Evening star., 1867-05-14

| from Senator Pomroy to Mr.. j. w rorney.
He wanted to place Mr.. Dixon right before the
people, aud wished the CArpnicle TO support
/ him. He would not speak as TO himself if the
| plaeards he saw on the walls had not been
published. GThe same we have given above.
The trouble had been that the colored men
were horn down by office seekers, who cared
| as little for them as for the dust under their
| feet, and after the election they would kick
tn I'm of as so much dust. He proposed that
the mee'iug should elect delegates, as the cleo
ton at the last NEE ting was m manffestly nfair,
| and he had abundant assurances from dele
| gates that the delegates elected al thf m eet-
| ing would be admitted as delegates from an
| honest NEE ting.
| Hillary Smith (colored) was chosen secre-
MIR McReyuolds (colored) offered series
| of resoiu ions, setting forth that the election
| on Thursday evening last was conducted in
| an Irregular manner that numbers voted
| more than one ballot, and several voted in
| several hats; and notwith standing a number
| OF tickets were cast out by the judges, riore
were counted than there were members pres
| ent The resolutions condemned the motives
| which prompted the irregular proceedings,
| TPpudiatad the election, and recommended the
election of fifteen delegates and i've alterpates
| TO he city convention.
! MIR. McReynolds supported his resolutions,
declaring that the colored people should act
| like men and not be driven, and that they did
| not want men who had record crowded on
them. He was elected a delegate at that meet
ing, but there was SO much uufairness then
that he did not feel jastified In attending as a
Mr Gaines (colored) asked IT those elected
Ir<vere. m en bers of the club.
- The Chair answered a that he thought all
| mated in that meeting were not members.
Mr.. Gaines SAID the whole affair should be
rescinded, and he asked If II was right to bring
| printed tickets to a. meeting to palm eff on
colored men who coEld not read. He believed
| that many voted then Who did not know for
whom they were voting.
Mr.. Rothwell (white) thought that nearly
all present attended that meeting, and that
those present had better let the affair pass
| ever. He thought II another set OF delegates
were elected it would create dlscord. There
Were at least $50 persons at that meeting,
although 195 votes were counted, and he did
not believe that any OF them voted double
ticket knowingly, and he believed the election
had been conducted as fair as could be. He
did not want any conflict but harmony, and
ne urged that the resolutions should for the
SAKE OF harmony, be Withdrawn or rejected.
Mr John Bryan (colored) said he loved
harmony and tranquility, but wanted right
he knew OF man who voted four times at
that meeting. IA Voice.-So do He did
not vote there, because he saw the thing was
fraud, and knew that many colored men
were led astray. He did not believe or reckon,
After some further debate, Captain r. Nor
gan (white) offered a substitute to appoint a
committee to wait on the convention and ask
that an adjournment be had, so that another
election could be held. He was opposed to
two sets Of delegates.
A Voice.-Republican have as much right
" t"O ects oS tue COppeTuedQS
The substitute Of Captain Morgan was re-
Jected, but seven voting in the Affirmative.
Mr. McReynolds' resolutions were adopted.
Mr. McReynolds moved the appointment Of
a committee Of five to nominate delegates and
alternates carried, and Messrs. Sidney T.
Bates lwhite). F. T. Gaines, Smith Pratt,
BACK Kay lcolored), and George 5, Langley
white }, were appointed.
The committee subsequently, reported the
following;-Capt. Richard Morgan, Abraham
Scott. Joseph Farrell, George S. Langley, NJ
A. Simmons fwhifAl- M6nueI
Smith, Caleb Hughes, John Bryan, Charles
Dyson, George H: McReynoids, f. T. Gaines,
egates; Michael Ross (whtteh James Bailey,
Thomas Blackwell Stanley Marshall (col-
ored), j. H. Holmes (white), for alternates.
MT Morgan asked to decline in favor Of Mr..
Holmes but the latter declined to serve.
Mr.. John Byron tcolored) offered a resolu-
tion that the president of the club had refused
10 call this meeting, and few persons had
opposed 1t, and if the validity of the acts of
the meeting are called in q uestIon they will
sustain them, and If resisted, will insist on g.
reorganization Of the club, so that harmony of
action and honesty may be secured; adopted.
Mr. Mason (colored) moved th at two be ap-
pointed to examine the tickets at each poll,
with power to destroy tickets which were not
right In the hands of colored men. They want
ed good men appointed. referred to special
eommittee-Messrs. Mason, McReynolds and
Ed. Hughes.
Mr.. Z. CIinkett (coIored) offered a resolu-
ton requesting the executive commit ee to re-
port two bylaws which shall pro vide against
irregular practices ct meetings, and especially
IN elections, and against the use of insulting
or unbecoming language by members: adopt-
ed. Adjourned.
ALEXANDRIA lTEMs.-The Gazette ofyester-
day says: : N
The delegates lately appointed by the differ
ent nre organizations, will meet in convention
TO- night, at the nall of the Sun Fire COMPANY,
for the purpose OF adopting rules and regula-
tions for the future government OF the Fire De-
partment Of the city. as
The pnforr Earr
lor long term of years the two brick ware
houses and wharf property attached, at the
loot OF King street, adjoining the Maryland
Terry Slip, belonging to Messrs. Wheat &s
Brother, and have already enclosed the wharf.
nfeRts there.
lour bushels of corn were received at the
freight depot OF the Orange and Alexandria
railroad, ia this city, during last week. In
addition TO the corn there were large quanti-
ties OF wheat, oats and flour received at the
same depot.
The rooms of the Mount Vernon Base Ball
CLUB were discovered this morning to have
been forcbly entered since the last meeting of
the club, and robbed OF a silver mounted prize
bat, together with other articles belonging to
the members of the club.
An excursion party Of capitalists from the
North, and gentlemen from this city, will
start for Bristol via the Orange S Alexandria
row morning. The party it is supposed will
be gone week. - =
appearances at Fish Town have frightened
up:coasiderably within the last day or two.
This m ornin z the arrivals from the shores be-
low were quite numerous, and the attendance
OF buyers from the country with their wagons.
has also increased.
e. meeting of the Board OF Managers of the
Corn and Produce Exchange will take place
this evening, and the rooms of the Exchange
are to be opened for business TO- morrow
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
This body convened in the Third Street
Methodist Church, at Richmond, Va. on Fri
day, and organized with twenty-five minis
ters present-Bishop a. W. WaymaB. of Bal
tinore, presiding. Rev. J. r. ". Thomas OF
Portsmouth, was elected secretary, and Rev.
W. II. Hunter assistant secretary. 't
When the case Of the Rev. Josiah A. Hughes
was called, Rev. J. R. V. Thomas objected,
because he had been laid aside by the BaltI-
more Conference. Rev. j. d. s. Hall replied,
earnestly advocating the admission OF Mr.
Hughes. Nothing has been alleged against his
moral character by the Baltimore Conferences;
he had been laid aside only on account of ne
glect ofduty. Rev. VIII. Hunter stated that
Mr.. Hughes was local preacher of good
standing, and urged that he be received on
trial Rev. Mr. Thomas rejoned, opposing
the motion to receive; and finally, on motion
OF Rev, r Hall the raSolutin, 70 rooaivs