Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-14
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
THE NOMIN ATOMS.
Daniel Seventy Votes Behind
OH the First Ballot.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE HLRALDl
RICHMOND, August 0, 1877


The morning session o: the Virginia
Conservative Convention was stormy
and boisterous, but much better tenn
pered han yesterday. by ten o'clock
\. NJ. the theatre was crowded and
routine business was commenced
Then followed an innumerable set Of
resolutions, all of which were referred
to the Committee on Resolutions and
Platform. A great number of these
were in reference to the public debt,
and they we're frequently acconpa-
MED by brief remarks from the dele
gates offering them, the tenor Of these
being that there was no Reputation in
Virginia. Even the Mahcne delegates
dsclaimed anything like Reputation.
The leaders OF his immense following,
who were strongest In the COnven-
ton, were emphatic in their denuucia-
ton of the "repudiatiOnistsn- SEN
timent that had been literally attribu-
ted to them by the city and State
press. What they demanded was
economy, retrenchment and reform in
administering the State government ;;
reimbursement of the debt on n fair and
equitable basis, in conformity with
the ability of the people to pay, and
opposition TO any increase of taxation.
| Their statements were received with
tie most tumultuous applause. espe-
cially those opposing an increase OF
| taxes, and it was evident great ma
| jority of the delegates were in favor Of
any financial plank and candidate
! that promised them reduction OF
taxation and a consequent escape from
| the payment of the debt. for 1t Is an
assumed fact that the debt cannot be
! paid without an increase OF the pres
! ent light tax of fifty cents on q hun
drcd dollars worth of property.
FfLIBusTERINd BEGINS. af..
The real business OF the day began
| at about twelve o'clock, when it was
proposed to proceed with the nOmina-
| ton of candidate for Governor. -
! This was the first assault of the com.
! hined forces of Daniel, Holiday, Lee,
! Taliaferro and Terry upon the Ma
! hone party, and for time 1t was gal
lantly repealed by the political follow
ers of the hero oC the Crater. The
latter insisted that "a platform should
first he made and then a candidate
nominated to "stand on it.n make
the banner and select the standard
bearer ~ was the cry of the Malone.
ties, and they held their position he
rOicglly and ably for an hour, but
were at length compelled to succumb
to the repeated and combined attacks
of the overwhelming opposition forces.
1t would have been fatal to the chan
ces of any of the opposing candidates
for nomination il the Malone party
had succeeded in getting an express
sion of the Convention on the debt
question. Such an expression would
inevitably have been in favor of Ma
homes plan OF readjustment Of the
debt and the decrease Of taxation, and
his nomination would have followed
as a consequence. The debate was
heated : at times very personal and
bitter. aud frequently the great Con-
vention was thrown into state Of in
tense excitement.
FIGHT OVER THE DEBT QUESTION.
When a proposition was made to
proceed with the nominations, Col.
Cameron, MRhone's leader, opposed
the motion, and announced that II was
the desire Of the gentlemen for whom
no spoke TO have tiIst an expression
on the debt question. and that il was
their solemn intention not to submit
TO any evasion. Being asked II he
meant to say II this Convention deter.
mlneu 10 piOceed Win nom lndllohs iil
advance of the report of the Commit
tee on Resolutions, they would not
submit, Cameron answered he was not
TO be so understood, His idea was
that In this convention they would re-
sist such an attempt by all possible
and proper protests and appeals.
Colonel Penn, of patrick, the Dan
Tel leader, thought there was no rea
son why the Convention should mo-
EnOw proceed "a make nominations. go
lie contended IL was the custom In al
conventions national and State, q