The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-24


to wait on the Governor, reported that thu
Governor returned his lnanks Tor the
honor, but was too much indlsposed TO do
so now. At a later time he would DO so.
The Convention then took a arecess until
s O'Clock =. NJ.
Night session.
The night session, commencing at
o'clock, was ushered In Win music by q
brass band and a thinner attendance than
that present in the morning. Whiskey bad
something TO do with this, and the triumph
OF Malone. his cunt rule" and "gag
law" did the balance. Later on the strag-
glers came ia, and towards the last the
house was pretty well 6lled. The band
played "Dixie" once, but 1t failed to raise
the faintest applause. IL was the wrong
tune TO play for convention one third ne
groes. Attwenty minutes to 9o'clock Mr..
Lamb called the Convention to order.
Mr.. John S. Wise moved that speeches
be limited to five minutes, and this was
agreed to.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. MAYO, from the Committee on Gre
dentials, reported all the counties In the
State represented except four, and no con-
test except in York, and this county had
declared that the people responding from
this county should be entitled to q seat.
The report was adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Maddox, from this committee, made
the following report. which was adopted :
For president, William Lamb, OF Nor
folk.
Secretary, c. c. Clark, Of Richmond.
Assistant Secretary, George +. Bragg
(colored).
One e-president from each district
was announced.
The report was adopted.
THE EIGHTH RETIRBs.
BY unanimous consent the Eighth dis
trict delegation was allowed to retire to
consider the unit rule and Malone.
AN INQUIRIEG DELEGATE.
Davis (colored). from Mecklenburg,
wanted TO know il the Convention would
90 on in the absence OF the Eigth district
delegation. A colored delegate wanted TO
go on, and the Chair told him the Con-
ventIon was going on. The delegate then
wanted to know il the Committee on Per-
manent Organization had reported. Eyl-
dently the delegate had been nodding while
the committee was reporting.
THE YORK COUNTY DELEGATES.
Mr.. Edgar Allan called up the report OF
the Committee on Credentials and asked
for an explanation, when Mr.. Dick Wise
got up, and explained by giving some man
who testified in the investigation into the
affairs OF the Eastern Lunatic Asylum q
salvo from his invectiye gun. heavily charg-
ed, and warranted TO kill around the cor
ner.
Mr.. Allen Immediately moved the adop-
ton Of the report, after hearing Mr.. Wise's
- by-the-eternal-Gods- -'em-out y
speech.
THE LIZARD JUDGE.
Ex-Judge Thomas Claiborne, OF "Liz'
ard-Judge' notoriety, at this point arose
and moved that all the delegates be in
structed to vote for Arthur. This was
premature and flash in the pan. Ii de-
| layed little longer it would have done
| but the delegates were too well drilled
and the Judge Of Franklin county, who
had been made to step down and out by
the late Legislature, was made to sit down
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
The district committees to report nomi
nations OF delegates to Chicago reported
as follows:
First District Hon. Duff Green and l..
r. Stuart, and the unit rule; and Malone
as chairman OF the delegation to Chi
cago.
Second District III. Libby and Jordan
Thompson (colored), and the unit rule
| and Malone.
Third District: w. c. Elan and Ander
son Taylor (colored) and no unit rule nol
| Malone resolution.
Fourth District W. Il. Gaines and A
W. Harris (colored), and the unit rule; anc
Malone.
Fifth District: William f. Sims anC
| Wingfield Scott, and the unit rule; ant
! Malone.
Sixth District: James A. Frazier ant
James VI. Mclaughlin, and the unit rule
and Malone.
Seventh District: L. S. Walker and j.
| L. Dunn, and the unit rule; and Malone
! Eighth District Thomas G.. POphan
and Robert l.. Mitchell, and the unit rule
and Malone.
! Ninth District Colonel ID. +. Houston
and II. Clint. Wood, and the unit rule
and Malone.
Delegates at Large: William Malone
| William III. Peasants, 5. NJ. YOst, +. ;
! Blair. j. ID. Brady, and A. A. DOdsen.
The report was adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
General Malone, from the Committee or
General Business, reported as follows
reading the report with all the dramatic
effect he could possibly bring to bear:
Whereas government Is ordained among
men TO secure the inalienable rights Of life
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness-sa-
cred rights, only to be secured in repub'
lican form OF government, established by
the people, for the people, through full,
free and honest expression OF the popular
will at the ballot-boX; and
Whereas the stability, honesty, and pur.
ity OF government depend largely upon the
intelligence OF those whose voice shapes lt-
/ administration and whose sovereign will
dictates Its policy; and
! Whereas the development OF the un'
| bounded natural resources OF this Com
monwealth, the increase Of her manuiac.
! turing interests, and the diversfication Oi
her industrial pursuits are only to be ac'
comphshed under tariff that shall protect
and foster American resources, interests,
and industries, with deliberate preference
for our own capital and labor against the
foreign capital which would force us to q
ruinous competition with its pauper labor
and
Whereas the Republican party OF the
United States has been and is now the stead
} fast advocate OF the principles and policy
here declared-the only national party
whose organization has given countenance,
encouragement, and support to the cause OF
/ liberalism in Virginia. liberalism which
seeks a real republican form OF govern
ment for that true spirit OF democracy that
aspires only to the greatest GOOD Tor the
greatest number:
Therefore, we. the representatives OF the
people comprising the Coalition party OF