The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-07
DIVINE BLESSING CALLED FOR.


DIR. Burrows was at last solicited 4
address the throne Of grace, and proceeded
to offer thers usual orthodox regulation
prayer, asking for blessing on the labors
of the convention, and that the members
might have the calmness and dignity as
essential to a proper discharge of duty, etc
GENERAL BUSINESS.
The President vice-presidents viii
come forward and take seats on the plat.
form. sfsttshal EtEISa
Not man moved. DIR. Quesenberry
offered the following:
Resolved, That the chair appointed o
committee of two from each congressional
district to whom shall be referred without
debate all business coming before the con.
vention. Carried. F1sT
Resolved, That two delegates from each
senatorial district be appointed to name
suitable candidates for office therein. Car
ried 80 a{ sAH
The President--If the convention de-
sires TO proceed with the business before
it, the chair will be compelled to call one
of tie vice-presidents to preside. Colonel
Hinton thereupon took the chair and the
pTcSiucHt lOUh Siuc Scilt anu WtHt W IualA-
ing up the committee. a1
General Early was understood to say
something concluding with the request 80
give the boys a chance" GaugMsr.l
Governor McMullen protested against a
reference of anything without reading.
He thought the idea ridiculous.
A lot of resolutions offered by DR.. Que
senbury were read by Mr.. j. Il. Bigger.
They seemed a mass Of incongruous and
unmeaning generaliies, proposing reforms
not practical in this matter-of-fact age.
Mr.. Smith, of Mackerelville, went for
Governor Walker, with triangular COM
mittee, but sat down on being informed
that Walker had already accepted an inyi-
tation to be present.
Thompson, with "p,v offered a resolu-
ton to restrict loquacity in individual cases
to ten minutes. Carried. A resolution for
the resembling Of the one requiring refer
ence of papers to committee was lost.
Major j. Horace Lacy got off political
essay under the head of the good of the
order. It was agrarian and communistic
in terms, and asserted that if the present
mode of political action on the part of the
people Of the country, was not stopped it
would finally go to everlasting smash be-
yond peradventure. His rounded
periods began to pail and he wound up
after an exhaustive effort when about
three-fourths way round. An allusion to
the back-pay steal produced a considerable
racket and noise. Ills paper called for a
new convention of the people of Virginia,
and alleged that the present township
system was altogether unsulted to our
sparsely populated country, and the impov-
erished condition of our people, etc. On
the seventeenth round the gallant major
fell.
The stoppage Of Lacy's essay was hailed
with evident delight by large and appre-
ciative audience.
The chair announced q committee on
business with Hon. James Barbour as
NOMINATIONS CALLED FOR.
Colonel McCaull moved to go into the
nomination for governor. etc.
Major Tompkins. of Snowville, sugges-
lively inquired how it could be done before
the vote was scaled. He was informed
that the State Conservative committee had
done that little business long ago.
Various resolutions were read and r.
T. Daniel explained the basis of repre-.
sentation.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Washington county,
called time on business !; things were
getting along too slow for him.
DR.. Rives, of Prince George, said Q
few inspirating words about the necessity
of standing on platform, forgetting the
example set by Hollahan and Nicholson
Pal .1,x,a 5af FL
Colonel McCaull explained his position.
He advocated speedy voting on the nomi.
nation for. governor. He did not want
any caucuses. II gentlemen had not al
ready gone into one, twas their fault.
After McCaull wound up, Brown Evans
an impetuous youth from Middlesex, un
burthened himself He was sorry Mac
came here bound and instructed to favor
any particular aspirant to any particular
place. Was himself rather catholic in
feeling, and in the words of the immorta
Henan he was ready to say "let the bes
man Win.O \ VI 15s
Fayette McMullen gave the convention
q treaties on vacant seats, and said il bust
ness was not pushed this might be thu
case here.
The convention refused to adjourn an(
adopted the resolution Of the gentlemen
from Roanoke to go into q nomination.
Major Charles S. Stringfellow, of Peters
burg, mounted the rastrum and after tel
ling how many counties had told him to dc
SO, nominated General James Lawson
Kemper for governor. AS he festoonet
the cognomen Of the coming man in :
graceful rhetorical wreath the welkin rung
with plaudits for the General
DR.. Rives, of Prince George, seconded
the nomination Of General Kelnper in ;
rejoinder of length.
General Fitzhugh Lee then placed il
nomination the name of Colonel Robert e.
Withers. ventilating his war record in /
brief speech.
Mr.. s. H.. Mofiitt, of Rockingham
here mounted the stage and diated to th
effect that General Kemper was the mos
available man, and he must be the can
didate, &C., &c. s
General j. A. Early seconded the nom
nation Of Colonel r. r. Withers, giving hi
reasons why he thought the nomination @
Colonel w. one eminentlY fit to be made
preludizing, he eulogized Kemper as gen
tleman, citizen and soldier. He then pro
| ceeded to give history of Wither's wa
record, and made most creditable exhibi
of that gentleman's military prowess.
Captain r.. w. Hunter, ofthe Winches
ter Times, followed General Early in SUP
port of Colonel Withers in a we'll consid
cred speech, delivered with graceful ges
ture and sympathetic tone. Ii is SO Sc
/ dom that aditarp oa,, hott, t,ll,ford ,,,c;t