Evening star., 1863-05-02

may pos lhly get corporal's guard; say 15O
majority Tor Dixon and the rest of the ii cktt.
Express ions from other warus of a similar
hopeful character, were made by the dele
gates. -
The Chair lMr. Bacon) said it would not do
TO underl ate the strength of the opposition. 1t
was safer to assume that they have strength
and mean TO use 1t, and we should prepare 10
meet them In the same way.
The convention then adjourned, with three
big cheers and s'a tiger" for the nominees and
the Union. 80
THE UNION FOR OFFICE CoNvRsT1os-Non,-
nations Of A. C.. Richards for Collector, ". ID.
Eu~Orrt J6r Regaster, and Lednder Schdumber-
g.r for Surreyor-Good News for the Serenh
Worders-Wrapping paper to be furnished them
grat,S until The election-TAe Chronicle to be sent
TO every house to instruct the Islanders h0w TO
rote ..5....-'
Last evening, the Richards delegates from
the Third w ard, elected on Wednesday night,
and various bogus delegations of the same par
ty, assembled at Temperance Hall The crowd
after sosae time spent in consultation in the
subterIanean passage Leading to the basement
room, determined that those present of their
party should organize, and accordingly they
went below stairs. The delegates, numbering
five genuine Third Ward) and fifteen smut.
megs," purportiDg to represent the people of
feur wards, took their seats in front OF the
stand, with a few outside advisers, among
whom were Lewis Clephane and ]. J. Coombs
Outside the bar of the convention there was q
small gathering OF persons. -'
the meeting to order, and nominated A. r.
Shepherd as chairman, who, on entering on his
duties, said that both the candidates, Messrs.
Dixon and Richards, were men of irreproach
able character. Considerable excitement had
been engendered by the unscrupulous course
pursued by some of the friends of one of the
candidates. He would have supported the
nominee Of the convention, whoever he might
have BEEN but after the course the friends OF Mr..
Dixon had taken, he would support none but
the nominees OF this con vention. t
l.. W. Dorsey was chosen secretary.
Mr.. Goodloe suggested that the first business
In order was the presentation of credentials,
and the Chair called for credentials from the
First Ward, but there was no response, the
nutmeg delegates selected" twenty minutes
previously in that ward either not having had
time to reach the hall, or being ashamed TO
show their bogus faces,
The credentials of the following from the
Second Ward were presented: J. A. Graham,
W. A. Cook, A. s. Dant, a. J. h Baker and
l.. w. Dorsey, N Nutmegs.] These credentials
were dated at Nathan's Hall, April %. [This
precious delegation was s:elected" by the
squad OF twenty two short haired young gen.
tlemen who " organized" meeting at o'clock,
ON Wednesday night, precisely one hour before
the time announced in the call for the meeting.l
MIR. Donald McCathran, on the part Of a
committee Of Unconditional Union delegates,
here came forward and inquired how many
wards the present meeting claimed.
The Chair interrupted him by saying that if
he would sit down and wait few moments
he would be informed as soon as the crede ntialS
OF delegates were all read
The credentials Of the Third Ward delega-
tbs, A. g.. Hall, W. 7. McCloskey and A. r.
Shepherd-were handed in, and Mr McClos-
key being absent, John w Clary was appointed
in his place.
Then came nutmeg delegation frem the
Fourth Ward, 'elected" ats o clock p. m. under
a call issued in the second edition of the Re
publican at ten minutes before IRE!
fTbe call for this meeting, published in our
TSnOrt unconditional N
above, calls for the assemblaee of call op-
posed to the grounds taken bp the moiority of
the meeting held on Wednesday night in the
Aldermens chamber" &c.
Some half dozen outsiders posted in the
wrinkle assembled 'sharp," made up dele
CATION, and adjourned before our longest-leg-
ged reporter could reach the spot and 1t was
evident they were afraid that some of the citi-
Zens OF the ward would arrive and take part
i'll the meeting.
This nutmeg delegation was announced-Jno
t. Clements, (of Mo- 7. b. Brown, Dr. w. G..
Ghoate, capt. N: Darling, (of N. Y, and u. r.
ioodloe, (ot N. g. ~
Mr.. McCathran stated on behalf of the I'm.
Conditional Union delegates that they con-
sldered the reception of those credentials of a
bogus delegation as sufficient 10 decide their
course. He represented legally elected dele
gates, who would decline to 20 into convention
with such delegations.
The committee then quietly left the room
Mr.. Goodlce, of North Carolina, thought their
course perfectly tar, as it was evident that they
had acquiesced in the decision OF the Fourth
Ward meeting not to abide the choice OF the
convention, and they could not a. honorable
men participate in the proceedings. He con-
gratulated them on their good taste in leaving:
[Laughter.]
The Seventh Ward delegates were announced
as Reuben Bacon, G. w. Goodall. VIM. Will
SON, G. b. Clark and B. F. Clark G. B. CLARK
BENG absent: a. NJ. Swami was appointed in
MS place. All nntmegs.l These Sc delegates
were elected on Wednesday night by a bakers
doZ' n, w no held a stairway meeting at Island
Hall after the regular meeting had adjourned
the lights out and the people Of the ward gone
home.
This " convention thus made up proceeded
10 business.
Mr.. Norman Eastman, st New Hampshire,
offered the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention will re-
cogniZe AS Unconditional Union men only such
persons as are willing to pledge themselves TO
sustain the Government and those entrusted
With Its administration in any measures they
nave adopted or may hereafter adopt to sup
press the present rebellion and sustain our
National unity, at the risk OF their lives and
}rtunes il need be.
Rs'"lped, That no person claiming a seat In
lis Convention shall be admitted to the same
Ill he shall pledge himself according to the
recedlng Re solutions, and shall consider him
aif bound to carry out and fulfil said pledge
thout any equivocation or mental converse
N whatever
Resolved, That no person shall be consi dered
candidate before this Convention who is
willing or known TO be willing to subscribe
to the standard prescribed, and take the pledge
by the preceding resolutions, and who will not
pledge himself to abide by the decision of the
convention. and use his utmost exertions to
secure the elections of ies nominees
The preamble and resolutions of the Febru.
ary meeting at the Capitol were unanimously
adopted as platform OF principles.
The Convention proceeded to choose a can
didate for Collector, and Mr.. A. c. Richards
was unanimously elected.
Nominations for Register being in order
Mr. Clements, of Missouri, proposed the
name OF w. d. Ellwood, as he supposed 1t
ne cessary 10 have 8 straight-out ticket. Mr..
fIlwood was bona fde citizen, having been
born and raised in this city. He supports the
Government in all measures to put down the
rebellion. He could conceive OF no one better
qualified for the position.
Mr. II. Il. Curtis nominated Samuel E. Doug.
las the present in Incumbent, that the nominations
might not be one sided.
Mr.. Goodloe, Of North Carolina, was not per.
sonally acquainted with either of the candi.
dates, and as the position OF one had been
defined, he would like TO know what was the
position OF MI. Douglas. Was he on their plat
forml
Mr.. Curtis indorsed Mr.. Douglas as q good
Union man, who he would vouch for and vote
for too, when the time comes.