St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-23
ng-Whiskered Malone Is
Boss Of the Republicans
in Virginia.
Without a Murmup They Nom
mate Him for Governor
by Acclamation.
He Accuses Democrats Of Al
most Every Crime in the
Calendar.
The Platform Adopted Is SIM
ply a Reiteration of His
Remarks.

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NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 12.-The Re-
publican state convention to nominate
candidates for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, and attorney general, convened
in the academy of music to-day, shortly
after noon. Long before the time,
crowds had begun to assemble in the lob
bies,an by 80 most of the delegations
had come in and taken the places
assigned them. The entrance of w. G.
Elan. George F. Bowden and other
notables was greeted with cheers,
which became tumultuous when Gen.
Malone appeared. After the audience
became silent Rev. Vernon I. Anson
advanced to the footlights and offered a
prayer. Then Gen. Malone COM
menced his address amidst loud
cheers. He accused the Democrats
of overtaXing the masses, sMindling
the voters, driving capital out of the
state taking away the chastity of fe-
males in insane asylums, and being
utterly unable to deal with the public
debt question. Touching the negro
question, he said: "The unmanly cover
under which the Democratic managers
have misled public thought. and have
melted ungovernable apprehension, has
been pretended concern for the
=. SAFETY OF OUR CIVILIZATION,
the fear of domination of our affairs by
the colored man, and under that cover
they have too many honest and hon
orable men to acquiesce in the most
shameful outrages upon popular gov
ernment," After this speech recess
was taken until O'Clock to allow the
districts to name men for the commit
tees. When the convention met
again at o'clock the commit
tees were announced, and another
recess was taken until Z O'Clock to
allow them to report. At to-night's
session Hon. George E. Bowden. of
Norfolk, was made permanent chair
man., and Col. Asa Rogers permanent
secretary. The Malone delegates, in
cases where there were contests, were
seated in three out OF four cases. and in
the fourth the vote was divided be-
tween@tfIe two delegations. The plat
form was read by Col. w. G. Elan, of
Louisiana. It is as follows: ,.,..s.s...e>-
The Republicans of Virginia, In the state
convention assembled, congratulate the
people OF the commonwealth and the Union
upon the happy restoration of Republican
administration in federal affairs, and reaffirm
the devotion to the National Republican
party and its principles, with their earnest
approval OF its policy of a protective tariff
which fayors and renders necessary the re-
peal OF the existing Onerous war taxes on
tobacco and fruit brandies, and whereby
American labor is secured its best rewards
and American production its best markets,
whileit affords abundant means to pursue the
noble scheme of patriotism and statesman
ship, thrice proclaimed by Republican sem
ate i'll the Blair bill to afford generous aid to
the free schools of the state by national ap-
preparations. The Republicans of Virginia,
aver1ng their positive knowledge that true
return of the polls IN the elections of last
November would have given the electoral
congratulates President Harrison upon his
election despite fraud here and elsewhere,
and they promise his administration that
hearty support which it has already demon.
strated that 1t well deserves from all good
citizens.
CONFIDENT IN THEIR STRENGTH
and steadily growing in numbers, the Repub-
licans of Virginia hail the triumph of the
national party at the last election as a har-
binger of the victory which awaits their own
state party IN now absolutely taking the field
In response to the widespread and still
spreading sentiment that demands complete
change and reform in the administration of
the commonwealth, as the only adequate re-
lief and re eparation of evils resulting from
five years. Defying the frauds of the
Democratic managers. they come to
name and elect the governor,
majority in each branch of the legislature
that are to be chosen this year, eXhorting
Republicans everywhere to remember, first
that loyal adherence by the Virginia Repub-
licans to the Republican party of Virginia
and its organization is indispensable to har-
milton of the civil and political equality of
this party. its organization and its constitu-
tions by the national party and administra-
ton is an essential condition precedent to
such recognition here or elsewhere BY
friends Or OF foes. and that this alone
external respect while strongly at
tracing all the elements that constitute
permanent power and maintain victories
when achieved; third that for such the Re
publican party OF Virginia relies upon the
allegiance of all Virginia Republicans, the
cordial recognition due it from its national
allies and the righteousness of it's cause.
appealing to the people, not because it lofiilv
condescends to call itself their friends but
because it is of the people, for the people.
and claims nothing but
BY AND THROUGH THE PEOPLE;
because it made suffrage free and always re-
spects and defends the popular will and the
ballot box, which the Democrat oligarchy
despices and defrauds; because as our con-
stitution, laws and history attest. it is the
original author, restorer, and ever ready
champion of our free school system, now de-
pTived of free books by the hereditary foes
of popular education and elevation; because
it is the Jealous friend of the insane poor,
whom it rescues from the iails and
authorities consign them, and whose fe-
males it shields, east and west, from violence
and debauchery; because it lightens the bur
dens of the taxpayers and practices an econ
omy in striking contrast with the extrava-
ganee which, in the last five years, has
squandered, on the mere administration of
government a million and a nalf of dollars
in excess of what four years of Republican
administration have demonstrated to be
necessary therefor; because its $4,000 eX-
Confederate fathers and sons forcibly tell
the disabled ex- Confederate or the widow or
orphans of dead Confederate soldier, that
sympathy or succor for each and all of them
can surely be found in its ranks; because it
fayors the rights and demands of honest
labor whoss wrongs as against convict labor,
imported pauper and contract labor, unjust
exactions in taxes and road work, combIna-
tons of interruptions capital, unfair laws.
unfair judicial decisions, etc., cry to earth
and heaven for redress more eHectual and
speedy than the Democratic one of cOllec-
ton Of statistics because it is for the tiller of
the soil as against the extortions of trans
'portation, middlemen. combines fertilizer
frauds and bad road system; because it
does not preach
!! HATE, PREJUDICE AND PASSION
as paramount either in politics, business or
religion; because it is not on both sides, or
no side of any public question, state or
federal; because it fulflls its promises as its
record in Virginia proves; because it doss
not declare for putting practical farmers in
official agricultural positions and then turn
out such farmers to put In political editors.
ex-cayalry brigadiers and the like; because 1t
does not prate of unjust taxation on land,
and then increase its burdens by new
assessments; because it readjusted the
state debt which the Democrats have dis.