Evening star., 1883-07-25

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LYNCHBURG, Va, July 25-In respect OF numbers
the state convention which met here to-day is
trem endous gathering. The cry OF "anything
10 peat Malone" has proved most potential
one, and fully five hundred delegates and alter
mates have responded to the call to arms The
hotels have not accommodations for the vast
crowd and the private houses or prominent demo-
cratS nave Oeen forced to open their doors. There
nave Deen several queer developments already,
some OF which are OF unusual political Significance
The primary objects OF assembling the convan-
tlon. as set forth in the call OF the committee,
We're simply TO effect a reorganiz alton of the
party, by which was merely meant a change In
the personnel OF the committees, &C.. ana a re-
union with the democratic read tuster or rather
with those OF democratic antecedentS who had
been led away from the old party organization by
Gen. Malone. But about the time the convention
was ordered violent contention sprang up In the
CITY OF Richmond between the governor and his
readjuster supporters on the one hand and the
democratic press and their partiSans on the other
growing out OF the appointment OF two colored
men on the school boar for that city. The hoard
consists OF seven members, but the appointment
OF these two negroes was bitterly denounced by
the Dtspatch and State newspapers an insult
TO the entire white population or the city. Much
excitement. accompanied by a very bitter feeling.
was the result. large part OF the democratic
press Of the state joined I'm the denunciation. and
besides this, declared themselves In favor of
drawing, In the strongest and boldest manner, a
eentl0n; 3n,,,o they said, should declare for
Crusade s Was asa mans to party At political
on an alleged danger Of mixed schools, no % mixed mar
evils e ''
Well, the convention has come. and these fire.
brands of the party have gone out I'm smoke. Pro-
Scrlptlon OF the negro Is dead, and SO far from
levylng war on him through platform pronuncia-
mentoeS he Will be welcomed with outstrctched
arms to the bosom OF democracy Whether he
Should go or not is another matter but at all
events t Is gr ttifying to know that conservatism
the virginia democracy. Indeed, some OF the
leaders here. in the hope 1t is supposed OF detach-
ing him from Malone. have proposed an erctusie
the state. The plan, IL adopted, would not only
create large number OF colOred teachers and
trustees, but turn out OF office many white per-
sons. Surely, the political world moves and often
In very surprising way.
THE CONVENTION OPENED
The convention met at noon. All the big guns
OF the democratic party were in attendance. The
readjusters present were few in number, though
several OF them are OF considerable prominence
The temporary chairman, CorbIn REYNOLDS was
two years ago state treasurer OF the feaiiusters
He resigned this position and afterwards became
lrientio with the democracy. There are no signs
CT any serious falling TO piece, or the democratic
portion OF the readjuSter party. The convention
has determined 10 say NOTHING about the questions
OF race and color. The tariff plank in tik plat
form OF the Ohio democracy Will be adopted liter
ally by this convention. ~ anything be said on
that subject. They Will like:;' aiioura tonight
IBy Associated Press1
LYNCHBURG. Va, July 25.-The democratic state
convention met In the opera house at l2 O'Clock
today. with Corbin NJ. X ynOldS presiding as tern-
por.ry chairmln. After reports from each con-
greS'ional district OF the names OF members OF the
committees ON credentials, on permanent organ
1Zaton, on resolutions and on party organization,
the convention took recess until O'Clock. Every
county in the state is fully represented, and the
op house is scar ely large enough TO acconmo-
date the convnntion W tn ease. The hall IS gaiiy
decorated " tn the national and state colors and
bunting Is displayed throughout the city.