Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-27
Terrible Fight and Separation in tho
Union ConYantian Mt Ancrnment0.

Terrible Fight and Separation In the
Union Convention ut Sacramento.
In accordance with the call Of the Union
County Central Committee, the delegates
chosen at the primary election on Saturday
last met in the Assembly Chamber at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The desks
which ordinarily occupy the floor had been
removed, and a sufficient number OF chairs
had been placed in their stead to accommo-
date the one hundred and six delegates who
were expected to participate in the proceed
ings. In front Of the Speakers desk were
placed tables for the accommodation OF the
Secretaries Of the meeting, and on either side
tables for the reporters. As the room filled
up it was q noticeable fact that almost with
out exception, the Low, or Short Hair dele
gates, occupied the seats on the right Of the
Speaker, and the anti Low, or Long Hairs,
those on the left.
Soon after 2 o'clock, THOMAS Ross, Chair:
man Of the County Central Committee, called
the meeting to order. DR.. A. B. Nixon, on
the left, rose and said, Mr.. President. P.J.
Hopper ION the right) rose and nominated
DR.. F. A. Park as temporary Chairman Of
the Convention. Some one on the left nom.
mated Dr.. Nixon for the same position. Amid
calls Of Question:" Mr.. Ross said, "Gen-
tlemen. permit me to state the order Of busi-
ness" to which suggestion several delegates
from both sides Of the house exclaimed.
"That's right state the order Of business"
Mr.. Ross then said: "The first business
in order is the nomination Of n temporary
Secretary" DR.. Nixon, said, 81 nominate,
W H. Barton as temporary Secretary Of this
Convention" A. J. Rhoads nominated John
Parncll for the same position. The "
nominations for Secretary were made nearly
If not quite simultaneously. Mr.. Ross sub
mitted the name Of W. II. Barton as Secre-
tary. A heavy vote in the affirmative was
quickly followed BY a negative vote equally
decided and emphatic, and the negative by
loud and repeated calls from the right for a
division Of the house. Mr.. Ross was under
stood to decide that W. H. Barton was chos-
en- Secretary. The Convention was at once
thrown into confusion. The delegates on
the right continued to call &" Division i-
~vision," " Fair play" Give US a fair show"
A dozen or more were on their feet at once.
1--WE won't submit to it unless you count the
votes" Nobody shall take a seat without
counting the votes" "Turn Ross out"
" Put Dr.. Park in the chair" Frank Malone
addressed the Chair, saying they would, SUBJ
nit to no snap judgment il they were beaten
on q fair division they would submit, but no
one should take a seat until there was a
count Of the votes. Similar demands were
made By 4 number Of others-there being
generally three or four delegates speaking at
the same time. Several movements were
made by Mclaughlin, Sullivan, Rhoads and
others toward the Speakers stand and the
left side of the house, accompanied By hostile
demonstrations. For the time no blow was
struck. During these demonstration the
excitement in the house was intense. After
the lapse OF perhaps five minutes spent as
above described, Ross again called the meet
ing to order, and pronounced Barton the tenn.
porary Secretary of the Convention, and
asked him to take his seat. Barton adj
vanced from the left toward the Secretary's
table, when the delegates from the right made
a general rush to the left side Of the house.
Then ensued an indescribable and a terrible
scene, such as was never before witnessed in
Sacramento at any political Convention.
Barton was intercepted before reaching the
Secretary's table and told that he should not
take his seat. The delegates on the left
crowded up for the purpose Of supporting
him as those from the right forced a solid
| phalanx on the front to prevent him from ad-
| ~vancing. In 4 moment the two parties were
engaged in q hand to hand fight. Solid hick-
DRY canes, which appeared to be abundant on
both Sides were plea win Sigot. oPit'oonS
new from 'ide 70 side IKE o9mo,sheils on !
battlefield. lnKstands TOOK the place Oh sona
shot. Pistols were drawn ana usea as suo-
stitutes for CUBS II ptlnclpal Weapons
however, which were used oy ooth SIDES were
the cane:oottomed arm-chairs, winch were Oh
course within the reach OF every one. lhese
implements-not very we'll adapted 70 .pur-
poses OF warfare-were swung IN the AIR 6y
the dozens and broken over the neads
Of the c~ontendlng parties. In some
instances chairs were broken up ior
the purpose OF procuring me legs 70 use a.
clubs. NO hre-arms were olschar8eo ana no