Show Virginia Republicans Richmond > > Vai IGThe Republican elroijtht convention met today The platform adopted favors a strict nd berence to Republican nrinciples and a protective tariff endorses James G Blaine for president condemns the action ac-tion of the administration in aiding General Gen-eral Mahcne in the repudition of une thIrd the state debt declares the powe thus given ilahone has been for the prosecution pros-ecution of lifelong Republicans lha a the power given I < by the administration t I tt Mahone makes him virtually presiden of the Unite States for the State of Virginia The pIa form is also oppose to mixed schools > > savors civil service re form and the honest enforcement of recent re-cent acts of Congress It favors a fre e balot and honest count declares the Re publican partynever advocated the imposition i im-position ot a capitation tax and that tho Republican party of Virginia placed in i the State constitution a clause that the establiibment of public free schoo should bn made mandatory favors just and equitable division of school funds according to population and conclude by expressing unalterable opposition to t 1 oneman power in Virginia represented by Mahone > > and calls the attention of the administration to the results of sue h II system in other States a |