Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-16
The State Convention.

The democratic State convention
will meet in Richmond tomorrow at y
o'clock.
The work of fitting up and dec
Grating the Shelburne warehouse in
preparation for the convention is near
ly completed. The interior of the
hall presents a handsome appearance.
The walls are draped with vari-colored
bunting and adorned with tastefully
arranged shields, bearing the coat of
arms of the Commonwealth. In each
corner forty-five foot American flag
is draped in the form of fan. A very
large shield on the centre of the east
wall is surrounded by flags of all ma.
tons and on the south wall beautiful
oil-paintings of Grover Cleveland and
Aldai E. Stevenson face the stage.
The details of the convention are
nearly all arranged. Judge William
+. Rhea, of Bristol, will nominate Col.
O'Ferrall; Judge Waller r. Staples, of
Christiansburg, will nominate Major
Tyler, while Col, Buford will be placed
in nomination by Maj. Charles S.
s ringfellow, of Richmond. The tenn
porary chairman will in all probability
be Beverly B. Munford, Of Richmond,
while the temporary secretary is likely
to be William Henry Mann, Of Peters
burg, Assistant District Attorney. The
permanent assistant secretary will
be ]. Bell Bigger, who has served in
that capacity for many years.
The three candidates for Governor,
Col. O'Ferrall, Maj. Tyler and Col. Blu
ford, each say they will succeed. Col.
OFcrrall said last night: II expect
to be nominated Governor OF Virginia
on Thursday on the first ballot. l be-
lieve l will get l, 100 votes out OF the
$40 in the convention" Last night
there was conference at the room OF
Col. 0'FefI;i",. and the returns from the
counties and cities were carefully can
vassed by J. Frank East, who has been
OFerrall's manager. Mr. East is con-
fdent that Col. O'Ferrall has over 100
delegates and says that no combination
can beat him.
The two persons most talked of for
second place on the ticket are Hon. r.
C. Kent, of Wythe, and DR.. NJ. Q. Holt,
of Surry. A plan that was discussed
last night was to force DR.. Holt, who is
from what is called the "The Black
Belt" as q candidate for Lieutenant
Governor so as to enable Southwest
Virginia to get the Attorney General
ship, which in this event will be given
to Judge William Rhea. 1t is the opin-
ion among politicians generally that
Major r. Taylor Scott has q good lead
for the third place on the ticket, with
Judge Rhea a good second.
One or two drafts of the platform
have been prepared and submitted to
the leaders for their inspection. One of
these, and that which meets with the
approval Of the most prominent men,
beers of the party now in Richmond, re-
iterates the declarations Of the national
democratic platform on the subject of
the finances. Those who have seen
this draft say that it is substantially the
Chicago plank, with possibly some mod
ifcations in phraseology. The indica-
lions now are that the convention will
reafiirm the Chicago plank of the plat
form, both as to finance and tariff,
though it had much rather not commit
the party on federal issues if it were
possible not to do so, and that it will en-
dorse Gov. McKinney's administration.
1t is not believed that it will go into
particulars on the silver question.