The age-herald., 1897-08-12
VIRGINIA'S WAR CRY BRYAN AND SILVER The Old Dominion True to Her TFadi-
 tiOnS and Democracy. HER FAITH AND HER PEOPLE Declare UndyinS Fealty to the Chicago
 Platform. DEN0uNCES THE PARTY IN POWER And the Tariff Bill Forced Upon the Free People of America By Their Masters,
 the Trusts and MonopoIists-
 The State Ticket.
HER FAITH AND HER PEOPLE
DENouNCEs THE PARTY IN POWER

The State Ticket. ea,ue
 Roanoke, Va, Aug. 1.-The democratic state convention was called to order to- day at noon in the Academy of Music. As chairman of the state committee Hon. A. J. Ellison, is candidate for govern or, the duty of calling the convention to order devolved on Gen. George J. Hund- ley. Nearly or quit= all of the 1,54S mem- 5 bers of the body were present or repre- sented by proxy. determined fight will be made over the proposition to adopt a platform for the nomination of United States senators by primaries. The developments of today indicate that the will antagoniz= it. Congressman Jones, of the first district, who is champion ing the plan, says that he will make a bold fight for it. The best informed leaders of the party here on the ground predict the defeat of the primary idea.
 pr. G. J. Letcher, of Lexington, tenn porary chairman of the convention was introduced by General Hundley as the representative of young democracy of Virginia" Every reference by the tenn porary chairman to Bryan and the Chi eago platform was cheered. He re- minded the convention that the fight for free silver is not yet over but twill have to be fought from year to year until vic- tory Is won.'' 2 of tha Chicago platform, especially the portions favoring federal income tax and denouncing government by injunc- tion. His Accommodation of the "deep damnation" of the Dingley tariff law was received with cheers.
 With reference to the plank of the Chicago platform touching the inter ference of the federal government with local affairs the temporary chairman said this was intended for President Cleveland as he sent the troops to Chi cago without the request of the Illinois governor and simply used the interfer- ence with the mails as an excuse.
 But it is my opinion" said Mr. Letch- CT, that Cleveland was the tool of plu- tocracy in this as in other things"
 At o'clock the convention took re- cess until 3 p. m.
 At the afternoon session MT. E. ". Saunders, of Franklin county, was made permanent chairman without opposition, and Col. John Bell Bigger, the temporary secretary, was continued as the perman- ent one.
 Mr. Saunders in assuming the duties of the chairman made a ringing speech on pure democratic lines.
 h4o ai.a+; T ard elicited applause from the conven- ton. The first considerable outburst of cheering was invoked by the dedlaration thatw. J. Bryan would be the next presi- dent.
 At the conclusoin of his speech MT. Saunders was given hearty ovation
 On motion of MT. Graves, Of Culpepper, the convention, by rising vote. adopted resolutoins eulogizing the purity of char acter and the efficient services rendered the state by the late Attorney-General R. T. Scott. The actoin of the board in ap- pointing his son to fill the unexpired term of the deccesed was also ordered.
 At this point Judge Samuel Williams, of wythe, presented communication from the committee appointed by the popuIist state conventodn which nomi-
 
 mated Edmund R. Cooke for lieutenant. governor. This commurcation, wdcdh is