The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-24

zatlon reported Permanent Chairman.
James 4. Walker; as vice-prcsilehts' VI.
A. coles. j.. i. Harper, l.. l.. LeWls'
| 5. " Gillian, J. i. Brown. Charles a.
| Herman. a. *. Grim; ". J.. Dodge W.
| T. Goodlowc. j. IS. Campbell
Secretary Asa Rogers, Assistant Secre-
| tary A. j.. Funkhouaer.
Genera Walker. on taking the chair,
! mude "a short speech, thanking uem LOT
tho honor
The Committee on Resolutions made
tho following report:
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party OF Virginia, IN
| convention assembled. reafiirms It's allegi-
! ance to the principles Of the party TO
| which IL belongs ass enunclalcd lh lne
! national platform. ana expresses It's pIidc
| in being a part of an Organization which
| faithfully adheros 10 the great principles
of protection, i'm which no furnace fires
! have ever been put out, no factories
| closed. and no army of workers upon the
! streets and highways IN enforced idle
ness.
! q dcnounccs the Democratic admins
! tration as the author OF uneAampied ana
| infinite distress, as responsible iof uhpie
| cedented CONSERVATION ana lnd'lduaI ih-
| sOyency and ruin; Tor losses ana soIl9"
| bevond all compute. and as unworthy lAe
| confidence ana GOODWILL OF amy people.
N welcomes to its ranks INDEPENDENT
| voters who have helped II 20 achieve
/ the victories of the last three years. ana
| pronises them a stlli more glorious ul-
| urrnh i'm the present year, as il belleNes,
i'm those that are 10 come hereafter IoI an
! limo. IL assures its adhcrents Ghat lhe Jay
is not far distant when. emerging IIoli
! its difficulties and enDalI slllei'''' ~
| old state OF Virginia shall hersell oe
J.. .tI.f ~
Sccond The Republican party OF Nlr-
| ,,i,i, fn convention assembled, denouuoo9
~. nronosition. coming from the belio-
cr,tio marty OF the state, tlion-h VIC
last LEGISLATURE. 10 call u coi' ,.'..
,s,.iss the Constitution OF lic ''-'.f
beinr the first movement OF t"1 .r..t
| of otir uublic free schools lto f
nurpose is TO stem the sWe.l"7 AZ,
| Republican progress lh o.t -,. ,.oters
80 ,,i,ito and col0rcd; 20 SET up ~
s.,',,arlent and pretended educauo
..fte.,tf,n and 10 so amenu 'Ae ~
w. .s,rc.-echool provision as 10 liA,o '''
,i'' -. I'd fi,tlire Legislatures 10 p'"D
.ii1 d.strov the bouefcent system oi
U,"'is ,i,,, encrafted i'm the present -,
.t,,,ttc, of the State by lAe NY
party. -...b q CONVICTION means
| tbot IFS members are TO po ''0-..tio l,v,s
'.'-' @ '..,...,nt obnoxious and detealhDio l"'
o.' , ., mon, IS TO be given the power "'1o
.','U .a,oond and destroy the hoine7 -
~ 81 fine constitution l"r
80, a. exempt our le''5i"D'
N''-'- ..,1.at.-ts from the COM
-',,isorv military service ana othef"lse
| and accept provisions OF w
mont and Judging from recent iesis'",
IA nut also beyond the power on ie-''''
tive repeal q law for hisnei i"'o va 90
tcrcst upon money ,-,.,.i,t, ii,
co,vontio1 assembled. proud OF the pos
session of the eminent statesmen, whose
| names are before the country ln connccuoh
with tbe nomination for President OF the
| United states. before the coming Nailonal
! Republican convention al ST. Louis, cal-
not refrain from eEprea Jns tis preference p
| for the nomination OF the idol of the
American workingmen; tine hope OF the
! business and agricultural classes, the
| pioneer of promised prosperity. William
| Mckinley of Ohio. and we instruct the
! delegates elected 10y this convention go
| vote for him ass long as there is any
prospect for IBIS nomination and thereby
| express the love OF the Virginia mother
for her Ohio child.
THE SECOND DISTRICT.
The Committee on Credentials have
reached a conclusion in the second dis
trict cases. There We're contests from
Norfolk city and county, York county
and southampton.
The committee decided 20 seat the Lamb
| delegates from Norfolk city and county
and the anti-Lamb delegates from York
and southampton. The decision gives
the district majority for the Lamb dele
gates 20 ST. Louis, cN-Congrossm Harry
LibDcy, and Mr.. Alvah II. Martin.
THE GUARDIANSHIP.
Upon motion. the convention then pro
cceded 10 the election Of a State chair
man, and nominations being I'm order.
Colonel }. Hampton Hoge took the floor.
| ana in brief speech nominated Colonel
| William Lamb. Mr. Pat IT, AIcCauu.
or the Eighth district, seconded the n0mi.
nation. James Hays, the c0lored lawyer
of Richmond, made a speech, in which
| he said that although his race had been
| slngularly neglected ly Colonel Lamb.
who. he charged. had seen nt TO draw
! the color line. that he had heard that Il
was right TO forgive not seven times.
| bat scventv-scvcn times soveu and he
ana his race would now endorse Colonel
| Lamb.
Prior Of Elizabeth city. complimcnted
| Colonel Lamb Tor placing the flag ar
hali-mast upon the courthouse no Nor
folk when he was Mayor upon the death
of coiorot man. and after quoting "a
few verses Of poetry seconded his nomi-
| nation.
| 40 otncr nominations were made. and
| General Walker put the question pande-
monium broke loose. and the cheering
! continued for several minutes.
JOHN MlTCnELLS HOT BLOOD.
AZ this iuncturc q cry Of Mitchell broke
out in the section OF the han occupied
by the Richmond delegation. and cry
of fight was started. which brought the
convention 10 its feet. one of the mar
shals soon quieted The little row.
Colonel Lamb. in accepting the chair
manship stated tfat Dee recognized that
! Doe had made some mistakes, but now
| wished the friendship of every Republic
can i'm the State The convention then
| proceeded so the election of four dele
| eatcs-at-large and four alternatcs with
| The following result: Delegates Wilma.
Lamb. James a. Walker s. NJ. YOs-
| A. W. Harris tc0iorcdJ, Of Dinwiddle.
| Alteruafes TO follow
A NEGRO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Harris was nominated by Edgar Allan.
and this opened the nood-gatcs OF negro
oratory. and for half an hour they
thronged the platform in sccond.ng his
| nomination
| Pat McCaull was nominated also for
the fourth place. but withdrew I'm the
interest of harmony. and Harris was
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