Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09


not. He wanted the usurping commit
tee TO have the just condemnation o
the administration, and he knew hi
could not bring tt e full force necessar,
to crush them.
am in earnest 1 now give up M
commission, and cheerfully surrendel
the sword you gave me with blade un
tarnished, and cheerfully take up ml
musket as a private, and will be founC
IN the thickest OF the fight.
Protests OF mol No 7" and enthusi
astic applause.
II now take liberty" said Mr.. Lamb
to nominate as your temporary chair.
man, that old veteran wheel horse, r
L. Hubbard, Of Buckingham"
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Colonel Lamb then introduced n,
temporary chairman of the convention
Colonel K t Hubbard. OF Bucking.
ham county, who accepted the honor
IN speech highly eulogistic of Col
Lamb. whose record he compared tc
that OF Senator John W. Daniel. as q
gallant Confederate soldier. Colonel
Hubbard's speech was extremely con-
ciliatory as regards the Agnew fac
tion. They are bad boys" he said
who have gone wrong but IL they will
come back and promise TO behave, We
will take them in I'll venture TO say
that before election day they will be
found with their coats of working for
our nominees. What else can they
dA?'
Following Colonel Hubbard's speech,
Messrs James w. Tierney. of Norfolk
and A. A Arnold, of Augusta county,
we're selected as temporary secreta-
ries
An enthusiastic delegate from Nor
folk proposs d three cheers for "McKin-
ley. Hobart and Lamb" which were
given with a will.
CoMMITTF 4 APPOINTED
The secretary presented resolution
for the appointment of committees on
credentials, permanent organization. a
committee on party plan Of organiza-
tion, the selection of district chairman
and State chairman.
The resolution was adopted
The convention took recess for ten
minutes to allow time for the selection
of committeeman
While the committee was out a col
ored delegate from Norfo k and vii.
liam Merchant of this city addressed
Z he conve ntion.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Credentia,s-L S. Fleming, B b.
Bunting, h. f. Walter, l. Read. Z NJ.
McPeck. Robert Cox, G ID. Hanson.
L w Winston, J Franklin, A. j.
boswell
Resolutions-E w. Garland, John
Z Doies. w F Wickham, w. f
Gaines, Georg ID Gravelry. L b
wilson, W. j Giliock. T. Weaver,
Charles Gauthier, Hanks Hawk.
Permanent Organization-Duif Green
A @. Peachy, J b Johnson, j w
Smith, w. Edwards, Robert III
Hopcroft, DR.. ]. b. Webb, ] G Porter
Nat Powell. Samuel Boiling.
Plan OF OrganizAtion-E. 0. CasseI
4. A. Wise, James Lyons, II. w. Weiss,
r. w. Adams w. II CrawleY, r. H.
Flanagan, Judge Shumate, 6. Cabler,
I. K. Hickman.
At 2 O'Clock the committe s retired
and the convention took a recess until
4 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention was called to
order shortly after that hour, Mr.. A.
Y Peachy, from the Committee on
Permanent Organization, reported the
name Of Hou. Jacob Yost as perma-
nent chairman and Messrs. J. ". Tier
ney and A. A. Arnold as permanent
secretaries. Mr.. Yost's nomination
was received with roar of approval
and when he was conducted to the
chair by Messrs. W. Z. Gaines al d
James Lyons he was vociferously
cheered
Mr.. Yost, in his speech of acceptance
8 nd that the cOnvt ntion had come to-
ge'h@ from pure love for the Repub-
ican party and to vindicate their IN an
hood trampled under foot by those in
power
No faction was represented by the
convention, he said, but the whole Re-
publican party.
We have carried the old flag" he
said, land planted it on thos1 ram
parts where elt ctions are honest -
I'VE have driven the enemy to prac-
tices that no honest men would resort
to. Invest US with power in this State
and wa will comp-l an honest election
law. We are ready to put down fraud
both in our ranks and in those of the
enemy" -r
Mr. Yost concluded with a plea for
perfect harmony in conducting the
business of the convention.
The report Of the Committee ON Gre
dentials, which was next presented
seating all the delegates present ex-
cept those from the city of Danville,
where two sets of delegates had been
elected and specifying which were the
legal delegates from that city. created
quite an internecine warfare. and the
gavel of the chai man had to be freely
used before calm was restored
The Committee on Resolutions then
presented the following report:
THE REVOLUTIONS.
"The Republicans Of Virginia. in
their allegiance to the Republics
party of the United States and ei dorse
in its entirety the platform OF the par
ty adopted at st. Louis in 1895 They
endDl 50 the wise and statesmanlike
President Mckinley
and congratulate the country upon the
return of widespread prosperity as a
result of the res toration of confidence
and the legislation OF q Republican
Congress
They demand for the State Of Virgin
ia tbr ugh the legislature t. be elect.
this fall fair Election law, under
VIII ch every legal voter shall have the
Lriviege of casting one vote and have
it counted as cast. Tney en- Q their
protest against the present iniquitous
election law, which under the admin
istration of unscrupulous partisans of
fsrs the opportunity and is used to de-
bauch the ballot box and make ouI
elections in some parts Of the State q
criminal farce.
The resolutions then go on to ap.
prove the action of Colonel Lamb in
calling convention and to recommend
that full ticf ct be nominated. IT
conclusion the document says:
The Republicans demand greater
economy in State expenses, a reduc.
tion in the lumber of offices, ar
extension and improvement of the
public highways and az liberal a pen
sion policy in benalf of disabled Con-
federate soldiers as the finances of the
State will admit.