Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-25
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
A DAY OF SPREAD EAGLEISM AND
CONFIDENT PROPHESIES.

lie SAID tue convention had been
called together not to consider
: state affairs but to nominate presi
dental electors and send delegates
to the st. Louis national cOnven
ton. As to the question of the
candidate 10 be nominated at thai
! convention, he said fortunately for
the harmony of the party there
seemed to no division of sentiment
IN the country. The administration
, Of Mr.. Cleveland, as a whole, has
commanded the appreciation OF
Democrats throughout the country
and bis denomination at st. Louis
has virtually been made already.
Touching the question of a plat
form, Mr.. Barbour did not see why
the convention should worry itself
about declaration Of distractions
commonly called platform. 1t Is
national election, and the national
convention is the proper forum to
discuss and decide upon a platform
OF principles. The platform adopt
ed by the Democratic party in 1884
ut Chicago, winch refers to the IN.
ternal revenue system as a war tax
and calls for a reduction of the
revenue, ought TO be sufficient.
lie concluded by predicting sue.
cess in both state and nation in
November next, and rendered his
resignation as chairman of the
state committee. This was greeted
with perfect thunder of noes from
all parts of the house. The TEN.
porary organization was then per-
fected by electing w. w. Berry, of
Bedford county, as temporary
chairman; w. w. Scott, of Orange
county, secretary, and Jno. A.
Brimmer, Of Norfolk, as sergeant
alarms. Mr.. Berry made an ex-
tended speech, in which he referred
to President Cleveland in hand.
some terms.
Gov. Lee was, on motion of
Senator LoYrnSteln, invited to the
platform, and committee, con.
sisting Of Senator LOyenstein, Gen.
EchOls, Senator }. S. Barbour,
Hon. p. W. Mckinney, and
Speaker Cardwell, was appointed
to escort him to the stage. His
appearance WAS the signal for wild
cheering, aud the band played
"Dixie.' Upon being introduced
he made an address in which he
said that the banner of Democracy
hOated oyer VirgInia's state house.
Virginia was on the high road to
prosperity, and he invited all good
citizens to DIN her IN the onward
march.
He referred to the debt question,
and said the schools would be
maintained and the creditors of
Virginia given as much as she
could spare. Referring to the
Ingalls, incident in the Senate, he
said he bad seen the time when he,
as a soldier, had wished Hancock
and Mcclellan were allies of the
confederacy. lie eulOgized the
administration Of Mr.. Cleveland,
aud said he had brought the
government back to true Demo.
cratic moorings and doctrines.
Senator Daniel was then called
and made the speech of the con-
ventiOn. He described Cleveland,
as every inch "A Democrat and
patriot, which brought out loud
applause. Lie paid eloquent tributes
to Attorney General Ayres, r.
Taylor Scott, and Judge McCabe, |
for personifying in their persons
the dignity of the state and Oc.
cupying felOn's cells in devotion to |
Virginia's interests.
John GOOde followed in a speech |
on state matters. The convention
then took recess until 1 o'clock.
On reassembling a permanent
organization was effected, with r.
III. Caldwell, of Hanover county,
as permanent chairman. He made
brief address. The following
delegates at large and district dele
gates were then chosen: John S.
Barbour, John w. Daniel, p. w.
Mckinney, r. c. Marshall. Dis
trlct delegates-First district, j.
j. Gunter, Charles Wallace, J. A.
q. Wallace; second, James L.
Heath, G. Fenton Day; third, Jas.
ID. Patton, w. r. Albeit; fourth,
f. c. Venable, r. e.. Southall
fifth, NJ. p. Jordan, ID. w. Bolen
sixth, w. f.. Green, z. A. Krise
seventh, b. B. Gordon, James
Hay eighth, Gen. Eppa Huntou,
Thomas p. Wallace; ninth, A. VI.
Bowman, L. NJ, Fulton; tenth, w.
VI. McAllister, G. T. Smith.
Electors we're chosen from the
districts in the order
named. T. II. b. Wright, ID.
Gardiner Tyler, Taswell Elliott,
w. r.. McKenny, IL. &. Peters. w. I
w. Berry, j. II. Woods, Il. L.
Meredith, John n. Buchanan, r ,,
b. Poore, Richard +. Beirnc, of
the Richmond State, and Judge I
John T. Harris, of Rockingham,
were elected by reclamation as {
electors at large. c
The committee on resolutions /
made a report, in substance as fol.
lows, which was unanimously +
adopted The simple and plain n
duty of the people is, IN the Ian D
guage of President Cleveland, to o
reduce taxation to the necessary \
expenses of an economical opera.
ion of the go 7ernment, and to re. il
store to the business of the country u
he money which we hold in the
.reasury through the perversion of n
governmental powers. These things :
,an and should be done with safety
o all our industries, without
hanger to the opportunities for
labor, which our
yorkingmen need, and with benefit
o them and all our people by
sharpening tier means of subsist. q
nee aud increasing the measures n
# their comforts; that while we v
emit to the National democratic
about to assemble at
It, Louis the formation of the Al
ssue between the Democratic and d.
parties, we reaffirm the
mehonored principles of the
Democratic faith upon which al
iroNer Cleveland was nominated ~ ~
nd elected President of the United
states, indorse his wise, conserva- AT
i've, honest, fearless, and ecOnOm
,al administration. and DledQe