National Republican., 1880-04-23
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
A StaIWart Triumph in the StauntOn
Convention.
Both Wings Declare for Grant--A Disagree
mcnt About Electors-Contention in
tho Georgia Convention - Massn-
chusetts District Delegates
Vermont and North
Carolina Democrats.
Tho Convention nj stnnnton. Yn.

STAUNToN, VA, April 22.-After skirmish-
ing until 2 o'clock to-day the Straightout Re-
pubicans carried the election for permanent
chairman. Mr.. Wlckham received 63 votes to
60 for Senator Lewis.
The victory for the Straialtouters over the
Readjusters, though by majority Of only 5,
highly elated that wing of the party.
Ex-senator LOWS, tho defeated candidate
for tho chairmanship, introduced General
Wickham amid Wild cheering asking Tor him
the cordial support Of his friends and saying
that he hoped to sec tho Democratic party dead
and buried. He proposed General Grants
name for President, which was loudly cheered,
and said that with him they could break up
the solid South.
General Wickham also declared for General
Grant on assuming tho chair, aud said that al
though there wero shades of difference in
opinion ho was sure there would be no differ
ence in the support of the Chicago ticket. Ho
was confident that thoy would all unite In
placing Virginia in tho line Of Republican
States.
The convention then took a recess TO a p. m
The irst business of the afternoon session
was tho offering of resolutions Of l., l.
Lowls, of Culpcper; the first indorsing u s
Grant; the second, instructing the Chicago
delegation to voto as q unit for Grant; third
announcing tho inoSpcdiency of now naming
an electoral ticket and empowering the State
Central committee hereafter to be appointed
to call convention on the 2Sth oil July t.
nominate on electoral ticket,
The resolutions were referred to com
mittee.
The following resolutions were reported by
| the majority Of the committee OH resolutions
| two minority reports being also reported:
Rcsotrsd Lfrsp, That In Ulysses s. Grant wo repoS
absolute trust His honesty, fidelity to duty
| varied experience patriotism aud his efforts t
| thn iutpprity DrOQDprlty grandeur and
petuity Of our common country by uniting Its peo
pie and allayng sectional strife, al point TO him a
pre-. .eminently the candidate under whose leader
ship the progressive and law-abidinR people ma!
unite and defeat the machinery Of Bourbon spirit
which neither learns nor forgets.
| .SccOnd-That the delegates from Virginia to tn,
National Republican Convention are hereby in
structcd to vote as unit for U. s. Grant for th,
nomination for the Presidency, and to use thei
most earnest and united efforts TO secure his nom
| ination.
| 7hird-That, whereas this convention was callet
specifically for tho purpose OF appointing Netiona
delegates only, and 1t is deemed ineXpcdient 4
make an electoral ticket ut this time. the Stat,
committee to be hereafter appointed is hereby ON
powered and directed 70 call q state convention
the 2Sth OF July next, for the purpose OF nominal
| Ing an electoral ticket
| Fo,rut--Tliat the Republicans OF Virginia ear
ncslly request the Hon. james G. Blaine to aecep
the position Of candidate for Vice. President an'
that they believe that the conjunction OF these tw
lhonored and distinguished names upon the sam
ticket would prove hiyincible; and be 1t further
Rcsolved, That we pledge the earnest support G
the Republican party Of Virginia to the Chicag
inominec.
Tho following was offered us n minority re
port and a substitute for the third section Q
the above:
Resoired That we believe It will DO to tho inte
| est OF the Republican party to place before tn
party full Republican electoral ticket at th
time.
Five members signed this report.
A second minority report signed by thre
members OF the committee, is as follows:
Resolred That this convention proceed to nom
nate an electoral ticket, leaving tho selection {
each elector TO The delegates from that district an
that the State Central committee be empowered
receive resgnatons and I'LL vacancies, aud that W
will support electors in favor of the Republica
nominee.
The discussion on motion to rocommit
an excited one, and promises to hold the col
| yention most of the night.