Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-17
THE STATE CONVENTION.


nominate candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor and Attorney
General, met at the Shelbourne ware.
house, in Richmond, at noon to-day
and was called to order by Mr.. J. T.
Ellyson.
At meeting last night ofthe demo
cratic State committee MIR. Beverly q
Munford, of Richmond, was chosen as
temporary chairman of the convention,
and w. H. Mann, of Petersburg, tenn
porary secretary. Mr.. Munford is a
Buford man.
The sensation of last night was what
developed at the conference of the
Tyler men. From three to four hun.
dred were present. "Cyclone Jim"
Marshall, DR.. w. D. Quisensberry, OF
Caroline; State Senator J. \. Stubos,
o Gloucester, and others made stirring
speeches. The declaration in favor OF
free silver was firm. Senator Daniel
made q speech, saying it was well
known where he stood on silver, aud
counseling moderation in the express
sion ofopinion on silverin the platform
to be offered to-day.
w. r. Alexander, of Winchester,
made sharp attack on O'Ferrall be-
cause he would not plainly declare
himself on the silver question.
Mr.. Chas. Thompson, of Alexand,i
county, also made a speech az; tist Col.
O'Ferral, and in favor of Maj. Tyler
and free silver. :,
The free silver men, who support all
the candidates, will go before the dis
trict meetings and demand, in case
there is not free silver plank in tt
platform, that the districts, by resolu-
lions or in addresses, demand that the
convention declare in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. The
leaders are afraid of split in case this
is done, and lively time is expected.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Thomas Martin
and Senators John w. Daniel and Ep-
pa Hunton are in Richmond, and all
agree upon the most important work OF
this convention, and that is the finan.
cial plank in the platform. 1t is stated
upon high authority that there is per-
feet unanimity among these four gen.
temen in favoring the reaffirmation OF
the financial plank OF the last national
convention. The rough drafts of the
platform which were prepared last
week were either shown or explained
TO this quartette some time before they
reached Richmond.
1t is reasonably certain that the con.
vention will reatiirm the financial and
tariff planks of the Chicago platform
Nearly all of the leaders now on the
ground ooncede this. The party lead,
ers consider it the best course 10 pur,
sue in this campaign. The most Of the
platform will probably be devoted to
State questions and to commencing the
conservative and excellent administra.
ton of Governor Mckinney. Under
this administration more important leg,
islation has been enacted than during
any preceding one for years.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-THE Vir-
ginia democracy met in convention at
noon to-day to nominate candidates
for governor, lieutenant governor and
attorney general. The contest for gov
ernor lay between Hon. Chas. T. O'Fer-
rail-, Maj. J. Hoge Tyler and Col. A. S.
Buford, with probabilities strongly ia
voring the former. For an hour before
the time for the convention to as,
semble, streets leading to the hall
were thronged with people on the way
to the place of meeting. The stage
was crowded with distinguished citi'
zens from all over the State. AT l.
o'clock Hon. John Goode entered the
hall. A delegate from the second con,
gressional district proposed three
cheers for Goo1e, which were given
with will. This was shortly followed
by the baud playing Dixie, which again
caused the audience to break out in
cheers, and Senator John w. Daniel,
being recognized as he assembled the
platform, was saluted with applause.
At 1915 o'clock Hon. ]. Taylor Ely
son, chairman of the State committee,
raped the convention to order and
feelingly alluded to the absence Of
Chairman Basil B. Gordon on account
of sickness. He announced temporary
officers as follows: Temporary chair
man, B. B. MuDford, Richmond Secre-
tary, w. II. Mann, Petersburg; Thos.
Kivelegan, Staunton, sergeant-at-arms.
He then introduced Mr. Munford, who
made brief speech which was fire.
quently applauded.
Mr.. Munford referred to the history
of the party during the past four years
which he pictured in glowing colors and
complimented the career of Gov. Nc
Kinney. This was received with cheers.
In closing he referred to the three can
dates in the order named-OFerrall,
Tyler and Buford. The candidates