The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-29
LOCAL MATTERS.
CONSERVATIVE STATE COMMITTEE, +
f:ENERALJAMEs G. FIELD, OF CCL
PEPPER, NOMINATED FOR THE
OFFICE OF FATTOREET.
.....s GENERAL.

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY.
| .a~.@ GENERAL.
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE CoSsER-
.vAT1yE STATE COMMITTEE AT THE En-
CHANGE HOTEL LAST NIGHT-A PRoPo-
srTIoN FOB ANOTHER CONVENTION DE-
PEATED-THE COMMITTEE RESOLVE TO
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE FOR THE OF
FIcE OF ATToRS EY-G -GRNERAL-GENERAL
! FIELD: SELECTED -CANVAssERs FOR THE
CAMPAIGN, &C. &c.
The Conservative State Committee met at
the Exchange Hotel at O'Clock last eve
ning-Hon. John T. Loyell IN the cnalr.
Present: Messrs. j. l.. Marye, -. Gro-
ner, John II. Bogart, DR.. II. A. vase, W.
r. Chandler. John w. Wright, @. G. Buck
nor ". r. Hinton. F.. FL. Armistead, w.
r Gaines: John w. Stovall, Ell. II. Hurt, G..
II. Smith. w. A.. Anderson, r. T. W. Duke,
W. A. Burke, John r.; Strother, II. Shep-
perd, r. II. Logan, j. 3. Barrett.
On motion OF Colonel V. D. Groner. the
representatives OF the city press were in
yited to seats in the committee-room.
! On motion OF .Mr. Duke, the committee
took il recess until SIS z. VI.
The committee resumed its session at the
appointed hour.
Judge Lowell announced the death of
Hon. Raleigh T. Daniel, Attorney General
OF the State, and said that the committee
had been called to take some action looking
to the filling OF the vacancy OF Attorney.
General on the State ticket
On motion, Mr.. Carter Harrison was ar-
pointed sergeant-at-arms.
General Hurt, OF Halifax, moved that the
committee proceed to recommend candl-
date for the office OF Attorney-General.
Alr. Logan, of Roanoke, said he believed
it was the wish OF the entire people that the
committee make a nomination.
General Groncr, OF Norfolk, said he
thought it would be we'll for the committee
to recommend some gentleman to be voted
for by the people at the election, and If MI.
Logan would modify his motion accord
inglv he would accept 1t with pleasure.
Colonel Duke, Of Albemare, said he
doubted the authority of the committee to
make nomination. He thought it would
have bad effect il the committee were to
recommend candidate; that these twenty
seven gentlemen (the committee) have no
more authority to make the nomination
than any other twenty-seven respectable
gentlemen. lie suggested that the people
be requested to assemble at their court
kouses on court-day in September aad select
delegates-one for each member OF the
House OF Delegates-to q convention to
meet in this city early in October.
Colonel Marye, of Fredericksburg, said
he would have preferred q. much ffcer eX-
preston Of views on this subject before the
question was taken. He held very decided
views, but did not believe the people III the
State cared particularly about the matter.
He did not believe that the committee had
the political right to make the nomination.
He thought mode could be prescribed that
would not worry the people ut all. They
could assemble at their court-houses in Sep
tember or October, at their regular meet
inss. when they assemble to transact their
regular business, without any difficulty or
ANNOYANCE, and they could select delegates
| to small convention that would give salts
faction to all parties, aliay all talk, cayll, and
II dissatisfaction, .and~a nomination be made
rerularfy-one that would stand upon the
same footing as the other candidates.
DR.. Wise, OF Williamsburg, said he had
talked with good many people, and every
body he had seen was in favor Of the com.
mittce's making the nomination. He had
not seen anybody who favored conYen.
tion except the hotel-keepers in Richmond
He did not think SO small a convention as
had been suggested. would be satisfactory
Mr.. Chandler, of Caroline, said he thought
| the committee ought to have full and free
discussion of the matter before any action
was taken. He could see many objections
to having another convention. ..,.
Colonel Duke, or Albemarle, said lie could
see no better way OF selecting delegates to
convention than by letting the people
assemble at their respective court-houseS
and select one delegate for every member
of the House of Delegates. They would be
fresh from the people, and all sides would
be pleased.
General Hurt again urged the adoption OF
his resolution to nominate candidate for
Attorney General. =
Mr.. Burke said be spoke for the Valley
when he said that section was in favor OF
the committee making the nomination.
Mr.. Barrett, of Wythe, said the commit
tee was fresh from the people. and he
thought they ought to make the nomina-
ton. --.',
Mr.. Hinton said the committee ought
either to make positive nomination or call
a convention.
Mr.. Shepperd, OF Fauquier. said he
thought it would be better for the commit
| tee to make the nomination. The party
would endorse it, and any man who would
not abide by such action would only be
bolter from the party. He called attention
to the fact that he had, at the convention IN
May of last year, presented a resolution CIV
| ing the committee the authority to make a
nomination in the case OF a vacancy. lie
thought the precedent had thus been estab-
lished. He said If convention is called 1t
may take other action; 1t might even adopt
another platform and do just what they
pleased. For the sake of the party, he
hoped the committee would make the nomi-
nation. -,s,t.
! a., NIr. Smith, OF Nelson, said that until ne
got on tie cars to-day he had not seen any
body who was opposed to the committee
making the nomination. At his County
Court, which was very large meeting,
everybody that be saw was in favor OF the
nomination being made by the committee.
Colonel Groner thought the committee
ought to make the nomination.
The resolution Of General Hurt was now
modified so as to read that the committee
now proceed to make q nomination..
On agreeing to the resolution as presented
by General Hurt the vote resu@ ed-ayes,
IA; noes, 6. .I-.r.s..-.. -. -; ,.."-' ..aa.1@
The vote was recorded as follows:
AYYs.-Messrs. Groner, Wise, Wright, Buckner,
Gaines, Stovall, Hurt Smith, Burke strotner shep-
psrd Logan Basrei and hoy a6s nandlel Hinton
Armistead, aud Dukes. is.I@'t rt .,.-iI...3s.
Dir. Smith presented the folloWing:
RESOLVED, That in makinga a nomination
for Acknowledgement the vote OF this COM
mittee shall be per capita, and without re-
gard tn the haa5a of reDresentatiOl.