The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-04
AMELIA COUNTY.

LOCH BILL ENDORSED AND THE ACTION OF
THE STATE COMMITTEE APPIovED-A FULL.
AND UNEoUIvOCAL DECLARATION OF SYMPA-
THY REQUIRED OF CANDIDATES. q. :
ICorrespondence OF mo Richmond Dtspatch.1
AMELIA COURTHOUSE. September 8, 1879.
At a meeting OF the Conservative party OF
this county, held at Amelia Courthouse
upon due notice, r. B. Smithey was called
to the chair and J. 7. ChildresS appointed
secretary. - .:.........,...!
The County Superintendent explained the
object Of the meeting, and thereupon the
following gentlemen were placed in noml-
nation and elected to the Convention which
meets in Farmviile on the 9th instant Tor
the purpose of nominating Conservative
candidate for the senatorial district COM
posed OF the counties Of Cumberland, Prince
Edward, and Amelia: DR.. =. I. Adams,
with r. Z. BIidgforth as alternate Rlche-
lieu Coleman, with John A. ellis as alter
nate; DR.. W., E. Booth, with }. w. Lane as
alternate; E.. W.. Smithey, with Z. F..
Smithey as alternate John Wlngo, with Is.
Trueheart as alternate; E., It. jackson, with
Thomas B. Hall, Sr., as alternate; DR.. L..
n. Vaughan, with DR.. j.. A. HillSman as al
ternate: Judge F. r. Farrar, with William
Farrar as alternate; Jacob SchleSel, with
II. oil
/ The following gentlemen were nominated
and elected to meet in convention like dele
gates from Nottoway'. to nominate a ,candi-
| date for the next House OF Delegates E.
B. Smithey, with John Frederick as alter
nate; Dr.. r. w. Boisseau, with S. H. Hall
as alternate; j. T., Chidress, with John G..
q. Jefferson us alternate; John L. Townes,
with Thomas Carter, as alternate; John A..
Gills,wit 81. c.. Gregory as alternate; Ro-
bert G. Southail, with G. E.: Craddock as
alternate; DR.. P. E.. Anderson, with
| Thomas P. Carter as alternate; Dr.. Richard
! W God, with 81. D. Carter as alternate; A.
M. Childress, with Thomas Booker alternate.
The following resolutions were unani-
| mously adopted: ' ~;
Resolved That the Conservative party Of
this county heartily endorses the action Of
our last Legislature in comforting with our
creditors and ,resdiusting our debt in the
manner prescribed by. the McCulloch bill,
| thereby placing the holders OF peeler and
consol. bonds upon the same footing, giving
satisfaction to both classes OF bondholders,
preserving unstained the credit and honor
oil our State, and bringing the annual de-
mands upon our Treasury Within The GER
tain revenues OF the Commonwealth with
out, Increasing the present rate of taxation.
Resolved, That we, fully endorse the. &C.
ton Of the State Conservative Committee at
/ their meeting, lately held in Richmond, and
declare ourselves to be in entire accord with
the principles set forth Ia the able address
OF the committee. and we, pledge ourselves
to sustain such action and such principles
against all oppope 49,; 5,.r,, Ma {,
Rs$osped, That we require Of, candidates.
for n0minatlo1 TO the. Legislature to be
elected, the ensuing fall q iuIland unequivo-
zeal declaration OF sympathy with and de-,
termination to. .sup port and carry out IN
Legislation the. principles enunciated in said
address. i +. (, 4, .sryI ~ l:I.sss.ss
I ReS5lUed. That a copy Of these appoints
to tue Dispd tch.. Petersburg indeT-
Appeal, and BurkeYille, Sentinel.
Jo,HlNl f & C q y Secretary.