Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-05
THE EVENING STAR.
..AUGUsT 5, 1881.
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
John ". Daniel Nominated for Governor.

VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
John ". Daniel Nominated for Governor.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONDEMNED.
The democratic convention at Richmond re-
assembled yesterday afternoon at BIS o'clock
and elected as president Hon Thomas s. Bocock.
with other officers. The convention adjourned
until last evening" when
THE FOLLOWING PLATFORM
was then adopted: First. equality of right and
exact justice to all men, special privileges to
none, freedom of religion. freedom of the press
freedom of the person under the protection of
habeas corpus, of trial by juries impartially Sc
lected, and of a pure. upright and non-partisan
judiciary; elections by the people. free from
force or fraud by citizens or by the military or
civil officers of the government. and the selec-
ton for public offices of those who are honest
and best fitted to fill them; the support
OF the state governments i'm an their
rights. as the most competent administration of
our democratic concerns and the SureSt bulwarkS
against anti-repubcan tendencies and the
preservation of the general government i'm its
whole constitutional vigOr as the sheet-anchor
of our peace at home and our safety abroad
SecOnd.-That the maintenance of the public
credit of Virginia is the essential means to the
promotion OF her prosperity; that We condemn
Reputation in every shape and form as a blot
upon her honor, blow at her permanent well
fare and an obstacle to her progress i'm wealth.
influence and power: that we will make every
effort to secure a settlement Of the public debt
with the consent of her creditors. which is
consistent with her honor and dictated by
justice and sound public policy; that it is emf
nently desirable and proper that the sew
eral classes of the debt now existing should
be unified so that equality, which is equity may
control In the annual payment of the interest
and ultimate redemption of the principals that
C1,eh al;t
pledge our party to use all lawful authority to
secure a settlement of the state debt. so that
there shall be but one class of public debt; that
we will use all the lawful and constitutional
means in our power to secure settlement upon
the basis of three per cent bond. and that the
conservative-democratic party pledges itself, as
part OF its policy not to increase the present rate
of taxation. Third.-That we will uphold i'm its
full constitutional integrity and efficiency our
public school system for the education of both
white and colored children-a system Inaugural
ted by the constitution of the state, and estab-
lished by the action of thel conservative party
years before 1t was required by the constitution,
and will take the most effectual means for
the faithful execution Of the same by applying
to its support all the revenues set apart for that
object by the constitution or otherwise. Fourth.
Upon this declaration of principles we cordially
invite the cooperation of all conservative demo-
Gratis. whatever may have been or now are their
views upon the public debt in the election of the
nance OF the supremacy of the democratic party
in this state.
RESOLVED further, That any intimation coming
nom any quarter that the conservative demo-
cratic party of Virginia has been, is now. or pro-
poses TO De- opposed to an honest ballot and
fair count is calumny upon the state of Vir-
ginia as unfounded in fact as it is dishonorable
to its authors; that special efforts be made to
foster and encourage the agricultural, mechani-
cal. mining. manufacturing and other industrial
interests of the state.
JOHN W. DANIEL UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED FOR
GOVERNOR.
The name of Hon. John Goode, of Norfolk
was put in nomination by Judge Watts OF Eiiz-
abeth City county; DIR. A. Monteiro. of Manches-
ter, nominated Gen. Fitz Zee, of Stafford. for
the same place; Mr.. A. A. Phlegar, of Montgom-
cry. nominated Lieut.. Gov. Jas. A. Walker, of
Pulaski.
At II o'clock the first ballot was announced.
as follows: Goode ITO, Lee $780, Walker 1884,
Daniel was voted for without being nominated.
Alter the announcement Of the first ballot Mr..
r. T. cambridge. of Winchester nominated John
W. Daniel, Uf Lynchburg. That gentleman's
name was received with wild applause. Before
the conclusion of the second ballot the friends of
those gentlemen withdrew Messrs. Goode and
Walker. and before the second ballot was
counted the convention made the nomination of
Daniel unanimous 1t was evident that he had
secured an overwhelming majority of the votes
cast. The nomination was made amidst the
widest enthusiasm.
THE CANDIDATE FULLY IN ACCORD WITH THE
PLATFORM.
A committee went out and brought Major
Daniel into the theater. where he was greeted
with rousing cheers, and addressed the conven-
ton. He said he had not sought nor asked for
the nomination. AS it had come without any
agencies or efforts upon his part he obeyed the
commands of the convention. Maj. Daniel said
no fr1l1
by the convention tonight. He said that the
enemies of the conservative party had insidi-
ously sought to make the impression that he was
opposed to public schools, which he denounced
as false and said that those who gave it pub
licity did SO knowing it to be false Mai Daniels
remarks met with the heartiest reception.
At 1875 am. the convention adjourned till
this morning.
SKETCH OF MAJOR DANIEL
Major John Warwick Daniel the nominee for
governor, is native of Lynchburg Va. He was
educated at Lynchburg College, and from there
went to the University of Virginia. where he
was when the late civil war began. He Joined
one of the first companies organized at the uni
versity, and went to Manassas as private
Shortly afterwards he was called to the personal
staff of Gen. Jubal A. Early and was successfully
promoted until he reached the rank of major
and became adjutant of Early's noted division.
In the battle of the Wilderness, i'm 1864, Mai.
Daniel received a terrible wound whilst heading
a charge, which made him cripple for life. The
wound was in the thigh. and was at first deemed
mortal.
Escape Of Parker, the Guide.
THE REASON FOR HIS ASSAULT UPON MRS.BULL-
DELIBERATE PLOT.
Charles Parker, the guide. who assaulted Mrs.
Bun while guiding her to Senator o. H. Platts
camp, and who was captured and brought to
Long Lake for trial, escaped from the officers
Tuesday night and is at large. Parker lived in
Elizabethtown. and was not a regular guide.
His reputation is not good, and it
is said that he forged the name of
Ed,uard Rlaflar of Inns In