The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-07
hoes, and the ell was sustained BY largely

l fion OF permanent president. He nomi,
nated Hon. Thomas s. Bocock, ef. Appomat-
tox, for that position: { tApplaase.] ~
The Chair ruled the Nomination OUT Of
order. ff7siAtt1 atsTi{-tF.ISY a3gaSf,f J.
/ The roll was then called, and the vote re-
suited follows: Ayes, 20S ;Snoes, 24s!f 10 a
4 When the city of Richmond was called,
Judge Oud responded, /" Richmond votes2l
votes Mo- HttTr,,., n85;la85.< l,.!,,
A delegate asked that the names Of the
delegates from Richmond be called. 1sirt
The Chair ordered that, il insisted upon,
the list should be called; Several delegates
insisting, the list was calle d, and Il re
sPonded no, and 3 aye. = ,s,I. ,,r,sf-tr -,
Judge Ould was under the impression
that the yote, was by agreement to be given
as unit, and had been requested to do so.1
/ When. the county, OF AIbemarIe was call
ca, delegate announced the vote as soltdly
aye. ;,7sE so
1 GeneralJ. C. Hill asked that the names of
4 the delegates from that county be called. He
was delegate from that county, and wished
to vote no.
General Hill insisting, the list OF dele
i gates from Albemarle was called, aud he
east bis vote in the negative. n. :! s.s
DR.. George B. Stephens said Mr.. w. d.
Hart would vote aye, but had gone out |!
I[Laughter.]. -, rstuAa ,i81. ,is.l
| The amendment giving the appointing
power to the chairman) being adopted, the
l Chair appointed the following Committee
on Permanent Organization:
| First Dfstrics.-Abel P. johnson, DR.. 4.
Thom, General Fitzhugh Lee. = = '!'t
| Second District.-C. z. Mallory, Colonel D.
}. Goodwin, John r. Kilby.
| Third DisTsct.-Robert Ould, R.F. Walk.
er, j. R. Cox. ,sl,-,.. +, 49,.
| Fourth District.-B. Vaughan, General
stith Boiling, Judge f. N. Watkins.
| Fifth District.-General II. FL. Hurt, Wal
ter S. Coles, General Jubal A. Early.
Si1th District.-Major j. D. Hensley,
Judge T. D. Hueston, W. D. Hix. ,}.t
Serenth DISTRICTS Y. Southall, Charles
Haas, II. 81. Riddlebarger. e,.,. al.
/ Eiqhh District.-James P. Kelly, Edgar
Snowden, Jr., B. P. Nolaud.
/ Ninth Dtslrict.-E. F. Tiler, Jacob Car.
ter, John A. McCaull.
| MIR. McCaull moved that a recess be taken
until 81 o'clock p. M. Lost. a aa
| The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
| ton then retired.
On motion of DR.. Quesenbery recess
| was then taken until O'clock P. n.
Night Session.
| At the opening Of the night session Judge
F. N. Watkins, Of Farmville, presented the
report of the Committee on Permanent Or
eanization, making the following nomina-
| tions, which he said had been agreed upon
with entire unanimity:
| For President.-Hon. Thomas S. Bocock,
of Appomattox.
/ For Vice. Presidents.-Hon. E. N. Brax-
! ton, of Fredericksburg; Colonel James w.
Hinton, Norfolk; Judge W. W. Crump,
Richmond; Colonel William Baskerville,
| lMecklenburg; Colonel Thomas 8. Flournoy,
halifax; William M. Cabell, Buchanan !;
!! Colonel r. T. W. Duke, Albemarle; Gene
raj William 81. Payne, Fauquier; Colonel
William Trout, Roanoke.
For Secretaries.-JamesR r. Fisher, j. Bell
Bigger, and William Loyenstein.
For assistant Secrctaries.-The editors Of
the Conservative newspapers of the Com
monwealth who may be present. -.-
| For Sergeants-at-Arn.s.--Colonel c. T.
Crittenden and Benjamin T. August, with
| power to appoint assistants.
i The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. A. A. Phegar, Hon. r. T. Daniel, and
Hon. r. l.. Montague were appointed COM
mittee to conduct Mr.. Bocock to the chair |;
and having discharged that duty, Mr.. Bo-
cock came forward, and was received with
applause. ,
MIR. Bocock gracefully acknowledged the
compliment of bis election, and declared
that he had neither solicited nor desired II,
knowing too we'll the difficulties that hover
ed around it. Being thus undesired and un-
solicited, he appreciated it the more highly.
This was not his Convention nor that Of
those whom he addressed. 1t was the Con-
vention of the Conservatives OF Virginia, OF
| the civilization of Virginia, and he ap-
peslled to the representatives OF Virginia
to stand by him in the effort to pre-
serve the dignity and the moral weight
of those whom they represented. Is
there ANYTHING 80 sweet in the charms
of Radcalism? r. there anything in its de-
gradation so captivating that We should court
and hug it TO our breasts at the frs adyancef
let ps do nothing to cause dis sion In our
own ranks or put q weapon 10 the hands of
the enemy. We have arrived at another
great and critical epoch in the history of the
Conservative party and In the history of Viz
ginia. We are again called upon to de-
termine who shall administer the Govern
ment of this State for another four years.
Who9 You hold the question In your hands.
You, are the arbiter Of that undecided
matter. With such responsibilities he felt
that none here would be recreant. The del
egates here would combine and unite to de-
feat at tue polls, whatever the hazard, the
bungled crew who have at Lynchburg
adopted patchwork platform to catch
discontented people all over the land, and
| whose only principle Is the division Of
| spoils. 1t may be true that the manage
fment of our political affairs in Virginia
1 during the last few years has not been &C
ceptable to all; but how happy indeed is
our lot to that of our sister States. who have
through misfortune or criminal neglect
fallen under the heel of the despot.
Mr.. Bocock then cOntrasted the history Of
Virginia since the war with that of South
Carolina and Louisiana. Our State debt is
heavy, but our credit is unimpaired. The
hand Of the tax-gatherer has been laid
heavily upon US, but we have much yet left.
Our fields are bare, but they are yet
titled by honest labor. Our homes are
plain, hut they are the seat Of
the affections of true Virginians,
and have not yet passed out of our
hands. Look, then, at South Carolina. Her
credit not worth cent; her tax-gatherers
stripping the agriculturist of his last dime;
her homes, once the abode Of refinement,
now deserted or echolng to the tread Of un-
couth feet, and their walls echoing to the
discord CT strange voices, and her roads
filled with fearful emigrants while they
are rolled over by the coaches OF the POM
nous and boated Government officers,
6 ushing out Il sensibilities and the very life
To- the people. he also pi.tured the sad fate OF
L ,uisiala, and from the condition of these
States drew lesson Of unity and harmony
for the Conservatives OF Virginia. II not
inspired by such lessons, the people OF
virginia must be dead indeed to all emo
tions of honor and patriotism. Mr. Boeock