The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-09

ing may choose five nominees, to be rati
fed by the Convention of the 18th Of Oc
tober; which was adopted.
The committee (all colored) were elect
ed, and after retirement Of fifteen mi
nutes, during which the meeting was en-
tertained by John A. Fitchett in one of tn!
speeches SO characteristic of the Rcpubll
can stump speakers nowadays, dealing
largely in abuse of " "rebels," rebel news
papers," sc. "You were slaves for two
hundred and fifty years." said he. "keeI
the rebels back for two hundred and fifty
years" He was no oilice-seeker, but he
intended to use his influence to see that nC
rebels were elected to office. He thought
that the strongest Radicals in Richmond
should be sent to the approaching Conven,
ton. The worst Copperheads in the city
Of Richmond are the er.o Ulcers and soldiers
Of the United States army. There were
not fifteen white men in the city of Rich.
mond for whom he would vote. He was
opposed to foreign immigration, in favor
of confscation, reconstruction, ETC., etc.
Great applause, "dats So" certainly" )"
and other like expressions followed the
utNIlauSC vi lutSc StIlluculS, oIIohlhs
that the words Of the speaker found re.
sponsive echo with his sable hearers. He
concluded by saying that he would much
rather eat at the black mans table than
at rebels, for the first is his friend, while
the rebel is his foe.
The committee returned, and made the
following nominations, which were voted
on separately By rising vote: Rev. Peter
Randolph (colored), James Morrissey,
Captain 7. W. Roach, J. Z. Farrar (co-
lored), Philip Green (colorcd), S. D.
Jones (colored), Sterling Harris (colored)
W. NJ. Harris (colored), A. Roper COLOR
cd), John Marx (coiored), Jack White
(colorcd), James Turner (colorcd), and
John A. Fitchctt.
\ great deal of disorder cnsucd upon
the al louncement of the names Of the
delegates chosen, and a great many mo-
tions and amendments were offered and
We're before the meeting at the same time.
Debate was at length cat of by a motion
TO reconsider and the call for the "pre-
viouS question" The motion prevailed ;
but when our reporter left (at very late
hour the confusion still prevailed, with
out any prospect of adjournment until the
morning hours.
The following persons were declared
elected when the reconsideration was
moved Rev. Peter Randolph (colored)
James Morrissey (whitc), Captain T. W,
Roach (whitc), J. y. Fitchctt (whitc), J.
+. Farrar (colOrcd).
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth Ward meeting was held
at Chimborazo church. Present, about
scventy-iivc negroes, Of various ages and
sexes, and about five whites. +. G. W.
Coleman (colored), was called to the chair,
and C. a. Brockmcycr (whitc) was re-
qucStcd to act as secretary. Peter Willis
(colorcd) was elected ce-prcsidcnt.
After the organization the following
named persons were nearly all unanimously
recommended John C. Underwood, An
drew Washburne, Rev. Peter Randolph
(colorcd), ". X. Tall, T. G.. W. Coleman
(colorcd), and j. ". lIunnicutt. Tall was
The ta!lcst man in the meeting, and ruled
it pretty ciicctuaily. The nomination Of
Underwood was opposed upon the ground
Of non-rcsidcncc.
The meeting adjourned soon after the
above business was transacted.
FIFTH WARD.
There was n Radical ward meeting held
last night in Ward No. ) at the Laboratory
Works, III the vicinity Of Hollywood &C.
mctcry.
4 white man named John IIcnncssv was
elected president, and colorcd man who
answered to the name of John B. Muller
and = white one by the name Of William
I. Bailey were chosen secretaries.
The following were, on motion, appointed
the executive committee Of correspond
encc for the Ward: Thomas lIagcrty
(whitc), Thomas Lucas (colorcd), Il. 7.
Sale (white), K. Parsons twhitc), and Mi
chacl Blanks (whtc). The duties of this
committee are TO cooperate with like COM
mittces from other wards in the organiza-
tion Of the party in the city for the cleo
tion on the 22d instant.
After some discussion and great deal
of confusion the meeting nominated the
following persons, and recommended them
TO the mass convention, which is to meet
on the lith instant in the African church
as suitable persons to represent the city OF
Richmond in the Constitutional Conyen-
ton: J. w. Hunnicutt (white), James
Morrissey (white), j. Ucnucsscy (whitc)
Thomas Lucas (black), and Joseph Cox
(black).
The meeting having concluded the bu-
sincss for which it was called, then adj
journcd.
There was not . very large attendance,
and the black element predominatcd. Is
usual, the two classes were separated in
the lold-thc blackS to the right and thc
whites to the left. Why do they not mix