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Official Proceedings of the Fourth COMPRESSION.
al District Convention.
.r FARMvILLE, VA,
july 10th. 1872.

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Pursuant to the call issued May %, 1872,
by the District Republican Committee of
the Fourth Congressional District Of Vir-
| ginia, a convention was held at this place
to-day. The convention was called to Or
der by George w. Graham, chairman Of the
district committee, at II o'clock M. The
call for the convention was read by
Joseph P. Evans, secretary but two coun-
ties and the city Of Petersburg not being
represented, the convention adjourned until
3 u. NJ, when it was again called to order,
and all of the counties and Petersburg
then being represented, Hon. A. p. Lath-
rop was elected temporary chairman, and
Mr.. G.. NJ. Jennings, secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed Hon.
George W. Graham, Hon. j. w. b.
Mathews, Hon. George w. Young, Mr.. j..
L. Ellis and Joseph Byas as a committee
on credentials, who, after retiring for a few
moments, returned and reported the follow
ing named delegates as entitled to seats,
viz: 81
Poachatan County.-IIenry Cox, John L.
Ellis. aE s.E $780,.
amelia Coudy.-John Robinson and
Mcdowell Delany. ..y.s,g
Cumberland COunty.-James Lipscombe
and Chastain Grey.
Prince Edwayd Coumty.-Jos. Jorgenson
and Tazewell Branch. t.a
Charlotte County.--H. w. McGeorge,
Chas. Randolph, Joseph Byas and John
Jellries. 'ttr
Mecklenbmg County.-A. 2. Lathrop,
G.. W. Young, Ross Hamilton, and r.
Jones.
Brunswich Cotmty.-Joscph G. Russell
and Robt. Whitaker. ....,g.-5
L~mueabwg County.--G. NJ. Jennings
and VIM. Smith.
Notouay County.-G. w. Graham and
Rich'd G. Brown. I'll
Din,uddie Coamty.--A. G. Winston and
VIM. Goodwin. sag ,rg....E '
Cayof Petesbmy.--J. w. B. Mathews,
John Chissel, G. May and A. Armstrong.
GreensriUe Cotnty.-P. X. Jones and
Thos. Bell.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted, except as to the county of
Cumberland. Pending the discussion--of
adopting the report of The committee as to
Cumberland-and before any vote was
taken, eight delegates retired from the Con-
v~cntion, after which the report as to Cum
bcrland was adopted, and on motion, the
following committee on permanent organi-
cation was appointed /: Ross Hamilton, Ii.
w. McGeorge, Tazewell Branch, William
Smith, r. Jones. ra
The committee reported for president of
the convention, Hon. p. X. Jones, of
Greensville ; vice-presidents, Robert Whita-
ker and John Jeftries !; secretary, Thomas
Bell !; assistant secretary, George w.
Young. The report was adopted.
On motion, A. p. Lathrop, Richard G.
Brown, Charles Randolph, Joseph Jorgen-
son, and James Lipscombe were appointed
by the chair as a committee on resolutions.
Hon. G.. w. Graham then placed the name
of Hon. w. II. II. Stowell in nomination
for member of Congress, and Hon. j. w.
B. Mathews nominated Rev. Henry Will
liams.
The vote was taken and Hon. w. III. Ii.
Stowell received twenty votes, while Rev.
Henry Williams received one. The nomi-
nation of Mr.. Stowell was made unanimous.
The names of Hon. Ross Hamilton and
DR.. - Robinson were placed in nomination
for the position of Presidential Elector for
the fourth district, and resulted in Mr..
Hamilton being elected. After which, the
committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unanimously
adopted with the greatest enthusiasm, viz:
The National Republican party of the Fourth
Congressional District of Virginia, in convention
assembled, in the own of Farmyille, on the 10th
day of July, 1872, hereby declares the following
platform of principles
great and noble principles enunciated in the
platform of the Philadelphia Convention, of June
9th and 9th, 1872, embracing as it does pledges of
equal and exact justice to all mankind; protection
to A m Pricnu citizens. wherever and whenever the
arm of the government can aid them desires for
honorable peace with all nations, expressions of
sympathy for all engaged in struggles for greater
liberty encouragement to settlers on the public
domain by free grants of land a restoration to
the rights of citizenship of those who forfeited
such rights in their attempt TO break up the gov
eminent and sever the Union; retrenchment in
national expenditures gradual reduction of taxa
ton and reform in any and every branch of the
government where evils may be found.
2. In the wisdom, patriotism and integrity of
the present Executive we have unbounded conf
dence and recognizing the debt we owe to the
Hon. Henry Wilson for a life of devotion to the
cause of human rights and national regenera-
ton, we heartily endorse his nomination and
pledge him our support, as also our undivided
efforts to secure the reelection of Ulysses S.
Grant, believing in the language of honest old
Horace: THAT General Grant will be far bet
ter qualified for that momentous trust In 1879
than he was in 1865"
8. We re-iterate and re-affirm the resolutions
OF our several State Conventions held since the
formation of a Republican party in Virginia in
1866 to the present time. 4a
4. We return our thanks to the Congress of the
United States for its action in reducing the tax
on manufactured tobacco. whereby the industries
of this State have been in u measure revived
and pledge our support to measures for a still
further reduction of taxation on that staple pro-
duce, to a uniform tax of Ice. per pound on all
grades.
s. Wepledge ourselves to support Hon. w II.
H.. Stowell, the regular Republican candidate
for Congress in this district, and to support all
other regular Republican candidates for every
office to be filed.
Hon. W. III. II. Stowell was then intro
duced, and accepted the nomination as
member Of Congress in a short but earnest
| speech, endorsing also the nomination of
President Grant and Senator Wilson, for
President and Vice President, and was
frequently interrupted with loud applause.
After which, Colonel jenkins, presidential
Elector at large), made a very effective
speech, in which he endorsed the nomina-
tons Of Grant and Wilson, and Stowell, as
the only regular nominees of the Republi-
can party, condemned the action of the
boilers, and was cheered long and loud for
his able effort. He was followed by Hon.
w. N. Stevens, in a very able speech, con-
demning the boilers, endorsing the nominal
ton of President Grant, Senator Wilson,
and Colonel Stowell, also Mr.. Hamilton as
Elector, as the only Republican candidates
for the offices named that have been nomi-
mated by Republican conventions. After