The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-13

support, and, uniting with us, to let the
Virginia people hear the thunder Of the old
Conservative guns booming so loud and long
that neither the crack Of a perverted party
whip nor the screams and curses Of the par
tisan shall be heard above their patriotic roar.
When this is done We shall return to our
priYae walks, where, duty alone now calls
us-uot desiring our personal aggrandze.
ment, but bent then and now on preserving
the purity, the honor, and integrity of the
Conservative party in Richmond.
FOR THE VIRGINIA SENATE:
WILLIAM G. KNIGHT,
PATRICK henry STARkE.
Respectfully,
JOHN S. WISE,
A. G. ROBERTSON,
p. A. SUBLEIT,
JOHN r. GARNET,
Committee on Address.
The address was cheered frequently as the
adopted by unanimous vote and amid up.
roarous applause.
VIEWS OF hR. WISE.
Mr.. Wise, after laying aside the address.
made q short and vigorous speech, in which
he asserted that that was not meeting Of
macontents, but a meeting OF good, honest
Conservatives who were determined 10 vim
dictate the independence, honor, and freedom
of action. of their party. Men had seen tit
to assa all who had set foot 10 this move-
ment, and had delighted to charge them with
being actuated by personal and iDpure mo.
liyes. He branded the accusation As base
fasehood. 1t was well known fact, he as
serted, that at the primary eleelion hun
dreds Of men went to the polls and cast their
votes for Knight whose votes were counted
for johnson and Tanner. BY the plan OF
voting and the com m5ination between Johnson
and Tanner it was rendered impossible, no
matter what the peoples preferences. to
nominate Colonel Knight. Men had been
induced to scratch off the name of Johnson
or Tanner at the head of the ticket and TO
insert instead the name of Knight, believing
that the vote would be counted for Knight,
and had been therein utterly deceived. And
vet they were told that The prmary.electiou
plan was very simple one. Indeed it was
simple-a simple device by which any
man was apt to be misled, and en-
tirely in keeping with the record of one
of the candidates. Mr.. Wise observed
that within the year past many people had
wondered what caused his hostility to Gene
raj johnson. He would say if General John
son were in distress, as man and tIober
be would be glad TO aid him; but he c01.
sidered him the worst and most unreliable
man that had been In Richmond since the
war, Judge Under wood not excepted. After
the evacuation General johnson rode into
Richmond clad in u well-worn Jacket of gray,
every thread Of which bound him to the
hearts of our people, and in less than year
he had his arm thrust into every sort Of job.
He had hand in the whSkey ring, in the
bank ring, in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
ring. in the railroad ring, in the fuuding.bill
ring, and in everything that promised money.
Further, Mr.. Wise contended that the
people had never been heard in this nomiEa-
ton Of senators; that the nomination OF
johnson and Tanner had been accomplished
by fraud, chicanery, and corruption, and
was therefore binding on nobody.
PROPOSED PLAN OF COMPROMISE.
The applause for Mr.. Wise having heen
allowed to subside, calls were made for Gen.
eral Imboden, and General Imooden re.
| sponded, though he remarked in the Offset
that be came there rs a worker, not as a
speaker. He had been no politician in Rich.
mond; had not since his residence here done
more than east bis vote, but believing that
this movement was right and proper he gave
| 1t his most cordial and active support. The
nominees do not represent the people; they
were not fairly nominated, and there was, in
| his opinion, no obligation resting upon any
| Conservative to vote for rthem. 1t was incum-
bent upon the gentlemen present, as far as
possible, to right the wrong and avepge their
outraged party. If the nominations bad
been properly and fairly made every man oil
them would feel it duty to vote for them.
| He undertook to say for the meeting, even at
this late day, that should the proposition
some time ago made 10 Il newspaper be &C.
cepted-a new primary election be held, at
which the candidates could be voted for
| directly, as was done for candidates for the
House, judges to be appointed equally from
the two wings they would agree 10 abide
the result. They would put up Knight and
| Starke, and the others johnson and Tanner,
and the winners should be the nominees, aud
could be elected without dissent from the
Conservative ranks. [Applause.] He knew
| that majority Of the Conservatives of Rich
mond sympathized with them, and he couried
such contest within the party lines as he
had named
General Imboden, concluding, said that be
WAS nothing but 4 high private in the tight; !;
expec cted to be nothing more; he loved the
| Conservative party and wanted it preserved,
and was willing 10 do Whaterer duty might
be assigned to him. Colonel Tanner was his
personal friend, but he permitted bis name
TO be united on The ticket with General John.
sons, and would have to bear. the conse-
quences.
| COMMITTEES APPOINTED. =
| Mr.. Wise proposed, on behalf Of the COM
mittee he represented, the election OF city
committee, 10 be composed Of five members
from each ward. The following names were
suggested and the parties elected:
| Marshall Yard j, fferson Powers, George
II. Clarke, A. Staude.
! Jefferson Ward: George Watt, james l..
Eye. +. t. Burcb.
Madison Ward: a. Y: Stokes, James A.
Richardson. w, G. Dandridge, p. a. Sub
lett, 2. L. Darlington.
Monroe Ward: W. 2. Bur%ell. W. b.
| Cook. John &. Mottilt. Lewis u. Crensha"'
Jr., Or. j. 5. Wexford. uu
clan Ward: B. &. Wherry, Jonn b. WE
son, Edward Kelly, a. Dudley bro~h' a.
Hierhoizer. =
| Jackson Ward: j. W. BeVeridge, a. w.
Robertson, DR.. e. b. Jones. =.
rThe committee 10 ill up the number Oh
delegates e ,ch ward is entitled to.l
| The following committees were alse
| elected:
Finance Committee r. H. Maury, a. L
Elicit, Charles Stokes.
Business Committee TO select lnases an.
recommend tDem 10 Judge GuisobI' TsoS =
raj j. D. Imooden, Il. j. Burlington, W.
Perkins, Charles Schaier, L. w. bEalken
ship, August w. Ball.
THE END.