The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-21
A state Convention Called.


On Saturday last o joint meeting of the
the Republican State Central Committee
was held in Richmond, the latter Com
mittee being called by the chairman of the
Executive Committee thereof Each Commit
tee held separate meetings and subsequently a
Joint meeting presided over by Gen. Malone.
At this joint meeting call was issued for a
convention to assemble in Richmond on We'd
nesday, April 23d 1884, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the National Convention which
meets IN Chicago ON June Sd, and of selecting
Presidential electors.
The call further provides that:
The delegates duly accredited to such State
Convention from each Congressional district
may, then and there, resolve themselves into
district conventions and elect two district del
egates.
Primary conventions will be held in each city
and county of the State, upon notice of the
county chairman; and where there is one fol
each of the two wings of the Coalition party
the notice to be signed by each-at the court
house in counties at IL NJ, and in cities at such
place and hour as may be designated in the no
tice-provided that at least twenty coy days
notice shall be given for county meetings and
ten Q0) days for city meetings.
Each city and county Will be entitled TO dele.
gates and alternates as follows:
Norfolk City, ID delegates, alternates; Rich
mond. q del, II alt; Petersburg, ii DEL alt
Lynchburg. 5del, alt; Alexandria del, alt
alt; Winchester, 8 del, ! alt; Williamsburg,
del, alt; Portsmouth. del, alt; staunton,
del, alt; Manchester, del, alt; Accomac, i
del, alt; Alexandria county, del, alt; Am
herst, del, alt; Amelia, del, 2 alt; Apo
dol 4 a del RQp6
alt; Botetourt, 5 del, alt; Brunswick, II del,
alt; Buchanan, 3 del alt; Buckingham. del
Caroline, del, 8 alt; Charlotte, del, alt
Charles city. 3del, alt; Clarke, 2 del, alt
Chesterfield, del, 5 alt; Craig, 2 del, alt Gull
erson, del, alt; Dinwiddie, 6 del, alt Eliza.
beth City, 7 del, alt; Essex, del, 2 alt; Fair.
fax del, alt Taaqgisr, del alt; Tloyd,
del. 5 alt; Frederick, s del, alt; Giles, del
alt; Gloucester, del, alt; .Goochland, 9 del,
Greensvifle, 8 del, s alt; Halifax. ii del, ! alt
Henry, 8 del, alt; Highland, del, alt; Isle
King George. 5dsl. 2 alt King and Queen, del
r2alt, King William, 5 del, 9 alt; Lancaster,
Del 92at Lee Del alt dGuiss del alt
Madison, del, 3 alt; Mathews, 8 del, alt
Mecklenburg, Is del, Z alt; Middlesex, 4 del,
del alt; Nelson, del, alt; New Nent del
alt; Norfolk county, Is del. 7 alt; North Dan
vile. 1del, alt; Northumberland, del; alt
alt; Orange, del, 2 alt; Page, del, alt; Pat.
rick, del ait; Pittsyivania, IS del, 9 ait; Pow
hatn Gel alt Il Fringe Fri Ge1rge del alt
del, / alt; Princess Anne, del, 8 alt; Pulaski
del, 2 alt; Rappahannock, 8 del, alt; Rich.
Roekbrdge, Il del, ait; Rockingham, II del ell
cit; Russell, del, alt; smythe, del, alt
Scott, del, alt; Shenandoah. ID del, alt
2alt; Stafford, del. alt; Surry, 2 del, alt
Sussex, 6 del, 3 alt; Tazewell, 8 del, alt; War
tom att West&or eHa ais dsI als
del, alt.
Certificates signed by the presidents of such
will be issued to each delegate and alternate
and the secretaries OF all such meetings will
Richmond Va, list Of the delegates AID g alter.
mates 30 appointed and certified.
All voters of the State, without regard to past
ing and dignyfying American labor; protectin 2
and extending home industries; giving free
popular edncation to the masses Of the people
OF ballots; effectually protecting all human
rights in every section of our common countr y
and who desire to promote friendly feeling and
perfect harmony throughout the land by main
tanning q National Government pledged to these
objects and principles, are cordially invited to
participate in the conventions to be held under
this call.
