The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-17
CONFERENCE OF RKruBL1cAss YEsrraDAY-

CoNFgREHcE OF RKPUBLICAHs YESTERDAY
BRADY PUT OUr.-A conference Of the Re.
publican State Committee and leading men Of
the party took place yesterday afternoon and
last night In the United States Courtroom,
custom-house building. Judge Alfred Nor.
ton, chairman of the State Committee, aud
Colonel John X. Popham, secretary of the
same, acted In those capacities for the con.
ference. The object Of the assembiage was
"to consider the present status of the party
In Virginia and the means used by its enc
mics In their attempts to disfranchise large
portion Of the voters Of the Republican
party.o In other words, It was intended
to offer the consultations OF the season
to Messrs. Platt and StoweIl, who were pre-
sent, as were Hon. John Harmer Gilmer; j.
b.. Yost, ofthe Valley Virgintan, staunton
Captain Wagner, of Wytbeyille; 81. B. Mich.
ok, postmaster, and Luther Lee, collector of
customs, at Norfolk; Rush Burgess, collector
of internal revenue at Richmond DIR. c. s.
Mills, collector Of customs here; g. S. Rich.
ards, collector of internal revenue at Peters.
burg; C. p. RamsdelI, United States marshal; !;
ID. f. Peasants, United States commissions.
er, and several other ofice-holders and
Messrs. 0'Neal, Allan, Rue, Brady, Ross,
Hamilton, Syphax, and other Republican
members of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Platt explained his troubles and how
be failed to get the certificates of election.
BE expressed no doubt about getting his
seat, and assured bis bearers that some Of the
most eminent men in Washington, including
staunch Democrats, had assured him that his
rights were too strong and too clear to be
denied.
Mr.. Stowell characterized the statement
about his having sold q naval cadetship as a
gross and deliberate falsebood. BE stands
ready to establish his innocence not only
before the 43d, but before the Ath Congress
and before the whole world.
A committee, with DR.. c. s. Mills as chair
man, was appointed to group all the woes Of
the Republican party of Virginia in one pa
per, to be issued as an address to the people.
At one time, while Mr.. Stowei was on the
fioor speaking, Brady, colored member of
the House of Delegates, and one of the main
witnesses against Stowel in the cadetship
case, interrupted tae latter.
"May I ask the gentleman question"
said he.
eyes," said Er. Stowell.
"Well. how much do you pay for taxes
in the Fourth district?"
This interrogatory was not at all pertinent
to the subject matter Of Mr. StowcPs dis
course at that time. Cries of " Put him
out tw "Put him outr' were heard. Mr..
StowelI said he paid about s9G. He begged
for Brady, but Brady was by order put out
of the room. It seemed, from all our repor-
ter could gather (tbe conference was strict.
ly secret one), that it was not so much Bra.
dy's words as his manner that gave offence.
Brady went into the conference last night,
after everything had simmered down, and
was again received into the brotherhood.
Speeches of considerable length were made
last night in condemnation of the Conserva.
tive party by Messrs. e. P. Ramsdell and
Rush Burgess. A final adjournment was
reached after all present had fully expressed
their sentiments as to the cause Of the defeat
of the party In Virginia and other portions
of the Union.