The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-22
LOCAL MATTERS.
Republican State Convention.
JUDGE RIvES THE PRESIDING
OFFICER.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.

pursuant 10 call OF UcneTal W llllalls u
| Wickham, Of the National Republican State
| Central Committee; DR.. George Z. Gilmer,
| of the True Republican State Central Com
mittee and Hon. Charles Fl. Porter, of the
Republican State Central Committee, Con-
vention of the Republican party of Virginia
| met in the United States courtroom ut noon
YESTERDAY. A large number Of delegates
were in attendance, and it was noticeable
| that the proportion of whites taking part
| in the deliberations was larger than has
been the rule in conventions Of the party
| in this State.
Among the prominent Republicans pre-
| sent we noticed Hon. John f: Lewis,
United States senator from Virginia Con-
gressnlen Porter, Plat, Booker, Mcken-
zie, and Aver eX-G0yernor Wells, Colonel
Miller, and Franklin Stearns, Of Richmond ;
General Williams C. Wickham, Judge P.
A. Boiling, and C. Y. Thomas, Esq.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was called to order by G. Y.
Thomas, Of Henry (member of the House
of Delegates), on whose motion Colonel
Charles II. Lewis UNITED States Minister to
Portugal was called to the chair.
Colonel Lewis, on taking the chair, ex-
pressed his pleasure at meeting so many
Virginia Republicans here, and hoped that
| they would go to work, burying past diff
| fcrences, and do whatever was to be done,
| in the spirit of the martyr President,
"with malice toward none: with charity
for ALL" He said there could be but two
parties in the country. Show him Re
publican, and he would show you man
who loves the stars and stripes, and desires
to perpetuate the Government established
by our fathers. Show him man who hates
| the Union, or synlpathizes with the men
who, in the past, endeavored to destroy it,
or would destroy it now, and you show
| him a Democrat. The party OF progress
was the Republican, and the party OPP
posed to progress was the Democratic and
every citizen of Virginia, rs well as of the
other States of this Union, must choose be-
tween the two. This meeting was for or
ganization. and he hoped that harmony and
good feeling would characterize oil its pro-
cecdings.
On motion of Mr.. II. n. Bowden, Of Nor.
folk, Mr.. Samuel T. Maddox, of Chester
| field, was chosen secretary.
Hon. George w. Booker suggested that
| the call for the conference be read by the
Secretary which was done.
| Mr.. DOwney, Of Loudoun, moved that the
chsirmen of the three Republican State
Central Committees General W. e. Wick.
| ham, George X. Gilmer, and Hon. Charles
H. Porter be requested to take part in the
proceedings.
MIR. Porter said this had already been
agreed upon in caucus, and the motion was
| thereupon agreed to.
Mr.. Thomas suggested that the same pri-
yilege be extended to all the Republican
members of Congress; but this meeting
with objection as premature, a vote was not
taken upon it.
On motion of Hon. John F. Lewis UNITED
States senator), Mr.. b. W. ellis, Of the
Richmond State Journal, was selected as
sistant secretary.
The list of delegates was then called over
by the chairmen of the three committees
and the following were found present:
| DELEGATES PRESENT.
| At Ldr9e-Dr. Walthall, w. D. Massey
L. H. Chandler, Franklin Stearns, George
G. Round, J. L. Davis, S. F. Maddox, Johr
Robinson, Alexander Rives, II. II. Wells
D. S. Lewis, John W. Jenkins.
Amherst-James Dean.
AUeghany and Crais-J. W. Molly.
Bucktngham-J. II. N oble.
Elizabeth City and Warrtck-R. Wood
William Bartlett.
Fdtrd1-Joh HawXhurst.
Fredenck-J. Ii. Shields.
GreeneviHe-Thomas Bell.
Hahfar-W. H.. II. Stowen.
King W1Atam-D. w. Massey.
Loudoun-Wiiham Williams.
| Ne,o Kent-R. G. Troutman.
Norfolk city-H. NJ. Bowden, James Or
ton.
| Northampton-J.C G. Toy. -
| Prince George-O. III. Fretz.
Rocktnghans-Cha II. Lewis.
| RoanoEe-William s. Oakley.
Sur1z-W. S. Underwood.
York-D. NJ. Norton.
Albemarle-J. F. S. Taylor. .
Bland-A. w. Shewey.
| CharIotte-William Fl. Ragsdale, Thomas
Leahy.
Chesterfield and PoukGtan-B. 7. Ed
wards, Henry Cox.
Culpeper-Thomas P. Henly.
Esse1-T. r. Wentworth.
ErankEin-T. 2. Claiborne, j. P. Della
ven.
Flupanna-S. D. Anderson.
Gloucester-Jacob Cohn.
! Goochland-J. D. Miller.
Richmond city-Joseph NJ. Humphreys
. Lewis Lindsey, II. L. Wigand, W, d. Les
ter, Andrew Washburn.
Ldncdster-L. r. Stewart.
Meck!enburg-S. N. Dodge, r. Hamilton
| Nansemond-E.O verton.
Norfolk county and Portsmouth city
Charles E. Hodges, L. Lee, George Teamoh
| Pittsyluania-H, Scott. r.
Prince Ed,rnrd-R. Burton.
! Riehnond-Dr. W. W. Douglas.