The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28

Richmond, Va, August 27.-The State
convention of the national Democratic
party held here to-day decided to elect
twenty four delegates to the national con-
ventiou at indianapolis, and to put up
an electoral ticket. There were in the
convention bankers, brokers, railroad
men, professional men, mechanics and
farmers, Among the well-known Vir.
ginians were Capt. James Bumbgardner
and r. ID. Haislip, of Staunton; Col A.
IL. Rives, of Albemarle; Gen. L. l.. Lo-
gan, of Buckingham; Alexander Hamil-
ton, of Petersburg;. Walter Sharp, of
Norfolk; e. c. Venable, of Petersburg;
Ll a. Williamson, of Clifton Forge, and
exAGovernor William E. Cameron.
Joseph Bryan, of Richmond, called the
convention to order and, after prayer by
Rev. j. p. Smith, Alex. Hamilton, the
we'll known lawyer of Petersburg, was
elected temporary chairman. In his
speech Hamilton declared that he saw
nothing Democratic in the Chicago plat
form. AS between the Chicago platform
and the Populist platform of this year
the latter, he said, was the more conserv-
alive. The Populist platform did not de-
nounce Cleveland; did not oppose the
constitution. The Chicago convention
did. 1t condemned the administration
for restoring order in the city of Chicago
during the strikes. Mr.. Hamilton com.
plimented President Cleveland, referring
to him as one of the greatest men who
had ever filled the executive chair. (This
tribute to Cleveland was greeted with
wild applause).
referring to the senior Senator from
Virginia, the chairman said he had high
personal regard for him, but Senator
Daniel swallowed everything the conven-
III "a fipiC IL g.,
ing to guide and control ''the anarchists
of the convention" Chairman Hamil-
ton said that free silver was only an in
cident of the platform. It's real aim, he
declared, was communism.
AT the conclusion of the speech COM
miltees on permanent organization and
'creaentials were appointed All the dis
tricts were represented but the Fifth.
Half of the 400 delegates elected were
present. After the committees had re-
tired for conference S. V. SouthalI, Of
Albemarle, responded to calls for a
speech, and briefly addressed the conven-
ton. The committee on permanent or
ganization, through Chairman C. A.
Nash, reported as follows: Chairman
James Baumbgardner, of Staunton. and
one vice president from each district.
Captain Baumgardner was warmly ap-
plauded when he appeared on the stage.
He made brief speech full of fire. He
said it gave him unusual pleasure to
preside over convention of unterrified
Democrats. He ridiculed the idea that
they were boilers, but charged the sup
porters of Bryan with being boilers from
Democratic principles. His words arous-
ed great enthusiasm.
The convention then took a recess after
appointing committee on resolutions.
When the delegates reassembled at 4
o'clock speeches were made by w. L.
Royal, editor of the Richmond Times,
and others.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the unterrified Demo
cracy of Virginia. in convention assem-
bled at Richmond August 81, 1896,
heartily endorse it's present federal adj
ministration in it's acts relative to the
maintenance of public credit, and it's
efforts to sustain the honor of the Amer
lean people"
A recess was then taken until O'Clock.