The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-18
case Of Botetourt the seventeen regularly
| accredited delegates be seated.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speeches by Daniel, Lee, Goode and
Mckinney.


promptly on hand by o'clock. the hour
| fixed for the opening OF the afternoon
| session. One member OF the Eighth dis
trict delegation. who had apparently taken
In the sights Of the city during recess
and possibly something even stronger
than that. attempted from time to time
| to entertain the assemblage by mis- ora
| torical talent. The crowd took 4 good
naturedly and cheered him up by fire.
| quent calls of Louder. louder"
| Fitz Lee.
After a little while General Fitz. Lee
put In his appearance. and was greeted
with deafening applause He took his
seat among the delegation Of his district
and was most heartily greeted by numer-
| Gus friends. few minutes later General
Lee stepped on the platform. and the ap-
piause was renewed with great force.
When quiet was finally restored Governor
Lee spoke as follows
| Gentlemen Of the Convention: II |
| should attempt TO make speech at this
time L would be as reckless as that
young lady OF whom the poet tells MS:
There was a young lady from Niger.
| Who went out to ride on a tiger;
When they came back from their ride
The lady was inside,
And a smile on the face OF the tiger"
Il
| Of my friends and came forward for the
| purpose Of informing this great represen-
tative body Of Democracy OF most hap
| py event, which has just occurred, / am
/ informed, and which is an augury Of the
| peace and prosperity and harmony and
| happiness with which the action OF this
! convention will be received / am told
that there is another Grover Cleveland
| prolonged cheers) that now at this mo-
ment there is a little Grover Cleveland
at Gray Gables. Mass
| At 4:20 T.. NJ. Hon. Beverly b. Munford
raped for order and stated TO the con-
vention that he had delayed the opening
| of the session for the reason that the
committee on credentials had not yet
| completed its labors and was not yet
| ready TO report. He had been informed,
! however, that His EXcellency Philip w.
| Mckinney, the Governor OF the State of
| Virginia, was In the neighborhOod and
| that he would therefore appoint COM
mittee 10 invite the Governor to take a
| seat on the platform. He appointed as
members of this committee Colonel Meade
| Haskins, General Lee and State Senator
| Edward Echols. from Augusta. Within
"a few minutes the committee returned
| with the Governor who was received with
cheers.
The chairman at once presented Gov
ernor Mckinney To the convention by say
ing that he did not need any formal iu-
PRODUCTION before an audience OF Vir-
ginians.
The Governor, being called upon 20
make a speech. explained that he was not
prepared 10 make a speech, for he had
only come 10 meet familiar faces, 50
many Of which he saw before him. He
expressed the hope that the convention.
by taking one Of the candidates from
their miIst, would not only nominate a
Governor, but also make Governor right
there. lie impored the gathering not 10
indulge I'm any unseeming conduct. Let
us eulogiZe all the candidates" he said,
''as much as possible. but do not let US
detract from any OF them, for they are
ali good men,"
The Governor also advised the conyen-
tlon TO let finances alone, for a good
many M were at present laborng over
II in Congress. If any squabbling wasstO
be done II should be done at home and
not in the convention.
while / am no finance man." the
Governor continued, "Td like TO say this
TO the convention: When the United
States Government says this coin is a
dollar want IL TO be a dollar / want it
equal TO a gold dollar. II it is not a dol
lar. then It is a fraud but | want every
silver dollar TO be a dollar and not sixty
cents. When we promise TO pay money
let II be money. IL the Government gives
a dollar that is not dollar IL cheats It's
subjects"
When the Governor had ended he was
greeted with loud applause. Loud calls
were made FOR Senator Daniel, who sub
sequently stepped forward and made an
eloquent address. which was listened 10
with the most intense attention and is
Tqporfed fu another column
The Hon. John Goode was next called
for, and spoke as published elsewhere.
scarcity OF Orators.
At the close OF Mr.. Goodies remarks
prolonged calls were made for Senator
Hunton end Colonel Marshall Of Ports
mouth. For several minutes the calls
were continued until Mr.. Munfort an
noUEced upon the request Of delegate,
that he lad been informed that the
committee on credentials would soon be
in a position to make lts report After
looking over the audience. Mr.. Munford
expressed his surprise that in the LOO
Virginians before him there sh)uld not
be any more orators. This remark ap-
parently fell upon fertile grolnL Tor
a moment later Congressman John a.
Swanson. from the Fifth district, steFped
10 the front and was introduced 10 the
gathering.
MIR. Swanson presented himself 10 the
audience as a representative Of the young
Democracy, and said that the people or
Virginia had gone into the fght, where
they would remain until the State had
baen redeemed from the hordes that were
endeavorlng TO get into power. He con-
sldered his pledges and the promises
which he made TO his constituents as
binding. They had been made with
a view OF being carried out, and not 70
be construed so as 10 suit the taste OF
the maker. AS 10 the financial question,
he shared the views Of the grand Daniel,
the living lion. OF Lynchburg.
But. there was something more i'm
nortant for the members OF the conven-
ton to consider than questions which
were 10 be decided by the national Gov
ernment. This State was fighting Tor a
free school system for the youth OF free
citizens. In the judiciary II was 70 be
decided by the people OF this state,
whether the Third party, with lot or
broken-down lawyers and politicians
should hold the reins, or true and un-
tarnished Democracy whenever tne
s,ate affairs had been taken out Of the
hands OF true Democracy every southern
state had been prostituted The nght
n'as On be made for State rights. for
,ha state Government and 10 save this
s,a,e from the infamy Of Mahoneism.
The calls for Colonel r.. G. Marshall,
~ portsmouth. were renewed at the close
~ Mr. swanson's speech, and the gal
liant Colonel finally stepped to the front.
he said he had no Idea 10 even attempt
% make a speech. He only wanted 10
announce that he had just returned from
sha sassion OF the committee on creden-