Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-19

IHe siasc Conservative Convention,
hlCBMoND May l9.-A Iargs lumber Of
delegates to the conservative S,sta c,pven.iop.
WI CT meets to day. arc here. tx State Sen.
attr W. D. glastonbury, Of Caroline county,
mas Geon selected as temporary chairman ef
that body. Ex.Src ,ker Allen, of Shenandoah
IS spoken OF as permanent Chairman.
oerasor EHtn. OF CouGtc lieut., aud Repro
Sental lie Hurd, ct Ohio, addressed a vcry large
lneeilog oil c,nseIvatives les. night.
| Cther speeches wore made by Judga Ould and
Major j. w. Daniel. The meeting was a Grand
success and wss locked upon as q favorable
| omen.
klcuMoND. Va, May l9.-Tho State demo.
cratic convention met in tho theatre in this
CITY 10 day at twelve o'clock. The convention
10 point OF numbers and character of delegates
tq1als' 1t 1t docs not excscd. any previous as
senDIage OF the kind in the State. Many of the
most prominent politicians and several Con-
erfssmen arc present, and Hon. j. T. Harris
taxes conspicuous part. All pottends har
mony AID union. and not tho slightest trouble
Is Anticipated. while great coed is expected
to result from tho action Of tie c5nveaian.-
The debt payers and roadjustols went on the
common platform AID no differences exist
There Is no idea ofinstruc,ios the Cincinnati
delegation, Of whom james Barbour and J. w.
Da'lel arc expected to b., Two.
"a the committee 90 c,clobtials ara II II,
hill, of CuIpcpel; ]. Ri,o Smith, Of C,erkp
aud George Mason, OF Fairfax
Va Organization, II. i. Poyton, Of L1u1oup;
b. y. Barbour, o! Orange, aad j. II. Lowell. Of
| Warrep,
Va resolutions, S. &. Neal, Of Alexandria:
James Barbour, ct Culpcpcr. and IL. Shopard,
Of Fauquier.
George W. Ract. delegate from ALvon.
dria, was taken i'll on tho train coming bcro
yesterday and had to be taken to tho hosritsl
ITO is better to day, md will attend tho c,p-
Vcntlon probably.
upcn tho rcasSomblicg OF the convention
afttrrecsss tho various committees having re.
ported, MIR. Gcole, boirg called for, ma]o a
Stirring speech, 1avoripg harmony and univ.
10 mentioning probable :ndidntes for President
tho Games Of Blylrd, Seymour, Hancock,
Thurman and FIcIl wcro loudly applaudcd,
especially FIcll. The speaker earnestly h,ncd
tho debt question would not bo brought into the
oonIog contest, bu! that rcatia;ttrs rs veil as
debt payers would 30 sent to Cincinnati to rcn.
resent tho demtcrssy of Virgioia.
Speecaes were made by Skinner Of AUGUSTA,
Err Loo Of Stafford. Gregory Of Petersburg,
and James Barbour.
When MIR. Barbour asc ,ulel platform bo vas
greeted with rapturous applause. Uo took tho
ground that tho debt question had nothing to
DO With tho coming election and that tho pay-
msnt of thrco or four per CONT o,uld not effect
tho election Of q President. Now lot US oil 20
together as Virginiaus Ter tho overthrow of the
Common foe.
Judge Il. G. Allen was chosen permanent
president With nno vico presidents, among
than Is. Il. Shoots Of Loudcun, from tho Slh
district.
Judgo Allen on tuking tho Chair returned
thauks and invoked harmony 10 the rrccocdioss
OF the o1nVcutou. lie sail the tenth Irpinn
was uci'ed fer the uomiuco IF tho Cincinnati;
convention.
Dor'ns the closing proceedings upJn tho order
OF busioess there was much c,rfusioo and tto
oooVentlcn arJ Aurned till eight D. u.