Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-10
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
PROM EENCHHaKE.
Especial to the Alexandria Gazette. |

lOpeClHl ~ tuo AltAsuCIla O9Zatte.
LYNcBUnu. Angus. Q, -Exoitement is
great, al least three fourths of The delegates
heViug arrived. snd 60 far the s:raightouts have
considerable msorlty, but dcub! that there
Will BIO fall Convention. for Cochran, ChAit-
man of Tho State Central Committee, has rented
one hall aid the rtaGiuster members of the
committee have Iebted apother, and the
| present plan cf the readjuscrs is 10 get Ccch-
rad TO call o mtc:ipg Of the committee, and the
mai Iri!y OF the committee hero bting rcadus-
tors, tn y propose removing Cochran aud nut.
tlrg man Of thar Owe h,atd he with Btoi Ks,
| Secretary would tx lisi " Vlug the rhrIjusteis
con rJl Of tho temporary Organisation. Blu!
| COCGrsn rIIsrs to cal tho mocllog, aud l.
dc!cfm!a'd 10 maintniu his right to arraOee
tho Foil II tho tcn porary organization, and a.
CUe0raG will undoubtedly bU backed to the
fullest extent by tho s!raightouts. wa will c)n
irGl tho organization. Tickets will DO Issued
by C0OhrBn to delegates, alternatCs, ADD mem.
bers OF the press 10 admit them to the hall, and
thus keep others OUT. The read justers arc on
deasorlrg to prevent their men from going to
the hall rented ty the stIaightuu!s, aud trying
| to Get them to 80 to their own hall, ard then
re.cnaot the sceIes at Petersburg when anyone
attempted to 60 against tho Mahouites. There
| vii b. caucus OF tho straghtcus at s. and
tho foil programme will lheo be arranged.
Jorguueen, D,z,udoIl Wickham, YOst, j. Il.
Lewis. l. l.. Lewis ard other notabIcs arc
hore
The rce6jasters havo q committee Of ~ at
every train to pick up delegates and try TO IN
| Them into their dep.
| Tho resdjusters are spending motley freely,
| ADD nsiog whlskey freely. and ns o cJtsaqueEcs
| there are crest many druDk on tho street and
discussions are warm. All tho hotels arc
crowded
LYNCnByRG. August l0-The folIo1irg. it
il said. will be tho financial plank 10 tho pl,t
| form as proposed by the iraiehtouts:
''Iiosolvod, That wo hold tho preservation Of
the public credit of our State as tho paramount
duty of tho authoriirs of the State; that we
regard tho fidelity with which the republican
party OF tho patton hss preserved its fnaLc:al
honor as being, ntyt to its gift OF universal
freedom, the brightest page 10 its history; that
we believe the c1uatry owes its present fioanca
and commercial prosperity in great degree 10
this wise and just policy, and 50 believing. wo
hereby pledge ourselves to tho mait1inance
invlolsto Of tho sacred obligations of tho Com
monweslth to her creditors"
The readjusters will of cours. object 10 this
plank. and tho straighouts will rciuso to &C.
oapt any substitute that snscks of reputation,
and upon thls,us upon many other points, thero
may be- split.
The siraighoutH claim that thoy hsva ono
hundred and ton delegates certau, thirty are
doubtful aud that tho readjus:ers hsvo only
Sky SIX votes, but tho doubtful delegations
raLder any certain c-uut i'm nnssiblc.
Should there DO split, OF which there II,
ovcrg probability. it il said the straightouts will
nominate General Wickhsm for Governor; Mr..
Yost, editor of tho Valley Virginiau, for Lieu
tenant Governor, sid Judge Willoughby, of
Alexandra. for Attorney General.
LYECnBURa. Aug, 1910 o. m.-Ths city is
full OF delegates to the Convention. among
whom are Wickhsm, D,zondorf, Jorgenser,
Yost and Yankee Allen. straightoutF; and *.
Senator Leafs. +. =. Blair. Il. Il. L:wis. Col.
lcctor Brady Ind o!h rs. MshoniICs.
Both sides are striving to obtain control of
the Convention. and tho greatest excitement
prevails around tho headquarters Of tho oppCs-
lug f4c!iona.
Chsrgcs aud counter ehsIg:s sro b,iog made
The sIralghtouts claim 10 have mi DIRTY of
the del: ,tes. but say that twenty thousand
dollars pedgod MahOoo by his PsnIsJ lyania
friends Is beog used htre to buy up men bprs.
Both parties arc 10 Cauc1 s dellborair upon
what action TO take.
Tho slraight0nts proposo that tho Convention
shall favor no endorsements, but recommend
that nominations b, IN .de 10 republican coun-
til for the Legislature. 10 this the Mahonites
intcIpoS0 objection. sld also propose that all tho
oonlts,log delegations 10 the Convention be
thrown tu. Such soion would give the Ma
huhltos decided IN riiy 10 tho Convention.
Both lid ara wselng bitter warfare over
The cOmpr1mS, measures.
1hp Stale Cenlral Committee Is 10 session,
considering tho proposed compromise PROPOSE
! ton; hsI q proposition TO remove Cochran,
To" sttaiphtout chairman.
Iank"e Alien claims that tho strsiehtouts
must hhv" m i.ri,y on oil Tho committees
and that they WI, never submit to the COnvnn.
tIon berg oon!ru,d ty tHGu who voltd for
fIa; ok.
10 shs Brady 5rrIirs that the sira:ghou!s
will n50cr & t unntr, ol thu Cluv lnlou or it'll
| mmittcG'.
The annlehtcn:a avir thst they will make
the ic; u and mama tho inlIuWire:
For Governor. W. &. Witkasm.
For Lieutenant GnVrrnrr. :. NJ. Ydat.
For Attorney Hnn,r.l. Alien or Wiiltu.hhy.
o. y =: far G"vNrnor, Stark, Of Brunswick.
for lAcuf nant 00vtIn,r and Z. f. Beach, Of
Alexandra. for Auornty G0ur.l. s.
LYkCnBGRG. Va. Aug. 1880 p. NJ
All efforts NJ crn!piCmisa having faio1, the
stralghtout cJDveuiiAn VAS called to order at /
NJ. 10 tloIulnb lI.ll. WHOM }. u. Wilson,
colorod. OF Norfolk, was chosen Temporary
chairman and George Rye, former treasurer Of
tho State under tho Wells regime, secretary.
Ia hs address upon taking the chair. Wilson
said that tho party TINT would repudiste the
honest debts Of tho State would reru date tho
rights Of tho people
ID 'ndort favored the appoom ,nt of oom
mIttoo 10 luNi!e The ats.n delegates into the
convention.
Geo. w. Arnold. coorod, opposed tho mo
ton and denounced Malone md ibis gong" 10