The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-08
Speeches and Final Conclusion.
Syp.RATION OF THE MOST HAIR
MeNE0US CONVENTION OF
A DECADE.
BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES.

The Convention met at half-past 10 O'Clock,
Hon. Thomas : Bocock. president. in the
hair. Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. j. Is.
Letter.
The Chair announced that the first busi-
NO., in order was the nomination of can
ddlte fer the office of Lieutenant-Goyernor
et Virginia.
Colonel NJ. &. Harman, of Staunton,
i.kcd unanimous consent to offer a reSolu-
tion providing for the appointment of COM
mi,tre Of three to wait on Colonel Robert +.
Wither> and invite him TO a privileged seat
on the floor of this body.
Consent being given, the resolution was
offered aud advocated by Colonel Harman in
some remarks eulogistic Of Colonel Withers.
Mr. Wallace, of Fredericksburg, moved
10 amerd by instructing the committee to
ascertain whether Colonel Witbers will
accept the second place ON the State ticket.
The amendment was agreed to, and the
resolution, as amended, adopted.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mitlcc under The resolution Mr.. Wallace,
"l fredericksburg; Colonel Hartman, Of
>iUn,"n and Mr.. Nowlin, Of Lynchburg.
Personal EXPLANATION.
Governor McMullin rose to Il privileged
question. 1t had been stated in morning
paper that h" had called Colonel Robert w.
Hughes "falSc, black-hearted apostate."
What ne had said was that Colonel Hughes
WAS Il" back-sliding apostatc Democrat"
PARTY oRGASIzATloS.
MAJOR Borst, OF Page by unanimous con-
sent. offered resolution providing Tor the
appointment of committee of three from
each congressional district on party orSani.
zaion in the State. Agreed to.
On motion Of Dr. Quesenberry, of Caro-.
line, rcSoluti' IN VAS adopted Tor Tie collec'
ion of one dollar from each delegate for
campaign expenses.
DOMINATION OF LIEUTENANT-GovERNo
On motion of Colonel Flournoy, further
proceedings under the order for the nolHi-
patton OF candidates for Lieutcnant.Gover-
nor were postponed until the report of tue
committee appointed to wait on Colonel
Nithcrs should report.
Colonel Skeen, of Allegheny, addressing
the Convention from the dress-clrrle OF the
Theatre, suggested that the action taken IN
relation to Colonel Withers had not been
fully expressive of the sense Of the Conven.
ton. lie believed it to be the unanimous
desire of the Convention as of the people OF
place on the ticket. [Appause.] He
therefore moved that Robert K. Withers
be nominated unanimously by acclamation
for the office of Lieutenaut.Go Governor, and
that committee be appointed to wait on
him and tender him that nomination. En-
thusiastic applause.]
General Early and others arose to second
the motion of General Skeen, but the de-
mands for the previous question We're
80 loud, and the enthusiasm was Sc
great, that the Chair Colonel Flournoy,
Nice-President was oblige to relax in par.
liamentary rulings, and was about to put
the question to the House when General
Walker, ot Pulaski, hitherto the most prom.
inent candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
gained the floor and was recognized.
GEN. WALKER DECLINES TO BE A CANDIDATE.
General Walker, although not member OF
the Convention. begged permission to say one
word. and that word was In indorsation OF the
motion of General Skeen. and in support OF
hi> gallant friend Colonel Wlthers for the
office of Lieutenant Governor. [Great ap-
pause.l -Four years ago, Colonel Wlthers
and himself had been chosen TO bear the
standard OF Conservatism in opposition to
the atrociolls Underwood constitution;
together they had IabOred in that
cause, and now as then each was the warm
personal friend of the other. In the friendly
contest between the friends Of Kemper and
those of Withers he had taken no part, but
now that Colonel Withers was named for q
place in connection with which he Genera!
Walker) had been mentioned by partial
friends, he wished to free the question from
all embarrassment. He would not be q can
ddate against Colonel Withers [appla,lsel,
and called upou all his friends 10 rally to his
support. Let Witbers be nominated at once
ard be nominated unanimously by acclama-
ton. [Great applause.]
a delegate proposed
THREE CHEERS FOR GESEUAL WALKER,
and they were given with Il will, many dele
gates and spectators rising 10 their feet.
The question was then put, and the mo-
ton OF General Skeen agreed to by u unani-
nous and dealening AYE.
Captain John A. McCaull, Colonel j. W.
Hinton, and General William Skeen were
appointed 10 wait on Colonel Withers and
inform him Of bis nomination.. They pre-
sentIy returned accompanied by Colonel
Witbers, whose appearance was the signal
for another enthusiastic demonstration.