The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-15


ments upon the liberties Of the people.
In referring TO the remarks OF Mr.. Bar
bour, Judge Harris said Yes, we meet
to-day under far different auspices. see
now smiles where before there was
trembling. see nothing but hope, no.
thing but buoyancy and pleasure that Old
Nirginia-God bless her-has once more
arisen again. I cannot say this unless
/ make my acknowledgement to him
who, like Moses. turning to Mr. Bar
bour, the speaker continued,) has led
us out OF the wilderness. There is"
said he, "but one distracting element
in our party-thc tarif-a question
old "a our Government" He said
that there was something more important
than the tariff for the Democratic party; il
had greater mission. He referred to FEEDER
al officers and theiriDtermeddling and said
that was something for the Democratic party
TO look after. II the Republican party
Is victorious" said he, "they will appoint
Federal officers to conduct congressional
and presidential elections, and will de-
priye the people Of the South OF their Just
rights. That grand platform we adopted
at Lynchburg on the tariff and internal
revenue is good enough for me-" ZAP
plause.] He praised that platform for
safely carrying the Democratic party to
victory. IL ask you, old Democrats,
what had you rather do, live under the
present tariff ten years or under Malone
one?"
"For myself, would rather live under
the present tariff twenty-five years than
under Malone one hour. Loud applause.1
| would rather have the present tariff fixed
upon the country fifty years than to see
southern States deprived OF their rights.
Give us grand victory. ard then let us
adjust the tariff" Loud cheers.]
CREDENTIALS.
General Taliaferro offered the following,
which was adopted
That the ten congressional delegations
select three members to serve on the Com
mittee on Credentials, three on Committee
on Permanent Organization, and like
number on Committee on Resolutions, and
that they report the same at once to the
Convention if they have been already Sc
lected.
The following committees were re-
ported:
First District r. L. r. Beale chairman
On Credentials - b. l.. Farinholt, VIII
loughby Newton, b. II. b. Hubbard. Per-
manent Organization-H. X. Pollard, A. Il.
Johnston, L. 4. Smith. ResoIutions-W.
b. Taliaferro, w. d. Quesenberry, Thomas
w. Scott.
Second District: On redentials-Joseph
Duke, Judge James L. Heath. DR.. Thomas
II. Barnes. Permanent Organization-M
Glennan, DR.. j. f. Bryant, Major b. Z.
Lee. On ResOlutions-John Goode, Jr.,
DR.. j. w. Lawson, DIR. Conrad Henry.
Third District: On redentials-ThOmas
NJ. Miller, II. ii. Trice, John B. Cary. Or
ganization-George ii. Jewett, L. A.
Wickbam. j. NJ. Seldom. Resolutions
4. NJ. Kelley, II. L. Blankenship, II. B.
Tomlin.
Fourth District: On Credentials-Dr
f. G.. Booth, Richelieu Coleman, John
Gillian. Permanent Organization-R. B.
Kennon, Thomas Williams. r. G. Southall
On Resolutions-Phll. w. Mckinney,
DIR. X. #. Powell, Alexander Hamilton.
Fifth District: On Credentials-J. s.
Upton. B. NJ. Holder, j. F. Perkins. On
Permanent OrganiZation-C. l.. Powell,
G. T. Rison, C. L. Putzel. On Resolu-
tions-George C. Cabell, A. NJ. Lybrook,
II. G. Peters.
Sixth District: On Credentials-P. A.
Krise, III. &. Lowry, II. B. Melville. Per-
manent Organization-P. B. Burks, Will
liam Guerrant, G. NJ. Reynolds. On Reso-
lutions w. r. Staples, G. w. Button, j.
II. H. Figgatt.
Seventh District: On Credential.-H.
NJ. Miller. +. r. BoOten, j. NJ. Long. Or
ganization-B. II. Magruder, G.. B. Keezle,
A. Moore. On northumberland Par
ker. L. D. Newman, General James Field.
Eighth District On Credentials-JOhn
f. Ryan. Lewis Pendleton. j. b. L. Suttle.
observation-disclosures +. Waddey, James
NJ. Daniel, William Graham. Resolutions
b. j. Barbour, Fitzhugh Lee, Lewis
Schade.
Ninth District: On Credentials-Dr. Jo-
seph Peery. Connally +. Trigg, j. w. Mar
shall. Permanent Organizatlon-Isaac
Hudson, Sam. Haynes, j. b. Schaeffer.
On Resolutions-Colonel Il. L. Withers,
G. v. Litchfeld, S. ii. Ncwberry.
Tenth District: On Permanent Organi-
zation-H. L. Lyle, T. j. Stratton, j. a. p.
Warner. Credentials. j. Powell, j. NJ.
II. McCray, W. NJ. McAllister. Resolu-
tions-W. A. Burke, DR.. II. E. Smith, h.
A. Coghill.
A recommendation of the FIRST district
that thanks be returned 1lr. Barbour Tor
his services, and that he be sent as delegate
at large TO Chicago, met with great APP
plause. The name OF FitZ Lee rs men,
Der OF committee when announced was
enthusiastically welcomed. MIR. Bocock,
from the Tenth district delegation, also re-
ported strong resolution OF thanks to Mr.
Barbour for his services as chairman.
ELECTORAL. DISTRICTS.
Mr.. Glennan offered a resolution carry
ing out the recommendation OF the State
Committee on this subject.
Mr. Quesenberry made the point that the
Convention had not been permanently or
ganized, and that the resolution therefore
could not be entertained.
Point sustained by the Chair.
RECESS.
A delegate moved (at 1:10) that the Con-
vention take a recess for an hour. Mr..
Barbour suggested recess until l.. NJ.
MIR. Quesenberry insisted that the report
OF the Committee on Permanent Organlza-
ton could be made in half an hour.
The Chair put the motion about recess.
That to take recess for hall an hour
was rejected.
Go the Chair held but there were cries
OF oh, no." oh, no." but no call Tor
division on motion to appeal.
The Convention then voted to take re-
cess for an hour, and the Chair was accord
ingly vacated and the delegates filed out
IN fbe music of a merry air from the band.
JUDGE WATTS PRESIDENT.
or the committees, most interest attached
to the proceedings of that one on perma-
nent organization, which met In Monti- |
cello Han and organized with MT. NJ.
Glennan as chairman and Ashby Wickham
as secretary. ,,,
r.. ,Do,,napant chairman president