Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-18
| last election when he ran for Common

last election when he ran for Common
wealth's attorney. :,
because / didn't get enough votes,
retorted Mr.. Beveridge.
"What ticket did you run on ?" SAID
another colored citizen.
81 ran on the white mans ticket, an
swered the speaker.
Harris, q colored member OF the
House, who acted as assistant secretary,
took exception to this speech. He SAID
that was going too far. It was an insult
to every colored man present, and he
would have proceeded on a long TAX,
but Mr.. Beveridge would not yield the
floor. The lawyer went on TO say that
there were not enough men in the room
to keep him out of the Republican
party. Being again interrupted ne
asked the president to keep the little
dogs that run after the wagon quiet.
A great deal of disorder prevailed
while Mr.. Beveridge was speaking, and
it was almost impossible for anything to
be heard.
sHERIFF SOUTHWARK.
The next speaker was Mr.. Southwark,
of Henrico. He said he was very sorry
to see q few gentlemen come In the con-
vention to break it up when the RepuO-
lican party is on its way to victory.
81 am not" said he, "in favor OF
the present plan of organization, but the
proper way to break it up is to go into
convention. am not here in the In
terest Of Malone or Riddleberger or
any body else, and wouldn't give five
cents for either of them. We are not
fighting about Malone. He did not
know went to New York to attend the
league unless he saw it in the news
papers. / didn't consult him before L
went. and 1 haven't seen him since.
What l want is to see the party so or
ganized as to win" Applause
NOT OPPOSED TO MALONE.
Mr.. Griggs was not opposed to Sena-
tor Malone, but the present plan OF or
gsnization in Virginia is most damna-
bic thing. 1t has driven hundreds OF
votes from the Republican party. l am
in favor of breaking up rings and cllques,
which have destroyed 1t in Virginia. lie
had swallowed many men who were OBJ
jectionable to him because they were
nominees Of his party.
MAYO AND ELAN.
Colonel Mayo, member OF the House
from Westmoreland, said there was an
apprehension that this club would break
up either the State or Federal organlza-
tons of the Republican party.
Colonel Elan, member of tho House
/ from Louisa, said he was one OF the hit
tie dogs under the wagon. He bad
always opposed and discountenanced
anything against Republicanism. lie
favored the report as offered.
MIR. WARD.
Mr.. Robert ID. Ward said that for fifty
years he had been fighting Democracy.
He thought this league would be advan'
tagoous to the Republican party.
MIR. William Fleigenheimer was sur
prised that all this talk should be sprung
on so slight an issue. 1t was merely a
question Of yerbiage, and he saw no OBJ
lection to the words.
Mr.. James Frazier, Of Rockbridge,
said he might disagree with some OF the
members, but he was not going into the
Democratic party.
DR.. Wise, of James City, called the
pending question, which was ordered
and the report unanimously passed.
OFFICERS.
The election of officers was next pro
ceeded with.
Mr.. Southwark nominated for presi
dent of the State League Colonel WI
liam C. Elan, whom he called "granC
old hoary-headed war-horse."
Mr.. Hooper, of Farmville, nominated
Hensv Bowen, of the Ninth district. bu
subsequently Withdrew it and COlone
Elan was unanimously elected.
Colonel EIam returned thanks in
few appropriate words. =.
For secretary Mr.. Ash nominated A
W. Harris.
Mr.. jackson nominated J. L. Nc
Clone.
Much confusion followed as to tn
manner of eecting the secretary.
Mr.. Lindsay, of Portsmouth, wante
to give the president the power to ap
point.
, Colonel Elan hoped he would be re
: lieved of this delicate task.
The subject was finally passed by 10
the present.
Mr.. Southwark moved that each cor
rressionaI-district delegation retire an
{ report each name for member OF tn
Executive Committee and for yice-pres
l dent.
S The members retired and their report
resulted in naming the following:
yICE-PRRsIDESTs.
= First district r. NJ Mayo; Second, G. r. Ma
= / tin. Third, Blair Morris; Fourth, James /. NIL
etree: Fifth, ~. ). Grayeley sixth. George y
= Wilson; seventh, J. b. Webb; Eighth, l.. y
Corbett; Ninth, Henry Bowen; lehth' l.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
H.W. Daingerfed, DR.. X. a. Wise, Enos ID pc
/ ineon. " W. Evans. j. W. simmons ID. +: llou
-, ton, f. +. Broyles, W. II. Strother, John G'Watt
> Joseph Fudge.
. All were elected.
+, The election of secretary was then pre-
A.; ceeded with, and Mr.. McGlone (Hoi
!, John S. Wise's stenographer) was electe'
u MIR. Harris was then nominated for n
Il sistant secretary. Harrisrefused, sayir
e he would not play fifth wheel to al
wagon.
George Mundin, a colored man fro
:. Norfolk. was elected assistant secretal
l. amid great disorder, after which the boo
adjourned.
q PERSONAL.
= There were about IS many colorC
Z members present as white, and larI
g portion of the convention was compos'
i OF members Of the Legislature.
4 Railroad Offices IN Virginia.
+ In the meeting Of the House Commi
70 tee on Roads and Internal Navigation VI
70 Dabney chairman) held yesterd'
!. morning there was an informal dlscu
b sion on the bills proposing that all o.