New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-11
POLITICS IN VIRGINIA.



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poRsEp BY THE REGULAR REPUBLICAN CoNVEN-
[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
IYNCHBuRG, Va, Aug. 10.-Tho Republicans OF
Virginia have been indulging to-day in two separ-
ate State Conventions or, to be strictly accurate,
Republican State Convention has been in session,
and also a small regiment of the Republican party
The representatives of which did not even wait to
bolt the action of the majority.
All last night the leaders of the two factions were
busy laying their plans for to-day and all this fore
noon they were engaged in trying to carry them
ont It was discovered this morning that fifteen
of the twcnty.seven members of the state
Committee were opposed to the arbitrary action
Of the chairman. They sent him letter informing
him that az had declined to call meeting of the
committee, although lawfully requested to do go
they had ordered the secretary of the committee to
make up roll of the delegates and then call the
Convention to order. The sending of this letter
resulted in various propositions to compromise from
both sides. The liberals willing 10 so very far
as they had found that, even according to the roll
of delegates prepared by Chairman Cochran, they
had 101 uncOntested votes, against o6 unc0nttSted
ight-0ut" votes.
The leaders of the " straght-out" bolt which was
hominally under he direction of Cochran but really
under that of Jorgensen appear to have acted III bad
faith all the time, and it required very thorough
knowledge OF Republican procedure and usages 10
discover that they had really been boilers from the
very beginning. They were in minority and they
knew it. Moreover the show of strength which
they made was greater than that which they could
fully trust. In other words, there were
In their ranks good many influential men
who place the interests of party and of
good government higher than they do personal n-
terests. There is one man who has acted With the
"straig ight-outs" to-day whose opinions and whose
trejudces even appear to he thoroughly honest but
the same cannot with confidence be said of JOrgen-
son. of Dezendorf or of any other man who has been
trying 10 divide the Republican party here to-day.
THE LIBERALS WAVING THEIR RIGHTS.
Shortly before 10 O'clock. the hour set for tho
Convention the liberals decided 10 waive their ghts
Under the call Of the majority of the State Com
0uttee and to take their places in the body which
bad been constituted by Cochran. Accord
ugiy they appointed committee giving
It full powers not only to obtain tickets of adj
mission for the delegates, but, if necessary, to
.auge tho terms of an agreement. This committee
was received by Congressman Jorgcnsen, who de-
laYod it in every way possible until after the
called "straiGht-out" convention had effected a
temporary organization. Then the liberals were
.Ooy informed that their request camc too late.
lhe performances of the forenoon impressed upon
livery unprejudced man the belief that, except for
the unworthy conduct and double dealing OF few
men, the proceedings of the Convent on would have
been satisfactory to the great majority of Repub-
Gcan voters in the State.
MEETING OF THE REGULAR CONVENTION.
Shortly after nOOu the regular Republican Con-
vention assembled i'll the Opera House and was
called to order by Mr. Brooks. secretary Of the
State Committee. About 200 delegates and alter
mates were present, a very large proportion being
colored men. The easy air with which the colored
delegates entered upon their duties was worthy of
remark. Immense enthusiasm was manifested
whenever any speaker made point upon the issues
embraced in the coming contest The hearty
applause with which every telling point was
greeted showed that the delegates perfectly
understood the questions at issue. The speech
OF Secretary Brooks after he had called the Con-
vcntOn to order, almost a masterpiece of polit-
ical OratOry, and created treDendous enthusiasm.
For temporary chairman, colored man named
Crump was elected. Nh Crump is a business man.
and presided i'll businesslIle manner. As an evl-
dence that Chairman Crump did not mean that the
work Of the Convention should lag, it may be mon
toned that during lull in the proceedings when
there no business before the Convention, and
when there appeared to be imminent danger that a
food of speech-maling would be turned loose upon
the &hungry and perspiring delegates he came
to the rescue by saying that the sergeant-at-arms
would please hunt up the Committee on Credentials
and see that it rded in its report.
AN ORDERLY AND DECORoUs BODY
A more orderly Convention was never seen and
the behavior of the delegates as modest as their
manners quiet. Some Of the speeches elected
repeated rounds Of applause, and it is to be noted
th2t Whenever the name Of General Malone was
mentioned allusion was made to the free school
question or to free and fair elections there were
repeated and earnest shouts of applause. Although
30 large a proportion Of the delegates was
composed OF cOlored mon, the appearance aud con-
duct of the delegates would compare fayorably
with those If the Bourbon Convention which as
sembled in Richmond last weok, of political con-
Yentions generally
THE CONVENTION OF EOLTERs.
IN strange contrast with the largo and we'll
hghted opera house with its tiers of seats filed with
well behaved representatives of the Republican
voters, was the scene Of the bolters convention In
order TO secure the advantage OF a possession of
the building iii case the regulars failed to maintain
separate organization, tho boilers had re-
paired at early hour to the
building selected for their meeting IT
was delapdated structure in a back street SO
cough and narrow that two vehicles could scarcely
pass. II had served long ago as u theatre but four
yeags has been in only partial use. The ceiling was
low and the balcony which encircled the main hol
tut OIL nearly all the light and air which the half
Spencd windows could admit. There were proD9 bly
MY delegates the floor, and the gallery was
iled with Idle lOOkerS-0u and aVoYcd friends Of the
Bourbon candidate who We're. of course ar1Sted i'm
maintaining split IN the Republican organizations
cochran 1raced mp by Congressman Jorgenscn and
OeIehhorl eaiio the Convention to order in a feeble
voice and placed in nomination candidates for tenn
YeldIS OliicSfs, Who were at once elected without
cnIrT ut. 4 rom that time forth JOrgenseu and Dez-
NIUul saw 10 III that both not absent from tho
staSe at tLe same time and the deliberations were
managed as they it to have them Able assist
H. 10 Xlhotd and others on the AoOr saw that