Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30
The Virginia Dictator.

RICHMOND, Va, April 23.-The
resdiuster>republican State convention
VIII ic b met in the Theatre here today,
was one Of the largest and most INTEL
lipent bt dies Of the Biud ever asst m
bl'd by Gen, MahOne's party. 1t was
composed Of $50 members, One-third
of whom we're colored. Among the
dele gates w : many OF those who
havo been with Malone even since be
cut loose from the democrats. Prom
inent among these were Congressman
John s. Use, Libbey and Hooper,
w. c. klam, editor OF the WOig,
Ma homes organ here, and Col. VIM.
Lamb, of Norfolk. who was made
to mporury chirmsn Of the democratic
convention in 1877, before which Ma
hone was candidate for @ cverbor and
defeated,
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
A motion that all delegates to Chi
cago he instructed to cast their votes
in the national convention for Arthur
was received with almost unanimous
disapprov"l, aud no further notice was
taken Of the motion. The reports Of
the various district delegations were
then submitted, giving the names of
delegates to Chicago IS follows; First
district, Duff Green and l.. II. Stuart;
S C nd district, Il. Libby, Jordan
Thompson, colored; third district. W.
c. Elau, Anderson Taylor. cOlored !;
ourtu district, W. Gaines, y. W. Har-
ria, c,lored; fifth distrirt. Wm. Sims.
Winfield Scott; sixth district, Jas. A.
r'rszier, James McLaugblia; seventh
district, L. S. Walker, j. l.. DUN
eight district, Thomas G. Pophan, Il
l.. Mitchell; binlh district, D. F. IIou
ton, H. c. Wood.
Each delegation reported in favor
Gen. Malone as Chairman Of the dele
CATION to Chicago, and instructed
their delegate, to vote as unit on
all questions arising in that conven-
ton.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
The committee on business reported
the folloving delegates at large: Geu.
WIN. Malone, Wm. H. Pleasauts,
colcred, S. NJ. Yost, Frank S. Blair,
James D. Brady, A. A. DOdson,
Eleotor, at large: Lewis V. Harvie, Of
Amelia, and Wm. H. Turner, of Nor
folk. District electors: $. Brown
Allen, BAiley Rrown, c. II. Causey,
III. T. Hubbard, J. II. Van Auken, f.
R. Brown, E. W. Hubbard, r. j.
Walker, Carter NJ. Loutham. q. W.
Holloway. After some noisy discus
sion the report Of the committee was
adopted as whole.
THE PLATFORM.
General Malone, from the commit
tee Oh general business, rep rted the
platform, as llows
"Whereas government is ordained
among men TO secure iDallenable
rights Of life, liberty aud pursuit Of
happiness-sacred rights, only to be
secured 10 a republican form of gov
eminent established by the people for
Ithe people, through the full, free and
homes, expression Of popular will al
The balloi-box; and whereas the sta
bili,y, honesty and purity Of a gov rn-
ment depend largely upon the iOtelll
genoe of those whose vices shape its
admin istration and whose vereign
will dictates its policy; and wherea
the development of the unboundsC
natural r, sorces Of this Commonwealth
the increase OF her manufacturing in
terest, aud diversifcalion OF her iudi
vldusl pursuits are only to be aseom
plished under a tariff that shall pro
tect and foster American resources
!. and interests and Industries. with de-
a liberate pr eference for our own cipl
tai aud Dor against foreign capital
l.. which wouli force us to a ruinou
u mpeti,ion with its pauper labor; an
e whereas the republican party Of tn
limited States has been and now is tb
stesdf.st advocate Of the principle
aud policy here decl 'red-the onl
national party whose organization ha
: given couutenauc', encouragement
n and support to the cause of liberalism
. in virgluia-a liberalism which seem
republican form Of gOverument-
for that true spirit Of democracy tia
aspires only to tho greatest good 70
b the greatest number: Therefore we
the representatives Of the pc pie com
4 prisiog the co lition party of Virgins
in convention Assem- blsd, do decl IRE:
4 "First. That from aud after this da
our party shall be known as tho r.