Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-09
The Readiuster State Convention.
ANOTHER HANCOCK AND ENGLISH
TICKET IN TIE FIELD.

TICKET IN TIE FIELD.
The Readjuster State Convention met
at Richmond Wednesday,. The Iepresen-
tation was nearly six hundred in number
and all the counties except eight, were
represented in person. The main portion
of the speeches delivered by Senator Paul,
Wise and OTHERS were devoted to the
growth of the party and the cause of read
jus.ment. The following electoral ticket
was nominated AID instructed for Han
cock and English:
| Electors at large: William r Cameron
| of Petersburg; Ii. II. Riddleberger, of
| Shenandoah.
First district, Robert NJ. Mayo, of West
| mOreland.
Second district, William Lamb, of Nor
folk.
| Third district, john s. Wise, of Rich
| mOnd.
| Fourth district, F. E. Buford. of Bruins
wick.
Fifth district, William Powell, of Frank
| lin.
Sixth district, Wyatt NJ Elliott, of APP
Seventh district, S. Brown Allen, OF
| Augusta,
Eighth district, N. B. Meade. of Cal
pepper.
Ninth district, Joseph G, Taylor, of
Montgomery.
The following debate which took place
bears on the casting of the electoral vote
of Virginia and what Mr.. Massey claims
and what the Republican Readiusters do
not concede and took place on motion to
reconsider the adoption Of the electoral
ticket:
| Mr. Massey appealed to the cnlored
"brethren" to stick to the Read asst ers;
spoke of the money he had turned over to
the public schools as a, triumph of Read
justerism, and of $4,000 negroes disfran-
| chised by non-paymeEt of the capitation-
tax, which tax the Readjusters were
pledged to repeal
| Mr.. Massey put in few words for Han
cock, but avow ed that he would vote for
Garfield and Arthur if by SO doirg he
| could more certainly secure the Success of
| the Readjusters. He directed his efforts
to showing the colored people that they
could consistently and periodically sup
port Hancock He believed Hancock a
better man than Garfield. He stated that
the vote in the last election was 100000
whites and 10000 colored. The Republic
cans can in no event elect their electoral
ticket. And so he went on t" oppose a
recOnsideration-the motion of Mr.. Har-
! rison-and to declare that both of the
other electoral tickets are Funder tickets,
He asked. If you set aside the platform
what are you going to substitute for 1t
For himself. he announced that he was
! NOTHING ELSE BUT A READJUsTER, and
would abide by the action of the Conven-
ton; though he earnestly opposed any
change. He remarked that the Readins-
hold high, low, jack and the game, and the
other fellows are begging. Are you gong
to give it to them [Cries, mo. "s'No.'1
| Mr.. Massey closed with some en-
couraging remarks about the good time
coming. and every Rradjuster sitting I'M
der his own vine and ig-tree.
| MIR. BASS. OF RICHMOND.
Mr.. Bass (Republicanl, Of Richmond
insisted upon being heard The Conven-
tion wanted Mayor Cameron; but Mr.
Bass secured the floor through the cour.
tesy of that gentleman. He claimed that
the Republicans ,could pay the capitatioE.
tax to vote in national contest. and
would cast 10000 votes in Virginia. They
would not be satisfied with ticket
pledged to Hancock. To put that ticket
in the field is to commit suicide. He said
| SO, while sincere in his devotion to Re.
adjusterism; but he really thought justice
had not been done the Republicans. The
action of to-day would vitalize the Staun
ton ticket. What they wished was tick
ct with Garfield men on it, and they would
not be content without it.
There we're some forty colorel men and
many white Republicans in the conven-
tion, which adjourned on Wednesday
night. We shall next week G We sketch
of the convention by not unfriendly
hand.