Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-11
FROM LYRCHBURG
ISpecial to the Alsx.ocris Gsz.tle. |


LYNcHBURG. VA, Aug. l0-The tao con
ven,ious, strsightcut rirullic,us and Mabooe
repub iclD r., d 1stere. alter orgaoi1iug tempo.
rsIiy. tpant the whole OF the day in appcietiue
committees of ooLf, reueo with Wow TO blitg-
ing ab, u; usloa. 10 The strsiA bout convcn
ton bero src many bitter opponents Of The
Malone pbry-opIon who do rot hesitate
to express themselves 10 favor OF The regular
democratic ticket in preitrcrc, to that of the
Malone readiustcr. On the proposition this
atttrnooo 10 appoint committee Of Dins 10
confer with .inllsr committee If The Ope,a
House crowd" as tho Mabouc rca6juster COR
ventiOn ls termed by tho straiehtouts, there
were many violent speeches. tho speakers IS.
| sailing Gen. Mshono ahd Col. Cameron in
| most bitter terms.
Geo. NJ. Arnold. coorod. fluent speaker,
1 said be convention had boon voting all day to
see what Cap. Kid sluding TO Geo. Maboue
| and bis "buccaneers" had to say. If he was
| called upon to morrow to decide between DlLiel
and Cameron BIO would choerlulIy vote for
| Daniel. for the reason he believed that Daniel,
while an enemy, was hODost 10 bis convictions
and bold y declared them. Cameron attempted
| to disguise his sel6shness by The plea OF being
1 fair 10 the negro. There bad cot been q
| political crime for ounber Of years past Of
any kind that that Petersburg crowd hadn't
been parties to it. The Opera House crowd
was lead By man who pridsd himself upon his
been kicked cut Ct the democratic party, and
| now sought to gain tho power ho had lost 10
| ths rspabosn party. Bslween Daoel and
| Cameron tho negro had better tlks Daniel, fer
he had novsr burned Gov. kemper in tfigy be
cause h, dared to repeal tho Petersburg char
ter, and turn the city over to the mi jJrity
where it riehiuily b,!otg gid us was Dot
| there to surreud,r to Capt. Kid ard bis gsrg,
every one CT whom had bis IL ruth open fjr q
| big fat of6oJ, which be would gol--ou paper.
DtZ,Ddort declared that Every republican
! must be FREQ fIom anything that smells Ike
| reI 1iation.
w. ii. L,ster. c5Iored. of Richmond, de-
olsred himself opposed 10 Mahouism and oil
other kinds OF bosSi:m. He had a master
| oDoe. hut Lhank God he WAS 90 Independent
man now. lie did not propose TO tolerate boss
| rule. No man living could make him vote Tor
Cameron, lewis. ard Blair lie also declared
Malone aid Cameron ballot b. X suffers.
Numbers OF Others spoke 10 the sans straio.
at.er which tho Temporary of6o, rs were elected
| permanent officers of tho convention, with
| Messrs. D,Z,Gdorf. Jorgeosen, ADD VIM. ii
Mliltr os scs presidents.
A fourth conference committee to moet o
similar committee from Tho other" convention
| was then arp ,;ulcd nnd the coavoulioo ecoss.d
till o'o'cck.
The hlah"uo rrtdIa5ter convention soont tho
| eV6ting 10 WranSng over tho report of tho
Il -
| adopted u1seatiHg Mr.. VOL Z. Ct FredelickH.
| burg. Tili convection then recessed ill
O clock.
Both cJh.ouii00s tChssrMbled agaio al night.
| Both halls ware crowded The coalilouslS,
after long wf.nglr, ehc.td Peter j. Carter,
colored, permanent chairnsn and Il. Z. Brooks,
| of Richmond. secretary 10 the straighttut
ooLVsLtiou Gel Robert Billing. of Petersburg,
deiver9d 4 alwsIt spetoa dtc'ariug that nc
power on osrth cJnd kotp tho straig htou's
from Domioating ticket The members Of The
| Opera House convention were denounced as
| set Of democratic resojUstors
| a proposition 10 20 into nominations for State
officers was received with tremondCu1 sp-
| pause. The Mahone republican Convention
is composed msIniy tt government o1iot
| holders.
LYNCnDURG. Aug. ll.-At last piehL'd ses-
| sl1u OF the slraighiCut convention, Congress.
man D,zsudutf submitted tho report of The
c'nmltOe on clnttreIos 10 which il was II.
commanded that 70 republican candidate {. 7
State tifo,s shall be nominated and no io-
dorscInabt If any guberoalorial State ticket BIO
| mad; lha. republican candidates fer The
Legislature be nominated in all counties cid
distrist' 10 which the rtputlc,ns have ma.
ioIlg. and in which tho locs organ zltion DEF N
8. oh Nominations adVisbt; that the rose,
Stale central and executive committee remain
| as at present constituted. ana take no ao,iyo
| part in q campaign in which hoy HAYS DO can.
ddates 10 the field. Mr.. D.zendOrt also sui.
mlttod platform adopted by minority of the
| committee. Ii IL silent on the deDt qdestior
| It declares that the Industries of tho country
should bo restored through tho protective tariff
| laws, so as to develop our RESOURCES. nploy
our labor, create homo markets and promote
tho prosperity of tho peopl,; demands the re.
peal of tho capltatiou tax as Prerequisite to
the elective franchise. hut its msinenapce az q
soulco OF revenue for tho support Of the public
schools, without It's ditquallfying effsci; favors
the abolition of tho whipping post, and repeal
Of disqualification to otclioo franchise by CD.
vicIou of netty Isroans. The concluding plank
| is o. follow
I'VE declare that no republican convention
has tlthtr rlsht or power 10 direct any repebli
| can 10 vote for any democratic candidate, md
1t Is the right OF every republican voter, wheu
no regular candidate is 10 be field. 10 cast his
| vote according to his judgment"
Major Iost offered as a minority report q
plauk dcclariog that contracts With creditors
| shall bc held loviola,e, aud lhtt it is the du'y
OF city. state and patton 10 pay legal cbligs
| tions.
Alter hriof dobato both report and plat-
| form we're laid on tho table Indefinitely.
The report Was o surprise TO mes. of tho
| slra ghtous, and charges were made that De .
| zaudoIt and JOreepscn wtro trying to betray
them.
A motioE was made that the convection pro
| coed 10 nominate u candidate for Governor; but
Joreeoson opposed hasty action, and on bis
| motion the convention, at clock, az ,uroed