Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-23
The staunton Convention.

zstte yesterday the straightout Republicans SUI.
cecded in electiDg permanent preSdeLt of tho
repuplican convention 10 the person of Gen. w.
C. Wickham. Tho election of Gen. Wickhsm
was made unanimous on motion of Mr. Lewis.
bis competitor, who made graceful speech 10
introducing the president.
Upon taking the chair Ger. W:ckham made
speech in which he declared for Gen. Grant
and said that. although tbcro wero SHADES Of
difference 10 opinion, he WAS sure there would
be no difference 10 support CT tho Chicago
ticket. He was con6dsrt tina. they would all
unite 10 placing Virginia in tho Lac Of republic
| can States.
The committee on resolutions made three re-
potts, the majority favoring an adjournment
over to July 2Sth at Redmond. pledgiug the
support of a straight republican ticket, ard i1-
sIucsiDg tho delegates to b, appointed to vote
for General Grant at Chicago Tor President and
declaring for Baioe for Vic, President. A
minority favor the appointment of electors and
delegates st once, and the second miaori'y fav
or the appointment of delegates and electors
and give authority to tho Central committees
TO fill any vacar ces which may hereafter occur
The meeting adjourned, pending the c)nsidOra-
uon OF loo resolutions.
The msi lIity report is So follows:
Resotrea. That 10 Ulysses s. Graut We rcpt 50
absolute trust. Ills honesty. f1elny 10 duty,
varied experience, patriotism aud his efforts to
secure the Integrity, prosperity, grandeur and
perpeuity Of our common country by uniting
its people and allayiDg Sc C ioua allIc-all poiot
to him AZ pre-emincDlly the candidate under
whose leadership the progressive aud law nbid
Jog people msy unite and defeat tho ma
chinery OF Bourbon spirit, Hhich neither learns
ntr torgets.
., That the delegates from Virginia 10 the
National republican convention are hereby in
structed to vote as q uoit for u. 8. Grant for
the nomination for the Presidency. and to US.
their mcss earnest and u6tired tfFJrls TO SECURE
bis domination.
3 That, whereas. this c)nvcntion wss called
specifically Tor tho purpose of appointing ua
sl1nal delegates only, aod it is dsemed intxpe
dent to make an electoral ticket Ut this time,
the State committee to be hereafter appointed
is hereby empnwed aud directed to Gail State
convention to b, held at Tie city of Redmond
Oh Wednesday, the % of July next, for the
purpose of nominating an electoral ticklt.
4, That the Republicans OF Virginia earnestly
request the Hon. James q. Blaine to accept the
position of candidate for Vios President, AID
that they balleVe that tho COT anoon of these
two kouOrtd aud distinguished names upon the
same ticket you'd prove iuviucib!c.
i Ani be 1t Jurtltcr rSoired, Tha: We pledge
tho esruos. support OF tbs republican party u
, Virginia TO the Chicago nominec.
The fol)Hiag wHs offered as o minority re-
port aud substitute for tho third sectiao Of lhi
above:
RcSolrcd. That va LecVa il vii! be to sht
interest OF tic republican party TO Pike, bsfw,
the party full republican electoral ticket at Thu
tim".
Eve nc@bors Of the committee sisuci III:
report. Ihs second minority report, .isnct
by three members OF tho committee, IL g.
follows:
| Resolrcd, That tli5 convention proceed t
uomloate 40 electoral ticket, leaving the sclec,
ton of cach tl,c to the delegates fom tia
district, aOd tia! the Slate central committee b
empowered to recove roslgnslioos and fill va
,, cancics apd that wo will support electors i.
: favor Of the republican nominee.
i STANTON. Va, April 23.-Af,er long ant
, heated discussion on motion to recommit th
|: resolutions submitted yesterday the motion va
lost by decided viva VOC, vote and at oc
o'clock this morning motion mado by III
straieh.cu!s to adjourn tilt 10 to-day vas CIR.
ried by msiority Ct four. This is s,me,hirI
favorable to the straiebtouts, tu! III, othe
wing is moro confident Of succ!ss aod seem [,
have tho chances 10 their favor.
3 lSscoud Dispatch
The convention rcasscmb!cd at o o olctk aLt
skirmisting is DOW going 90.
, The question for consideration il whcthtr tn
convention shall nominate delegates 10 Chicag,
t before deciding whether The nomination OF al
8 electoral ticket shall &c postponed.
1t is impossible OF this liuo t, say what til
, result 8i be-.
g The vtraightouta. however. ar, evidently feel
ing moro confident Of SUCCESS.
B. Il p. II. II. Goa DOW and starl!iag dc
Velcpmont affecting the dispute between tt,
District Commissioners and tho railroad com
panies abou! tho lection of dcpoip, cto, La
I boon msda. When tho scheme Of Ffcrci {,
s ruu train up grade by ears ef clamps on
r central raj! was tried. and road laid from th
end Of tho Long bridge 10 Alexandra, the cor
poration of Washington guaranteed 500 600 O
bonds, ADD on the failure of tho Invention hsG
to take them up, assn niog with Interest $751;.
000. 10 the course of the decision of Fowls 4
Snowden acaiost tho Alexandria g. Washing
, ton Railroad Company 10 the Virginia Court {.
Appeals, about year since, this debt, nov
amounting to over $3.50, 900. was declared t5
, Judge Keith o first lien 10 favor of tho Dstric
against the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad 20.
whose Southern limo is laid 90 the old French
road bed. Oa the full realiz tiou of tho BEAR
ing of this decision the railroad officials were
uoi6ed by Maj. Twiuipg, the engineer Com
missioner Of the Distrcs. They net this at frs
with an indignant denial OF the fac. tut subse
quent investigation showed that the DISTRICT uol
only had the lien, but. 10 the event OF the de-
! clsion OF the Supreme court that tho whol, old
road bed had been used, would have power OF
sale and to claim heavy damages for tho use Ct
: the road. The bearing Of all this on the dopo,
question is 10 tic fact that the D.s'rcs authuri,