New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-15
VIRGINIA REP UBLfCANS.
DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
CANDIDATES FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or THE
PLATFORM.
Tar TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUNR.1


PLATFORM.
Tar TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal
RICHMOND, July 14.-RichmoDd has been
awakened from its midsummer duiness and is lively to-
night. Moro than twothirds OF the 753 dele
gates who will compose the Republican
Slate Convention. which is to asseihoi'
at noon Tomorrow have arrived They are full oi en-
thusiasm and talk and Ike men who mean 10 WIN.
They seem TO be animated by common desire to hnd
three men who will be likely poll the most votes ana
united, deter nination place those sthrec meh In
the field rs candidates for Governor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Attorney-Goncra. ino
discussions OF preferences between the frienas vi
the several candidates animated ana earhcs' o"'
are conducted utmost good temper and consider
aton About $50 OF the delegates are colorcd men, anu
It is noticeable that In all the informal discussions
their arguments AMI preferences respectfully ireaieo
by their white cole agues Judging by the appearance
OF the delegates already on the srouna'
the convention will he body OF intelligent and repre-
sentative men, largely composed OF farmers ana "ofh
ingmen. Among the former IL a large proportion Oh
men OF wealth and influence. There are many Indications
that large fraction OF the white mechanics and oher
white workngmen III this city aud other manufacturing
centres OF yirginia-men who have voted the Bourbon
ticket hhertowill come the aid OF the Repubhcahs
In the coming contest.
The Bourbon leaders, as n rule, have hiiio syn
pathy for or with the OF toll. The cahal-
which have been thronged with delegates during
the afternoon and evening. The leading candiea'es
are ex-Congressinan John s. Wise, son OF the '1'o
Governor Henry A. WISE Attorney Generai bl"'r A'u
ex-Congr sssman Bowen. At a meeting OF Nj Bowens
fiends thIs evening Senator Rddlebcger made strong
sreech in his behalf There are indicauons
that his candidacy has somewhat weaAenea G,sirirt
The friends OF Mr. Wise therefore more conhasn,
than that he will receive the noninsoh anu , me-,
are ready 10 lay heavy odds that he VIII WIN on .no
ballot At a meeting at his headquarters inns evening"
nearly 800 delegates ana ol'ss s,,,p,ss by
delegates from various counties were encouraging 10
Mr. MISSES friends aud induced them TO claim 10,
nearly 400 votes on the hrst ballot I'M c's hat
faction have dissolved Mr. Mise sxp.cn c'
Mr. Dawson, the coiored straign,on, a. ISL will
didae against him Tor CONGRESS III ,on"1,a,,on
make the speech seconding MS hor,n" a
With less than exceptions all the co"teu uco
gates are claimed as supporters Of Wise. In case he Is
nouna 1t is thought that Bowen or st,e @v
rrnor aud that Mr. Blair will be urged to accept honi-
nation Tor the ONCE he now holds ,h.
nature OF an address the voters, II will proclaim
adherence to The principles of inc SAtoha d
party, including protect on to American nlnsirl o.
-poils and standing menace 10 gool ,u
~ a product fraud. force snd perjury when mas
already betrayed all the treits oi u.s. Us IT'LL
ballot against thr D'N"t-
KILLER for free schools for the fair and equitac
Of the debt settlement demand an noo md az
., admins of the state hnanre' anu a."
rxn the Bourbon Legislature on account oi the Assaso
Of nor. liam syrnty ac- 10 relieve defauitnz taI-eo
rcors and their snrriles. favor good country puhlc
roads pnit by Labor denounoc the present ~
,, of co,ic Labor declare against the present syrtrm
of paving the wages 81 ghor By orders up"ht trcr
kept by employer. d. mHnd biennial ei.ctl"hs IN" ."l
m ,hyion ~ Internal taxes, announcement 10 the
building al rOads aud other publ Improvements an"
the OF State Burial 9" iAnoI -
IL will also declare that cbsrarcr ana capa"y shan
be paramount for public employment. Ine pI"uoIm
will II contain long indictment oi tue "uau pa,
on account OF its dishonest. eya-ivo ana ineeusis'
treatment OF the state debt question slice tnr wat ~
win also charge that more than sSVoVoV, uT n ,hs
the public school teachers IL unlawiuly heiu III wy
state Treasury. unless II has been unawial! eApcu
for other Objects aud that consequence the lrA'h'is
have been 10 dispose OF thef pay ACCOUNTS d.
a ruinOus sacrihce ,..t.-. .htrN
that 4 . convention will he likely IN complete us w"tk
and adjourn tomorrow night. IL II und'rstooh now
s~sr ti.t tovcrnor Cameron and "A few otnrr leaders
desire to present and discuss new plan OF r'a.c s
county organization Of the party and tnAt may Po''''
delay the procesdings