The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-19
OF DE1.EGATES To TIzE
PzEsEADEAPHIxAC CONVENTION.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Senator Lewss for ylce.pres,,.cna.

bkLHHATES TO THE PHILADELPHIA CONTENTION.
Mr., Dezendorf. OF Norfolk offered the fol-
lowing resolution
'RrsO!Ded, That committee of nine-one
from each congressional district. and one at
largc--bc appointed bv the chair to recon-
mend six delegates from the State at large to
| represent tl" Republican party of Virginia
| in the National Republican Convention to be
| held in the city OF Philadelphia, and that the
| delegates from the respective congressional
districts in the State elect two delegates from
their respective districts to represent said
districts in said National Convention, and that
il is the sense OF this Convention that as a
matter of expediency and policy no Federal
ofice-holder or ap,1ointce, or member OF
Congress or Senate of the United States from
VIRGINIA should DC Il DELEGATE 10 the National
| Convention"
Mr.. Porter, Of .tlhrinar'p. moved that the
resolution be divided, and the propositions
considered separately.
Mr. Sener moved rs an amendment that the
resolution be considered as whole.
The amendment was rejected, and the mo-
ton of Mr.. Porter was agreed TO.
The first proposition providing for the ap-
pointment Of Il committee of nomination. was
thea taken up, and was opposed by Mr. Por-
ter. OF Richmond. he was III laVof OF the
Convention taking the matter in their own
hands, and saw no reason for confding the
work OF selecting these delegates to COM
mit!e1.
Mr. Burgess. OF Richmond. replied to Mr..
Porter, expressing lis surprise that the latter
WAS opposrd to committees to-day and in
favor Of them Yesterday. Why was his col
league tMr. Porter willing to accept COM
mit:ces appointed by the temporary chair
man and afraid to trust the permanent pre-
sident? Last night he had been most
strenuous advocate Of ratifying. without
amendment the propositions of a committee.
What change had come over the spirit of his
| dreams.
Mr., Scpcr offered the following as sub
.,ituta for the pending propositions:
| ..That thcre be selected! by this Conycn-
t;on fnr the St1to ot LARGE six delegates to the
| PhilsIrlih;a Convent ION. ;md thai for these
nl,rn. n.rh of thr rivht congressional dis
t,;,.t. ch,lI nrnsaut one name. from which
| thn r,nvrrtinn win select the sjy delegate:
- hn chosen
| After some further debate. Mr. Burgess
noyrl TO amend the amendment hy a pro-
vision CoI. he election of four delegates from
,ho St.,tn ot l,r~r and two from each Of the
,;no diS,r;,.ts created hy thc new aDDortion-
,,,.
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it,, ~ ',J ,,.,.. t;n,;,, ,.n;o,snI
,'n,t =" ,i'. o,,n,.,tinm ar tha mrnyo,,s m;es.
! :'','>'
Nh w., .,,,,,l,,cu, of Mr. ccnor ol.o WAS
,;i'"o
!!r'o ,;,.., ,,rouos;t;,u il, the resolution of
NJ ~ n', i,,I,;., n,o,.;d.:s far tho o,.
nr :. cnnnmi,t,. !, ,,,.,,...;nnd Siv
l,",'''ni'". ~ -" ,''i' rtatI ~ ,n.. ,ha,,
"tcIS I J ,,J'it , '''s s,cn,,d Which ,,,,dos for
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''',S, "7 ,,,,,;,, ,,,or tl,o od,r,io,
,ic 4n:sl'oa ';,;' "to,l Wv r Tn.
vi Inv '''hu J., ,,I -n' ". ~,
'eiirt''' no'." T." i' =. ~, os u'o ,l',
words or Meliiner oi Congress or cl .he
senate oil 'he Cn'Ieu >'"',s lf".i, I:i s'ls'ha;
~ t.t '".i M 'I',tas .ii ~ thn E,tnnn,
cr'o; ~ cie''l"' ~, -; W '''~
Noni'la.lilS .o'issn'.o 'i .,, o,,,o,,1,,,,,. H.
ar; lo!'ll.:,t vi ~ t,; w. Tnnna,,t;nn ,,,as
,. n"nu u,,' e., ha nynr,vhelmi,olv (,vor,,h,e to
known 10 pe pfeim men m,.sn nd ,1ut tho I
tne ree'ect.on VI T.lui"i .i5 "i.i '''i ~ ''
,,s,'Ti, ,str,,c,oI tn vote fnr him under any
monsy 'n:lretet 10 No'c n ~, ,, wa uii'.. inorfnr @
ana aii eiv''h. t,'', III, [,,Iln t,n onnnsi-
. ahs ,ns .'tp'' - .aT t'at tbn rnnon,n,tinn Of
C,ili l",, i"Ic t,,,'t was sncu,cd hy = convention
~ nn;"n-hoiInrs Then anain. il is certainly
iuo,.mnJinnt to send o,,r members of the
Hoi,tn or penrcsentatiyes. forone is himself
>, c,nd;d,to fnr Vicr.presidcnt and ii one
roo. ", phiI,Gnh,lio nil will want TO 90, and
Iitoil ~o fira ant nf civ drlccotas nj ]arny will
ho,6,r,,,ars = 'a an ~ Cnnmrass
NJ. Porter M a. moved "a amend the
,nnn,,u,rnt l\ s,ril;inm ont all relating to
I'M. rvrI,isilu of Federal utlicc-holdcrS from
election to the Convention. lie was opposed
to lettering the people with amy restrictions
in the choice of delegates. The fact that n
man had been lionored hy his constituents
or by the Administration With Federal Of
tice wis no Objection TO MN, II ne wills soo''
representative Republican.
Mr.. Popham asked MS coiieaSNe VT. lol'
teri if it was not generally understood tiE!t
Gcneral trlI' WAS oPpose"'o W S'''o'Ns o'n'8'
holders to tile Convention.
Mr. Porter satd ne knew notnlhs apou'
any such 'in"'!S'"1'''''S' "''@ >'''>N
"ooH. W. po,,bom. u, Well. there il a gentleman
~ ,In.. ,,.ho hoard General Grant saw a,
un ,,,,,nh
ca,,.tor Lewis said Mr.. Popham must be
,,;staI.on Mn CIr lewis, had had a con-
,n,sat;o, viii prns;dpnt Grant on this sub.
:nat ",'a bnd asl-oJ linn whether he had ever
ro' anu i'.a', des;rn thnt oticc.holdcrs should
rnt nnt ,,o sant ~ tIo philadrlnhio Convention.
~ nO' pe Se:i. W Va. 49, IL I,od o,,rro,soI
Inc iieso:n. ~ ', na Tcnmator owls,
no sern Gesie, "t, rho ,,, had m Questioned HIM
m"s 'i,t lie nr.,lrancn He General Grantl said
i.s ~ ,.l, t,,at =, Wow of the charges made
vt Nv. w. i,aL.ae and other papers that it was
i;i.ol,, +, hn q "bresd-ontl.h,lttcr, conyen-
nhe'! y " 'e :. oa;ne'hoiders, convention ;,
tioh' "i an ha.tar ntIor filings he;no
tif'' II ilsnt W psti' ,',o U.ne ,. Tot ofl;ao'