The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-10
Second Days Proceedings of the
Turbulent Conservatives.
Malone Employs the Reputation
and Non-Taxation Cry.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Daniel Seventy Votes Behind on
the First Ballot.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

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RIcmNoyD, August o, 1871
Tho morning session Of the Virginia Conservative
Convention stormy and pois.srous, but much bet.
ter tempered than yesterday. BY ten o'clock A. NJ.
the theatre crowded and routine business
commenced Then followed an innumerabIe sct OF
resolutions ala OF which were. referred 10 the Com
mitteo on Resolutions and Platform. great number
OF these in references to the public debt and they
we're frequently accompanied by brioi remarks from
tho delegates Offering them, the tenor OF being
that there was reputation party Virginia. Even
the Malone delegates discaimed anything like repu.
diaton The leaders of hts immense following. who
wero strongest IN the Convention, wsre emphatic in
their Remuneration Of the "repndiatlonists-a senti.
ment that had been ibcray attributed them by the
city and State press What they demanded was
economy, retrenchment aud reform in administering
the State government; readJustment OF the debt on
fair anu cquitaoie basis conformity the ability
oil the people 10 pay and opposition any increase IN
taxation. Their statements were received with most
umnsuous applause. especially those opposing an IN
crease oil taxes. and IL was evident great
majority OF the delegates in favor Of
any financial plank and candidate that promised them
areduction OF taxation and consequent escape from
the payment OF the dobt is an stunned TACT that
the debt cannot be paid without increase OF tho
present light TAX Of fifty cents hundred dollars'
worth OF property
FLiBtsTEkiNG bEGlSS.
The real business OF the day began about twelve
O'Clock, when 1t WAS proposed to proceed with tho
nomination OF q candidate Tor Governor. This was
the first assault of the combined OF Daniel Holt
day, Lee, Taliaferro and Terry upon the Malone
party, and tor time II was calamity repealed
by the political followers OF the hero or
Crater The latter insisted that a platform should
first DO made and tncn u candidate nominated 10
'sland on It," SNAKE tho banner and select the
standard bcsrcr" the cry OF the Nah ore,,es and
they held their position hcroicaly and ably for an
hour, but were at length compelled succumb to the
repeated aud combined attacks or the overwhelm-
Tug opposition forces. II would have been fatal
TO the chances OF any Of the opposing can
di'atcs for nomination " the Malone party
had succeeded IN getting an expression Of the
Convention on the debt question. Such an
expression would inevitably have been In favor
of Mahones plan of readj OF the debt aud IT,
decrease OF taxation, and his nomination would have
followed as consequence Tho debate was heated; at
times very personal and bitter. and ircQueutiy tho
great Convention thrown into q state OF intenss
excitement
FIGHT OVER THE QuEsrIoy
| When proposition was nude to proceed with the
nominations Colonel Cameron, Mllone's leader, OPP
posed the motion and announced that II the de-
sire Of The gentlemen Tor whom ne spoke havc
hrat an expression On the debt question, ana that
IT was their SOLEMN intention not TO submit 10
any evasion Beng asked IL he meant to
say If this Convention determined 10 proceed with
nominations In 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 tins convention they would uu
attempt by all possible and proper protests aud ap-
peals.
Colonel Pom, OF Patrick the Dan ie leader, thought
there was no reason why the Convention should mol
now proceed 10 make nominations He contended n
was The custom In ali conventions, national State
TO make nominations first and adopt platform alter
Ma dqg
TIE OPPOSING SPEAKERS
On inc Manoue s,de the speakers were Cameron,
| On tue Daniel side were General John Echos and
Judge Thomas Smith oil Fauquier. Tho remarks u
Cameron aud Eehols were received with great ap
pause. RiddIeUerger seemed To think people some
parts Of the state were listening much the Siren
voice OF the new administration, and hrs language
dcated that the Invitation OF the people OF
this city TO President Hayes to visit Rich.
Amer an excited debate Cameron offered
substitute for tho original proposition which pro-
vdcd thai tho platform should De adopted before tho
nominations were Iu Order this a scaled vote
was ordered. IL was tedious WORK, as the several
county and city delegations had consult together
call the roll OF members Thsre was y good deal
| OF lobbying done while the Convention voting, and
the strict rules wcrc necessarily relaxed allow the
delegates interchange Of OPINION. White this was
gong ON the Mahone party were gaining in
time, as the COMMITTEE on Platform was
moment Tho complexion OF TINS com mttee was anti
Malone, but u minority report. embodyng the imam.
ca views OF that magnate was ready to BE- presented
when the opportunity odored. TINS afforded
them, ho*ever, Tor in very short time the Com
mittcc on Resolutions sent communication to the
convention stating they had adjourned until four
O'Clock
DEFEAT MALONE
The substitute reJectcd--ayes, 52l&: noes
Sos. Thereby the conventon resolved that it
would not wait for the report Of the Committee
on Rcsolutos before making nomlnaiions-a defeat
Tor the Malone party though many OF lis members
expressed themselves delighted that Malone had mado
such good Roadway and got such large vote against
tho combined opposition Another scaled vote rs to
whether they should 60 with tao nominations I'm
! n.fia Iug nria hy ana ~ m nal
This was Malone victory. In so far as the Convcn-
tion reatnrmcd It's position that 1t would no, wait Tor
platform to be formed before proceeding TO nom
! mate.
All the Candidates then put IN nomination. and
very enthusiastic speeches we're made by gcnticmen
Most OF the speeches we're vigorous, some OF them
eloquent and AL were 'uPpiaudcd 10 tho echo" The
Manone men seemed determined TO night 1t out IN
Convention. They have developed tho greatest
strength OF single candidate. and they expect
sufficient acccssions IRON candidates who may be
withdrawn the arst second and shird ballots to
proclaim him the nominee OF the Convention In thia
! way bolt, which seems to have been abandoned,
would be very clevcry avoided
At hnlfpast ten O'Clock ballot reached, but
owing 10 tho wrctched manner casting ana counting
the vote oy countess the result not announced m
IN eOur later. The vote stood -
Mahonc............. 42l Taliafctro. ......... 1872
Dauei.. ...-......-. 3sl Lec................. l26
Holiday ...........,.. 262 Terry.... ........ ud
When the Malone vote which led Daniel, his prln-
cpl opponent, seventy votes was announced. Q
scche OF great enthusiasm TOOK place. regular
hugsed each other aud the cheering Kept up Tor
tuliy I'VE minutes before the Secretary could
Under the rule Terry, tue lowest, will be dropped,
ana another ballot will probably be taken 10 night.
SECOND BALLOT.
Mnhcne ............ 40 IaIiaferro ........... 159
Daniels ........... s3i Lee - i2a
Adjourned until nali-past nine o'clock tomorrow