The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

MEETING OF THE READJusTERs' STATE
COMAITTEE.-tu accordance with call re-
| Gently issued, meeting OF the Readiuster
State Committee was held at the Wing Office
last evening. The attendance was small
but absentces were represented by proxy,
aud letters which, IL was said, gave full ex'
preston TO the sentiments OF the committee
In the absence Of General Malone, the
chairman, The meeting was presided over by
General Stith Boiling, of Petersburg. " ii
said that full discussion Of General Ma
| homes course I'm the Senate resulted in O
unanimous endorsement by all the members
OF the committee present. The sentiments
Of the committee on this subject, as well as
| the future programme OF the party. will be
embodied In an address to be issued on Fri
day next. Some time was spent by the
committee in variousy discussing the time
for the holding OF State Convention
| 1t seems there was considerable difficulty
| in fixing date-the views OF The members
being varied and conflicting. Some were In
favor Of bOlding the Convention prior to the
| May elections, while Others thought IL would
be better that 1t should meet soon after the
elections, when they could act more intelli'
gently and define policy more adyan'
tageous to the party. The latter view seemed
to prevail; and the State Convention was
called TO meet in this city on Thursday the
I'd day OF June next. The representation
in the Convention will be in the ratio OF one
delegate 10 every two thousand OF popula-
ton.
After preparing rough draft OF the ad.
dress to be issued the committee adjournt d.
THE SUMAC-M MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
A.uA r..c ln1 nf .fa nnE
yesterday morning-Piesident Bryant in
the chair.
The minutes of Tuesdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Smith OF
Winchester, Snyder OF Richmond, and Jack
son OF Lunenburg. a committee 10 memo
rialiZe Congress in the interest OF American
sumac.
Mr. Herkamp, from the Executive Com
mittec, reported the following, which was
adopted: That the next regular meeting
OF the Association be held IN Richmond on
the second Tuesday in next March, and that
the chairman OF the Executive Committee
be authorized to have a called meeting Of
the Association whenever in bis opinion II
should he necessary, stating time and place.
Mr.. Smith, chairman Of Committee on
Memorial TO Congress. asked for further
time TO report, which was granted.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSOiUed. That the Committee on Memo
rial to Congrf SIS be instructed TO confer with
the Morocco Manufacturers Association in
relation to the proposed memorial 10 Con.
gress, and TO secure their cooperation in
matters Of tanned skins and sumac.
Mr.. Smith, chairman Of the Memorial
Committee. was also requested to send TO
The Shoe and Leather Reporter, OF New
York, a copy OF the proceeding, Of the AS
sociation.
The following resolutions were adopted
BY Mr.. Jackson, Of Lunenburg: That
the thanks OF the Association are rendered
to A. j. Ford, Esq for the hOSpitable man.
ner in which the Association bad been en-.
tertained.
BY Mr.. Chiles, of Louisa Thanking the
members from Richmond and Manchester
for courtesieS extended To visiting members.
By Mr.. Herkamp: Thanks TO President
and officers Of the Association for the able
and impartial manner in which they have
discharged their duties.
The Association then adjourned sine die.