The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-08
CITY NEWS.
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL
CONVENTION.
Night Session of the Third Dny-ClOs
Ing Sceiles-Ad jOurnment.

| SON VEN AAVNs
Night Session of the Third Dny-ClOs
Ing Scefes-AdjOurn
Our account Of yesterday brought dowi
the proceedings to the hour of adjournment
to o'clock. At that hour Colonel Bococl
called the convention to order, when tht
following business was transacted:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS
The Hon. James Barbour, of Culpeper
from the committee on business, reported
the following resolutions in substance:
l. The convention thinks Virginia under
Conservative rules a "bully boy with O
glass eye !" other states not so blessed are
| in dismal way.
2. The chief end of the Conservative
party is to secure to everybody in the state
exact and impartial Justice, and promote
their welfare by wise legislation.
3. The Conservative party disclaim all
purpose of capti0us hostility to General
Grant, and are disposed to give him fair
show.
4. Recognizes the fact that intelligence is
a good thing; goes for public schools in
Virginia, and points with pride to those we
have as the product of ''the wisdom and
zeal of the Conservative state govern
ment.O
8. Demands, by the general government,
the speedy enlargement and completion of
the James river and Kanawha water line
that should connect the waters of the Ohio
with those Of the Chesapeake, affording
to the teeming population Of the west
cheap transportation of their products to
the points Of shipment and wants of trade
in the east.
TOBACCO.
The following on this subject was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Conservative party of Virginia the in
ternal revenue tax on tobacco and ardent
spirits is onerous and oppressive, and
ought to be repealed.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES TO BE
HUSTLED OUT OF THE CONSERyA-
TIVE CAMP.
The following was adopted:
Resolved. That in the opinion of this
convention, it is as much the duty of every
Conservative to vote against all indepen-
dent candidates, protesting to be Conserva-
tives while running against the regular
nominees of the party, as it is their duty
to vote against the regular Radical nomi.
nees.
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
The report on this subject which was
adopted, provides for state committee of
three from each congressional district.
The state committee thus constituted arc
charged with the affairs of the party, and
shall have power to perfect its organization
and to direct its conduct in obedience to the
declarations and policy of the party as the
same shall be set forth for this convention.
An executive committee shall reside in
Richmond who shall direct and lead the
Conservative cohorts in this vicinity.
THE OYSTER LAW CONDEMNED.
Bivalves were noticed as follows:
Resolved, That the Conservative party
disclaim any intention to impose burden-
some restraints on any section, and pledges
itself to correct any erroneous or mistaken
legislation disturbing the harmony and
welfare of the tidewater section of the
state, believing that all acts imposing tax
on any interest not general in the common
wealth should be modified and adjusted on
principles of equity, and justice to all sec
tons, reducing the tax imposed within rea-
sonable and proper bounds.
KEMPER ACCEPTS.
A brief telegram was read from General
kemper accepting the nomination.
CANvASSERS AT LARGE.
Provision was made by resolution for
the appointment of five canvassers for the
state at large-one from each grand
division of the state.
Adjourned sine die.
MASS MEETING OF CONSERVATIVES.
immediately after the adjournment, a
mass meeting was held, and President Bo-
cock called Judge Robert Ould to the
chair: The meeting was addressed by j.
W. Hinton, of Norfolk; r. L. Daniel. of
Richmond; Colonel Berry, of Bedford,
and others.
Es.x.