The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-23
Virginia Republican State Convention.

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 22.-The Republican
state convention opened this afternoon.
When General Malone stepped forward to
call the convention to order, the band
struck up "DiXie," and the applause was
uproarous.
At the evening session the credentials of
the delegates were settled. The committee
on permanent organization reported for
permanent chairman, Congressman George
E. Bowden, of Norfolk. The platform was
then reported and adopted.
1t reaffirms the devotion of the Rep1bli-
cans of Virginia to the national Republican
party and its principles earnestly approx
ing the policy of a protective tariff, which
favors and renders necessary a repeal of
the existing onerouS taxes on tobacco,
fruit and brandies; where American
labor is secured the best rewards
and American production its best markets
while it affords abundant means to pursue
the noble schemes of patriotism and states
manship thrice proclaimed by the Senate in
the Blair bill to afford generous aid free to
the schools of the state by generous apprO-
priation.
The platform AYERS with positive knowl-
edge that true returns OF the polls last
November would have given the electoral
vote of Virginia to the Republican party.
1t exhorts the Republicans to remember
that loyal adherence to the Republican
party of Virginia and its organization is
indispensable to harmony and success; and
that full recognition of the civil and polit-
ical equality of this party, its organization
and constitution, by the national party and
the administration, is an essential
condition precedent to such recognition
here or elsewhere.
The platform says the party relies upon
cordial recognition from the people be-
cause, among other things, it made suf-
frage free and is the original author aud
ever ready champion of the free school
system, now deprived of free books by the
hereditary enemies of popular education
and elevation; because it is the jealous
friend Of the poor, whom it rescues from
the Jail and poorhouse to which the Demo
cratic authorities consign them; because it
lightens the burdens of the taxpayers
and practises economy, in striking con-
trast with the extravaganza which in the
last five years has squandered on
the mere administration of government
81, SOC, 600 in excess of what four years of
Republican administration demonstrated
to be neces sary; because it is on both
sides or no side of any public question,
state or federal; because it fulfills its
PROMISE; because it does not pirate
of unjust taxation on hand and
then increase its burdens by new
assessment. because IL ALONE udS
shown an honest disposition and competent
capacity to manage the state department
because 1t is manifest that this party offers
the only rightful and peaceful solution of
the race and sectional differences which
the Democrats persistently complain of,
and because in everything state and ma
tional, Republicanism truly represents the
aspirations for American progress and
prosperity.
The platform favors the restoration OF
silver to its full monetary functions by full
and unlimited coinage. At the conclusion
of the reading and adoption of the platform
General Malone was nominated for gov
enor by Gallon, of Norfolk, seconded by S.
Brown Allen, of Stonson, and r. A
Powell, colored, Of Richmond, who hereto
fore has been prominent anti-Mahone
Republican General Malone was nomi
mated by reclamation and accepted the
nomination in brief speech.
| c. S. Slemp, of Lee county, was nomi
mated for Acknowledgement. Captain w
S. Lurty, of Harrisburg, was nominated
for attorney general, and the convention
adjourned sine die.