Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-21
STATE POLITICS.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES.


Toge was elected temporary chairman
and George W. CULLEN secretary.
On motion of Hon. X. A. Ayers this
organization was made permanent.
The various districts retired to elect
delegates and alternatcs to the State
Convention, which will convene IN
Richmond on the Goth Of July. The
following gentlemen were elected dele
gates and altcrnates: :,
johnson District II. X. Wood and
J. II. Shoemaker, delegates Il. X.
Perry and T. X. Jackson, alternate.
Floyd District Hon. Patrick Hagan
and John Pannell. delegates; George
II. Baker and NJ. l.. Harris, alternates.
De Kalb District w. G. r. Strong
and p. r. Owens, delegates III. NJ.
Starnes and James d. johnson, alter
mates.
Powell District: J. F. Clendeneu
and Isaac Wolfe, delegates o. Ii.
Gobble and Isaac w. Robinett, alter
mates.
Estillville District: Colonel j. B.
Richmond and William d. Smith, dele
gates; Judge Morrison and Samuel
Haynes, alternates.
Taylor District: j. Floyd Templeton
and James p. Wallen. delegates; Hon.
X. a. Ayers and William j. Dillon,
alternstes.
Pulkerson District: Joel Shelly and
p. L. Jet, delegates; Frank Larkey
and Frank Smith, alternates.
Hon. r. A. Ayers, John NJ. Hoge.
and Judge Morrison were elected dele
gates for the county at large.
Judge Morrison, II. W. Osborn, t. +.
REYNOLDS, Miles Craft, II. NJ. McCon-
nell, John II. Hilton, and William L.
Flanary were appointed as a committee
on resolutions, and reported the follow
ing, which were unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, That we renew our pledge,
set forth in the Democratic platform
promulgated by the Lynchburg Conven-
ton, in July, 1888, and repeated with
emphasis by the Democratic House Of
the last General Assembly Of Virginia
in December, 1883, to uphold and de-
fend the Riddleberger debt settlement,
and pledge ourselves anew to carry out
the principles embodied in that settle
ment as the ultimatum on this vexed
question, so inimical to the best interest
Of the State, the late decisions Of Re-
publican courts to the contrary not
withstanding.
.. ReSolred, That we condemn the
late decisions Of Republican courts on
the debt-settlement laws az partisan
and unwarranted when viewed in con-
nectien with former decisions on the
subject by the same courts, and a.
tending to Capitalization, destroying
the rights Of sovereign States to self
government, and making the legislative
bodies of these sovereign States sub
servient to the capriciouS decisions Of
these partisan courts.
8. Resolved, That we pledge our
selves to continuation Of the support
of the free-school system, put in opera
ton by a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Legis-
lature years before the Constitution re-
quired, and as upheld by Democratic
Legislatures ever since, except when
crippled by the taxes Of the State being
intercepted by coupOns-the result
of the infamous funding bill Of
1871. for the passage Of which
the Republican party, with mi
nority Of the Observation-Disclosures
most all Of these minority Conserya-
tives for price-all Of whom, with &
few exceptions, are now acting with
the Republican party, endeavoring by
the aid of their partisan courts to set
aside the debt settlement passed on and
accepted by the sovereign people, and
subject them to the necessity Of going
over this perplexing question that they
may politically profit thereby.
4. Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this Convention that the delegates to the
Richmond Convention be instructed to
cast their votes for Hon. r. A. Ayers
for the office of Accomplishment.
5. Resolced, That the county chair
man of this county be instructed to call
a masS-mesting of the Democrats to as
semble here on the first day Of the Au-
gust County Court, 1885, to nominate
a candidate for delegate to the Legisla-
ture Of Virginia.
6. That copy Of these resolutions
and the proceedings Of this massmeet-
ing be published in the Scott Banner
and other Democratic papers Of the dis
trict.
Adopted unanimously.
A resolution rendering thanks to
Judge Morrison fer his efficient service
as chairman OF the County Committee
and asking him to continue in office an
til the August term Of the County
Court, when a county chairman will be
elected and candidate to represent US
in the next Legislature will be nomi-
mated.
Judge Morrison thanked the Couvea-
ton for this complimentary resolution
after which, on motion Of George II.
Baker, the Convention adjourned TO
meet on Tuesday the first day of the
August court, 1T Il M.
JOHN N. HOGB, Chairman.
George W. CULLEN, Secretary.
CHARLES CITY DELEGATES.
CHARMS CITY COURTHOUSE,
July l6, 1855.
A meeting Of the Democrats Of this
county was held at the courthouse to-
day. Captain John Lamb, county
chairman, presided, and John Z. Graves
acted as secretary. The following dele
gates TO the State Convention were ap-
pointed Chickahominy District, Will
liam F. Walker, Jr. Tyler District,
ID. Gardiner Tyler; Harrison District,
Robert Douthat.
Addresses were made by Captain
John Lamb, ID. G. Tyler, and l. II.
Christian. The delegation is unin-
structed. j. E. q.
CULPEPBR DELEGATES.
CULPBPBR, July Is, 1885.
The Catalpa Township Convention