Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-23
"mAHoNE,s CONVENTION, ;,

Chairman MahOness Address Before
 the Virginia State Republican Com vention-The Platform Unanim0u usly
 Adopted.
 NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 22.-When Chairman Malone called the State Republican conven- tion to order at 12:3O this afternoon the Academy of Music was filled to overfowing with delegates, alternates and visitors. At 1925 o'clock the band struck up "Dixie," and amid uproarious applause General Ma hone appeared upon the stage and intro- duced the Rev. Vernon I. Anson, who opened the convention with prayer. General Ma hone spoke in part as follows: Your cordial greeting is demonstrative of your loyalty to the principles which underlie no less the growth and prosperity of this common- wealth than of the nation, because 1t signifies an energetic concern for the important contests in respect to which you have assembled to take action. In the period of ten years you have had your victories and your defeats, and despite Democratic methods, the party has grown in numbers from 84, 900 votes cast for General Garfield to 151 ,000 conceded by our Democratic friends for General Harrison. There is no fair minded man in the State who does not believe thst you boiled ma tial election. It is of record that even in two of our ten congressional districts of the State there were in line when the polls closed more than twice as many Republican voters as the beggarly majority by which the cleo toral vote was taken, who by the disreputable conduct of the Demo- cratic managers had not been allow ed to deposit their ballots. There can be no safety to the peace and well being or organ ized society, no security to @ Republican form of government-no protection to life, liberty and property where the agencies of organized government and representative trust are inaugurated by means of polluted returns. But the end will come when the demand of the masses of this people, ire" spective of party lines, for an honest ballot and fair count must be respected. The unmanly cover, under which the Democratic managers have misled public thought and in- cited ungovernable apprehension, has been 8 pretended concern for the safety of our civil ization, the fear of domination of our affairs by the colored men, and under that cover have led too many honest and honorable men to acquiesce in the most shameful out rages upon popular government.
 The convention reassembled this evening. The committee on credentials reported four oontesting delegations. The convention de- cided to seat those having prima facie evi- dence of election, except in Elizabeth City, the county where the vote was divided. The committee on permanent organization report ed for permanent chairman Congressman George E. Bowden of Norfolk, and Asa A. Rogers of Petersburg secretary. MT. Bowden was introduced and acknowledged the honor conferred upon him in brief and vigorous speech. Colonel William 0. Elam of Louisia county, chairman of the committee on reso- lutions, reported the platform, which was unanimously adopted. Itpledges the Repub- lican party, if given power, to settle the State debt permanently, satisfactorily and without increasing the State tax. The Virginia Republican convention has nominated by exclamation General William Malone for governor and Colonel Campbell c. Slemp for lieutenant governor.