The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-24
THE PRESS TELecaAMs.

fScHhONDs va Oct. 70, 1901
The second day Of the election in this city, upon tho
question Of calling Convention and for delegates to
the same, passed OF without any disturbance. The
radicals and actively engaged all day
In bringing voters the polls After the
OF the first days result the conservatives
couraged, and still confident that victory 10 theirs
Many negroes forgot the given registered
and many have left the city the registration The
polls closed tonight with white majority OF I've hun
dred aud twenty.op
II Is estimated that there Is tho Same number Of rad
cal whites and conservative blacks 10 the city. The
vote upon the question OF calling Convention cannot
yet DO ascertaned but nnstenths OF the whites voted
against II.
has ordered the polls 70 be opened In three wards to-
morrow. Much dissatisfaction exists among the conser-
natives in consequence. The military we're on duty all
day. but their services not needed Returns from
the counties indicate that the coored men have voted
en- a0sse for the radicals and In favor OF Convention
The line between the blacks and whites was distinctly
drawn.
Nelson county gives las for and $50 against the
ssrrasiSe se2 w. $685.
Harris, negro aoater, 1,l23; Williams conservative
noater, 70l.
Braddus tconservatve has majority over his radical
opponent in Amherst
republican, and w. H Southa Conservative beaten
by $50 votes Taylor negro, and thompson twhto rad
caI are M aSa
John Minor Bolts defeated in Cupspper by kanssy
In Henrico Swan, Union League candidate, received
only four white votes, but was elected.
A majority OF the conservatives are elected in the
Dinwiddis Radical candidate, 151s; conservatives,
302 for the Convention l,5lS votes.
Nottoway couny.-of 500 votes LOO wsrs for the
Mattox precinct 1877 for the Convention
and 22l against.
Platte, republican, 247 conservatives, ll66 Morgan,
coored republican. 2.47A
Scattering Returns.
WASHINGTON, Oct % 1867.
A telegram to the Richmond DispascA. dated Lynch.
burg yesterday, says
The election in this city progressed quietly today
until three o'clock the afternoon, when an ARRAY &C.
CURED that caused . great deal OF excitement. Ned
Horton (colored who voted the conservative ticket was
assaulted BY the radical negroes Who were enraged BY
tho vote he gave Horton fed but WINS overAksn at the
Market House by his pursuers who, threatening his fe
commenced q violent attack upon him. Horton drew
one morally The military, arriving at this time, DIS
persed the crowd aud took Horton under arrest and pro-
lection. The negroes voted ~ mdsse on the extreme
radical side.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct %, 1857.
Lewis conservative, Is elected TO the Con-
vention over Baldwin, radical, in Prince Will
liam county, BY majority OF loi votes
Mausy conservative Is elected 10 the Convention over
John Minor Botts RADICAL in Culpspper county, BY %
majority. Stafford county gives $40 majority against
against the Convention. Warrenton gives 90 radical
majority, though Fauquier county Ii supposed TO have
gone for the conservatives Fairfax county gives rad-
cal majority OF 100 Loudon county gives conserva.
tive majority Of r.
FORTRESS MONROE Oct. 20, 1857
The result OF the election In this vicinity is a. fol-
lows
Norfolk the Convention Bowdsn twhite) radical
and Bsyne tcolored), arc elected BY s47 majority.
Portsmouth. the Convention, 1872; against, 467
The white votes were 100; colored, 7s4
Elizabeth City couhty.-HamptoD, for the Convention,
1885, against, 20. Coored and white radicals elected
by 100 majority
Southampton county For tho Convention. 464:
against l63. Brown tnsgro) elected BY 277 ma
jority.
Isie OF Wight county.-For the Convention, 157
against co. Clark conservative elected py 81 ma
jority.
against 099 Sarr lradcaD elected BY as majority.