The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-08-09
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Hon. MARSHALL HANGER, PRESIDENT

Hon. MARSHALL HANGER, PRESIDENT.
SPECIAL TO VALLEY yIRGINIAN.
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RICHMOND, VA, August. 8.
The nomination of Col. Lamb, of Nor
folk, last night, as Temporary Chairman
of the Convention by the STATE Central
Committee caused great dissatisfaction
with the friends of Gen. Malone to-day
1t was evident that it was the purpose of
the friends of Daniel to defeat Mahone's
nomination by every possible means.
Bradley T. Johnson led the attack by en-
deavoring to make combinations with the
followers of Taliaferro, Holiday and Fitz
Lee, but in almost every instance it was
frustrated by''Little Billy's" lieutenants.t
The great Conservative Convention
which assembled here to-day was disor-
derby and unwieldy. The minds of al
seemed excited, and the blood ran quick
and high. An attempt made to call the
Convention to order was the signal for
yells and huzzahs. 1t soon became ap-
parent that the mob, for such it was,
should be silenced. Judge Lowell, Chair
man of the State Central Committee, in
the midst of tumultuous uproar, intro
duced Col. Lamb, who jumped up and
said he was unwilling to take the seat as
Temporary Chairman until every dele
gate secured the place to which he was
entitled, and called upon Judge Lowell
to take the chair and the police to purge
the Hall. The..assemblage adjourned until
2 o'clock.
During the excitement many personal
ties were INDUCED in, and confusion
reigned supreme. Two eminent dele
gates came near getting into row. One
of them accused the other of not being a
delegate, and the retort was, "You are a
id liar" !" You are another" was
the response. Threats of all sorts were
made as the crowd was being showed out.
The Convention reassembled at 2:15,
aud was called to order by Judge Lowell,
who again introduced Col. Lamb. AT
ter thanking the Convention for the hon
or conferred upon him, he was proceed
ing to discuss the question of the State
Debt, when he was interrupted by John
S. Wise, who desired to know if the
question was open for discussion
Col. Lamb ruled him out of order, when
great confusion arose and cries of ego
on! !" Kisses and groans. Mr.. Wise
again took the floor and said, 'sWe have
heard enough of your speech !"
Col. Lamb made another effort to speak,
but his voice was drowned in the noise
and Kisses throughout the house. Amid
this uprorious proceedings, Col. Hinton
made the point of order, asking if it was
proper for the temporary chairman to dis
cuss question that would probably come
up before the Convention. Here Mr..
Wise promised absolute silence, if the
chair would promise not to take this OPP
portunity to discuss this question. Col.
Lamb replied that he did not seek the
position, but desired to sustain the credit
of his native State. Cries "Dry upi"
'tPeeler I" esSit down - and Col Lamb
took his seat without concluding his re-
marks.
The indications are that should the
Daniel party force the plctform for the
payment of the debt, bolt will occur.
The elements are separating to two
sides-Mahonites and Mahonites.
After order was somewhat restored,
resolutions for the appointment of Com
mittee on credentials and permanent Or
ganization were adopted.
Committees were appointed by district
delegations, and convention took recess
to p. m.
LATEST.
10. 80 P. M.
Convention called to order shortly
after O'Clock P. NJ. All quiet. Riot
ers and turbulent spirits of previous ses-
sions seem to have subsidized. Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, through
its chairman, reported the following per-
manent officers: President, Hon. Mar
shall Hanger, of Augusta. Vice Presi-
dents: 1st District, Thos. Jones, of Rich
mond county; I'd District, Jno. W. Law
son, Isle of Wight; sd District, Gen. c.
G. Coleman, of Louisa 4th District,
Gen. Stith Bowling, of Petersburg; 9Th
District, DIR. Smith, of Henry; 9th Dis
trict, R. A. Coghill, of Amherst; 9TH
District, W. Mines, jr., of Page; 9Th
District, w. R. Taliaferro, of Orange ;
9th District, A. S. Pridemore, of Lee.
Secretaries-Jno. B. Bigger, E. A. Dan
bridge, Peyton Wise and others.
Committee was appointed to wait on
Hon. Marshal Hanger, who, upon tax
ing the chair, thanked the Convention for
the honor conferred upon him, and ex
pressed the hope that order and harmony
would prevail in the deliberations of the
body.
A resolution YVES adopted that no gen
tleman should be voted for by the Con-
vention for Governor, who does not
pledge himself personally, or through de-
legates, to: abide the action and support
the nominees of the Convention.
A Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed.
1t was determined that all resolutions
pertaining to platforms be referred to the
last named committee.
Convention adjourned until 9 A. M.
tomorrow. w.
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