The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-15


thr poopi" would vote, and all would be ready
10 cry out to him, We'll done, old bald
head -
III tn" conclusion OF WardwclI's remarks
young fitch"tt iwhit"l said he wished 10 Offer
:. set o! resolutions and then 10 speak upon
them.
Wardwcll Mr. Chairman, arise to a roln,
O! order.
fitch"tt: wont yield an inch. Down with
his point o! order.
Wardw"Il. Fitchctt il NOT . ,.o,.r and
therefor" has no voIc" In this meeting.
Chairman Mr.. fitchctt must prove thafhc
= q voter.
titchctt: can prove that I'm a voter
Cries OF THAI he is.'' ''i.rt him r.ad dem
~ resolutions. He then read .hcn rs follows f:
t$,lrs", That one delrgat" for every 1--WE
hundred registered voters In each ward bc APP
pointed hy the Chair 10 select and bring before
me '"r"'InG Ton its onsidcration liv" o: ihe
best men as candidates to the Constitutional
Convention from Richmond.
- H'S,tcsd, That said delegates shal! be
composed .! III" most prominent Rcpuhlicans
o. each ward, and that aOue of them shall be
After much confusion, thc Chairman also
read the resolutions.
Cornelius Harris, colored, loudly demanded
dc previous question" Others yelled ont,
- Don Not" Tor them" - Don't let them
pass
IL commenting uron these resolutions, tho
fiicheu sand h" supposed everybody kncw
Who John fitchett was. Some fellow had
said Ia" was not L%ci! ty-ume e: and he hoped
That his enemies would Try to prov" II; and Il
they found the charg" iru" he would consent
10 20 TO tn" pcuitcntiary. Governor Pcir-
point has parconcd him OGcc. Fl'chctts con-
ndcnC" IN Executive cI"m"nCy seems I'M
bounded. Tn" speaker wanted III" Republic
cans to strtk" for III" b.S men Will" the iron
was hot II" warned them against Office
seekers and all who only looked for selfish
ends.
when Fitchctt finished. a number Of the
audicuc" asked IL" Chair 10 explain III" r"-o-
buttons which vas done, and they w"r" put,
amid confusion, vote, and pronounced lost.
). d. Jones moved that " dem dac five can
Gtdatcs be brought ont
The names OF the candidates We're then
ca!!"d rs follows: James W I!nnnicutt,
Judge John &. Underwood, Jalnes MoTIssey,
Joseph Cox, and Lewis Lindsey.
a dozen voices &c Vote TOR them scpa-
raiey.' Other voices. Yes, that's our
ticket. Vote for dem ~ingly-separately-all
tugcihrr-whoie thiug 1T once ~
Tn" Chairman asked II they would vote for
the candidates separately or al together, ana
being answered by - unanimous shout of
''Not" fore dem singally," stated that the nam"
o: Rev. James ". Huuncutt t"hit") was first
III order, and called for a yot"
lIunnicutt lrhltcy was then unanimously
elected.
Iudg" Underwood tyvhit", was also elected
amid cries OF Are III" nominations d"bata-
blc2 - - "" ar" not ready, and hy l'r. St"r-
ling l"hIlel saying 1.-The gaGEinS has com
:, 4. m, ,;,, l-,,., ,,,,,..
~" ,,',, 800 ,,,,,,' ,,r,,,
Sterling: 4" sOlcmnly protcs against this. "
William X. TallnominaI"d Rev. NJ. Mitch
ell. &" of the loyal church Of Richmond
horrlSS"S nam" was t"'" pun an" ~
vi It'll loud ayes ana noes ana crI''S 81 " no
got it, "Qucstion - Order, Order Put
II over.
hofil>SeF Wis pfoho''HC'' ,''T'' ~ ,,,
n Thousand voices men S'''c" 1o' "a 1''',
Lindsey, ana anna ii'utH tohi">'o' Eo'> '""
men LINDSEY "rf" erected ,.,,.,,...
ne cai1iua'cS hoii'I"'t'c" ,'t '9
j. W. Iunnicntt, judge Ioi'' ~ h''i
wood, James MorrlSsry tail "hile), Joseph
Cox, and Lewis Lindsey.
Loud calls we're mad" lot sprcch"s from 'h'
| candldatcs, and, ON motion Il cominit zee, con
el-,iuG of Captains Roach and lal! was APP
| pointed 10 conduct llunnlcutt 10 thc STAND.
After som" delay, during "hicn comm. ',i',
W.T." llPI',,.o" ~ .p''"". - II,',,,;n,,,, ,.,.
| pushed upon table, ana SPOKE IA S"oS '"h''
| ~ iollo"s:
| HtNNi'ti' > - Eh' Ne
| Fellow .citiHrus,--l stand brior" You rs Il
| delegate 10 tn. most important convention
| and legislative body HAT ever met III this
State. | am graliit.d with The peace ana '!;ii
| Houy that has perTadcd TINS a>%cMblts''
A good luNc.-Hsj "1Irf. ana ihaik Sou !or 'he
honor YOU have conferred upon me. hope
| certainly iut"ud-that my course IN III" Con-
ycntlon il elected, Shall b" liz" II has been IN
| tn" past-always doing All for IN" benefit oi
ia" "llt" az" nh'GH uni ~, n',i,',, Sim.
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"'' ah" cur g. " MN i', 't,f n ,i,
me- til''t g" " -. I-i,,,,,,;, H., yn
i",,c ~, To- ,m,. for advice and counsel
-, j.,,.. ,,,m, Lv and viii not forsalc them
49, 49, r7,isi II refuse to become Il c;tndl.
I,,r rhn Rebels and Republicans would say
49, ia, ,,,,' $50, tIi,,nlS We Rrnubli-
=" ,n,.. ~, nrn haruur. ana if one of US
cam III" N.Y. -" '' ~. ,n,,nihnr and therefore it
~ 10 49," - 49,, 49,, ,,i,'l, ~. Gnn,no,hcr.
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