The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-20

tor: Samuel Griffin. District Committee.
men: j. b. FickIen, j. j. Allen, Stephen
Adams. ,s,rss-ttf rs
SeuenM District.-DeIegate 10 Cincin.
natl: Captain James Bumgardner, Jr., Of
Augusta; w. b. Petit, OF FDuvanna. Al.
ternates s. v. SoutbalI, OF Albemarle /:
Jacob N. Liggett, OF Rockingham. Elecior |:
L. NJ. McMulen. OF Green. District Com
mittecmen Micsiab Woods. OF AIbemarle; !;
Mior AbsaIom Koiner, OF Augusta; w.
BsrPeachy, Of Shenandoah.
Eiqhh District. .--Dclegatest Cincinnati: /:
Il. w. Hunter. oi Frederick; Captain Alex.
Payne, Of Farquier. Alfernates Henry
Heaton, OF Loudoun: j. M. McCormb, OF
Clarke. EIector: j. Y. Menefee, OF Kappa
hammock. State Committeeman S. s. Tur-
ner, OF Warren; DIR. r. s. Lewis, Of Cul-
reper; Robert Beverly, OF Fauauier.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures TO Cincinnati: !:
Daniel Trigg, OF Washington; John ID.
Johnson, OF Giles. Alternaes: Robert
McClelland, Of Roanoke; X. r. Henry, OF
Tazewell. Elector: A. l.. Pridemore. of
Lee. District Committeeman: James p.
Kelly, Of Tazeweli; G. f. Trigg. Of WASH
ington; Thomas W. Spindle, OF Montgom-
cry.
The Convention then went into the elec-
tion OF delegates at large TO Cincinnati
DIR. George Rves nominated NJ. Glen
nan, Esq, OF Norfolk; Hon. Marshall
Hanger nominated Major John w. Daniel,
OF Lynchburg; Robert Hunter nominated
General William Terry Colonel Thomas
). Bocock nominated Hon. James Barbour;
Colonel ". C.. Cabel nominated Judge
Robert Ould. OF Richmond; r. T. w. Duke.
OF Alhemarle, nominated DIR. :. II. Moffett,
Of Rockingham.
The vote resulted rs follows: Genuan,
40S; Daniel. 1888; Terry, 7404 Barbour.
1.2l3 SO; Ould, 6jS g.; Moffett, 1,O934.
The four who received the largest vote and
who were declared elected were Messrs.
Daniel, Terry, Barbour, and Moffett. Il.
b. Berkeley. OF Farmvile. and Camm
Pa'eson, OF Buckingham, were selected as
latelnates.
The Convention then went into the cleo
ton OF electors at large. The following
gentlemen were nominated Captain p. w.
Mckinney, OF FarmylIe; General John
Echols, OF Augusta; Major Baker p. Lee,
OF Norfolk and w. w. Walker, Of West
inoreand.
The vote stood as follows: Mckinney,
92O 11-12; Echols, 1,O43t; Lee, 450; Walk
er, 269 Messrs. Mckinney and EchOls
having received the largest vote were de-
cared elected.
The following resolution was offered by
the new State Central Committee and
adopted:
That the delegates to the National De-
mocratic Convention at Cincinnati be, and
are hereby, instructed to oppose the abroga-
tion of the two-ihirds rule.
M.jor John w. Daniel offered the follow
Ing, which were adopted:
|. ReSOlUed by tie Democratic partY Of
| Vrginid, in COnuentiOn assembled, That
we are in afiiliaiion with the National De-
mocracy, and will support its nominees for
President and Yice-President Of the United
States.
2. That party lines in Federal politics
should be drawn with sole reference TO
Federal issues.
3. That il becomes a manly people TO de-
mand of candidates. for representative posi-
tions and honest aSpiraDt5 to decide where
they stand as between the two great parties
OF the couAtry, and we will support Tor
electOr 10 person who does not manifest
his adherence to the National Democracy
and its candidates on the presidential
ticket.
4. That the National Democracy deserves
The confidence and support OF the people
for its steady adherence to the principles OF
!
public was founded, and for cherisblng
those traditions and customs which tend to
purify the public service and restrain the
encroachments Of centralized power; that
we endorse the general policy, and espe-
cially its course iu reducing the tax on
our great staple product tobacco, IN
maintaining the independence OF the state
judiciary and the supremacy OF the civil
over the military power, in resisting Tue
prostitution Of the army to illegal inter-
ference in elections and the use OF partl-
san and unscrupulOus police TO lntimldate
and corrupt the suifrages OF the people.
and in advocating liberal measures to wipe
out the hostile legislation which belonged
10 period Of war, and has no fitting use
in times Of peace and reconciliation.
5. That we hold in adherence the high
handed and ver-fo-be-remembered fraud
by which the Republican party foisted de-
feated candidate into the presidential ebair
in contempt OF large majority OF the
votes OF The people and OF the electoral
voice OF the States, thereby bringing
odum upon the country and strengthen
ing the hostility OF monarchica ana auto
cratic governments to free institutions
The time TO rebuke that fraud and to. VIM
dicale the outraged sovereignty OF the
peOple has come; and without regard 10
anv past differences between Us, we invoke
the honest, iberty-oving masses OF the
people TO unite with US, and give the SEN
lepce OF popular condemnation so clear
and emphatic an uiterance that fraud snail
never again prove triumphant IN uhoeI
mining the constitution and the laws ana
trampling down the peoples VIII.
AT IL O'Clock the Convention adjourned
sine die.
fee Organized after midnight by elec,ing
Major Absalom Koiner, OF Augusta, chair
man. and j. Bell Bigger, secretary. Tbs
committee is composed OF 27 members-3
from each congressional district.
INCIDENTs-PERsONAL.
The arrangements at the Theatre were in
excellent taste. A very competent commit
tee from the X. X. H., under Z. V. Mere
dith, Esq, had charge.
The delegates from the different districts
were seated together; those from the HIch-
mond district occupying the seats IN lear
OF the parquette.
THE Convention is one OF the finest-look-
inc bodies that has ever assembled IN this
city, II comprises representative men
from every section, and is fair sample OF
Virgina's wealth, intelligence, aud solid
worth.
Among those in attendance are Hon. j.
B. Richmond, Hon. John Goode, Hon. X.
l.. r. Beale, Ii. X. Hurt, General John
Echols, William Matthew, Morshall Hang
or. DR.. S. II. Moilett, Il. +. Bland, General
w. II. +. Lee, General Fiz. Lee, John l..
Hurt. W. W. Berry, Colonel John {.
Shields. Hon. John l.. Marye, Judge VIII
liam |. Clopton, Captain John NJ: Hudgin'
William Rurke. Judge John Il. Lowell,