New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-08
THE VIRGINIA READJUsTERS.
LARGE CONVENTION HELD UNDER THE LEAD OF
GENERAL MABoNE-A PLATFORM AND AN ELECT

GENERAL MAB0NE-A PLATFORM AND AN ELEoi-
ORAL TICKET ADOPTED.
RICHMOND, Va, July 1.-The State Convention
of the Readjusters met in the theatre at ll:3o H.
IN. to-day. and called to order by General
William Malone, who made brief speech, counsel
ling harmony and wisdom in the deliberations lie
then nominated Colonel II. II. RiddlebeTger. OF
Shenandoah, as temporary chairman.
Colonel .Riddleberger was greeted with the
widest enthusiasm. the applause continuing for
several minutes. He said they had taken their
own affairs into their own hands, and intended to
adjust matters in their own way. without regard
to the wishes of political dead-beats," and with
out fusion or afihation with other parties. The
Readiusters had come to the bridge. and they pro-
posed to cross it and march on to.victory without
looking to the right or to the left. He was fire.
quently interrupted with loud outbursts Of ap-
plause
call of the roll showed representatives present
from all the counties and cities in the State, eX
cept the counties of Northumberland and Page.
and the city of Danville, the delegates numbering
nearly 600 and inclndlng about forty colored men,
After the appointment of Committees on creden-
tials and Permanent Organization. the Convention
took
Upon reassembling, the report of the Committee
on Pern anent Organization was adopted. 1t named
Colonel Abram Fulkerson, of Washington County.
as permanent president, and p. II. McCaull, OF
Pulaski, as secretary.
Colonel Fukerson addressed the Convention,
giving a brief resume of the origin and history OF
the party and its rapid and widespread growth in
the State against the most powerful combinations,
until now il was the dominant party of Virginia
Committees business, platform and resolutions
were them appointed. A recess was taken till
o'clock in the afternoon.
PLATE oRM ADOPTED.
The Convention reassembed at 3 o'clock p. M
and was addressed at length by State Senator John
Paul of Rockingham, and Captain Frank S. Blair,
of Wyhe in stirring speeches. IN which the fnDders
were criticised IN scathing terms. AT the conclu-
sion of these speeches, Colonel V. d. Groner of Nor
folk, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,
reported the platform. which is In substance as
fOllowsi
The resolutions are confined mainly TO local issues
They urge the promotion OF the welfare and malnten-
snce Of The legal rights Of all the people OF the state
and protest against the OF the support of
the Government and maintenance of public institutions
pmns E Amy other the 'sn prlnopio and T policy laid
down the mozart Han ,,,,,IS ConyentOn S.sH,t
passed at the last of the General Assembly and
vetoed by the Governors reiterate the purpose OF the
citizen 70 the exercise OF and price suffrage de
mand an honest Application OF the Gonsnohs @ gaan,s
the policy TO ard public schools, etc.
The sixth resolution asserts that while LOOKING 10 the
maintenance of the principles and Accomplishment OF
the objects forth superior TO oil other cOnsu
eratioDs there both Of duty and policy why
the Readusters organization should control the voice OF
State and National aft drs, and that Is important to
successfu issue of the contest OF 1881 Tor
supremncy this commonwealth that TINS
Convention nominate full ticket OF electors ana nat
the the several districts nominate candidates
for Congress and believing that the obecs hitherto de
cared the interests OF all the people OF Virginia are
subserved by tine election OF Hane' OK ana
English TO the Presidency and Vloe-Presdency;
Therefore, II furtbcr declared that the electoral
ticket nominated by this Convention is Instructed III
behalf of those candidates. and that they cordially
commended 10 me earnest supOIt or every member or
the Readiuster anlzttl0n in Virginia.
That the Federal Government should be ao-
unistered exact conformity with the Constitution,
az n s that the duty OF all 10 accept In good faith
III results of the war and that the aim OF statesman
shin should be 10 establish peaoe and good VIII
between all sections OF our common country
and all classes of peoples that the duties
and privileges the burdens aud benefits OF the Govern
mept should equally distributed that the tarih and
revenue systems the Government should be reformed
ton against the land labor employed IN its dgreu
ture aud ought Ia be repeated
The platform was unanimously adopted. The fol-
lowing electoral ticket was then choseni
Fectors-at-laree-Colonel william f. Cameron, Of
PetersDurg and Colonel III. Ii. Riddeberger, Of She
District Eectors-Frst Robert NJ. Mayor second Col
one William Lamb; third, Captain John Wise; fourth
e. Buford; fifth, William Powell sixth, Colonel
Wyatt NJ Elliott; seventh, s. b. Allen; eghth, o. NJ b.
Meade; ninth, Joseph &. Taylor.
Ats o'clock another recess was taken for one
hour,