The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-15
THE DEMOCRATS.
Meeting of the State Convention at
the Theatre Yesterday.
JUDGE |. r. WATTS CHAIRMAN
nessrs. Barbour. McCarty, Beirne,
and Harris the Delegates
az Large.
r A P | D w 0 r K.
The District Delegates, the Commit
tees. &c. all Chosen Before
tne Night Session.
NO INSTRUCTIONS
The Convention for Tiiden, but Dele
gates Left Free TO Act for
Themselves.
NO TARIFF DISPUTE.
The Platform as 10 That Same rs the
One Promulgated Mt
Lynckburg.
GOODE AND CTAPI &c
The Convention for Ttiden, but Dele
gates Left Free 10 Act for
Themselves.
NO TARIFF DISPUTE.
The Platform rs 10 That Same as the
One Promulgated Mt
Lynckburg.
GOODE AND STAPLES.
These Gentlemen Chosen Democratic
Electors for tho State
at Large.

The members Of the Democratic State
Convention commenced work yesterday
morning by each OF the ten congressional
delegations assembling at appointed places
and organizing by the election OF chairman
as follows: ISt, General K. L. T. Beale, OF
Gloucester; ID, EX-Judge Leigh X. Watts,
Of Portsmouth; Sd. Ex-Judge A. X. Leake,
OF Goochlsnd; 4th, Major Willis J. Dance,
OF Powhatan; 5th. ExJudge =. G. Whit
tie, Of Henry: 9th, Senator John r. Thur
man. Of Bedford; 9Th. General +. II. Hill,
of Madison; Sth, Colonel Robert Beverly,
Of Fauquier; 9Th. Major r. II. Henry, Of
Tazewell; 10th, Hon. Thomas S. Bocock,
OF AppomattoX.
In the two hours before the Convention
met the district delegates had chosen their
members OF the usual standing committees,
had elected their electors and delegates to
the Chicago Convention, and disposed OF a
great deal OF work which, under the plan
Of former days, had to be done to the delay
sndinterruption OF the general proceedings
OF the Convention.
THE CONVENTION.
The orchestra and dress.circle OF the
Theatre were reserved for delegates and
alternates (numbering about seven hun
dredj, the location OF each district being
marked BY placard. A band Of musicians
occupied the orchestra chairs.
A feature Of the Convention was color
ed delegate from Charlotte.
The seat OF the chairman was the regal
chair from the property-ro0m OF the Thea
tire placed on a platform decorated with
the United States flag.
There were no decorations on the stage
or about the Theatre. The resources Of
the city in this direction seem to have been
exhausted at the Veterans Fair.
MR.. BARBOUR.
Mr.. Barbour appeared on the stage soon
after u O'Clock, and his presence was the
occasion for a spontaneous. hearty, and
Joyous burst Of applause. He personited
the victory of last fall, and for that and be-
cause OF his personal worth the people
were glad to see him; glad to honor him.
He bowed his thanks and said:
Inaccordance with the recommendation OF
the State Executive Committee have come
forward TO call this meeting to order and
to nominate for your acceptance temporary
II. Il
hope will be excused in saying Il word or
two to the representative men OF the Demo-
cratic party OF Virginia assembled here
to-day.
hope | may be excused in referring to
the improved circumstances and better out
look which surrounds us to-day than when
we assembled in July last at Lynchburg.
At that time uncertainty as TO the future and
anxious solicitude occupied our minds.
We did not know our own strength, be-
cause We had been going along saying we
have lost elections, we have lost the Le9is-
lature, the Executive, and that the Judiciary
had gone from us. Grave doubts existed
whether we would be able to win.
But am here to say that under the ell
forts made by The great body OF the people,
by the able assistance OF your State EXecu-
tive Committee, doubt disturbs us no long
er. We came through a great battle, IN
which we recovered the Legislature, and
came through with our colors flying. APP
plause.1 A fairer, cleaner, political hight
was never made. fRenewed applause.J
Our political opponents had all the political
machinery in their hands, and the power
OF election officers, courts, and all the adj
iuncts necessary TO strengthen their posi-
ton, but we routed them-borse, foot, and
dragons. Loud applause.] Now, They
have the ineXpressible meanness not TO ac-
eept what was a legitimate action OF the
people, bat set up the whine that they
have been bulldozed. Not only did they
publish this TO the country, but they went
10 Washington and invoked the action OF
the Republican party, dominant In the
Senate OF the United States, and asked
their interposition. Why. sIrs, such
thing would bave disgraced the worst days
OF the reconstruction period, when we hsd
military governors here TO report what tue
people were doing.
My friends and gentlemen OF the Con-
yention, as far as the Investigation al
Washington goes / think its result was
sort OF fash in the pan. The gentleman
who seemed 10 be at the bead OF the com.
miltee found that there was a little riot OF
his own at home. [Laughter;] lie Iounu
that there was some white Diood sph, II.
Cincinnati, and made up his NINA tna'
he would stop further Investigation IN our
case.
We are now about TO enter another can
yass, aud II is your duty TO prepare Tue
machinery for that. am iDsrucleu W
nominate gentleman for temporary Guar
man well known TO our people ana aisun-
guished for his public services. nomi,
nate Hon. John T. Harris, Of the county OF
Rockingham.
Agreed TO.
JUDGE HARRIS.
Judge Harris I'm taking the chair begged
the indulgence OF the Convention, while ne
embraced the opportunity 10 express nus
hearty conpratulation af the magnificent
victory Of the Democracy In 1883 over ne
publjcanism in It's worst and most per.
nicious form. He referred TO the report OF
the Sherman committee In the Senate OF the
United states on the Ccplah investi CATION,
wherein II wes recommended that unless
sulYraee IN MississippI should be improved,
that the state should be deprived Of repre-