The call is signed by % of the q members OF
Gl0 ncpuDllCtu COtnmlGC66, MI. BALLARD OF the
9th District and Mr.. Rives, chairman, being the
only absentees. With these exceptions, the
members who were not present sent written
proxies. The following are the signers on be-
half Of the Republican State Central Commit
tee, ii. Libbey, Chairman pro tenn, and 1st Dis
Hughes. M.-H. Libbey, Joseph Gregory, and
E. D. Bland. 3d.-R. A. Paul, j. w. Sonthard
and Edward Thompson; 4th.-B. s. Hooper, NJ
b; Peasants, J. B. Stovall, and Thomas ]. How
ell. 6th.-R. r. Alexander, B. W. Bocock, and
and John Z. Harris. sth-W. A. Patt Il, W. s.
Wood, and R. L. Mitchell. 9th.-J. G. Kegley
and n. A. Jamison.
Malone, chairman, and LIST District. Lawrence
s5 da1R ho sS1to1 aPa a a pew ar
Henry Hudnall. 4th.-Asa Rogers, w. E.
Gaines, and g. H. Bliss; 18th. Wingheld Scott
A. Frazier, Wyatt M. Elliott, and Page Morris.
7th.-R. L. Roberts, Charles S. Roller, and John
Brooke. and a. NJ Fierce simSS s6aH G. Wood
P. II: McCaullfW. c. Pendleton. G. Cowan Gose.
and Ro. Barnes. Lewis E. Harvie, Stith Boiling
Legislative Notes.
Wednesdays enate.-Mr. Atkinson, by
leave, presented bill in relation to super
visors and removal of certain officers, and
on his motion the rules were suspended
and the bill placed on the calendar. [The
p1Of1OlOuO VI UlllO UlC SOf
ernor from removing officers during the
recess of the general assembly except with
the advice and consent of the auditor of
public accounts, second auditor, treasurer
and secretary of the commonwealth. ex-
cept for misbehayior, incapacity Or neglect
of official duty, and no official shall be sus-
pended or removed from Office by the gov
ernOr, except such as he has the authority
to originally appoint.
During discussion of the bill to prac-
tically abolish Teachers Institutes. Mr..
Powell, Coalitionist, declared himself
the opponent Of the public schools, and
upheld them simply as party measure.
We have never seen Mr.. Heaton's bill in
print, but presume, from the discussions
had upon it and it's patron s position, that it
is designed to practically abolish Teachers
Institutes. The bill has passed and if
our idea Of it is correct, and we do not say
that it is, then the free school system has
received serious blow.
House.-Mr. Stuart Mr.. Caldwell in the
chair offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved 6y the House of Delegates, That
the committee for courts of justice be in
structed to inquire into the constitution
atty of law prohibiting any foreign cor
pOrati0n from doing business in this State
until it first shall have paid it's license tax
in gold, silver or legal tender notes and not
in coupons, and if they shall find such a
law constitutional, to report to this house
bill to carry the same into effect.
This is what may be called a heavy
bill.
The Democratic caucus, Thursday. might,
determined to extend the session thirty
days. During this extension the members
receive no pay.
Friday-Senate.- Wickham's bill
was passed, as follows
/. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of Vayinia, That from and after the 1st
day of July. 1884, no bond shall be funded
unless it has all coupons maturing after
the LIST day of July, 1884, attached which
coupons shall be surrendered Herewith,
and no allowance shall be made for any in
terest accruing after the 1st day of July,
1884, on bonds offered for exchange.
2. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
GOVERNORS VETO.
The following was received and read:
CAMMoNwEALTH OF vIRGINIA,)
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND VA, February II, 1881.
7bshe Senate of Vrginia:
nreturn, without my approval, Senate Bill
choosing registrars, and judges and clerks of
election" &C.
Z The provisions of this bill seem to permit, if
they do not ensure, an entirely partisan admin
istratiOn of the election laws of the State.
My first message to the General Assembly
dated January 6, 1882 contained the following :