Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-05-02
old state OF Virginia shall herself be
crowned 10y Republican success.

IA state Of Virginia shall herself be
rOwned 10y Republican success.
AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL cONy ENrION.
,. The Republican party of Virginia
m convention assembled. denounces
the proposition coming from the Demo
cratic party of the State, through the
last Legislature, 10 call convention
to revise the Constitution, as being the
first movement Of the enemies OF our
public free schools. Tvs manifest pur-
nose is TO stem the swelling tide of Re-
publican progress in our State by an
effort TO disfrsnchise our lliterate
voters, both white and cOlored, TO set /
up a fraudulent and pretended educa-
tional qualification. and TO so amend /
the present free-schOOl provision as to
place il in the power Of future legisla-
lures TO practically destoy the benih-
cent system of education engrafted IN
the present Constitution of the State
by the Republican party.
WHAT IT MEANS.
The call for such convention means
that its members are Co be elected uu-
der our present obnoxious and detesti-
BILE laws, and that to them is 70 be given
the power also TO amend or destroy
the homestead clause OF the COnstitu-
ton, the clause to exempt our reiigi-
Gus non-cOmbatants from the compul-
sorry military service, and other and
acceptable provisions of that instru-
ment, and Judging from the recent
| legislation, to put also beyond the
/ power of legislative repeal law Tor
higher rate of interest upon money.
MCKINLEY, THE FAvoRTE
The Republican party of Virginia,
in convention assembled, proud of the
possession of the eminent statesmen,
whose names are before the country
in connection with the nomination for
President of the United States by the
coming National Republican Conven-
zion at st Louis, cannot refrain from
expressing its preference for the NOM
ination of the idol OF the American
workingman, the hope OF our business
and agricultural classes, the pioneer of
promised prosperity, William McKin-
lev, of Ohio, and we instruct the dele
gates elected by this convention to
vote for him as long as there is any
prospect for his nomination, and there
by express the love of the Virginia
mother for her Ohio child.
The report of the Committee on
Plan of Organization was not ready
and the Allan people attempted to de-
lay the election of State Chairman on
that account but it was useless.
, Colonel ]. Hampton Hoge proceed
ed to nominate the man upon whose
shoulders had fallen the mantle of the
late Gen. William Malone.
The speech was a magnificent tribute
| \ Al. tr,N u of NsNr.
p folk escaped his lips, there was pro-
longed cheering. Men went wild
? Hats were waved and thrown into the
air and pandemonium reigned.
In all of that mighty demonstration
! there was one man silent. It was Ed
gar Allan, Esq. His few followers
2 swallowed up SO TO speak by the
mighty demonstration were the same
2 way, while the Lamb delegates from
the Third District were on their feet
n cheering with the majority.
, Mr. VIM. Custalo's countenance
beamed with satisfaction. Mr. james
= Patterson's countenance was wreathed
= in smiles Alderman Moore was hap
: py as the convention cheered. The
Dispatch's correspondent well de-
D scribes il when it says:
n "The chairman then announced thai
n il no other names were presented thu
vote would be taken, and as there was
( no opposition from the Allan faction
) they probably seeing that it would b,
S useless TO attempt TO stop the Laml
= avalanche, the vote was taken. anC
] there was deafening sound OF ayes
Mr.. Allan looked sick and was rec
s in the face. This was the end of hi
>. ambition. This party organization
n passed into the hands of his politica
!. enemy and whether Major Mckinley
n was nominated or not his politica
Z doom was sealed as he would be rele
a gated Co the tender nercies OF the abb
d leader who had SO ANONYMOUSLY over
! thrown him
o To make his humiliation even NOR
s pronounced Col. Lamb was eleetc,
: delegate-at-large practically 10y accla
nation And again on the vote Allal
d and his followers were silent Genera
d James a. Walker and General Slit
= Boiling were also elected delegates-at
u large
Realizing the loss he had sus aine
II i'm the colored people by his course j
II lighting the colored leader in the Tim,
n District, he proceeded TO nominal
Son. A. w. Harris, colored, who wa
: elected by the withdrawal OF Capital
l. Pat McCaull.
At o'clock the convention adjourn
q ed TO meet the next day at 10 O'Clock