Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-12

u.s. These are: How to reduce the ex-
penses Of the State Government so as 10
provide for the present and additional
charges soon to arise upon its Treasury;
how TO relieve the counties from their
present burdens by the abolition OF
every unnecessary Office. and a more
economical administration of their af-
fairs How to increase free school
facilities for the people, and to
improve the condition of our public
roads. Overshadowing all this is the
problem of protecting the people in the
black sections against the ruin
Gus rule Of ignorant majOrities by
a system of election laws acceptable 70
the people in those portions of our State
not confronted with this condition. Other
questions are: How 10 lesson fraud in
elections and 70 prevent use Of money
for debauching the suffrage? How amid
the throes Of the industrial and economic
revolution, through which we are pass
ing, TO maintain the rights of property
individual and associate; the liberty OF
contract, private ard corporate and yet
TO guard the interests of the people and
protect the weak against the unlawful
aggressions Of the strong? Trusts, in
dustrial combinations. contracts in re-
straint OF trade. all new developments OF
these Unprecedented times. call for legis-
lation. In this difficult work we require
men guided by reverence for right and
an acute appreciation Of the line which
separates lawful methods and contracts
from those which for reasons Of public
policy require the State TO regulate or
prohibit"
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Continuing. Mr.. Munford said: Turn
ing TO the Republican party as a ma
tional organization. | ask what is there
in its past or present to attract the
people OF Virginia? 1 affirm that there
is scarcely a condition menacing our
peace Of retarding our progress which
has not its origin In The legislation Of
that party. Whence comes the dread
fear of negro domination in many sec
lions of our state and country? 1t has
sprung from the great crime OF the Re
publican party"
Calls for Cyclone James w. Marshall.
developed the fact that that gentleman
was not in the hall. Hon. Isaac Digs
mado n brief. but felicitous. speech, and
Hon Judo A. Swanson brought down
the l..Jsc by saying that the Democratic
party needed no more platforms. for it
already had the Chicago platform. and il
needed no nominating convention for
the campaign OF 1900, fer William Jen-
nngs Bryan was already CHOSEN. I'VE
are ALL" he said, missionaries for
Bryan and the cause"
Hon. J. W. Marshall mado his reappear-
a<ce al this time. and his friends
were not long in spying him out. The
call came from the stage, and vas taken
up all over the opera house. He was in
troducod by the chairman as Cyclone
Jim" and he kent the convention In n
roar OF laughter. with a very humorous
and characteristic speech. He thanked
.he convention for the hearty greeting.
and said that Illness alone prevented him
from giving some reasons why, in the
face of tho overwhelming Mckinley pros
perity he was still a Democrat. lie
said he hoped that his voice would be
heard al along the line during the cam
palgn and he felt confident that every
one present would do their duty.
Colonel j. Faw, Of Washington county.
spoke briefly.
A motion was made TO adjourn until
o'clock
A substitute that the Credentials Com
mittee should be asked to report I'll
delegates whose seats were not con-
tested was lost upon the ruling OF the
Chair that II would be impossible to
proceed with the business OF the con-
vention until the full report had been re-
ceived.
At this point communication was re-
ceivod from tho committee and read
from tho chair = stated that the com
mittee had i"" - caring ~ the