The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-04
for the statc Conyen.
-+E...ts'r}ss. f tom. .-.fsf.a

-Htia meeLlnS or the state Executive Com
mittee, held on yesterday at the Office Of
Major a. n. Kelly, acting chairman, a num-
ber Of leading Conservatives and friends of
the candidates were present by Invitation,
and participated in the arrangements being
made for the Nominating Convention. It
appearing from a statement made by Mr..
Powell, the proprietor OF the Theatre, that
to floor over the parqtiette would cause q
loss OF room, proposition was made to re-
move the flies, curtains, &C., from the stage
and place thereon seats for three hundred
delegates, and to put the Presidents chair
on the west side Of the stage. In accord
ance with this suggestion, committee was
appointed to visit the Theatre to determine
finally the best plan. ''.,' j.a q.
Major j. II. Claiborne. chief OF the Kon-
seryative Kampaign Klub, having rendered
the services Of the Klub for the decoration
OF the building, the same was accepted, and,
taking charge OF the work, will begin on
Monday.
The secretary has prepared number Of
printed tally-sheets-one set containing q
| full list of counties and OF candidates, so
that the vote for each can be set down as it
is called; the other set, for the use OF dele
cations, holding the names OF candidates,
the name Of the county, number OF dele
|
| the same. These sheets will be OF use In
facilitating the ballots.
A committee on finance was appointed
to make collections necessary to defray the
expenses attending the holding OF the Con-
yenti0n.
At meeting of the Taliaferro' delegates
OF Richmond yesterday evening Major
flames FL. Dooley was chosen to act as
their permanent chairman. The headquar-
ters OF the Taiaferro Club will be at No.
2O7 Seventh street, Immediately in rear OF
the Theatre, and will be in charge OF Messrs.
H. Tate Evans and E. ii. Chamberlayne.
They will be in place on Tuesday morning,
and all Taliaferro delegates arriving in the
city are requested to call upon them and
register their names. A conference OF the
Taliaierro delegates will be held at head
quarters Tuesday night at 81 O'Clock.
! The Daniel delegates from Richmond
have elected Major John HI. Claiborne as
chairman, and will have their headquarters
at the Virginia Opera-House. A gentle
man will be there Tuesday to receive the
delegates who call, and on Tuesday night at
81 O'Clock there will be conference OF all
the Daniel men there.
The Holiday delegates headquarters will
be at the Exchange hotel. Colonel William
| DyIu, haJVl hOpclL w lluitci, auu o"h1oS
p. Reilly, Esq, of Winchester, active
friends Of Colonel Holiday, have already
arrived at the Exchange.
For conference purposes, it is understood
that the Malone men have secured Month
cello Hall, on.Broad street. They will also
have rooms at the Exchange.
Il certified list OF the Richmond delegates
will be furnished by the secretary OF the
City Conservative Committee to the secre-
tary OF the State Committee, and admission
tickets will be issued by the latter official.
So far the Richmond delegation has not (as
usuaD elected chairman.
There will be meeting OF the entire
State Committee on Tuesday. At the last
Convention the State Committee nominated
the temporary chairman.
according to the best information OBJ.
tainable there win be about eight hundred
delegates in attendance upon the Conven-
ton. There will also be a considera'
able number OF ''looker<-on." How tick
cts shall be issued to outsiders has not
yet been fixed, or 4 fixed not announced.
One plan suggested is that each delegate be
given ticket for himself and another for a
friend. =