Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-30

lie eminent Illness and qualifications for
the exalted position he ssplfes 20. ana U
his undonbted sysisI,i,,y .,a,y q, .n sst Would
Irbse,fnlly sacrifice him on the aitAf ot
nv country " | could be satishea tnst .ns
claims OF a stronger and oettor man nsa
~ 81, presented 10 this Convention No,
.ha. Hove Cesar iess but that love isonie
uore i am a Democrat hom pi'nclpae snn
not Tor Office Ihave never niied sn elec,lve
rositiOn and never expect 10 fot MOI. ~
thirty years bave ! s,Os d0n, nothing thing and sx-
Meeting nothing. have never talsasaa IN IN
my devotion 10 the party. ~ sso,,n .'n,ns. In
snnshtne have stood by JUS coiu,sls, s.,s ~,
ihe darkest hours OF defeat wnen hsnvue
u'th his pretorian guard. followed oy ns
Meet cohorts rode triumphant over ,ns
neld' I still ad hope. and IKE tne s,ns 'use
fhtows lis tendrils around me proksn ~,
10 - and crumbliug arches Of some o!d and
allowed temple. hugged it the closer In
tbs storm. 1 stood by " when Dets'
nemocrafs than Ben. Hill deserted "
when worse traitors thau Juuss
and turned il over 10 n Republican Admin,
lstratlon for crucihxion. GREAT sPP..
I have ever maintained that no p,Iy w
creed could long maintain Itself ID 'n .,.
rio N and CIVILIZED community whose prln-
ci pies were not based on morality. ruin.
and virtue The moral support OF the prst
element OF population is essentiai 70 .na
intimate success ~ any creed or party.
When Napoleon Ill. was about to engsgeln
the late war with the King OF Prussia. and
was marshallng his forces for ihat tern.
BILE conflict, distinguished fren'h pni-
Ger said 10 him: "Sire, you apor
nndcr many Disadvantages In going 10 war
with King winiam." Hs asked nlm
"Whys" "slmply from the fact that you
have not the moral supper, o, Ihe oesl ei, sss,
wss that in few short weeks the trl.colors
OF France that had waved ia triumph over
a hundred battle fields, from the burning
sandso Africa TO where ." winter hafrlcaies
,Ss realms OF frost" were seen 60 trail In
the dust In the presence OF the bihcA rasao
Of Prussia. The Democratic part! OF .ns,-
MIA labors under none OF these oIs.n.sIn
iages: it viii go into this contest AIDED py
Tie prayers OF ali true women anu thc
hearts OF all brave men. lGreat cheers
sECoNDING FITZ. LEB.
Judge John T. Goolrick, ofFrederieks-
burg. seconded the nomination Of Gene
raj fitz. Lee. lie commenced by re-
viewing in critical and scathing style
the Republican party, holding 1t up IN
all its glaring deiormity TO the gaze OF
the Convention. lie congratulated the
Convention on the brilliant prospects OF
victory, and the certainty that the debt
question could no longer tear the party
with discord. lie complimcnted Cap
tain Phil. Mckinney, John +. Massey,
and Major Baker ?. Lee, and then SAID
he desired to second the nomination OF
one who wore lwell the name Of that
matchless hero. Robert +. Lee.
when be mentioned the name OF
Fitzhugh Lee he was greeted with an
outburst of applause
lie said the war was over, and spoke
Of the sympathy the South felt for the
sorrow-strlcken family of General L.
:. Grant. deceased Passing on with
feeling tribute TO General Hrent, he
declared that the Confederate soldier
was as LOYAL now to the Government as
those who wore the blue. H. lived
neiphbor to Fi,zhugh Lee, and
knew that lie cared for no re-
tex glory. lie presented him on
his own merits, and he knew that his
name would draw as much strength
from abroad as that of any other man
in the State. lie was weak nowhere
strong everywhere. He would drive
back into their tents those who stand
upon a platform that was a libel upon
the State. lie was fit subject for the
>unragcs Of the people, and as sure as
he was nominated he would be elected.
HOLDING UP BAKER LEES HANDS.
Mr. VI. T. Hughes seconded the
nomination Of Major Baker p. Lee.
What boots it if the candidate came
from the Southwest. SouthsIde, or sea-
side. What the people wanted was a
man Of purity of character and prlncl-
) pie. Such a man was Baker 7. Lee.
lie believed in the old-school teaching
that the Office should seek the man and
not the man the Office. Honesty to
{ duty had been his watchword.
He had never swsryed in his deyo-
ton to Democracy. Where the battle
waged the hottest, there Lee had been
found waving, doubtlessly, the banner
Of Democracy. When they wanted
man TO organize the party N the Second
district they called up Lee, and he did
his work so well that at the next cleo
[
grcss. and the Democratic vote had been
increased in the presidential election
last wear 1000. This showed what
Lee had been worth to the party.
Whenever his party called he took the
banner and went to the front. What
had he received? President Cleveland
gave him q small Office, and the ink had
hardly dried on the paper before the
commission was recalled and Clay, the
brains Of the Republican party, was re-
instated.
A THREAT.
He went on to say that unless there
was some recognition Of the people Of
the Second district the party would
lose 1000 votes. Illisses.l
DR.. Z. G.. Booth arose and said: IL
would like to ask the gentleman If he is
utterly demoralized ;"
Does the gentleman yield;" asked
Chairman Pollard.
mo, SIR replied the speaker, con-
tinuing his speech.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
A motion to take recess was made
. and defeated.
! A motion to postpone nomination.
until the Committee on Resolutions re
, ported was made and lost, as was {
motion to limit speeches to fifteel
D minutes.
sECONDING MKINNEY.
= Mr.. W. r. Alexander, Of WInches
4 ter, seconded the nomination Of Captain
: Philip W. Mckinney. He was greeted
n with tremendous applause when he men
toned McKinney's name.
i lie spoke Of the time when McKin
ney's bright sword cleaned in tn
, fight, cutting down the cohorts Of Ma
g hone. He didn't appeal to outside in
: fluences, but directly to the people. !
!. YOU choose Fitz. Lee, or Massey, o
q Baker Lee, you find Mckinney stand
!. ing by their sides ready to do battl
:; for Democracy. He said he had bee