The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-07
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST I, 1873.
Of Grunge, Judge HGestoR Of Botetoart, Mr.
EoWfin of Lynch hbura, - ~ - 8

Of Grunge, Judge Hdeston Of Botetourt, Mr.
Nowlin of Ly1chburg. a,fa =. ~ I. 4 !.
The Chair appcinted the following Com
nittee on Business ,ist ~ i1't.ss .. S..t
Cbairman Hon. James Barbour. First
District: Henry Bell. of 3fatthewss Horace
Lacy, of Spotsylvania. Second !: Charles X,
Mallory, Of Elizabeth. CITY; w. Simmons,
Of Prince George. Third John "A. Mere
dith, of Richmond; W. D. Cuesenberry, of
Caroline. Fourth: e. K. Harris. OF Meek.
lenburg: Edward Drumgoole,, of Bruiis.
wick. Fifth Thomas S. FlouTuoy, of Dan.
vile; DR. NJ. A. Harris, of Halifax. Sixth
George j. tHundiey, of Buckingham John
W. Daniel, of Lynchburg.t seVet,th: John
T. Harris, of Rockingham; j. C.. Hill, OF
Al5emarle. Eighth: John 7. Meuifee, of
Rappahanneck. Ninth: -Fayette MeMGlIin,
Of Smyth. Tenth. James M French, OF
Bland.
soM1sA1oNhoF asrArE TICKET. 10 !
| Captain john A. McGauil, of Roanoke,
moved that the convention now, proceed to
Che nomination of candidates for the offices
Of Governor, Lieutenant G Governor, and At
torney- General, in the order named ri. (, Il. =
Judge Hueston, Of Botetourt, moved as q
substitute that the nominations be made
after the report of the Committee on Busi-
ness. mI..fagf IL - ~ ,,.-3 ';5a ,,a4l ,psT
Mr. Cecil, OF Tazewen, suggested that a
basis Of voting ought 6rstto be adopted.
Captain McCaul replied that the basis
bad already been fixed by the State Commit
tee. .&RSB 3ssT
Hon. r. T., Daniel; Of Richmond, agreed
with Mr. Cecil that. the basis ought to be
agreed upon at once. sJi7
.0n motion Of Or. Rives, the Conservative
vote in the last 'gubernatoriai election was
then adopted as the basis OF representation
and voting. ...gtT -, ,.t .'Tt.i.ars
Mr.. J. L. Campbell, Of Washington, fa-
yored the amendment Of Judge Hueston. If
the Convention nominated candidates TO-
night. only empty benches would be here to
adopt platform and attend to other busi-
ness.
DR.. Clark, Of Campbell, took the same
view.
Captain McCaull spoke in favor of going
into nominations ut once. The mind o!
every delegate is made up-some have been
instructed, and all are ready to register the
viii Of the people.
Mr.. Evans, or Middlesex, rejoined in op,
position to immediate nominations.
Governor McMuliin insisted that nomina
tons should be made at once. He did NOT
expect to get his frst or second choice, but
whether he got his first, second, or third, be
was anxious to put in the field the candidate
who is to defeat that false, black hearted
apostate Robert w. Hughes. IAppause.l
The amendment of Judge Hueston (favor
Ing postponement) was then rejected, and
the question recurring upon the motion Of
10 ho{S,,7n x.,,,o oo~rco5 10
Judge Staples, Of Patrick, moved to ad
jOurn. Lost,
Major Charles S. stringfellow, of Peters.
burg said We are here to announce the great
cardinal principles upon which this contest
Is to be waged and to select the Standard
bearer who is to lead us to victory. The
nominee of the Republican party In Lynch
burg did not exaggerate when he said that
upon this election hangs the fortunes OF both
the great political parties of the State. Oul
success will assure continuance of free
honest, and independent State government
and permanent prosperity. Our defea,
will be the success Of o party Of politi
cal adventures banded together for pur
poses of piunder, and whose success would
be the overthrow of our social system, the
building up Of tyranny of ignorance, bar.
barism, and crime. He depicted at length
and with burning words the fate Of tht
southern States now under Radical rule
and urged grand rally to save Virgins
from such state, and in behalf of truth,
justice, and right. In such q contest al
should lay aside local and sectional preju
dices, and all interests save that Of the State,
and nominate man under whom victory
will be sure. He could name one of the
many sons of Virginia who was fit to lead
the hosts of Virginia in this great battle,
Colonel Stringfelow in terms Of eloquent
eulogy nominated General James L. KEN
per, of Madison. [Great applause.l
Or. Rives, of Prince George, seconded the
nomination. Manifest destiny had pointed
10 James L. Kemper as the next Governor
of Virginia.
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Stafford, said
that as one Of the representatives of the
people of Virginia, and as an humble repre-.
sentative of the soldier class, be desired to
nominate for the position of commander-in-
chief of the forces of Virginia in this cam.
paign Colonel Robert E. Withers, of Wythe.
lGreat applsuse.] He then spoke at length
and eloquently in eulogy of Colonel With
ers, being repeatedly interrupted by ap'
plause. .....s-
DR.. Moffitt, of Rockingham, in an effec-
tive speech, advocated the nomination oil
General Kemper. -.,.
General Jubal A. Early, In long, char
acteristic, and amusing speech, urged the
nomination of Colonel Withers-at the same
time expressing his high opinion Of Generai
kamper. :,
General Early was followed by Major j.
W. Daniel, of Lynchburg; Hon. Z. L. Mon
tague, of Middlesex, and Major K. w. Hum
ter in favor of Colonel Withers, and by Mr
james Barbour, Of Culpeper. a
Colonel Joseph May o, as friend OF both OF
the candidates, asserted friendly feeling
between them, and opposed the introduce
ton of railroad matters into the canvass.
AT 1 O'Clock a. Nj. Colonel Flournoy, o
Halifax, moved an adjournment. Lost.
Judge Stewart, of Page, called the pre-
yious question. The call was sustained, anc
the secretaries proceeded to call the roll fol
a vote upon the nomination for Governor.
On the first ballot the following countie
voted solidly for Kemper: Amelia, Appo
mattoX, Augusta, Botetourt, Charlie
City, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwid
die, Petersburg city, Elizabeth City
Giles, Greene, Hanover, Henrico, High
land. Isle Of Wight, James City ant
Williamsburg, Lee, Louisa, Lunenburg
Madison, Montgomery, Nottoway, Orange
Portsmouth city, Page, Patrick, Powhatan
Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Pulaski
RappahaDnock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rock
i:,gham, Scott. Shenandoah, Suytb, Sussex
Warwick, Westmore!and, and Wise.
The following voted for Withers on tn
first ballot: Accomac, Carroll, Craig, Floyd
FIuyanna, Franklin, Grayson, King George
King and Queer, Middiesex, Nelson, New
Kent, Northum Derland. Prince William
Richmond, Russell, SpotsyRan!a (aut
Fredericksburg), Stafford, and Tazewell.
The vote OF the following countie.
was divided: Albemarle, Alexandria
Amherst. Bath. Bedford, Bland, Bruins