The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-18
vol. II.-NUMBEK jOI.

act here and now, if indeed there was
anything in the party law TO question the
regularity of such action, and II was not
sustained by the like proceedings of the
party in many States
In respect % the governing law OF the
party In Virginia, the call under which
the districts assemble here was made by
the same authority and precisely In The
same way as conventions are formed for
the nomination of candidates for Con-
gress.
Ii will be therefore for you, the repre-
sentatives of each congressional district,
at some time during the session If this
body, when opportunity is presented, to
organize and proceed 10 the discharge OF
your district prerogatives or by adjourn
mept 10 such time and place rs you may
see fit for that purpose, and complete the
work for which you were delegated.
In addition To your work "a district
delegations, and, among other things, as
the representatives Of the party you are
to appoint two electors for the State at
large, and 10 the Chicago Convention
four delcgi tes and four aiernates AT
large
In the discharge of all your duties !
congratulate the party on tie assurance
which this presence gives, that your
work will be orderly and intelligen,ly
done.
cannot doubt that your deliberations
viii be governed by an honest concern
only for the success OF the cause. and TO
that object any variances OF opinion, in
respect to our party affairs, Will be sub
ordinalei, and that when we separate i
will be 10 meet our adversary in one
united resOlute effort TO secure the vic
tory which an impatient rank and file Of
the party are ready to make good.
greet YOU, fellow Republicans, upon
the promise OF glorious triumph in the
national election on which we are about
10 enter, for the conservation of the
principles aud policies of the Republican
party.
bid you and all our people TO take
hope for brighter and better day which
Republican success guarantees, in that II
insures an American administration, and
the promotion of American policies by
the Executive Department of the Nation
al Government
bid you and the laboring classes Of
our population 20 prepare your energies
for the life giving enterprises that will
come to make value for the varied re-
sources which idly burden your forest
and mountains of mineral wealth, when
security shall be given TO the far reach
ing Republican policy of protection to
American labor and American prOduc
tions When the American workman bY
the Democratic policy Of free trade shall
not be made TO contribute by low wages
to the support of foreign labor and for
eign mOnOpOlies.
| bid hope to the fields of agriculture, !
the orchard and the garden when under |
the governing direction II Republican
there shall come a home |
market for their utmost yield, and, no
longer the hateful and unnecessary sys- |
TEN of an internal revenue tax, shall yex !
and burden the energies of the people.
| bid hope to the children of our State, |
when the benelicent contribution to our
schools proposed by the Blair bill shall |
no longer be withhe d by the interposi- !
tion Of Democratic power and hatred of /
popular education.
| bid hope TO the struggling debtor /
class of our population and to our every |
business interests, when the overloaded !
vaults of the National Treasury shall give |
back to the people every dollar of The |
peoples money not actually needed TO /
meet the necessary current demands of
the Government.
| bid hope to the long distressed liberty /
loving sentiment of freemen that the time /
must come, and only by means of Repub /
lican power, when the ballot shall go un- |
and election returns shall hon /
estly express the free will OF the people /
bid hope to the peace, welfare and in
creasing power OF our State AMI country, |
when sectional prejudice shal! no longer
linger within our borders, and the con
stiiutional rights of American citizenship !
shall not be denied or begrudged 10 any /
person or class OF inhabitants, not pre-
scribed By the organic law OF the nation.
THE ROW BEGINS.
While Chairman Malone was speaking
he was interrupted by John Wise. who
said that Congressman Jacob \ Ost was
outside of the building, having been re.
fused admittance, and he moved that
YOst be admitted. This created cOnsd.
erable confusion. United States Senator
and T. W Hubbard arose
amid the tumult, and shook their fingers
AT each other in very menacing manner,
but owing to the noise no one except
hose Immediately around them knew
what they were talking about. The chair
man (MahOne) declined to entertain any
notion until he had finished his speech,
and at its cl lse he introduced
COLONEL WILLIAM LAMB
IF Norfolk as temporary chairman.
Colonel Lamb got round of applause,
after which he came forward and said,
is it the pleasure of the convention that
Nr Yust should be admitted :" Cries of
'Now NO. and "YesW Yes" came
rom all parts of the house. II desire har-
nonv in this convention, and nothing is
Il order" said Colonel Lamb, "but my
peech. For the sake Of harmony ! will
)ut the question to know ii majority
If the convention Is in favor of admit
ing Mr. Yosl"
YosT ADMITTED.
This he did, and after the aves and
lays had responded the chair said that
was in doubt AS to the sense of the com
nittee, but that he would give Mr. IOst
he benefit of the doubt, and he ordered