The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-23
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AL,sg Ayp WEARY sEssroS-GSSERAL WICK
NAN ELECTED PERMANENT CHAIRMAN ovEr
HON. John p. LfwIs BY VOTE OF 0s
TO G4-ruE SCHEME OF THE q ukPLRDGED ,
| DEFgATEp-A TICKET TO BIZ NOMINATED TO
DAY.
Especial telegram to The Dispateh.l
STAuxToS, VA, Aprii 22.-The Conyen
ton met at 1890 this morning, and wa:
ol'ened with prayer.
The Chairman was so hoarse from The
labors Of last night that be had to get the as
sistance Of MIR. Dezendorf in stating hi:
rulings. The chief takers Of the body were
also so hoarsc they could hardly be heard
and several new men came to the front.
a vote on the permanent organization
YVES STAYED of until O'Clock. Neither
wing was sure OF its strength, the Wickhanl
men claiming ten majority, and the Levi:
men asserting that they had secured ma.
iorily. "'.:..
GENERAL wICKHAM ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
AT last General Wickham and ex-senator
Lewis rose and joined in statement asking
the Convention to come 10 vote and de-
eide between them.
The Convention endorsed the joint re-
quest with cheers, and vote was soon
taken, resulting in GS for Wckham and SO
for Lewis. The announcement was re-
ceiyed with wild cheering. Ex-senator
Lewis, in introducing General Wickham
TO the Convention, asked for him the cor
dial support OF all, and hoped soon TO see
the Democratic party dead and buried.
wICKHAM AND LEWIS FOR GRANT.
Mr.. Lewis stated that he and General
Wickham stood side by side for Grant, and
hoped the name Of Blaine would be associ-
ated with Grant, and that the ticket would
break up the solid South.
General Wickham, in taking the chair.
also declared for Grant, aud said while
members differed about policy, he felt sure
there would he no difference in their Re-
publicansm, and believed that all would
aid in placing Virginia in the line OF Re-
publican States, and thought there would
be no difference about the support OF the
ticket nominated at Chicago.
THE UNPLEDGED TICKET PROPOSED.
The other nominees OF the Committee on
Permanent Organization were elected, eX-
cept that Colonel Brady was made secretary
instead OF Captain Hill, CT Petersburg.
The first business Of the afternoon session
was the Offering OF resolutions by l.. l..
Lewis, OF Culpepcr-
First. Endorsing L. 5. Grant.
Second. Instructing the delegation 10 Chi
cago to vote as a unit for Grant.
Taird. Announcing the inexpedicncy OF
now naming an electoral ticket, and empow'
erng the State Central Committee, hereaf'
ter to be appointed, to call convention on
the 18th july to nominate an electoral
ticket.
The resolutions were referred TO COM
mittee.
When the committee came in they re-
ported the resolutions offered by Mr. Lewis,
and with them two minority reports, both
advocating the nomination OF an electoral
ticket at this time by tie Convention.
A notion to recommit was discussed IN.
til midnight. Much disorder prevailed nj
times, but was finally voted down by de-
cided majority.
During the di, cu.sion John W. Woltz
postmaster at Fredericksburg, who had
heretofore voted with the Straisht-Ouls
came over to the RcadiuSters and made
speech, which occasioned some connection
An adjournment was finally carried by
the SIraight.outs ut l o'clock by vote o.
g. to GO, but the R'Gdiusters are not dis
cOuraged.