Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-24

| and highways In enforced idleness.
IL denounces the Democratic AdmInistfa-
tion as the author of unexampIed and
| infinite distress. as responsible for un-
| precedented corporation and individual in
| solyency and ruin, and for losses and
sorrow beyond all compute. and as un-
| worthy OF the confidence and goodwill
/ Of any people. IL welcomes to It's ranks
\ the hosts of independent voters who have
| helped it to achieve the victories OF the
| last three years, and promises them a
| great meritorious triumph In the pres
| ent year, as II believes, and In those that
are to come hereafter for all time. 1t
| assures its adherents that the day is not
| far distant wnen, emerging from Its diff
cu,ties and embarrassment, the old State
| OF Virginia shall herself be crowned by
| Republican success.
| 2 The Republican party of Virginia
| In convention assembled, denounces the
| proposition coming rom the Democratic
| party Of the State. through the last Legis-
1 lature TO call a convention to revise the
| Constitution, as being the first movement
Of the enemies OF our public free schools.
Its manifest purpose is to stem the swell
ing tide OF Republican progress In our
| State by an effort 10 dlsfranchise our IL
| literate voters, both white and colored;
| to SET up fraudulent and pretended edu-
| cational qualification. and to so amend
| the present free-school provision as TO
| place II in the power of future legisla-
| lures to practically destroy the benehcent
system of education engrafted In the
present Constitution of the State by the
| Republican party. The call for such
| convention means that It's members are
TO be elected under our present obnoxious
| and detestlble laws and that to them Is
| to be given the power also TO amend OF
! destroy the homestead clause OF the Con-
stitutlon, the clause to exempt our religi-
| Gus -combatants from the compulsory
military service, and other and acceptable
provisions of that instrument. and judging
| from recent legislation. 10 put also beyond
| the power Of legislative repeal law Tor
a higher rate Of interest upon money.
3. The Republican party OF Virginia, In
! convention assembled, proud OF the pos
session Of the eminent statesmen whose
| names are before the country In connec-
! tion with the nomination for President OF
| the United States by the coming National
Republican Convention at st. Louis, can
| not refrain from expressing its preference
| for the nomination OF the idol OF the
American worklngmen, the hope or our
! business and agricultural classes, the
| pioneer of promised prosperity, William
Mckinley. OF OHIO and we instruct the
| delegates elected by this convention to
| vote for him as long as there is any
prospect for his nomination, and thereby
express the love of the Virginia mother
| for her Ohio child.
ELECTING STATE CHAIRMAN.
The report of the Committee on the
| Plan of Organization not being ready,
| motion was made TO proceed with the
| election of a State chairman OF the party.
There was some little opposition 70 TINS,
II being suggested that the report OF the
committee might throw some light on the
.,,h,ao, hut the motion was almost unani-
mously adopted.
Colonel j. Hampton Hoge placed In
nomination Colonel William Lamb, upon
whose shoulders, he said, had fallen the
mantle OF the late General William Ma
hone The mention of Mahones name
caused the greatest enthusiasm, but when
Colonel Lambs name escaped the lips OF
the sneaker the convention fairly went
wild. The members stood up in their
seats and gave cheer after cheer, and IL
WAS several minutes before the body could
be ouieted. Colonel Pat McCaull OF Cul-
pepper. second the nomination, and MT.
James II. Hayes, Of Richmond, and Prlor'
of Culpeper, a colored delegate, also spoke
i'm favor of Colonel Lambs nomination
The chairman then announced tnat II no
other names were presented the vote
would be taken, and as there was no OPP
position from the Allan faction, they pro-
badly seeing that IL would be useless to
attempt TO stop the Lamb avalanche, the
vote was taken. and there was deafen-
ing sound OF ayes.
Colonel Lamb, In accepting the position,
said neutrality-suspicious. though l
could speak with the tongues OF men ana
angels, l could not express to you the
profound gratitude Of my heart for this
manifestation Of your confidence Some
few months ago. he added II dedicated
myself TO the cause of Republican sue
cess. / know that i have made mis-
takes. but they were mistakes OF the head,
and not of the heart" Colonel Lamb pre-
dcted Republican success in the No
vcmber election. His remarks were re-
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm.
DELEGATES
A motion was then made TO elect the
delegates at large. Colonel William
Lamb. General James A. Walker. S. NJ.
Yost, and A. w Harris (coloreO were
placed i'm nomination, respectively, by X.
j. Walker, ]. 5. Browning, w. E. Craig,
and Edgar Allan. All We're elected.
Mr.. Allan, when he took the platform
to nominate Harris, was heartily ap-
plauded. He said that he had refrained
from occupying the time OF the con-
vention before, and had only made 1t
his business to see that he was seated.
He said that he was going TO speak in
behalf of the most self-sacriicing Repub-
llcans in this State-the 1900 negro
voters of Virginia.
Harris was the only one of the dele
gates-at-large placed in nomination who
had any opposition. j. X. Wilson, of
Danville, was placed in nomination. but
the one who had the strongest supporters
of the two who were put up against the
regular slate was Captain Pat McCaull,
who was advocated by j. Hampton Hoge.
md Judge l.. L. Lewis. Several colored
delegates pressed the nomination of
Harris
CAPTAIN McCaull asked that his name be
vithdravn. in the interest of the general
good of the party. His ambitions, he said,
were always ready to be laid at the feet
OF the Republican party. He drew pic
ture of the old slaves, who had remained
true 10 their masters during the war, and
csptured the convention, Harris was
then elected almost unanimously.
At o'clock IL having been ascertained
that the Committee on Plan or Organiza-
ton would not be ready TO report until
tomorrow morning. the convention ad-
iourned until then. without choosing the
alternates or electors.
THANKS FOR AID TO DR. DIAZ.