The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-29
LOCAL MATTERS.
OF HENRICO IN
COUNCIL.
DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION
APPOINTED.
Eunnicutt Demurs, but is yanquishcd.

Responsive to call made in the daily
papers of Richmond, number of citizens
of Henrico county, desirous of cooperation
with the Republican party, met in the
county courthouse on Saturday last. The
majority of those present were white, but
q score or more of "colored citizens"
were in attendance, although they took no
prominent part in the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Franklin Stearns, by whose nomination
Mr.. James W. Lewellen was called to the
chair and Thomas l.. Pleasants, Esq, ap-
pointed secretary. Mr.. Stearns then
moved the appointment of committee of
four to prepare business for the meeting;
and the motion being carried, Messrs.
Franklin Stearns, John B. Crenshaw, F.
C. Schroeder, and William Kennedy, were
appointed by the chairman.
The committee then retired to an ante
room, and were engaged for nearly an hour
in close consultation.
In the mean time George Tucker and
John Hawxhurst of Alexandria, Joe Cox
(colored), James Morrissey, G. A. Brock
meyer, and several other men Of the Hun
nicutt stripe, entered the courthouse and
gathered in knot, evidently desirous Of
having word to say.
The committee at length returned, and
offered through their chairman the follow
ing
REPORT:
"We, the committee appointed to pre-
pare business for the meeting, suggest that
this meeting need not at this time do more
than appoint delegates to the Convention
to be held on the lst of August. We re-
commend the following:
FIRST DISTRICT.
White. Cblored.
Franklin Stearns, Jerry Scott,
Colonel n. Smith, Thomas Turner,
John Woodwork. William Day.
SECOND DISTRICT.
F. G.. Schroeder, Cupid Brown,
r. NJ. Thorn, Richard Jones,
u. II. Brewer. Joshua Roper.
THIRD DISTRICT.
II. J. Smith, William Kennedy,
j. Is. Crenshaw, Il. w. Johnston,
J. w. Lewcllcn. A. IL. Anderson.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
DR.. Norris, ID. II. Anderson,
And. Gordon, il. Payne,
J. J.. Marsh. w. Hicks.
After the reading Of the report the
question Of its adoption was about to be
put, when one Tall, the spokesman of the
Hunnicutt clique, arose, and stated in an
excited manner that nc desired to make
a few remarks against the appointment
of delegates to the Convention. The pro-
posed convention, he urged, is not a dele
gated one; but mass meeting Of the peo-
Die of Virginia. he therefore moved to
lay the report upon the table.
Mr.. Franklin Stearns addressed the
meeting in support of the report, and
urged that delegates should be appointed !;
and even if it should afterward be dis
covered that it is mass convention, no
harm will be done.
Mr.. Smith rose to a point Of order.
Tall, he said, was not citizen Of uenrlco
county, and therefore had no right to par
ticipate in the deliberations of the Con-
vention.
Tall retorted that he resided on Union
Hill; whereupon the chairman decided
that the point was well taken, and again
essayed to put the question upon the adop-
tion of the report.
Another Hunnicutt man then rose, and
renewed the motion made by Tall and
the vote being taken, it was decided not
to lay the report upon the table. quick
as thought the vote was then taken upon
the adoption Of the report, the motion car
ried, and, on motion of Mr.. Stearns, the
meeting adjourned.
Tall and his associates evidently came
into the meeting with the design of defeat
ing the class Of Republicans whom they
are pleased to term "respectables." Re-
solutions of the most radical nature were
"cut and dried" for the occasion, and
would have been offered had the report of
the committee been laid on the table. The
interference of citizens of Alexandria and
Richmond with the proceedings of Hen
rico County convention caused great dis
gust to the better class of persons who were
present, and it was only by the promptl-
tude displayed by the chairman that hot
debate was prevented. The colored men
seemed to be astounded by the lightning
speed with which business was conducted,
but though rather too much furried to
vote, evidently assented to the action of
the meeting. Little enthusiasm was mani
tested, and the attendance was by no
means as large as anticipated.