The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-29
Lyuchburg.
THE APPROACHING STATE REPUBLICAN, coNvEN-
TIoN-ARRIvAL OF Observation-Disclosures

THE APPROACHING STATE REPUBLICAN, CoNvEN-
TIoN-ARRIvAL OF DELEGATES
IN REGARD TO THE NOMINEES, &C.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch,l
LYNcHBURa, Va, July 2S, 1878.
The city is not much excited yet about
the State Republican Convention which as
sembles on Wednesday, but small stir was
created around the hotels this evening by
the arrival of dozen or more well-known
Radicals, who came on early to pull the
wires in behalf of Colonel Hughes.
Among these are Yankee Allan, of
Farmville; DR.. Jorgenson, OF Peters
burg; Major Fernald, of Manchester, and
James II. Clements, of Portsmouth.
There were also several colored delegates
on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio train,
but these separated from their white COM
panions at the depot, the hotels here not yet
being open to Radicals of their complexion.
Colonel Hughes himself arrived this morn
ing, and is holding a levee at the Norvell
House tonight. He looks complacent and
confident, expecting a nomination for Gov
ernor by large majority and on the first
ballot. He has been much annoyed to-day
by the fruits of generally circulated report
that delegates favorable to him are to have
free tickets over General Mahone's line of
railway. He has been overwhelmed with
applications for these passes, and, as he has
to pay for all he gets, the expense will be
considerable. t@
Mcmahon has shown no strength here as
yet, but it is to be remembered that the
managers on his part will not arrive until
tomorrow. They are Congressmen Smith
and sener, John W. WoItz, and General
Wickham.
Popham, who is not a delegate, says there
is no strength in the opposition to Hughes,
and that if it ever had any it has been lost
by its leaders making war upon the Federal
office-hoIder, and thus upon the Admins.
tration, which has compelled the Admin
istration to come out for Hughes and when
it comes to question of supporting the
Administration the Bread-and-Butter Bri
gade Is sure to carry the day.
Taking it for granted that Hughes will be
the nominee for Governor, the wire
pulers are now considering who shall have
the second place on the ticket. Clement:
has been the favorite, but he now says he is
too poor to accept the nomination, as his
election will make it necessary for him tc
give up the soft place Of postmaster in Ports
mauth which he now enjoys.
One of the leaders says, We must have
|an Old Virginia gentleman whose name
sounds well and who will impress the people
by his presence. But the devil of it is tc
find such man in the party. Not know
ing Richard FL. Carter, of Fauquier, except
by reputation, suggested him, but now learns
that be is not that sort of man by any means
He lacks the looks. / don't know what we
shall do unless we take old man Deneale
who must have something, or go among the
carpet-baggers and take Ramsdell, O
Surry."
The Convention is to meet in Holcomb,
Hall, which seats only about three hundred
persons, and it is feared that the accommo
dations will not be sufficient. They Ger
tainly will not be unless spectators are ex
cluded.
It is stated here on good authority tha
Major S. NJ. Yost, editor of the Srauntol
Valley Tirginian, is the real author of Majo
McMahon's letter agreeing to accept nomi
nation.
| As close this dispatch little caucus G
Hughes men is brought to close. Itwa
informally agreed that with a view to cor
ciiating the Lewis faction the nominatio
for Attorney General will be rendered to IL
Lewis, of Culpeper, and failing in him
Judge David Fultz, of Staunton. Deneal
is believed to be strong with the negroes
and is tonight the favorite for Lieutenant
Governor, although Major Carter, of Eau
quier, has many friends, and Jonathan L
Stovall, Of Halifax, wants it very badly.