The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-01


the great party which had done so mucl
for Virginia would act with the Republi
can party, the floors Of the building shool
for nearly five minutes with applause.
plan of organization was next read.
The following delegates and alternates
to represent the party at the National Re
publican Convention, to be held at Chicago
on the Bird day Of June, 1884, were named
and they were instructed to vote upon al
questions arising in said convention, as a
majority of the delegates appointed by the
| districts and this convention, composing
the delegation on behalf of the party, may
determine, and that the president and sec.
rotary Of this convention shall accordingly
certify the delegates and alternates elected
| by this convention:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
Gen VIM Malone, COLI D Brady. Hon
F s Blair, S M Yost, VIM Fl Peasants, A
A Dodson.
ALTERNATES.
P G Corrigan, J S Pattie, J H Ballard,
Gen VIM Skeen, Thomas V Fry, Col Gee
A Martin.
ELECTORS.
Hon Lewis e Harvie, Hon VIM III Tur-
ner, Hon Brown Allen, Bailey Brown,
| Q III Causey, r t HUBBARD, ] Fl Van Auken,
L. lb DlOWl, Ii w IbOUcIU q w d.
ker, Carter M Louthan, III w Holloway.
Edgar Allan opposed the adoption of the
report of the committee on General Bust
ness as a whole. intimating that there
might be some objection that could not be
seen by casual reading of the report.
Major Hubbard arose and said that he
did not feel at Liberty to sit still and hear
any reflection cast upon the chairman of
the Executive Committee. He said that
the rights of the people and the power of
the people were here combined and their
liberty assured. He spoke earnestly in
defence of the party as against any refec-
lions upon it's purposes so far as the rights
OF the people were concerned.
Mr.. Walker, of Chesterfield, addressed
the convention for five minutes in gen.
eral way.
Several speeches Of five minutes length
were made, and motion to adopt the re-
port of the committees by reclamation was
made, but was not put.
Col. S. Brown Allen spoke in favor of
the adoption Of the report.
Copt. r. A. Paul asked leave to say that
he would beg the convention to allow an
opportunity to suggest one name as dele
gate to Chicago, and that name was that
of Hon. John F. Lewis. He heartily
wished to honor Mr.. Lewis.
A. w. Harris, of Dinwiddie. made a
good speech in favor Of the adoption of the
report. He paid a high tribute to Gen.
Malone, and said that he was willing to
trust such men as he, Brady, Wise and
others who had freed the colored people
from the general thraldom of Bourbon
Democracy.
Captain Wise spoke, after loud calls. He
said he had fought Bourbonism four years
had never failed. He was stranger than
ever for the cause he had espoused but
that it was impossible for him to serve as
delegate to Chicago. He could not do so
and asked that another delegate be APP
pointed. There were yells of No! Mol"
But Captain Wise said it was impossible
for him to do SO.
Mr. Carter Louthan explained that he
thought that the report was misunderstood.
He sal d that it did not direct the delega-
tion to vote for any particular candidate.
Hon. John +. Lewis said that he did not
want to go to Chicago, and had repeatedly
said SO. He regretted that John S. Wise
had withdrawn his name, but suggested
that of W. H. Peasants in his place. He
said no better man could be named.
Mr.. Page Morris, of Lynchburg. heartily
endorsed the nomination and it was unani-
mously carried.
THESE changes are properly noted in our
list as above printed
On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough, of
Roanoke, the following was unanimously
adopted ssasi,kj ,t
Reso he'd, That this convention approve
the administration Of William E. Came
ron as Governor Of the Commonwealth,
and endorse him as a wise and patriotic
Executive officer, and citizen, and faithful
representative Of the Liberal party which
elected him to his high office.
MI. J. Anderson Taylor said that there
had been enough voting, and called the
pending question, which was not sus-
tanned.
The pending question was subsequently
called, and the yeas and nays asked for,
but not sustained. The report was then
adopted with only five nays, as heard by
the reporter.
1t having been ascertained that Capt.
Frank S. Blair was in the building, he was
loudly called for and appeared before the
audience. He thanked the audience for
their call. He congratulated the Conven-
ton. and said that it had been reserved for
this convention tonight to make sure of
the future prosperity of our country. He
spoke at some length. He had burned the
bridge of Democracy behind him. He
thanked the Convention for having made
him delegate to the National Republican
Convention. He was glad to see the pio-
neers of REIMBURSEMENT present. They had
put themselves in the breach. In Gonclu-
sion, he hoped all a safe return home and
great victory over Democracy in November. |
Hon. [. 9. Fowler was next called upon
and compared so-called Democracy with |
He said that he had been !
a Democrat and knew whereof he spoke. |
That party had ruined us, and we had not |
yet recovered. He was loudly applauded. |
Hon. J. S. Wise was called again, and |
said the position the party had taken to- |
night was the most decided stand ever
taken by it before. Here after no one will |
ask us how would you vote, but, he said,
he proposed to ask these Bourbons how |
they were going to vote. He went over |
the changes OF modern Democracy and |
ridiculed the party. its purposes and falla
cieS.
He said that in the National issue the
Democrats were already whipped. Re-
publicanism meant something and the peo-
pie knew what it was. Democracy meant |
nothing, and this Nation was not in the
habit OF buying the pig in the bag" He /
spoke of the Bourbon Democracy of Vir-
5inia in no complimentary terms. Some
)ne asked him question, which the Re-
porter did not catch. Wise did, however,
Ind said to the interrupter that some, per-
IONS calling upon him were invited first to
he hath-tuh. He made a few remarks to
he colored delegates in reference to the
Kitchen affair." which has always been
understood by the colored people, though
Bourbon idiots can't "catch on.
There is now no yelled issue in the next
canvass. He was now a National Repub-
lean. [Great applause
In reference to the Straightouts and the |
3ourbons he pictured them as the cham
ZION frauds of the nineteenth century.
lie was bitter in his denunciation Of the
ctions or the late General Assembly.
On motion OF Judge Edmund Waddill.
ne following was unanimously adopted
Whereas the recent Bourbon Legislature
Virginia, among it's many Infamous and
ontemptlble acts, did for malicious pur-
oses. and petty spite latter fraudulently
btaining twenty-three majority Of each
ousel attempt to pass aresolution asking
ne Hon, Wm; Malone, United States
snnat0r from Virginia, to resign.
Resolved, That we, the representatives
the people, who elected Hon. William
lahone, against the earnest protest and
lolent opposition Of the Bourbon Democ-
ICY, in State Convention assembled, do
ereby express our full confidence in him
Id do approve of his action as o,,. ranro |