The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-24
VIRGINIA kEPpBIIcANs.
6enersf Mahone Nominated for sses-
eroer-fh~ Platform.

SaassALk, Va. Aug, @a--fhe Republican
stale convention opened THIS 2it.sn.,ssss
waen General asAoae step, ,e.z lssx~asd e.
call the convention to orsi tie hand
sssack rp 'plxis. and Tie applause was
nproariasas-
AZ tac eNentng session contests os dele
gss.s was settled. The con missee ON per
a~aaieni organisation reported los ExYsna-
neat chairman Congressman George n
Row4en. of Nortcik.
The pisgfsrm Was then reported and
unanimously adopted IL r.ssfsssas the
devotion ~ the Republicans OF Nirsinfa TO
TIE rational Republican party and it's
principles, tsrt esily approving the policy
of protective iArsfs. which lAvoFs aud seaa-
en- necessary the rxpe.i of the existing
var taxes GA tessseeo aid frxit hrsndies.
ssd whereby American later Is secured
tbs tssst ssrGs aud American prusias-
ton lis hesf Market, whise II asfor.is
abanasnt means TO parsae tine Dohie
seaeue oi patriotism and states.
positive knowiedge that true retain Of
polls last N.ssensber would have given the
eltrfora! yofs "a the Republican ,.arty II
txnorts Republic ass Ia reaasmtsr thai
les ~ atheFesscx 10 The kepahrean party oi
Virginia and is organization 10 ladlsgs mi
be 10 harmony and sacress, and that ia II
recognition of the civil aad political
equslst, OF this party TO is organization
and constitution By tsfe natsonai party and
administration Is an essential condition
precedent Ia suen recognition here
or els< " here Tue platform ssss TIE psrsy
relies uIson the coftisal recognition from
the people, because among other things IL
nia se suffrage free aud Ia the original
author and every ready champion Of the
Tree schoo :. los deprived of free books
by the hereditary enemies OF popular edn.
cation aid elevation becaase ia Il the
keaious friend OF the poor whom il rsscnes
from the tssss and the poorhoass 10 which
thr pcfnocfa sc authorities cn0ssGa them.
because IL lighssns the burdens
OF taxpayers and practices coca
ony In stirling contrast with
extrasaeanee which in iatc years
has sqaausiered ou merely fhe ao-
Hsnssfratton of the government 81 asUesss
In excess of y hat foaf years af Republic ali
administration demonstrated 90 te neees-
ssrys ircsuse Il Is net on both sides ar NO
SIDE OF any public question, state or fed
eral: because IL fnlhis It's promises; he
cause u does nos psste OF ani1sf taxation
on land and then Increase ifs burdens BY
new as~rssnt nfs bseaase 1t alone has
shown nu bonest disposition "a q
competent capacity to nssfssge the stale
department: bvcause u Is manifest that
this party offers the only rixhtiul and
pcacetus solution Of the race aud sectional
dsfferSrces of which toe II mocrais per
sistently complain aud bscaEsc ia every.
thing, state ana tatsoDas, kepubiicanism
truly Representa- popular ASPIRATIONS for
American progress aud prosps riiy.
The platform further fayors the rsstnra-
tson 90 silver Ia fuii monetary function
by fun and unlimited coinage.
a, ahe co0s laslon of rhe reading and
adoption OF th. platform General Mshene
~ss nominated fuE governor by Colonel
Lamb, OF Nortolk. Ihe nomination wax
seconded ts :. Brown Alien, OF Stons ton,
aud II. A. Powell, colorsi. of ktchmons!
who heretofore has been . prominent
anti Malone Republican. tsenefal Malone
was nominated by scelamsiion and sc
cepsed tie nomination in brief speech
Campbell siemr, OF Lee county, wAs
nominated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.