The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-04
Meeting OF the Democrats OF PafrieH
County.
rEororGu ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDS
CONVENTIONS.


ruororGu ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDED
CONVENTIONS.
AZ masS-meeting Of the Democratic
marty of the county OF Patrick held at the
courthouse january %, 1888, b. Preston
Uylton was elected chairman, and George
w. Via appointed secretary.
On motion OF Judge A. VI. Lybrook, q
committee of nine were appointed by the
chairIDan to draft resolutions expressive OF
the object OF this meeting, who, AFTER re-
firing for consultation, returned, ana
through their chairman (Judge Ly5roohs
offered the following:
ReSoired. That it is the opinion OF inc
Democratic party OF this county That the
time has arrived for our. party to organize
throughout the State upon some UNIFORM
plan OF action. so rs TO secure success III
This State upon the great principles OF re-
form that received so triumphant an en-
dorsement by the great mass OF the people
in nearly every State in this Union except
VIRGINIA on the eth OF last November: that
we. rs citizens OF Patrick, feel justly proud
OF the gallant stand taken by our county i'll
said last election in repudiating bossism
and corruption; but we feel Illuminated
that our grand old state should have been
untrue to all her traditions, and failed to
respond to the call Of the true men IN her
sister States in sincerity, unaninity. ana
determined purpose, without a parallel III
the political history OF this nation, for re-
form and release from corruption, party
TYRANNY. and bossism; that we feel 1t to be
the duty Of every true citizen, whatever
NAV have Keen his antecedcntS upon our
State issues, TO join together and to use
every effort front this day till our State
shall be retrieved from this disgrace: that
we will not permit our dear old State,
always heretofore Democratic, to become
Black Republican. when nearly every other
State has repudiated that dangerous and
corrupt party, merely to crafty the ambi-
ton OF William Malone and few OF his
followers. BossiSm must and shall be
crushed ont in Virginia.
RcSOired, That we are satisfied that The
real, honest sentiment Of the people OF this
state is in favor OF reform and intensely
opposed to Radicalism and bOssism, and
that we failed TO give expression to that
sentiment last November simply for want
of a thorough organization; TO defeat 4
well-drilled and marshalled enemy, We
must organize; 10 give effect TO county or
ganization, we must have State organiza-
ton in order to secure uniform action and
make success a certainty.
ReSolred, That we will profit by the eX'
ample Of the Malone party-organize tho
roughly and in every county, put none on
duty but our friends, and reward thosC
who have borne the heat and burden OF the
fight with the places OF honor, trust, and
emolument; that we recommend the hold
ing of county conventions and nominating
candidates for all officers to be elected next
May, and that we will support no man fol
any position who does not heartily endorse
the doctrines and purposes OF the greal
national Democratic party.
ResOIred, That we are in favor OF hold
ing State convention OF our party at an
early day. either in Richmond or Lynch
burg, for the purposes herein indicated.
Resolved, That we are OF the opinion
that the time has arrived for the call OF 9
constitutional convention for this State:
that besides the many defects in our or
ganic laws, that there is no other way tC
secure a thorough reformation and release
from the evils that Mahoneism has inflicted
upon our State.
After appropriate remarks from Judge
Lybrook and Colonel A. Staples, the fore
gong resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed.
On motion, b. Preston Hylton was unan'
imously elected chairman OF Conservative
Democratic party OF this county.
ON motion, 1t was ordered that these
proceedings be forwarded to the Richmond
Dispatch, with a request that they be pub
lished, and that the plpers in this congrcs'
sional district be requested TO copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
Is. PRESTON HYLTON, Chairman.
Il. ". Via, Secretary.