Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-22

bradford, OF Pennsylvania, moved recess til
s O'Clock. li.ond cries OF "No, nOlnl
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, moved 20 adjourn.
lhueh confusion Rnd applause, and cries Of mo
John.on, Of Maryland, suggested that time
would be saved by taking a vote Of oil the other
States and recording New Nork when she was
ready. lCFies Of No, no put the motion 10 I'D
journ Q" sud much confnsi0n.l
Montgomery, Of Pennsylvania ON a question
OF privilege, desired 10 know where the delegates
here were % get tickets Of admission. he desired
that the present mode be changed. Tickets were
given % others than delegates, and ne could not
obtain his thrsugh third party when Il known
that he did not choose 70 hold any eolauioa on il,
/ tion he aaked that half Of the tickets might be
given TO Cassidy, Of Pennsylvania, and half TO
/ the chairman Of the delegation.
While Montgomery spoke, Randall, Of fenn-
/ sylvania approached ~ near him as possible eN
claiming In an excited voice, Its false, false
Montgomery pointing to Randall, said THAT
Loud cries or order, confusion, and much ex-
I element
Montgoney, keeping the floor, exclaimed -
" Am 20 be protected against these insuitn'
| Fiity delegates TOse TO their feet and crowded
/ forward.
one Of Randalls sons gesticulated violently In
dumb show, and struggled to approach Montgom-
| cry, who remained standing ON the bench,
After several attempts TO restore order, Dawson
rose and said-Nr President, If you will give
} me the uOor 4 VIII kel oE1ci. ashukuteiTl
The noise partially ceased.
Dawson said he should use every personal effort
/ 70 distribute tickets 20 members.
n. Montgomerys Ticket had been applied for
by boy, and he has not chosen to give Il 70 any
/ but delegate himself "a voice. that's right)
He therefore pronounced the insinuation Of
/ Montgomery as unealled for and untrue In every
I particular Applause and cOnfusiOn.)
Mr. Montgomery rose in an excited manner,
but his voice was drowned In the uproaT and cries
/ Of order, and several persons were endeayoring
/ 10 ad dress the Chair.
/ the Connecticut were on their feet, endeavoringi
l TO crowd around Montgomery, who exclaimed in
a loud voice be lies, II Is base lie and the man
/ who utters II Is lying scoundrel.
Intense excitement ensued aud continued for
some time until Al last order was restored, and a
vote was taken on motion to adjourn, which
was carried.
/ The Convention adjourned till 70 morrow at
As soon as the adjournmenttook place Dawson
| left the hall in company with his friends. Mont
/ gomery remaining behind. Randall also left the
| Hall accompanied by his son Robert; TINS pro-
| ceeded down Gas'street 70 the corner Of kayette.
/ and were talking there when Montgomery ap-
preached accompanied BY friendd
/ Immediately Robert Randall saw him, he saw
/ his father and confronting Montgomery struck
/ him a full blow above the eye, staggering him,
and covering his face with blood
Montgomery recovered himself and struck
Robert Randall on the ear, knocking him down
/ and was about to kick him when a crowd sur
rounded and separated them.
/ Young Randall was not hurt, and proceeded
up the street with his father, who displayed much
! excitement
Montgomery went into house to wash the
blood from his face.
Montgomery Is a large and heavy man. Randall
is small and light built Some persons preSist that
Montgomery drew pistol, but this il not confirmed
| by eye witnesses, and comes from his OpOnents.
| The collision caused much excitement IN the
| streets, which were crowded at the time.
] Geo. McHenry, of Pa, is the bearer of a hos
/ tile message to Mr.. Montgomery from Hon.
/ Samuel Randall, anOthersOn snd ex-senator.
| Montgomery has recently been defeated in q
/ struggle for nomination 70 Congress
During the confusion in the convention after
/ MOntgomeTy's remark TO Randall, Geo. McHenry
/ at the request of Robert Randall, went over TO
| HOnfgomery's seat and said, 81 have message
for you. Mr.. Randall, jr., desires to know if the
/ remarks just made are intended to apply to his
father or Mr.. Dawson.
Montgomery replied, Tell Mr. Randall to go
! to hip
MeHenry said, d" I conveyed the message, pre-
/ suming you were gentleman but now discover
1 you are not I denounce you low, vulgar
4 fellow, not worthy of notice. If / had known
/ you were a blaekguard should not have con-
/ Veyed the message"
1 Montgomery made no reply.
This led 10 the assault.
| At the fight, Began, of Texas, came up immedi-
/ ately after blows had been struck, and drawing q
revolver from his pocket, offered il to young Ran
dali The parties, however, did not get together.