The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-15
Yesterdays Proceedings in The Demo
cratic Convention.
Mr.. James W. Marshall Ten
pOrary Chairman.
srIAkTE CALDWELL PERMANENT
CHAiHMAN.

The Convention Declared Adjourned tn,
Announcement OF the Nof.-
Mckinncs or ncirnc,
which
The Democratic convention 10 nOmi
na1e a State ticket was called 20 Orde
yesterday 40 quarter past 70 o. clOcl
by Hon. John $. Barbour. Chairman
OF the State Executive Committee
ArmOry Hall was beautifully decorate,
with flags and banners. and the spa
cious room was filed To its utmost
Fully three thousand people must have
been present. aud The stage was crowd.
ed 20 repleti0n. Among those present
were Hon. John W. Daniel. Hon. John
l.. MaTye. Hon. J.. h. Watts. Mr.. " T.
Drlnkard. Lieutenant Governor Mas.
sey. Judge I. Il Farrar. Captain Ham
Sheppard. ) majors Berry and Heaton
Mcssrs Anderson, Phlegar. General
Thomas l.. R0sscr and "a number of
others.
Mr.. Barbour ON taking the chair
spoke as follows.
MIR BARBOUR SPEECH.
Gentlemen of The Convention:
Before calling the convention 10 OF
der 1t is expected. as chairman Of the
State Democratic Committee. that /
should say something. however brief.
III regard % the general condition Of
the Democratic party of Vagina. It's
present surroundings. as we'll ass of the
duties and esp.usiblltics of the hour.
A glance at this large and imposing
body Of representative Democrats as
sembled I'm council here to-day fur
nishcs from every section of the State
the best evidence of the power aud
vitality Of our
GRAND OLD POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
and gives the best assurance of the
deep interest felt and the profound SOC
licitude evclyWhcie manifested i'm the
result of vour deliberations.
Since 1853 the ID mocuis OF virginia
have wresied from their political 0ppo-
nents laud Now hoidJ the legislative
and executive departments of the STATE
government. and t0 great extent
through their friends. the judiciary
also. We have eight ont OF the ten
,os.,,oti,. .,.t - ~ ne
ma. '.',,. 49, we u"
cially 60 alarm the tmid on discourage
TIE 'D0uDnNG rHoNAsEs'
of the party. lta irre. however. that
the margin between llt, leeflral tickets
at the PiesldNAiIai election last Noytm-
Der WAS email. and loo close cam.
Portable iu SD large ID yoteas was then
polled. An auaiS sos Cf inc last election
returns viii show that nelilvthe entire
colored vote 81 the State was east
s'l'diy Tor the Republican ticket. and
10 an extent. perhaps. NOT Justified bv
law. Some frauds were perperatel |
against us lu certain sections which I
VuAn' "ol I'D l"N'D.en permitted by our /
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itrenrtb 81 a.. l..,'"f...,, i' ',i.l.'
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sinnal =; '"'' ''''nl congress /
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g. ~, 80. ~ ''i We loi l"ui years
80, - '''i ~ '"0 "''' OF january
~ u'''"'' '"e7V NOMINATIONS
'"0 '"i' '"'i"n mas
HIGHER DUTY To PERFORM
TO Virsiniaand 10 the d. mocraticn,,.
1t is especially vital that IN. selecfien
Of the candidate for Governor ,,.ho.,
position usually imfart. tho mas, a.
fluencc and popularitv 40 fbo ticl~f
should be made with the utmost coro
and consideration.
We must lay aside all personal ambi-
tons and preferences and name thot
man as our siandard-boarer vino has
ample qualifications TO iill the Office.
anu at the same ume Is most available :
~ 9'uoi i'sp,''S 10 MAKE vigorous {
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fsvo,,ij, -O pi''ou' is nov "
r~,o,;,''' '''''. i''lcn' WIN lhe "a
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'"o So".'V' I'D 'ue o,'ie cover nment a
I" t'o 'n".I l"eioi.s OF the ke' q
1919 NJ paiN "' l's'nia. Cen u
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= ~ ''''o U'D'' 1" "iNiue our party al
l ,a uis" I'Oi '',S 10 ''iS O"" standard. IN
Wv ~. """" ''"' ."c @Vnci'i auoJeot
= ''ii ~, ~ 'ssen'''i ioi consideration OIL
-, ne lvuu'''Vn OF our excessive of
o~.'"i '''N.'''1u anu '"'lu reform Is I'll