opinion Of the people Of this
nation" concurs entirely with his declaration
} Very serious disturbances are reported to
have taken place in Laurens and Barnweil
counties, South Carolina, between the whites
; and blacks. Two negroes murdered two blacks
, and wounded one white man. Both parties
are said to be armed and organized. Il is
charged that the disturbances are purposcly
caused by secret leagues for political effect. -
This the Republicans Indignantly deny.
The permanent headquarters of the Prus-
SLAMS during the siege Of Paris will it is thought