Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-09
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
COLONEL WASHINGTON NOMINATED
SENATOR 36TH DISTRICT.
Ringing RssoIutions-The Democratic
Platform of 1889 Reanirmed-Farm-
ing and Oyster Interests.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

WARSAW, Va, September 8.-The Demo-
Gratis OF the Thirty-sixth senatorial dis
trict, comprising the counties of King
George, Westmoreland. Lancaster. Rich
mond, and Northumberland. assembled at
Warsaw to-day for the purpose of
nominating candidate. The convention
was called TO order at 11.45 A. NJ. by
County Chairman II. Carter Wexford. Mr..
Benjamin Chambers was made permanent
chairman; John G. Palmer, secretary, and
warner Ball, sergeant nt-at-arms.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions submit
ted the following, which was adopted:
First. We, the delegates to the Thirty
sixth senatorial district, in convention as
sembled, do hereby reaffirm our devotion
TO the great Democratic party, and its
principles, as affirmed, in the platform OF
the Democratic party of Virginia in con-
vention assembled in Richmond in the
year 1889.
FARMERS RELIEF.
Second. We heartily sympathize with
the farmers of the country in their great
struggle with monopolists, and pledge our
untirIng and best efforts towards their re-
lief through such legislation as will best
insure the protection of the great agricul-
tural interests of the land against the evil
effects of gambling and the existence of a
condition of facts that rob the agricultural
industry of its legitimate profits, and give
those profits to those who bear no part in
the labor Of their production. We arralgn
the Republican party as the friend and
champion of plutocracy and monopoly
and as being responsible for the present
condition of affairs, and we invite all who
share with us the sentiments herein ex-
pressed to join in promoting and advancing
them for the common good OF all.
OYSTER INDUSTRY.
Third. We pledge our best efforts to-
wards revoking the ills by which our great
oyster industry is at present oppressed
and promise to devote our energies TO cor
rect its evils in a manner consistent with
the rights of every interest and class that
is affected by the same, and to preserve
invlolste to the people at large their III,
herent right to the natural oyster-beds of
the State.
DENOUNCED.
Fourth. We denounce the last Republi-
can Congress for it's extravagant, reckless,
and criminally partisan legislation and
especially for its unholy efforts to pass the
lniquitous force bill, which was aimed at
the South and intended to degrade and
politically enslave our people.
NOMINATED.
Nominations now being declared in order,
Colonel Joseph Mayo. of Lancaster, placed
IN nomination Colonel Robert Washington
of Westmoreland county, in a beautiful
and eloquent speech, which was seconded
by Captain John Chandler, Judge Ashton
Il. E. Pullen, and Hon. Benjamin Cham.
bers. No other name being put before the
! convention the nomination of Colonel
Washington was made unanimous amid
much enthusiasm. A committee of five
was appointed to wait on the nominee and
inform hlm of MS nomination and escort
him to the hall, which was done. Al
| through the patriotic and ,statesmanllk' k'
speech OF acceptance the echo of applause
was almost deafening.
A call was made for the Hon. W. A
| Jones. who responded in his usual patriotic
style. in which he elected the continued
! applause of the assembly.
The convention adjourned with three
times three cheers for Colonel Washington