Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-23

Asa ROSefS acting as secretary.
Harris of Dlnwiddie, (colored), made the
first motion-to adopt the rules Of the
House Of Delegates.
S. Brown Allen moved the appointment
of committees by districts.
At this hour there seems little doubt that
Malone will receive the nomination, wheth
Ell as compliment to be transferred to
another / cannot say.
The convention has taken q recess till
$50.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
NORFOLK, Aug. p, p. MAJ the af-
ternoon session the committees were an
nounced. Among those on the Committee
on Platform were VIM. Malone, VIM G.
Elan. and VIM. E. Craigl On Credentials
was S. Brown Allen of Augusta.
The convention then adjourned till
o'clock, to give the Committee on Creden-
tials time to dispose Of contested cases.
Col. Asa Rodgers says everything will be
finished up and the convention adjourned
by midnight.
NIGHT SESSION.
NORFOLK, Aug. %, 8 P. M.-The con-
vention resumed business at 7:30. S. Brown
Allen, Chairman of the Committee on
Credentials, reported in favor of seating
the Malone contestants from Y ork county
and Portsmouth, and dividing between the
Ants and Mahones the representation
from Hampton and Elizabeth City.
A Negro Mahonite from Elizabeth, VIC
lently opposed dividing their representa-
ton with the kiclzers, and was replied to
with much vim by a Hampton kicker.
The report Of the committee was adopted
on motion Of Capt. Paul, colored, of Rich
mond.
Hon. Geo. d. Bowden of Norfolk was
made permanent Chairman.
The Vice President chosen from the 10th
district was W. G.. Franklin of Appomat-
toX.
THE PLATFORM.
w. G. Elan, from the Committee on
Platform, reported a lengthy one which
was unanimously adopted. 1t speaks OF the
public schools, Democratic frauds, offers
aid to ex-Confederates, promises to settle
the debt without excessive taxation, and
provides for a change in the plan OF party
organization.
This change Of the plan of party organi-
Zation is entrusted to a committee OF one
from each district which is to report a
plan. Gen. Malone, w. G. Elan, DR.. r.
A. Wise and others are ON that committee.
This is sop to the kickers, who will not
see much comfort in it, seeing who is on
the committee
MALONE PUT IN NOMINATION.
Col. VIM. Lamb of Norfolk in a lengthy
speech nominated William Malone for
Governor. 1t was received with great de-
monstrations Of applause, but they were
not universal.
S. Brown Allen seconded the nomination.
1t was also seconded by Capt. Paul, (col-
ored) Of Richmond, who said he was a
Christian and kicker, but was tired of
kicking and he would kick no longer. He
added LEAD on Master and [ will follow. y
Harris, a negro from Dinwiddie, Elan
nigan of PoWhatan, w. s. Lurty of Rock
ingham, III. P. Gray of Rockingham, and
Senator Hubbard of Buckingham, IA re-
formed kiclzer), also seconded it.
Gen. Malone was then nominated by ac-
clamation.
INTRODUCTION OF TILE NOMINEE.
Messrs. Wood, Lamb, and Hubbard were
appointed to escort the nominee tothe stage
and returned in half an hour with Gen. Ma
hone, whom MI. Wood introduced as ''The
next Governor Of Virginia.
Gen. Malone said he never refused to
obey the call of his party, and although he
preferred another, he would obey the party S
command and accept the nomination.
This was received with wild applause.
Gen. Malone spoke at considerable length,
and said he would see that the Democrats
should not dodge the tariff issue as they
wanted to do, and it should be brought up
on every hastings in the State.
LT-GovERNoR.
Capt. F. S. Blair of Wythe nominated
G.. Campbell Slemp Of Lee county for It,
Governors man, he said, who had always
been so busy fighting Democrats that he
never found time to fight Republicans zap
plause.)
The nomination was seconded by MI.
Holiday of Scott.
The nomination of Slemp was seconded
by Watts of TazeWell, and Hamilton of
Washington, who eat a big slice of humble
pie, having been q kicker.
The speakers were heard impatiently
amid cries of ''vote vote !" and ''time u
Slemp's nomination was then made by &C
peared and accepted 1t.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Rev. A. p, FunkhOuser of Rockingham,
nominated Warren S. Lurty of Rocking
ham for Attorney General, and w. E.
Craig seconded it.
r. L. Hubbard Of Buckingham, and r.
M. Mayo, of Westmoreland, were also put
in nomination but withdrawn, and at 1870
This (Friday) morning Lurty was nominal
tod by reclamation and appeared on the
platform and accepted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion of S. Brown Allen, VIM. Ma
hone, Stith Boiling, Edmund Waddill, Geo.
e. Bowden and VIM. Lamb were chosen
the State Executive Committee.
The convention adjourned at l o'clock
this Friday morning. 7. G. M.
1.-THE VINDICAToR is greatly indebted to
Mr.. P. p. Babcock the Western Union
Manager h are. for his promptness in getting
through our reports up to nearly 2 o'clock
this mOrning.[