The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-10

language indicated that the invitation OF the
people Of this city to President Hayes to
visit Richmond BY no means met with his
approval. All the same. the city OF Rich
mond may be relied on to give seven or
eight tn ou.and votes to the nominees of tho
Conservative party. .. ,aa...
SCALED yoTE-PA1SrCL INCIDENT.
On the Cameron substitute scaled vote
was ordered. 1t was tedious work, as the
several county and city delegations had to
consult together and call their roll OF MEN,
bers. There was a good deal OF "lobby-
ing" done while the Convention was voting,
and when the strict rules were necessarily
relaxed to allow the delegates the freest in
terchangc OF opinion. For some time Gene
raj Pridemore, member Of Congress for the
Ninth district, occupied the chair, and pre-
sided with dignity.
When the county OF Craig was called Mr..
James McClernand, OF Richmond, an
nounced its vote Aye. 1t appearing that no
delegate from Craig was present, and it be-
ing doubtful whether Mr. McClernand had
| the right to speak in the premises, the vote
was not recorded. Captain John McCault,
one OF tho acting secretaries, called the atten-
ton OF Mr.. Wise to what McClernand had
done. MrJ. $. Wise moved to exclude Mr..
McClcrnand from the ball. Mr.. McCler-
nand asserted that he had authority to cast
the vote OF Craig. and said General PeYton
Wise and General i. IT. johnson knew all
about it. Mr.. j. 8. Wise called upon Gene
| raj Wise to speak. General Wise said he
knew nothing Of the matter. [Applause.]
Mr.. Wise then called upon General johnson
to speak. General johnson, it seemed, was
not present. Mr.. McClernand said that ho
would like to see anybody put him out Va
rious motions, suggestions, and eXclama-
tons were made, and, despite Mr.. Hanger,
confusion and disorder for time reigned.
The resolution to exclude Mr.. McClernand
was tabled.
VICTORY.
The vote on the Cameron substitute was
announced. The subst itute was rejected
ayes, 52ls; noes, .870a. Thereby tho Con-
vention resolved that it would not wait for
the report OF the Committee on Resolutions
before making nominations-a defeat for the
Malone party, though many OF its members
expressed themselves delighte d that Malone
had made such good headway and gotten so
large a vote as he had against the combined
opposition. 1T had been some time before an
nounced that the Committee on Resolutions
had adjourned until 4 o'clock] A scaled
vote on going into the nominations imme-
diately was ordered by one fifth. 1t was
Malone victory in 90 far that it caused
much delay; defeat in so far that the Con-
vention-ayes, LOFT 1924 to 324 7-24-re-
affirmed its position that it would not wait
for platform to be framed before proceed
ing to nominations.
personal EXPLANATIONS. Vi,
General B. T. johnson, having just come
into the building, disclaimed any knowl-
edge Of the McClernand matter. He had
sent for Senator Marshall, OF Craig, who
would know all about it. Captain NcCaull
said that, seeing a well-known election re-
pcater casting the vote OF Craig, he had felt
it his duty to call the attention OF the Con-
vention to it. Mr.. j. S. Wise characterized
Mr. McClernand asa notorious rough, shoul-
der-hitter, and ballot-box stutfer.
[Aiter the Convention was over Mr.. Mar
shall stated to representative of this paper
that having been taken sick, and being op-
pressed with heat, he partially authorized
Mr.. McClernand to vote in his place for
Craig.l
In the interval between the morning and
afternoon sessions the Malone men eau
cussed with closed doors at Monticello Hall.
THE CANDIDATES MERITS. s... ..-..
During the afternoon session the nomi-
mating addresses were made. Colonel John
L. Penn submitted the name OF Major John
W. Daniel in calm and unpretentious
speech. Judge John F. Lay, Of Richmond,
made strong and happy appeal for Colonel
F. w. NJ. Holiday. The greatest speech OF
the afternoon was that OF General William
PAYNE, OF Warrenton, for General FitZ.
Lee. Mr.. J. S. Wise made decidedly Wig
orous speech in behalf Of General Malone,
and Mr.. NJ. L. Seawell closed the discussion
of the session in statement OF the claims OF
General Tahaferro. Each gentleman spoke
for about half an hour. Any one of the
speeches reported in full would make one
and-a-half or two columns.
Reputation was denounced by every one
OF the speakers.
. THE AOgFETT-PUSoH.
Some OF the delegates had an opportunity
OF inspecting the hoffett-punch in its prac-
tical operations in the interval between the
evening and night sessions. Commissioner
OF the Revenue Munford put two Zone for
malt, the other for alcoholic liquors) in
place at Wol's saloon, on Broad street.
The crank was turned for every drink sold
during the evening.
The machines are small, and apparently
not large enough to stand long and constant
rough use. As it seems that an lnlunc-
ton hos been issued by Judge Hughes 1t
may be that they will have to DE kept un-
used for some time after the injunction is
served. ..-...... .....
The character Of the injunction seems
not vet understood by the saloon-keepers.
THE STRENGTH OFTHE CANDIDATES. go
The delegates returned to their work last
night with devotion truly astonishing,
considering the intense heat and condition
OF the Theatre. About dozen secondary
speeches were made. A few werevery fine;
others good, and the .remainder-passable.
The orators weared out their hearers by
1920, when vote was successfully insist
edupon.
Accomac led Off with her twenty-five
votes for Malone. Great cheers greeted the
announcement. Indeed, the devoted fol-
lowers OF Malone have not only spoken and
worked for him on all possible occasions,
but what is quite as important in COnven-