Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-03

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MAHONE'S CONVENTION.
The Virginia Readjusters In Convention
Speeches by tho Chairman and MsllOne
EStolling the Party and Mahons---Tr0u-
bled With Too Many Candidates.
! RICHMOND. Va, June 2.-The Readjuster
State convention was called to order by Gen.
Boiling in the absence of Malone, chairman
of the State Central committee. Hon. j. Paul
was appointed temporary chairman. He made
brief but stirring address, and committees
| on credentials and permanent organization
| were appointed. There are over seven hum
| dred delegates present, including seventy five
colb.ed men.
Mr.. Paul, ia his speech, congratulated the
delegates upon the proud position their party
holds to-day in the parties OF this country.
They were no longer held up to the world as
pitlful party of reputation, bnt were rec
ognlzed everywhere as the honest and only
debtpaying party in the State They had es-
tablished their reputation as party of men
who are jealous of the honor of their native
State, and who were ever ready TO protect
her glory from stain or tarnish. You
have ahown to the world when
you say you are going to pay
you mean to do it, and that you intend to pay
the last dollar you honestly Owe After fifteen
years it has remained for the Readjuster party
to come to the front and break down the bar
riers of prejudice by proclaiming liberal and
progressive policy. The Readjuster party of
Virginia was the only independent organiza-
tion that had made itself felt in the politics of
the country. The remarks of Mr.. Paul were
received with great applause.
After recess Mr.. Paul was made permanent
chairman, and a committee on resolutions and
platform was appointed.
General Malone was recognized on the stage
and was most enthusiastically called upon for
a speech He said as follows: I greet you,
my friends. fellow citizens, with my earnest
compliments, and beg to assure you of the
supreme qualification which have at this as
semblage of my fellow citizens. 1t fills my
measure of loyal ambition for this people and
to this State. 1t testifies to me in words the
warmth which 1 will never forget, your ap-
proval of my public conduct. 1t doubly as
sures me there exists in the bosoms
to the Jeffersonian principles of government.
1t assures me the people of this State in their
might and sovereign power are here to say to
the States of this Union, that Virginia is to be
put in cordial relations with the government.
1t assures me that in the future her fate and
that of her people, are to be for freedom and
progress In this land. 1t assures me that free
dom of opinion is to rule in all matters which
relate to men. You sent me to the national
capital as your representative, chosen
without solicitation or pledge on my
part, except the personal RESPONSE
bility of earnest devotion to serve
this people wherever they saw fit to put me.
No sooner was l called to the capital to answer
for you than the policy of terrorism was put
in practice to silence your representative. l
would be recreant to manhood did not main
tain that l was there to voice the manhood of
this people--there to oppose Democratic Bour-
bonism, which attempted to dictate to the Re-
adjs.ster party Of this State--and was not there
TO do the bidding OF men claiming to be the
Democratic party, but who would throttle free
opinions and free ballot I want no more of
that Democracy. You are here to give effect
to equal rights, free ballot and honest count,
maintain economy in the State government
and support the present system of education.
You are here to say to your representatives in
Congress they must represent the true interests
of the people of this State, and not represent
Democratic Bourbon caucus. You are here to
free these people from Bourbon domina-
ton, and lift the blight of
Bourbon Democracy which has set
upon us. You are to restore the old State
and her people to the most cor
mon country and put an end to sectional con-
tests, and obliterate race distinctions. Gen
Malone concluded by urging harmony, and
that to whomsoever they gave their banner
they should stand TO him 10 man in the
great fight which Virginia is to make for
freedom and the freedom of their posterlty.
There was great applause during its de-
livery, and at the close of the speech resolu-
tions approving Gen. Mahone's course in the
United States Senate were adopted unani-
mously.
A platform of principles was adopted, aud
the convention proceeded to the nomination of
candidates for State officers
The following were nominated for governor:
J. E. Massey, Albemarle, the present State
advocate; Col. W. E. Cameron, mayor of
Petersburg; Gen. Y. D. Greener. Norfolk, and
Capt. j. s. Wise, Richmond
First ballot-Cameron 300; Massey 2222;
Greener 90; Wise 1877.
The platform proposes reform in the man.
agement of the revenues and expenses of the
just the States debt on the principle of the
Riddleberger bill declares for uniform tax
alton, against ring rule of State Institutions,
against discrimination in transportation and
against the capitalized tax restriction upon
suffrage; and proposes TO invite labor ;aud
capital into Virginia by guaranteeing free
thought and free speech.
A motion to drop the lowest candidate was
rejected. The second ballot was finished Mt
1890. Result: Cameron 297; Massey 2i5;
Wise 105; Greener 101.
After the second ballot the names of Riddle
berger and Malone we're presented, when, on
urgent appeal of Wise, one of the candidates,
the convention adjourned till tomorrow.