New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-29
BOUPBONS IN VIRGINIA.
PREPARING FOR THE STATE CONVENTION.
DELEGATES GATHERING AT RICHMOND - cANpy.
DATES AND PLATFORM
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RICHMOND, July 2S.-The Bourbon leaders
focng In from every quarter of the State to take
part in the preliminary and wire puings Of
the Democratic State Convention, which to assemble
In this city at tomorrow Many of the candidates
for nomination the ground with their workers."
Tho are busy among the newly arrived delegates The
leading hotels are Gro wded and hs would be poor
marksman indeed who could not at sngle shot bring
down brigadier-gen and wing . half dozen
cOonels, majors and judges at least. II such .
catastrophe should occur, however, there are enough
doctors among the delegates to give the wounded prompt
attention. While the tmilitary element rredominaes
largely the observer chiefly Impressed by what might
be termed the fsuperabundance OF titles, and 1t
minded OF General Grants remark about the little town
frvm which he sent to West Point After enumer-
ating ongst OF generals colonels and lesser officers
which the town furnished to Union armies he added
that 1t also sent out who private soldier,
and whO he believed deserted So far be learned
the private soldier is missing from the splendid array Of
brgaders col0nes and other titled personages now In
Richmond.
large majority delegates thus far is comr osed
of lawyers and other professional including plenu
full srrnkling Of professional politicians The list Of
candidates Is long one. For the GOyernorshp General
Ftzhugh Lee, nephew OF Robert f. Lee, appears be
foremost with fair prosr ect Of success unless all tho
elements opposed to him shall unite upon some other
AS commander in chief Of the yOlunteer militia Of
the State since the General Lee has kept himself
before the people, and is said to be especially popular
among those Confederate veterans still adhere TO
the Bourbon Untlwithin recent period he occu
pied front rank among the Democrats who shouted the
oudcst in favor of preserving the faith and OF tho
State" aud who when In power redeemed their pro.
fessons by refusing to levy taxes to ray the interest
the public debt, and by rescnting insult TO their
honor and honesty every demand for the payment Of
either interest principal As Democrat OF thatlsort
f,r& T1,s- a.
and defeated by majority OF 600 votes Now like
the OF the Bourbons, he is for the Riddleberger
settlement" OF something still more radical"
Among the other Candidates are General James A.
Walker formerly Lieutenant Governor, who for q short
time commanded the famous Soueyall Brigade, and
whose left crippled at the battle OF spottsyl-
van.a and who only few years denounced read
justment grand larceny and forcble readusment as
highway robbery, p. W. Mckinney who was tho
defeated candidate Attorney General four years ago;
ex-Congressman John T. Harris; Congressman Charles
T. OFerrall "Parson Massey, original Repuda-
tionist next Readjuster and then Bourbon nddate
for Congressman-at-Large, for which office he
defeated by John s. Wise by majority OF nearly 600;
Congressman George c. Cabel. whose recalls tho
Danville investigations General Arthur CummiLgs; ex
Congressman Fukerson. and General Samuel II. New
berry both Readusters In 1881; Judge John A. Camp
bell Colonel Robert Beverly and few Several Of
the already named willing take the second or
first. In fact to the honor of holding Office the
average Virginia Democrat chershes that OF being
mated for matter how dim may be the prospect
of his eecon Massey, stapes :Newterry and Fukerson
we're all Reaijusters few years ago, and they now
claim Ireferment at the hands OF the Democratic party
has adopted the doctrines which they formerly
advocated Such pretensOns the strai htout Bourbon
leaders would openly If they dared As that is noe
prudent they intimate willingness TO give the nomiL-
alton for the Lieutenant g Governorshp Attorney
Generalship To OF the original ReadJusters" who
has rejoned the Democratic party.
Apart from the abilities, claims, or individual popu-
lary OF the respective candidates. other consider
atoms will exert powerful influence the action u
the convention. one is the admitted necessity OF ind
ing who can hold their own In public discussions
with such men as WISE Blair and Wood especially in
the southwestern counties, where both parties agree
counties are there many colored people, and large
majority of the voters Is composed OF farmers who own
their allies who sneer at the Republican party OF
ignorant OF the Virginia political situation than Of
attempts to deceive IL Is certain that intelligent Viz
ginia Democrats no longer try to deceive themselves
adversaiies the white counties at least The
consideration alluded TO is the bearing which the choice
the convention may have upon the Senatorial contest
The leading Democratic candidates for United states
Senator Congressman Barbour. chairman OF tho
state Committee, who was the object OF extrayagans
Democratic praise the Do dill more than all
others to 4" redeem Virginia from MaDoneism" two
Candidate for Governor against Cameron four years ago.
OF there other candidates. but the two men
months each to defeat the other. The Daniel be-
ieye the nomination OF Lee for Governor will hand
cap Barbour In the senatorial and 50 they favor IL
while the Barbour men would hail the nomination OF
" southwestern or "southslde man as an omen ot
Daniels defeat rhe contest between the partlsans OK
the men has become wartD and some OF the moro
conservative and prudentf the Demosrae leaders 10
bitter as seriously TO mpc1 II not wholly 10 destroy
the prospect of Democratic both the state and
bOtn Barbour and Daniel as senatorial candidates ana
bringing new man to tho front. As General Walker
today said: We do not not intend harmony
and prospects OF the Democritic party In virginia
destroyed by any men,; In short. General Walker.
harmony even II they are :oieed to hgl for IT,
plat form shall Contain tendency OF which indicates
that in many important respects It will not difer
from the one adopted by the Republican con.
vention Since the Democrats at Iynchburg two years
ago deliberately forcswore their professions Ia regard to
tie state debt adopted the Rddleberger settlement
they seem to bave governed by determination to
steal from their opponents everything which In thsit
al, ocated l. or not They will probably declare favor
Of local option govern the liquor traffic. because the
will PROBABLY approve the Blair Educational bi. ale
though Democratic House refused TO consider it fhey
will come strong favor OF free schools. aud prob
ably OF free school books because the Repub:
can platform Is epnatG a aSor .t 81 ooa @ t e yH w
ngmen because the Republicans baye pledged their
ether respects they will take decnt groand from their
Opponents Nearly all the Federal Office holders ana
loves IN virginia VINO are kcplDlcaas having oeeu
and Democrats put In tuer places there will
be an enthusiastic aud unanimous resolutions approving
eyelands Administration of Demo- rate reform.
I'm regard the state debt the convention viii try 10
such neither To otend the srong Demo-
cratic sentiment in favor Of outright reputation nor to
hind itself to the Rddleberger settlement, to which an
overwhelming majority Of the people OF Virginia fay0rs
adherence. in word the rlatf0rm will probably he
professions more or less insinccre designed to
catch votes
I'm one OF the hotels to-day several Democratic
politicians apparently delegates. discussing the
,onvict labor question One OF them Obss we'd tDa the
gnen's organizations In Richmond strong Ia
numbers that they violently opposed to the contract
convict labor system, and that the Republicans bad
adopted strong resolution IN opposition to 1t fes
,aid another. and must do the same. Words tont
,os much and cannot afcrd To have the oppOst
ion rapseaions who compose these labor oiganis
atoms. II we only win this fight hope We shall DC
,be to get along without their help hereafter go0o
many OF them composed OF niggers ani they away
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