Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05

tempt on the life Of the President received IL
Staunton.
DR.. 7. +. Bliss has removed his family to Mrs
Edmonia Bayly's. He still retains his office IL
the Ehineer building on Frederick street.
Proceedings and Action OF the RepubII.
can State Central Committed.
THE CoALIT1ONIsrs DEFEAT wICKHAM
LEWIS TRIUMPHANT-14 TO 13-J
W. COCHRAN, (CoLoRED) OF Rocn
INGHAM ELECTED CHAIRMAN-THE
CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN LYNCH
BURG, AUGUST 10TH, &C., &C.
From the Richmond Stated
The Republican State Central Com.
m1ttee June 18th, in the old billiard
room of the Ballard House. Hon. John
F. Lewis. the decapitated chairman.
and Gen. w. G. Wickham, the newly.
elected chairman, were both on hand.
Mr.. John F. Lewis was on hand early
in the day. As soon as he entered the
room he ascepded the stand, and an
nounced that Mr.. s. Bailey would act
as sergeant-at-arms, There were about
q dozen persons present, many of whom
were not members of the committee,
and it was suggested by Hon. John F.
son that 1t would be better to wait
awhile before proceeding to business.
At this juncture Gen. Wickham en-
tered the room, and going up to where
Mr.. John F. Lewis was sitting had q
cordial hand. shaking. A few moments
afterwards the meeting was called to or.
der by Mr.. Lewis, who said that he de.
sired to make few remarks before 60
ing into any business. He began by
saying that he had issued q call for
meeting of the committee on the 21st of
June, for the purpose of resigning the
office Of chairman, but having forgot
ten that on the 21st he was compelled to
attend the court in Danville on that day,
he subsequently changed the time of
meeting to the 18th. In the meantime
some members of the committee had
seen fit to come together and GUST him
from the craftsmanship and to elect an
another gentleman in his place, which
proceedings he considered illegal: that
he was for peace and harmony, and
would cheerfully get out the way for
any gentleman who could defeat the
proscriptive, hell born Bourbon party.
AT this he took his seat and announced
q committee to examine proxies; after
which he requested all those present
who were not members of the commit.
tee to retire.
A resolution was offered that both
chairmen resign, and that q committee
OF conference be appointed to select q
chairman. This provoked heated dis
cussion, which resulted in the adoption
OF the following
Resolved, That a conference commit
tee of three from each of the opposing
factions be selected, to be chosen by the
members of the respective factions, to
which comnittee should be referred the
settlement Of the question of chairman.
ship and to adjudicate other differences.
The straightouts selected Messrs. CAL
lagan. Thomas, and Bibbs, and the CO.
aiition element Messrs. l.. L. Lewis,
Popham, and Paul.
half an hour, during which the confer.
ence committee held q session, End fail.
ing to agree, the members representing
their respective factions retired,
On the Resembling of the committee
Mr.. Thomas, who represented the
straightouts. submitted report recon-
mending that whereas J. F. Lewis. in
accepting q position on the Readiuster
ticket, and in accordance with the reso-
luton adopted by the State Committee
on February 9Th last, had forfeited his
position as chairman, that the commit.
tee proceed at once to fill the vacancy.
and that convention be held in the
city Of Staunton. August oath no one
who participated in the recent Read
juster convention, or who did not de-
clare primary allegiance to the Repub-
lican party, or did not pledge them
selves to abide the action Of the Staun-
ton convention, could be appointed del
egates or alternates thereto.
Mr.. L. L. Lewis, on behalf of the Ma.
hone faction, submitted plan provid-
ing that convention be held in the CITY
of Richmond on the Goth of July, and
that all Republicans who voted for Gar
field and Arthur be permitted to take
part in the primaries and go as dele
gates to the State convention without
regard to their present views as to q CO.
aliti0n or straigOut ticket.
MI. Clarke offered substitute for the
reports of Messrs. Thomas and Lewis, of
the conference committee, providing
that Messrs. Williams c. Wick ham and
John F. Lewis should retire, and that
neither of those gentlemen should be
elected chairman of the committee, but
that some other member be selected to
fill the position; and further. that O
convention be held in the city of Lynch-
burg on the 10th day of August, and that
no person who participated in the late
Readjuster convention, either as q dele
gate or alternate, could become MEM
Der of the Lynchburg convention.
This resolution was adopted by a vote
of IA to Is.
Mr.. Lloyd nominated for chairman of
the COMMITTEES, J. w. Cochran (colored),
of Rockingham, and Mr.. P0pham nom.
mated B. W. Clarke, OF Halifax.
Cochran was elected by vote of IA to
10.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the election of delegates to the
Lynchburg convention on the third day
of August, and also providing that both
delegates and alternates shall be resi-
dents of the counties and wards they
represent.
The Committee then adjourned.
Both factions claim the victory-the
Malone men alleging that they mad the
convention removed from Staunton to
Lynchburg. - well as the date of hold
ing the same changed, and also forced
Gen. W1ckham to give up the chair
manSnlp OF the committee. The Wick.
ham or straightout faction contend that
they forced Mr.. Lewis to abdicate the
chairmanship of the committee, that
they elected straightout chairman of
the committee over Mr.. Popham's NOM
inee; further, that they have demon
strated to the colored people they are
the colored mans best friends, because
they have elevated to the craftsmanship
Of this important committee colored
man and again they contend that they
carried their point in providing that no
one who participated in the recent Re-
adjustef convention as delegate or alter
nate could become q member of the
Lynchburg convention. Both parties
last night appeared to be sanguine, and
the committee.