Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. VIRGINIA POLITICS. The Conservative Democrats in State Convention. SITTING DOWN ON REPUTATION. A Proposal to Pay the
 State Debt. SYMPATHY FOR THE PRESIDENT. Daniels Nominated for Gov ernor by Reclamation.
 THE SOUTH.
 Virginia.
THE SOUTH. Virginia.

V H6pud1at1On 1 the Conservative DemOcrats-A ResoIu- | tion to Pay the State Debt-On the i Basis of a Three Per Cent Bond l Daniels Nominated for Governor. RICHMOND, Aug. 4.-The Democratic State | convention met at noon with large attend | ance. James M. Stubbs was chosen temporary chairman, after which 8 recess was taken. Upon the reassembIng of the convention this | afternoon at o'clock the committee on or l ganization reported in favor of making Hon. ! Thomas s. Babcoek permanent chairman and John Bell Biggar permanent secretary. A l motion was made to go into nominations, but the majority of the delegates desiring to hear the report of the committee on platform first, the convention took a recess and met at 8 o'clock tonight, when it was called to order. The committee on platform and resolutions | had not prepared report. While the con- vention- was waiting for the committee to come in Hon. J. T. Harris was called upon | for speech. He came forward and spoke ! for about half an hour. The committee on platform and resolutions submitted the fol- lowing, which were adopted:
 The conservative Democratic party of Virginia,
 Democratic in it's federal relations conservative in
 its State politics, assembled in convention in view of the present condition of the Union and of the
 commonwealth, for clear and distinct assertion of | it's political principles doth declare =
 First that we adopt the following articles of polit ical faith:
 First the equality of right and exact justice to all men, special priyiiges to none, freedom of religion
 freedom of the press and freedom of the person
 Ger the protection of the habeas corpus trial an impartialy selected and upright and nonpartisan judiciary election by the people. free from all force or fraud of citizens. of military and civil officers of the government, and the selection for public offices of those who honsst and best fitted to i'll 0f fl, ,o1Jf fI,ai rights as the most competent administration of our antirepublican tendencies and the preservation of the general government in it's whole constitutional vigor as the sheet anchor of our at home and
 Second, That the maintenanceo of the public credit her prosperity. Wo condemn repudiation in every " shape and form as blot upon her honor, a blow to influence and power that we will make every effort to secure settlement of the public debt, with the consent of her creditors, which is consistent with her honor and dictated by justice and sound public policy that it is essentially desirable and proper that the several classes of the debt " existing should be unified that equality which is equity may control in the annual payment of interest and the ultimate redemption of the principal that with to use all lawful authority to settlement of the State debt that there shall be but of public debt that all lawful and constitu ion al means in our power to secure settlement of the State debt I upon the basis of three per cent bond itself part of it's policy not to increase the
 Third, we will uphold in it's full constitutional in tegrty and efficiency our public school system for the education of both white and ccrored children system inaugurated by the constitution of the State and established by the action of the Conservative party years before it was required by the consttu tion and will take most eectual for the faith full execution of the by applying to it's support all revenues set apart for that object by the constu tion or otherwise.
 Fourth upon this declaration of principles we in- vite the cooperation of all conservative Democrats whatever may have been now are their views on the public debt in the election of the nominees of this convention and in the maintenance of the su- premacy of the Democratic party in Virginia.
 Resolved, further, that any intimation com ing from any quarter that the conservative Demo- cratic party of Virginia has been, is now or proposes to be opposed to honest ballot and count is calunnny the State of Virginia is special efforts be made to foster and encourage the agricultural, mechanical mining manufacturing and other industrial interests of the State.
 The following was unanimously adopted
 Resolved, That in common with all good citizens we reflect with deep adherence upon the crime of the man who aimed blow at the life of the eminent citizen who was called by the constitutional voice of people to be President of the United States and we tender him and his family the sympathy and respect of this convention and those represent in complete restoration health and return to the dis charge of his duties the welfare and honor of our common country.
 After the adoption of the above the chair declared that it was in order to nominate candidates for Governor and the following were nominated John Goode, of Norfolk General Fitzhugh Lee and General James A. Walker, of Pulaski. The first ballot result. ed: Goode 17O4 Lee 2394, Walker 1843. There were few scattering votes. Number of votes cast 641, necessary for a choice 321 John W. Daniels has been nomin ated by &C., clamation.