Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-04-28
From the Bsltinoresun.l
Political Convention.
THE VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS DE-
FEAT OF THE REkDJUsTERS-
GRANT IN FAVOR.

UhANl IN fAfOK.
STAUNToN, Va, April 22,- After
skirmish ing until two o'clock to-
day the straightout republicans car
ried the election for permanent
chairman. Mr.. Wickham received
6S votes, to GO for Senator Lewis.
The victory of the straightouts
over the readjusters, though by a
majority Of only five, highly elated
that wing of the party.
Ex-senator Lewis, the defeated
candidate for the craftsmanship, in
troduced Gen Wickham amid wild
cheering, asking for him the cordial
support of his friends, and saying
that he hoped to see the democratic
party dead and buried. He propos-
ed Gen. Grants name for President,
which was loudly cheered, and said
with him they could break mp the
solid South.
Gen. Wickham also declared for
Gen. Grant on assuming the chair,
and said that although there were
shades of difference in opinion, he
was sure there would be no differ
ence in the support of the Chicago
ticket. He was confident that
they would all unite in placing
Virginia in the line Of republican
States. The convention then took
a recess until 4 o'clock 2. NJ,
The first business of the alter
noon session was the offering of the
resolutions by L. L. Lewis, of Cul-
pepper: The first indorsing U. S.
Grant the second, instructing the
Chicago delegation to vote as unit
for Gen. Grant the third, announ-
cling the inexpediency of now nam
ing an electoral ticket, and empow-
ering the State central committee,
hereafter to be appointed, to call a
convention on the 18th of July to
nominate an electoral ticket. The
resolutions were referred to a COM
mittec.
Subsequently a report was made
from the majority OF the committee
on resolutions instructing the dele
gates to the national convention to
vote for Grant, requesting Blaine
to accept the nomination for the
vice-presidency, and declaring it
inexpedient to make an electoral
ticket at this time. but that a con-
vention on the 2Sth Of July will be
called for that purpose. Two mi
nority reports in favor of the i'm
mediate selection of an electoral
ticket were submitted. An excited
discussion followed on motion to
recommit, and promises to contin-
ue, most of the night.
(From the Richmond state)
STANTON, Va, April $50
far the Republican convention has
been singularly dry. The session
last night was a little spicy, but
interminable debates upon a "pints
of order" to-have grown rather tire
some. Peter Carter, the temporary
chairman, had talked himself hoarse
this morning, and had to speak
through the stentorian-voiced Dcz-
endorf. Carter has shown an abil-
ity to grapple with the astute and
irate parliamentarians of his race
which is simply astounding. As a
presiding officer he has a method OF
enforcing order peculiarly his own.
Early in the beginning OF the pro-
ceedlngs yesterday he gave some
of the obstreperous members notice
that "the Chair is going to run this
convention if he has to call on the
police of the city to aid him 10 do
it,
This remark was directed against
the delegate from Prince Edward,
VINO continued to make demonstra-
tions, whereupon Carter said, 81
want to state to the gentleman from
Prince Edward if the gentleman con-
tinues to kick up a row and does
not behave himself, | will send for
a policeman and put him where he
belongs"
This brought Robert Norton to
his feet. Norton is Mahone's lead
er among the colorcd people, and
being bitterly opposed to Garter he
jumped up and, with great fury and
vehement gesture, asserted; "We
don't propose to be gagged here;and,
by the eternal God, there is an out.
side hall where we can be heard.
We will not submit to such high
handed tyrany, A policeman put
out delegates of this convention /!
Sir, it cannot be done" Carter
went on hammering with the gaveI,
and said, "The gentlemen may
keep on with their fuss, but | won't
recognize any of them till order is
restored.
To-day, after the disorder had
begun, Ross Hamilton, in the hope |
of allaying the disorder, moved that
the convention be opened with pray
er. A delegate suggested that the
convention was past praying for.
A member, mortified at this irrever-
ence, exclaimed, "God almighty I"
Whereupon Paul, OF Richmond,
rose and said, "God a mighty has
got nothing to do with what is
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