The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-03
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lie was now permitted TO proceed, ant
said he heard In the echo and the breeZ
that Massey would be nominated for Cover
nor. lie loved John Wise and ColOne
Cameron, but while he loved not Casar les
be loved Rome more. He wanted these youn;
men In future conflicts to win theiI
spurs. He said Massey first conceived ant
announced the idea Of readjustment. III,
is first In the hearts OF Readiusters. He 4
Tor free speech, free ballot, and fail
count. As the name OF Lafayette Is linked
with that Of Washington. as Jackson Is cou
pied with Lee, so Massey and Malone ar,
united as Readjuster leaders. Massey is the
strongest man in the party. In ubiquity
dash, and brilliant charge he compared hin
TO Napoleon's marshals. He Is poor, but hi.
poverty will enable him to sympathze with
the people Of Virginia. II you don't give
Massey the nomination, said he, history
will place your ingratitude with the ostra-
cism OF Aristides, the hemlock OF Socrates,
and the asp Of Cleopatra.
There was q fair amount OF cheering for
Mr.. Massey.
| COLONEL MENITREE NOMINATEs COLONEL
CAMERON.
Colonel Menitree, who has a handsome
face and fine presence, delivered carefully
prepared speech on nominating Colonel W.
+. Cameron, and his remarks were received
with great deal OF enthusiastic applause.
He pictured the scene in the Theatre four
years ago, when the cry, be said, was,
Anybody to beat Mahone," and declared
the Conservative party then committed SELF
murder. lie abused the Funders in superb
language, and gave a knightly picture OF his
candidate, who, he said, with pen and eIo-
qnent tongue, had done service for the Re-
adlusler cause, IN season and out Of season,
second only 10 William Malone. While
Cameron evidently had more followers and
more enthusiastic ones than his competitors,
he did not show as much strength as had
been claimed. Nevertheless, his friends
still declared confidently that he would be
nominated.
CAPTAIN JOHN s. WISE.
Mr. W. C. Elan, the chairman OF the
Richmond delegation, next addressed the
meeting in explaining the position Of Cap
tain Jonn 5. Wise. He said the Richmond
delegation had determined upon Mr.. Wise
as good and true man, fit for that office,
to which he had some hereditary claims.
His father had once occupied that position,
and that father had once said "the office
| u
Mr.. Wise, not Mr. Wise the Office. lie here
read a communication from Mr.. Wise in
which he permitted his name TO be "put
up" in order to allow his friends to carry
out their desire OF casting their votes for
him, stating. however that he was not a
candidate for Governor.
GENERAL V. D. GRONER.
Colonel William Lamb next addressed The
Convention in placing in nomination Gene
raj V. ID. GrOner. After reading the in
struciions from meeting OF Readlu<ters
| held in Norfolk he announced as a cand-
date for Governor General V. ID. Groner
a seIfmade man. lie was, the speaker
said, one OF those bright examples who
marked the struggle In The late war. lie
referred to the trusts coniided in hlm OF Il
large transportation line when he had
scarcely yet attained bis majority. He re-.
ierred briefly to his war record, which, he
said, was devoted to duty from the be-
ginning OF the struggle TO be sur
rendered with Lee and Malone at
AppomattoX. The fitness 81 his candidlte
was apparent, and he would show his
claims. He had worked heart and soul for
the Readiuser party; and when Dr..
Richard Wise read that protest to the Con-
seryaliye Committee which was their de-
claration OF independence, he was the only
man who had the courage TO uphold bin.
lie did not believe there was a man save
| William Malone alone who could command
the votes OF those freemen (the cOlOred
mem. whose rights they dared maintain in
spite Of all the Bourbon Flinders might
say. He concluded, 81 now nominate for
Governor, General V. ID. Groner."
ISFOR BUSINESS.
4 motion was here Cat twenty minutes
after 6 o'clock made to take recess. After
A spirited contest, In which the Chair seem.
ed TO favor adjournment, il was decided by
standing vote and amid great cheering to
continue with the business.
LEWIS (CoLoRED) SECONDS THE NOMINATION
OF GENERAL GR0NER.
Lewis (colored), OF Prince william, who
had threatened TO withdraw FROM the Con-
yention. row appeared and seconded the
nomination Of GrOner. He is a Hampton
graduate. aud was very schOolastic' IN
his utterances and melodramatic in voice,
but not more so than Mr.. C0nkling. lie
spoke OF "A name that is not unknown, he
| said. TO modern and ancient economists, and
one that Will stand ont os lamp OF IigHt TO
shed its refulgent rays, &c.
Mr.. Booker, OF Elizabeth City, also made
few remarks in support OF General Gro
ner.
MORE SPEECHES IN FAVOR OF CANDIDATES.
Captain Paul (colored), OF Richmond,
made creditabe speech In support OF Cap
tain John 5. Wise. lie said: 81 want
the Readiusters OF Virginia to place their
banner In bis hands, and he Will carry IL
to victory. lie has the intellect ana mas
the physical strength to endure the Ia
tignes of prOtracted clmDaign.'
Mr. StovaII, OF Halifax, supported Col
onel Cameron, and said II the party noml.
mated him it would not only obtain but
de serve success. He wanted the time to
come when northern and southern mlldehs
would together scatter noweis over tue
graves OF the blue and the gray.
Major y. B. Meade next made an earnest
speech in support OF Captain wise, ana III
which he recalled the fact that be nm
self had been the celseless foe OF the fund-
ing bill, and was Readiuster before the
Mozart-Hall Convention. As one OF lne
fathers Of the party, he endorsed wise. lie
said. God forbid that he should say word
against Cameron, Massey, or the rest.
CHESTERFIELD SPEAKS FOR MASSEY.
Judge Gregory, OF Chesterfield, support
ed Mr.. Massey, and said the X adj lusters
had done more for Virginia than any other
party. Massey, said he, is the readlest,
quickest debater ever heard on the virginia
hastings. And il can be said that he is the
best Auditor Virginia ever had. lie would
90 further, and say he will make the best
Goyernor our Stale ever had. The name OF
Massey Is music TO the ears OF the iittle
lads who play upon the streets, the Judge
add, Il. and this was loudly applauded. lie
thougLt. in fact, that it would make the old
and the Young, male and female, happy II
his fayorte could only be nominated.