The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-10
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himself said it on former occasion at the
court house in Spotsylvania. = Z,
Mr.. Lacy's flight of rhetoric was here cut
off by the announcement that the Committed
on Credentials was ready to report.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
Just before half-past II O'Clock the Com
mittee on Credentials, through its chairman,
Mr.. T. n. Williams, of Lynchburg. pre-
sented the report Of the committee, rs fol
lows: ..., ..,
; Your committee nave carefully considered
all matters properly. Submitted to them, and
recommends:
That the list of delegates az recorded by
the secretary Of the State Committee are
entitled to seats in this Convention, sublec'
to the following corrections:
That w. B. Bean and Benjamin Hudson
and their alternates are the only elected
delegates from the county Of Botetourt
instead OF c. NJ. Reynolds and d. M
Wood, Jr.
That Il. e. Hutchinson, NorYille Bruce.
Thomas J. Thornton, F. j. Gregory, ano
w. W. Watkins, for the county OF Char.
lotte, are entitled to seats i'll this Conven'
ton from the districts OF Roanoke, Madi'
son, and Walton, instead OF w. r. Canes
and W. z. Canes, w. j. Watson, Robert
Catlett, and D. c.; jackson, in said districts
and the other delegations, as registered by
the secretary OF the State Committee, from
Charlotte county. are entitled to seats.
That George W. Waddill is entitled to be
seated as the proper, alternate delegate tc
represent Newport district, Isle Of Wight
county.
That II. NJ. Smith is entitled to he seated
as the alternate from - district in Bu'
chanan county.
That Thomas N. Barnett is the only dele.
gate from Allegheny district, OF MontSom-
cry county.
That Thomas II. b. McFull is entitled
to be seated as delegate from Augusta
county.
That A. X. Yancey and 5. 3. Carney
be seated as delegates from Norfolk
county, Western Branch district. and that
they be entitled to cast the vote OF said dis
trict. [Signedl z. DONoUGH, Chairman.
j. Ii. Ftggatt, Secretary.
Mr.. Hinton, OF Petersburg, moved to
amend the report OF the committee by sub
stltuting the names OF the unseated dele
gates from Charlotte county for those re-
ported as entitled to seats. Mr.. Hinton
argued the justice OF his proposition, and
was replied to by Mr.. Figgatt, secretary OF
the committee; and the Convention rejected
the amendment and adopted the commit
tees report as whole.
ApLATFoRH BEFORE A NOMINATION.
A resolution was now presented to the
effect that the Convention proceed to the
nomination OF 4 candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Cameron, OF Petersburg, presented
substitute that nominating speeches be
postponed until after the report OF the
Committee on Resolutions shall have been
made and disposed Of. 81. -. -...
Mr.. Cameron, OF Petersburg, made few
remarks in support OF his resolution, insist
ing that the Convention should adopt plat
form before nominating candidate foi
Governor, and announcing that those Whc
agreed with bis views would submit to nc
evasion of the debt question.
Mr.. Shepperd, OF Fauquier, inquired VIVA
Mr.. Cameron meant by saying he and his
friend would submit to no evasion
lCheers.l
Mr.. Cameron replied that he meant they
would object and protest as vigorously 4!
they knew how. [Cheers.1 -..
Senator Penn, of Patrick, said it had beer
the general practice Of the Democratic party
to select candidates before adopting plat
form, and he knew OF no reason why thl
Convention should change the practice q
the dictation OF one man or his friends.
Mr.. Horace Lacy, of Spotsylvania, took
a text the proposition that the platform
should be made before the nomination 0
candidates. Then he made long speech
touching upon many subjects, interspersln!
it with amusing remarks that kept the Con
vention in a roar. He wanted the primer
pies OF the party to be announced "s'
plainly that the wavfaring man, though
iunder or fool, might not err therein"
''- SPEECHES LIMITED.
A resolution to limit speeches to five min
utes, except nominating speeches, Whlcl
shall be thirty minutes, was adopted.
FIyE-MEUTE SPEECHES.
Under the five-minute rule, Genera
EcholS, Of Augusta, took the door and mad
most patriotic speech on the question o
agreeing to the substitute proposed by MIR
Cameron. lie spoke in favor OF maxim!
the nomination before the adoption OF an,
platform. His speech was received will
great applause. ~,
MIR. Riddeberger, OF Shenandoah, spok
in favor Of adopting a, platform first. w
have come here, he said, to settle this veXet
question OF the public debt-to decid'
whether we will increase the taxes to pa.
the debt. He was opposed TO increasing
the taxes. .....
Mr.. Wise, Of Richmond, said he was or
posed to buying pig in the bag. III
wanted to know what he was doing. IL,
wanted resolution that would cut off re
pudiatIon and bond-jobbers at the knees
and platform and a resolution that woulc
declare that the people OF Virginia are op
posed to an increase OF taxation. Ap
plause.]
Mr.. Cameron agreed with the gentleman
from Augusta that there should be harmony
but opposed the sinking in committee re-
solutions that would tell what the Conser
yative party OF Virginia could do for the
people for the next four years.
Mr.. Smith, OF Fauquier, said IN view o.
the action Of the Convention last night hf
supposed that the members OF the ConYen
ton would abide by the nomination, who
ever it might be. He favored the nomlna
ton OF candidate before adopting Il plat
form. He said his choice was FitZ. Lee.
DR.. Wise, OF Williamsburg, said the rea
son his friends wanted a platform first was
because he wanted an economical admins
tration of the affairs Of the Government
and after the expenses OF the Goyernmen
have been paid. then they would approprt
ate the residue to paying the debt. He was
opposed to reputation.
Mr. Davis spoke in favor OF harmony ane
moderation. ...-.-.
Mr.. Pridemore called the pending 4ues
tion, which was on Mr.. Cameron'S substi
tute.
, Mr.. Hinton demanded that the question
be taken by a scaled vote, which was sus
tanned.
Great confusion ensued.