The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-17
THE REas.L1oas RA.lDI,cAns. Z CAL,
PROCEEDINGS OF Their CoSyEN1IoN
YESTERDAY.
THE CONSERVATIVES DENoUNCEDA AND
GOVERNOR WALKER ABUSED.
RUSH BURGESS NOMINATED FOR CON.
GREss. ,stgg 1sg
his Position on the Civil-Rishts Bib
Defined. .5a z ,51.51s5 .5s3
RESULT OF THE DAYS WORK.


A Convention Of the Republicans OF this
district who have rebelled against the au
,hority of the Congressional District Com.
| mittee was held in Assembly Hal, commenc
| ing at - O'Clock, yesterday. The orchestrs
seats were reserved for the delegates, while
| all others were left free to the-public, and
were soon crowded with outsiders, including
many Conservatives, who were present only
as disinterested spectators.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. Samuel +. Maddox, of Chesterfield
county who read the first call made by the
District Committee, which fixed the Conyen.
| ton for the 18th. s. t, s,'
] TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
1fr. Joe Cox, of Richmond, moved that
Sir. Maddox be made temporary chairman
| Mr. Maddox requested him to put The
question, which he did, and it was carried
by a unanimous vote. 81,
Mr.. w. T. Lucas (coloreO, Of Chesterfield
| was then elected temporary secretary. !"t,s
! A motion was made that Rev. William
| Brown, of Hanover, act as chaplain. The
question being put, was decided in the mega
tive, much to the modification Of Brother
Browns friends. Us i -ta.r :-iaoa
The Convention then determined to pro-
ceed to business without further ado.
CREDENTIALS.
! Mr.. E. X. Kane, of Caroline, moved that a
committee OF five be appointed on creden-
| tiats. Agreed to.s The chairman appointed
Messrs. Kane, Bragg Of Richmond, James OF
Hanover, Thompson of Henrico, and Cox o!
Richmond.
COARSE ABUSE OF GOVERNOR WALKER. J.. =
The committee retired for consultation,
and Mr.. l. II. Shield, of Henrico, by invita-.
| tation, addressed the Convention. He dwelt
| upon the responsibility imposed upon the
| Convention in selecting candidate for Con-
| sress. He, however, bad no doubt that they
would name true, noble, and honest man.
Exalted and patriotic ought to. be the i'm
pulses that move his mind and nerve his ae.
tions. If such man should be nominated
the Convention would receive the warmest
| thanks from the Republicans, True Repuo-
| licans, Democrats, and Conservatives alike.
The speaker referred to the Louisiana trou.
bles in a guarded way, and gave utterance
to some commonplace sentiments without
clearly expressing his opinion upon either
side of the. question. He also pictured
the grandness of Virginia, and referred
to her glorious history in the past, and
gave his party some advice as to accomplish
ing the aims for which it was established.
l.He said when he came to Virginia, some
| eight or nine years ago, 1t was disreputable
| TO be called Republican, but the men who
derisiYely threw the name in his face, a few
years afterwards raised the flag of true re.
pubicanism and went a lboW-shot beyond
anything his party had ever projected.
] Subsequently, these True Republicans hav-
| ing accomplished what they wished by the dis
guise in which they, it appeared, proclaimed
themselves a &c White Mans Party" forget
] ting everything they had said and: done.
And yet another change they have made,
and to-day they stand cemented aud solid
around carpet-bagger. calling him the
safest and ruest of all their leaders. And
he was man who for the interest of stock
jobbers sold out the State by millions by Sc
curing the passage of the funding bill-a
measure Of infinite wrong, which burdens
the people to-day, and will for century to
come. Yet the Conseryatiyes-the party OF
| unstable principles and ever-chunging plat
forms-had selected him as their candidate,
| saying, 1Es
| Though do hate him as do hell pains, yet for
| I must show out a flag and sign of love- which is
indeed but sign.n
The men who nominated Mr.. Walker hate
him as much as they do me, but to win they
take him rs they would Lewis Lindsey, aud
as thev did the editor Of the Ne,c Nation.
Mr.. Walker had dual character-in one be
| appeared socially as handsome suaye gen.
tleman; in politics he was chameleon,
| loving stock; ;jobbers better than his country.
He reminded the speaker, in the language OF
Mr.. Lyons, OF "the gay cavalier in Dolly
Warden clethes." He begged this ConYen.
l ton to present to the people better man
| when stock. k.jobbing was the order OF the day,
when ruin was staring US in the face, 10 take
| up one who respected labor and VINO was
too honest to be purchased.
| LIST OF DELEGATES.
The Committee on Credentials, through
their chairman, made the following report
which was adopted: =
From, efYeron Ward: B. Braggane
r. Carter Madison Ward: j.. Cox and M. B
| Brown. MARSHALL Ward: j. B. Turner and Henry
Reed Clay Ward: William Kelley apd William
JACKSON Ward: josiah Crump and Royal White:
| Henrico Cou7aty.-E. Thompson, u. NJ. Fleck
1. II. Shield, and ). r. Parman m j,
| Hanoper.-C. r.: James, d. thompson, u A
Caesterdeld-s. F: Maddox, Allen Hill, Alber
| Woodbridge, and z. II. ParhaIn. .
"IouiaasW. P. Lucas,J W. Poindexter, G. T
| Johnson, and Charles Cosby. +, IL
| CoTOliae.-A.A A. Splitter. p. D. Pendleton, ". D
oIri TisN Glus Of Richmond .-James Sweeney +,
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. a..r
On motion, the following Committee or
! Permanent Organization was appointed
| Messrs. Green, Capstop, Crump, and Kelly
Of Richmond, and Woodbridge OF Chester.
| field. ssst.s
-. = BRIEF SPEECHES.
| Mr.. Arnold (colored) was called upon to
address the Convention, but declined, ano
suggested that Mr.. Brooks (colored), Of Rich
mond. would make them good speech
| Mr.. Brooks was thereupOn called on, Du'
had nothing to say, because he did not know
$ tbe political situation" A Mr.. Roane
(coIored) was then asked for a speech and
made one. the chief burden OF bis argument
| being that he had been forced by prejudice
to 60 out of Virginia to get an education. -s
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The Committee on Organization presented
the following recommendations for perma'
nent officers. They were adopted and the
officers installed:
President: I. II. Shield.
Secretaries j. II. PoindeXter and c. K.
James.
Sergeant al Arms: William Caldwell.
REsPgcT FOR THE DEAD.
Mr.. s. +. Maddox presented the following
resolutions. which were adopted:
Whereas since the meeting Of the last
Republican Congressional Convention in this
district it has pleased an aiiTise Providence
to remove from us by death Colonel w lillam
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