Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-08
The Virginia eadtusters, COnven.
ton.
THE PLATFORM AND ELECTORAL III,

| THE PLATFORM AND ELECTORAL TICKET.
| The Virginia readjusteTS state convention
! met In Richmond yesterday, and was called 10
| order by Gen. VIA. Malone, chairman OF the
| state executive committee, who made brief
| speech, counseling harmony and wisdom In the
delieeIatlons. He then nominated Col h. h.
chairman. The cali OF the roll showed repre-
sentatives present from all the counties and
cities In the state, except the counties OF
| Northumberland and Page and the city OF Dan
vile, the delegates numbering nearly six hum
dred, including about 40 colored persons. After
recess, the committee on permanent organi-
Zation recommended Col Abraham Fulkerson,
OF Washington county, as permanent president
together with a list OF vice presidents ana z.
Ii. McCaull, OF Pulaski, as secretary; adopted.
The committee on business platform and reso-
lutions was then appointed. At 5 p. m. the
convention was addressed at length hy
State Senator John Paul, OF Rockingham and
Capt Frank s. Blair. OF WyUne, who crit1-
cised the funders In scathing terms. AT the
conclusion OF these speeches Col. b. ID. Groner
OF Norfolk, chairman OF the committee on reSo-
ttutlons' reported platform urging the promo
uon OF cne welfare and maintenance OF the
equal rights OF all the people OF the state; reas
sertlng the right OF the people 10 control the
revenues; demanding the honest application OF
! CONSTITUTIONAL grants TO the education OF the
children or the people. fostering policy towards
puollc schools, &C. The sixth resolution asserta
| mat While looking TO the maintenance OF the
pilhclples and accomplishments OF the local
| obJectS set forth as superior TO all other con-
| siderations, there are reasons both OF duty and
policy why the readJusters' organization should
contrOl the voice or state and national affairs
and that is important to the successful issue of
The contest OF lSS1 for supremacy in this com.
| monWealth that this convention should nomi-
nate full ueket OF electors and that
1 the party III The several districts nomi-
| nate candidates for Congress, and believe that
| The objects hitherto declared and the interests
OF all people OF Virginia are TO be best SubserYed
| py tne election OF Hancock and English to the
presidency and vice presidency; therefore, it is
further declared that the electoral ticket nomi-
nated hy this convention is Instructed In behalf
OF those candidates, and that they are cordially
commended TO the earnest support OF the read
| juster organization OF Virginia
The following electoral ticket was then chosen.
| Elect ors at-large. Col VIM. E. Cameron, or Pc
tersburg, and Col. II. Ii. Riddleberger, O. Shen-
andoah district. District electors-Flrst Rob-
ert N. Mayo; second, Col VIM. Lamb third,
| Capt. John S. Wise; fourth, F. E. Buford; fitth,
VIM. POWELL sixth, Col wyatt N. Elliott;
seventh = b. Allen; eighth, 5. Y. Ii. Meade:
ninth, Jos. c. Taylor. AT O'Clock recess was
taken for one hour. When the convention re-
assembled motion was made TO reconsider the
vote by which the electoral ticket recommended
by the business committee had been adopted.
This gave rise TO an excited and lengthy debate,
in which the republican delegates took an active
part, saying they wished TO be left free 70 vote
as they pleased for President and Vice Presi-
dent, and that If republicans were ignored the
ton On the motion TO reconsider, the conven-
tion, at 1859 pm, adjourned sine die.
TIE REV. LLOYD MORGAN, young Baptist
minister, boarded with Deacon Snyder at Lo-
gansport, Pa The fact that the clergyman
was every night locked In his room by the dea-
con, who kept the key until morning and then
let him out, caused great deal CT curiosity.
Nelther or the men would make any explana-
ton OF the strange proceeding At length Nor
gan was Knocked down In q public place by
Snyder, and church Investigation could no
longer be deferred. IL was then proved that
Morgan had been detected In immortality by
Sny der, who consented TO let him continue hts
work as pastor, but insisted on keeping hiI0
under lock and key at night Morgan has been
dismissed from the church.
BANK CASHIER ARRAIGNED.-In the q. 8
district court at Trenton, n. j., yesterday, Jas
A. Hedden, ex-cashier OF the broken First Ma
uonal bank, OF Newark, N. j., was arrafgned
upon the 16 Indictments found against him by
the last grand Jury. He pleaded mot guilty.
and bail was flXed at $4,000. His trial VIII
take place In September.
LOVE AND MURDER AND Lynch LAVAL the
vulture mine, Arizona, on the 2lst OF June a
Mexican named Jose Maria Salazar a disap-
pointed Sufter OF MISS Lubriate called at her
residence and, after brief conversation shot
her dead. The murderer fed, but men secured q.
the country, afoot and on horseback ana soon
captured him. lynch court was held, and on
The testimony OF an eye witness TO the deed the
Mexican was convicted and hanged The whole
anair was carried out tn quiet and orderly
manner.
GIN. BALDY SMITH. removed from the ONCE or
police Commissioner In New York by Mayor
Cooper, but reinstated BY the courts. resumed
OffiCo "Wednesday chaorpd nv q 1arvo