Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-02

ADJOURN to electioneer for Gee Zoo
mold, negro delegate from voTr Ar
made motion that the previous County
be laid on the table-this crcot,J motion
excitement Bowman, negro delecoat"nI,se an
Cumberland, told the dlnck and L1' '' Ho'G
that II they did not nominate Mr. TTody,
cry, he would canvass the district JJ9cG.
This remark excited them copsiJn,nU,@G.
and they were hollGwing all over f6oi"DE
put him out, /" independent" g I.'CClc
out, " independent. From all appeara p"' lila
looked as if the great popO ,coD wonIIIJ'@ il
up in a row. The Chairman had as "Ieok
and more than he could possibl[, 14lc4
plish in calling them 10 order he ooI
them after great many unsaccess ffSu'ei
tempts, and then put the motion ~ at
house to lay the first motion on tbo ~ Ile
which resulted in vote of eleyc, |o.'
eight nays nearly everything IoE~
Frenchy Gee Zee looked very LonoTCo,14e
The Convention met after tLe t rI
and proceeded to vote on the soaonJI',
lot. The die was cast, French was deiooI 1",'
the vote being Dockery, nine FrCr,,g'
SIX. One of French's supporters G-'
arose, and said there had been fr5Ii5 '''4
ticed, as he was satiticd there had I Lo
more votes cast for French than tbcr 'IS'- ,
called out. Gee Zee, poor thiur, c, ~I,
not say anything at first, but mauoo eI.'
muster courage enough to step fGrr',.,
and say that he had been defeated IVAN. wan,
been grossly deceived by some of tLo LA ''r'
gates, but he would abide by the c5oir..,
the Convention, and work for DacI,,,
with all his strength he said that NJ
Dockery would have Withdrawn if r
(Dockery) had not been the choice -.
the Convention. Arnold, negro dclcp,,.
then made few remarks, in which he..'
that MIR. French had boon basely deceiy..
by men that it would lot do to put .,.'
confidence in what they said hcrca0.r'
that these delegates had told him W..
others, in q private room, that thev w(,,"
support Mr. French, but they had icro,,'f
him, and he was personally Responsible f..
what he had said. Mr.. Dockery Was tL,
called for; he responded, and thanked tI.,
for choosing him for their standard beau"
in the next campaign, stating TO the Cr,
vention that he would have withdraw.
they had nominated any one else.
The Convention then proceeded 10 .l
election of an Elector, there being tg
candidates, Mr.. Davis, the Chairman
the Convention, and Galloway, ncg..
which resulted in the choice OF the lat,..
who received eleven votes, and DAVIS E,r.
They called on the Elector. Herpl
a few remarks, and tho Convention tL,
adjourned.
In giving you correct statement OF II.
number present on the occasion, I tlirl
there were near five hundred includiucau
oh I11n1ro1 orl Hft,-
balance being women and children. Az,
that feel proud in saying there was no.
white man Chat is q RobeSonian) in G..
procession. There were q few scahvar
gers in town, not more than fifteen Or
twenty, and they were ashamed Of IT,.
whole proceedings.
The prospects for old Robson III.
Frightening. [ think we viii roll Gaa
rousing Conservative majority on the tIM
of next November, that will surprise q l.a
that are SO confident. All the whites &.
leaving the League and Joining the Co..
servative Democratic Club, and ~.
many negroes. I think Gee Zee feel.
that he has been treated badly, ate. g0il
to the expense of bringing the band vii.
him and great many of his admirers. /
was told that he brought barrel Of wills.
key up also, which he dealt ont very g..
tensively. They had a procession l.;
night, numbering between on3 hundr.i
and one hundred and fifty, but Gee Z.
was not among the number; l suppose J..
has not entirely recovered from the cl.c.,
of his tramp in Raleigh. Mr.. DockeIy AL.
dressed them last night, as we'll as a gr..,
many other speakers, and told them tLa.
if Seymour and Blair were elected, they
would be put back into bondage, which BE
knew was not so when he uttered it, butLe
did ottell them that he asked to be per4.l.
ted to retain them (that Is his slaves IKE
years longer when they were first Lberal.t.
A great many of the negroes axe dlasaa.
fed with the choice of the ConyentiG.
and say they will not support Dockcry.
will not attempt to give you an accom-.
of all that was said and done, as it Won.
be impossible. 1 think you will see an a..
count of the proceedings in the Eagle, ill.,,
spirited paper published i'll Iaycttcyle,
as its able and energetic editor WAS an eye.
witness to the whole proceedings. ] via.
close now; when you hear from ltobCsvl
again [ hope it will be two hundred malaf
ity for the two greatest statesmen OF TIE
times, Seymour and Blair.
[ must state another little fact that tooa
place in the county, o few days ago B
man joined the League the other day, ~..
went to Church the Sunday after 40 o..
would notice him, nor speak to him;
came home wiser and better man, jog.
feiting all claims to the Black and I@
party, and intends to remain Il Conscrr
tive the balance of his days.
FREEDOM,