The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-01
THE sTRATGHTOUTs.
Meeting OF the Republican State Executive
Candidates to be Run In Every
District; Colonel John ". Wolff in the
Field-The Official Report OF Proceedings

! An important meeting Of the Executive
Committee Of the Republican party Of Vir-
ginia vas held in this city on yesterday.
Present: J. W. Cochran, chairman; j. VI.
Donuan. secretary; Judge L. c. BristOw,
First district: John Callahan, second dis
/ trict; Lazarus Bib, Third district; J. Il.
Work, Sixth district; Captain ". :. Lurty,
Seventh district; Colonel c. c. Tompkins.
Ninth district.
Among those present were Hon. John
". Dawson, candidate OF the Republican
party Of virginia for congressman at large I:
General William. {. Wickham, Hon. J. T.
Dezendorf, Hon. II. I. Wickham. Hon. j..
W. Volt, Henry Edwards, DlndTidge
Morris, and many others.
The following resolution offered by Join
Callahan, Esq. was unanimously adopted ::
Whereas il is the desire Of this commit
tee that Republican candidates for Congress
should be placed in the fied IN each Of the
congressional districts OF this state, and
whereas Colonel John.W. Volt ha, au-
nounced himself a Republican candidate
in the First congressional district; there
fore be il
ReSO!red, That there beng no other Re-
publican candidate in that district. we do
most earnestly endorse Mr.. Volt, and do
call upon the Republicans OF the First con-
grcs ,i0nal district 10 give Mr. Volt their
cordial support.
Colonel Woltz being present stated ,hat
he should enter the canvas, at once, and
carry the Republican banner TIL tie going
down of the sUu on electi0n-lay.
one % tie well-known Norton lrothers
was present. and announced himself a.
strongly for Mr. Dawson.
The following resolution ws> also adopt
ed:
Rrso,red. That the Republicans Of the
Fourth c0nGrc> .onal district are request
cd. and are hereby urged. 70 call conren-
ton without delay 20 nominate Republl-
can candidate to represent them in the next
Congress u the United states.
The plan of the conduct q the canvass,
wa, agreed tO-prOper notice of which
will De given out through the committee,
OF The several district, and counties. n
accordance with tni, action Hons. john NJ.
Dawson and J. ". Cochran LIFT lat night
for Lynchbury. where they speak with Nj.
Lester, whose appointment they assist in
hllin1. ON Monday (cour,-day) Nr. DaW-
,on and Colonel WooGtia will speak n Lex
in.ton: Cochran and others 20 cl>cN here.
Under tie arrangement, above stated Nj.
Dawson will thoroughly canvass thc state.
and ha. apointcd October court 1t salem
90 addrc,. the Republicans of Roanoke
county.
ON motion Of Colonel c. G. TomTSins,
5000 copie, of Colonel VOLTS letter To
senator Malone were ordered to hc printed
and distributed a' campaign document.
SDecche, were made by Captain ". :.
Lultv. General Wickhum. Hon. John VI.
/ Dawson. Hons. John +. Dezcndorf. John
W. WOLF. Colonel &. &. Tompkin,, judge
Bri,tow who PLEDGED himself 70 support
Mr.. VOLT for Congress-. cambridge. Nor
IL. Mr. Norton of York county, John CAL
lalan. and others.
The reports from the several district, a>
t. the feeling among Republicans were
most encouraging. and the committee arC
determined TO % ail in their power 10 in
f sure success. !. W. COCHRAN, Chairman.
f .JgLn y. DOMAIN. Secretary.