The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-17

apd VIII VIE Dl0oQ OF pedceapHe pS0piS III
wicked effort to obtain eontrol-so install
themselves in; office, which is a ruling pas
sion with them. He. Pophaml was aware
that there were bad men In bis party, buttbe
difference between the, Republicans and the
democrats was that the former made honest
Efforts TO punish. their bad men, whereas the
latter did not. The Kellogg government was
de; f9eto government, in lawfal existelce,
administering the affairs of the State peace
'faiiy hen there was organizeda cons piracy
:fDr the ~ressiDg of the stateIfrom its lawful
rulers and there is now "a carnival Of riot
and, Blood there. These reroutfonists are
Democrats, who would do likewise, if they
could, i4 every Republican State. It was
such q party they were called upon to
fight, and he proposed to place hifself
in the picture near thess fnhing. of
the guns. He called Governor Walker
can impracticable candidate" Under
no circumstances could he be of the
slightest use to nybody in the district If he
should be unfortunately elected to the Forty
fourth Congress. 4HecWiH, Mr. Popham de-
clared,: find himself impotent for any good
purpose, without business, without iDf1u-
ence, and With nothing to do bat to, draw his
salary. %s..... -. i.
tE1} !, MAJOR JOSEPH WALKER.
Major; Joseph Walker, ,of Chesterfield, was
next introduced, He had been one of the
candidates and he had been beaten, and he
was willing to say so, and was well satisfied
that it was so. he had many ideas in his
mind in regardto the party and in regard to
the candidate, but he was mol to-day pre-
pared to give utterapce to them. He came
to see the show, not to be an actor There
were. some matters that would cause con-
tests for ten years to come the finances was
very certain to- be; b the oyershadowiDg
question; the labor question was also, im-
portaHt, aud growing .daily in interest.
Burgess had uttered his ideas about finances
was not sure, 5indee6, ,sthat he
had not stolen them from him.. Tue speaker
we1to on to discuss the currency question rin
detail, but his effort was not properly ap-
preciated by the c0lored. portion OF his
and before ihe wasthrough very
large numberof them had left the hall. In
he applauded MIR. Burgess's po.
sition upon the ciFil-rights bill, and his OPP
position to mixedi schools. 1.-The had been
he; should have announced the
very same opinions, and they were just, and
would prevail in the end. But there was o
day coming, perhaps, when the last thing
contended for in the name of humanity
would be Obtained 1.-The seed must, how
ever, first be'soWn before the fruit could be
gathered. = 80 i a!t5-@ H.
Major Walker had been speaking about
half an hour, and there were signs Of impa-
tience on the part OF; the Convention, when
Joe Cox called attention to the fact that there
was still some business to be transacted,
which induced him major ..Walker( to at
once conclude, which he did by. returning
thanks for the attention with which he had
been heard. j, 9..5 Is
.es DISTRICT COMMIT EE. ~
In accordance with the resolution passed
the Chairman appointed the followingotfi.
GERS and members of the District Commits
tee:2atigt qsFfaa-a- ~ - ~
Chairman: Samuel F. Maddox, of Ches-
terield. -
Secretary: Isaac Fl. Shield, of Henrico.
Treasurer: John Z. Popham, Of Rich
mond. =s
Members: Hanover, C. R. Jones Caro-.
line, E. Z. Kane /; Louisa, j. W. Poindexter |;
Madison Ward, Joe Cox; Jefferson Ward,
Benjamin Bragg; Marshall Ward, James
Turner; Jackson Ward, Royal White;
Monroe Ward, Philip S. Green; Clay Ward,
William Kelly.
ADVISORY Member, without vote, Metro.
politan Irish Club OF the city of Richmond !:
Michael Murphy.
1Mr. Shield explained that he had put him
self down as secretary at the urgent request
of parties most intefested.]
THE CONVENTION OF THE SEVENTH.
Mr.. James, of Hanover, wanted some steps
taken to have the call for the Convention OF
the 7th of. October rescinded, as the canvass
could not proceed while any uncertainty was
hanging over the party. BE knew there was
a purpose to have no nomination made, but
that would not do. If Henry A. Wise or
John Amber Smith wanted Republican sup
port. they must come. within the Republican
ranks, or they wouldn't get it.
The Chairman, ruled that this Conyen-
tion had nothing to. do with any old, de-
funct, two years old committee (meaniDg
Humphreys.
Mr.. James remarked that he had heard
one member Of the old district committee
say he intended to vote for Walker unless
Wise or Smith was. nominated.
Joe Cox denounced the Humphreys COM
mittee. IF they had to meet them at al, why
meet them and give them sound thrashing.
He was glad that committee had gone out Of
power, and it ought never to go into power
again. ........, 80
:. Mr.. Maddox was a member of that old
District Committee, and he said he could, il
he desired, tell great deal about their In
justice and wroDg-doing, but he did not
consider this the proper place for the wash
ing of the party's dirty linen. He notwith
standing gave an account Of Amber Smiths
to prevent the assembling ol
O convention, ana closed with u sprigntly
eulogy Of this Convention, and a panegyric
upon its authority derived from the people.
He considered John Amber Smith an IN.
grateful man, and boastfully declared that
Burgess could beat hin. and the ConserYa'
tive party too. 81
The Convention adjourned about 8 P. NJ.
and then the members gave three cheers for
Burgess.
THE NoAIsEE.
MFR. Burgess was born in HerkimeI
county, New York, May 90, 1888, and
therefore is now thirty-six years oi
age. His father was farmer in New
York, as he is now in this State, and re,
moved to Virginia in the year 1850, and
settled in Dinwiddis county, seven miles
from Petersburg, on Hatcher's Run. Mt
Rush Burgess is a butcher By trade, was foI
some time military mayor of Petersburg, (, and
in 1860 was appointed By President GRAM
collector of internal revenue forthis district
a position be now proposes to resign to entei
this canvass.
CARRIED TO THE PEsITENTIARY.--t,r trant
Nelson was conveyed to the penitentiarJ
Yesterday by Deputy Sergeant b. Cummins
ior the term OF one year, for larceny.
sEsr TO THE GRAND JuRY.Acting PoAet
Justice Crew yesterday seat on TO the grans