The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-17
BURIED THE HATChET.
A WILD SCENE IN THE VIRGINIA RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION
Winds Up with Love Feast Wise NOmi-
mated for Governor Foster on Hoadly
The President and the
Office Seekers.

RICHMOND, Va. July l7.-In the Repub-
lican state convention Thursday morning
resolutions of sympathy with Gen. Grant in
his atfliction were unanimously adopted, and
ordered to be telegra pied to the general
The nomination of candidates was then pro-
ceeded with, and one and half hours occu-
pied in nominating Hon. John f. Wise and
Attorney General Frank Blair. AT
2 a. M the roll of counties was
called, and at its conclusion at
2:45 a. m. Mr. Wise hal received over
450 votes Before the vote was announced
the name of Blair was withdraw and upon
his authority the nomination of Wise was
made unanimous amid unboundei en-
thusiasm Mr.. Wise was at once
brought to the front, and briefly
Acknowledged the honor bestowed upon him.
He looked upon the position for which he
had been named, as one of solemn duty, as
we'll as one OF great responsibility, and he,
with his party was going into the field to
win.
II. Clinton Wood, of Scott county, for
lieutenant governor AMI Capt. Frank s.
Blair, of Wythe, for attorney general, were
| nominated by reclamation, after which, al
| 800 a. M, the convention ad jOurnel.
Mr.. Wise is son of exc 1vernor Wise, OF
| Virginia, and one Of the ablest and most
| popular young men in the state. He re-
| nounce1 Bourbonism at the outset
of the Malone movement, and no man car
more bitterly denounce Democratic methods
| than he does He was elected to the last
congress, but was unseated by the Demo
cratic ma jority after prolonged contest
1 Mr. iS md will al-,t
| spirited contest
The convention came very near degener
ating into free fight when the COMMITTEES
ON permanent organization named Col w
e Lamb As Chairman Ri1dleberger per
sisted in charging that Lamb was a one-sidel
and prejudiced man Then there was pan
demonium. Senator Mahone rushed TO tn
front of the stage and seized KiddIeberge
by the hand. Riddleberger shouted RICH
here shake hands and make peace" In
stantly the two men We're in each other
arms That was the cue for general Low
feast all around, which lasted i've minutes
When order had been restored Riddleberge
said: 81 am not conscious Of having don
wrong, but if have, charge it t. Malone
He can stand it better than | can"
The platform adopted declares opposition
TO any tampering with the tariff that wou
tend to lessen or defeat its protective pun
po es; re3olute antagonjSm to the DE-
mocraey as a party conspiring for spoil;
opposition to the present federal admins
, tration as the fit creature of the immors
) and faithless relations Of apoState Repub
leans with the national Democracy, and al
raigns the Democracy for venality an
| I.rDta oil fxro nj xUtt ha
= clements of rapine and corruption, 1t prt
5 claims for a free ballot, free schools, settlt
I ment Of the state debt, economical govern
ment, free labor, agsin,t the truck" sy
TEN, and for an eigdt-hour law, and the
! goes on to summarize at great length "tt
} high crimes and miSdemeanors Of which I'll
Democratic party OF Virginia has bee
found guilty"