New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-07

Chester Louisiana,
Carolina Legislature. all colored, are in town anu weio
In attendance on the Convention. They were greatly
amused at the poyerty and ignorance OF parliamentary
law of the New-York men. and some OF them were un
able to conceal their contempt. These gentlemen
tend the races, and evidently well Versed III '
system of politics which has obtained the supremacy "
their respective States They going to deliver omo
speeches, tins evening, for the edihcauon Vi .n'
fortunate brethren OF the North Beside the II delegates
and the distinguished functionares from South Carolina
and louisiana about 80 colored men and women anu
twice as many whites attended spectators ali oeins
irreproaehably orderly and respectable.
THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVES AT RICH
MOND.
CONSIDERABLE DELAY IN oRGANIZING-THE DELE
GATES CALLING FOR "a WHITE MANS GOVERN
MENT"-ACTIvE RIVALRY BETWEEN THE KEN
PER AND WITHERS FACTIONS KEMPER NoMl-
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNf.l
RICHMOND Aug 6-The proceedings of the stare
Conservative Convention to-day have been tedious
tiresome and unbusinesslike to the last degree.
The ordinary preliminaries of organization occupied
six entire hours, nterspersed with occasional roll
calls of 90 counties and 500 delegates, until when the
recess was taken at this evening, no permanent
President OF other officers had been secured Inc
Convention. as body, is one of the largest
and most thoroughly representative OF the win'e
and States Rights elements that was ever
gathered in Virginia, and is full of hope and enthu-
siasm for the campaign. Mayor Kelley OF Richmond
SAWS that il is the most intelligent Convention ne
ever saw in Virginia and only the intense earnest
ness and exhaustless enthusiasm of the mass OF dee
gates made the trfing and laundering Of the lead
ers endurable.
The Convention appears, however, to lack only
management and brains to guide il TO make IL
in all respects successful and suspicious. Among
the delegates whose fame has gone beyond bounds
of the State are Gems. Jubal A. Early, Fitzhugh
Lee. Fayette McMullen, and A. X. Holiday
the last two represented the State IN Con
cress before the Rebellionl, and Representatives
Harris, Duke, and Braxton of the last Congress
Kemper the candidate of Gen. Malone ana inc
railroad interest for Governor is not in town, while
Withers. his most formidable opponent, is IN the
city within call of his friends. Gen. Malone, the
most active of all partisans is a delegate to the
Convention and has been at work all day while
other members were bandying words and discussing
points of order Speaking this morning was prl-
marly to occupy time for which no other use could
be owned but it served to disclose clearly and
thoroughly the issues on which the Con-
servatiyes intend to fight this cam
paipn. They are unqualified and extreme
in their demands for white mans
government, and propose to make that the corner
stone of their political creed. Hardly an alusion
was made to the increase of salary, the back pay
business Capitalization of Federal power, internal
improvements OF any Of the other questions OF the
the present and immediate future. 1t was always
and only the everlasting Niger" and the deter
nination to keep HIM in his proper place. Nothing
was said, either, about the movement OF the
Democratic party in support of Mr.. Greeley
last year, but old Gov. Montague's ridi-
Guile of the Republicans for accepting negro
support aud his designation of Col. Hughes and his
followers as the Shacknasty Jim" of Virginia
politics who betrayed their State to its enemies,
were received with rounds oflaughter and applause
The demonstrations of the Convention all showed
plainly enough that the Conservative heart of Viz
gina is essentially in its. old place, and that the
appeal of white mans government for white
men is still the strongest. The audience to-day
like the Convention itself, has been entirely
white, not one solitary colOred face being
visible in the entire theater. The contest between
Kemper and Withers for the nomination for Gov
ernor has been warm and unceasing. All the oppo-
nents of Malone and the Railroad Ring they term
it, have been delightfully."- turning every stone for
Withers. Both gentlemen were Confederate field
Offices; both of rreproachable personal integrity
and popular among ViTginians. Though Malone
pushes Kemper il is said that his real object is to
name the Lieutenant-Governor, who as President of
the Senate has much more useful and influential
patronage at his disposal. Withers is urged by
many who recall his voluntary and magnanimous
withdrawal from the head of the ticket in 1866 to
make way for the Walker movement, and now they
claim he deserves another nomination. The Kemper
party however succeeded in controlling the organi-
cation, and on the first test vote carried by 40
majority in a vote of go proposition that the
permanent Organization Committee should be APP
pointed by the temporary Chairman, Hartman, an
avowed Kemper man, instead of being elected by
the delegates by Congressional Districts. The
theater in which the Convention was held was
handsomely decorated, and comfortably filled by al
audience which included many ladies.
The election of ex-Representative Bocock as
permanent President this evening material and
grateful help in transacting business. In his speech
accepting the Office he congratulated the assembly on
being Convention of the civilization of Virginia,
and himself on his election its President He
spoke in tone of severe and relentless criticism of
the Federal Administration. Another hour Of
flibustering followed after which an earnest strug
gle was developed between friends of Kemper and
Wthers in efforts of the former to lead the Conven-
ton to nominate at once, while their opponents
wanted to wait until morning and the adoption OF
the platform. Kemper and Malone carried their
point by a majority of more than 300 votes.
Numerous resolutions of minor importance were
introduced and referred to the Business Commit
tee, and after considerable desultory dis
cussion, a resolution to 90 into the election
of nominees for Governor, Lieutenant-Gover
nor, and Acknowledgement was adopted where
upon Major c. S. Stringfellow of Petersburg nom
mated Gen. James Lawson Kemper in q grace
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