Daily national Republican., 1863-05-01
SEVENTH WARD.

The Unconditional Union men of this ward met
in Island Hall, which was filled.
AtSS O'Clock, on motion Of {. c. Anderson, Al
norman John II. Semmes was called to the chair.
Mr.. C. c. Anderson was appointed Secretary.
Councilman Wilson Offered series OF resolu.
tions identical with those adopted in the Sixth
ward the same evening.
Mr.. A. NJ. swan offered As a substitute a series
OF resolutions heartily endorsing the Admlnistra-
tiOn in all necessary war measures, reatfirm the
doctrines Of the Declaration of independence and
go for punishment OF traitors in arms and without
arms.
MIR. swans resolutions were adopted with but
one or two dissenting votes.
Mr.. Swan moved to proceed to nominate dele
gates TO the City Convention.
Councilman Wilson moved as a substitute that
this meeting declare Its confidence in the Integrity
aad loyalty OF MPssrs. Dixon, Forsyth, and Doug
lass and believing well qualified for the offices
they respectively hold, we deem IL inexpedient to
nominate delegates to the City Convention.
The motion was Put, and the Chair declared the
This produced great confusion, many declaring
that they voted under Interpretation, and de-
mRnding a reconsideration.
The vote was recOnsidcred, and the meeting re-
solve to elect delegates by ballot
MIR. Swan nominated the following ticket Reu-
hen Bacon, George W. GoOdall, George b. Clark,
William v ilson, and Benjamin +. CLARK.
Mr.. {. c. Anderson offered the following list Of
nominees: o. Boswell VIM. Wise, Ihos X. Gray,
James d. GreCnwell and c. c. Alexander.
Here followed a scene Of wild confusion. ENcit-
ed politicians crowded the centre OF the hall,-the
chairman mounted bench, and rapping with an
umbrella, vainly cssayed to bring the meeting to
order.
Mr.. Wilson made a motion to reconsider the vote
BY which the meeting ordered the selection Of del
egates BY ballot. Tellers were hcrcGly demanded
on that vote. TelleTs were appointed and those in
the affirmative were requested to pass between
them. No one attempted to do so, as no one would
hear what the chair had to say. The tellcrs re-
ported that 1t was impossible to divide the house
in thatway.
motion was made TO elect the delegates by re-
Questing the friends OF one ticket to take one side
Of the house, and the friends Of the other ticket
the opposite side, so as to enable the tellcrs to
make count. This motion was declared adopted;
when a scene Of CONFUSION followed
The Chairman, shouting at the top Of his voice,
requested the Dixon men TO take the ndrh and the
Richards men the SUHh side OF the hall.
Mr.. Swan objected to that statement OF the ques-
ticn by the Chair The friends OF the ticket he had
put In nomination were not Richards men, nor
any other mans men. They proposed to 60 into
the convention untFammelled abide by Its decision
and support Its nominee.
Nearly an hour was wasted amid the diTest con fu-
sion, one party trying TO obtain vote and another
eDdeav oiirg to prevent 1t.
II becoming evident that no business could be
transacted, n motion was made and carried, and
the meeting WAS declared adjourned.
reorganization was proposed.
Alderman Lloyd made speech, endorsing Mr..
Dixon as an honest, conservative man.
MIR. w. {. Bamberger arose and denounced GER
tain parties who were here for the purpose Of
breaking up the meeting.
At length the meeting was recognized by the
selection of A. NJ. swan as chairman, and Mr.. Hos
mer AS secretary.
The ticket first introduced by Mr. Swan was then
adopted AS the delegates to the city convention.
Mr.. John X. Elvans was unanimously nominated
for aldermGa, and Augustus Edison, Wm. J. Muir
tagh, and c. w. Mitchell for counCilmen, from the
Seventh ward. lMessrrs. MurtRgh and Mitchell
are members of the present board
After a speech from Mr.. Elvans in which he
stated that he in favor of cOnfscation, and II
necessary the arming Of the negroes to put down
the rebellion.
The meeting adjourned.
| After the regular meeting, the friends of Mr.
| Dixon met at Mr.. Boswells drugstore, corner O
seventh street and Virginia avenue.
! Capt. James H. BuTCh was appointed chairman
Alderman Thomas Lloyd introduced the follow
! ing resolution which was, OF course, adopted:
| RcsOivCd, That should informal delegates be
waived at the Unconditional Union Convention,
we hereby select AS delegates, inluEnal, TO repre-.
sent the seventh ward, the following named gem
tlemen: .. Boswell, VIM. Wise, Thomas X. Gray,
James B. Greenville, and ohas. l. Anderson.
The meeting adjourned without transA0ting any
other business.