The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-25


Othcr-An Electoral Ticket Nonrinaicd-Iei.
several Woundesi-t:enerai Blair Expected
in the SOuih.
ATLANTA August 10 1865
While the speaking was going ON at the Capitol
grounds yesterday the Radical State Convention
for the purpose Of nominating an electoral ticket
met at the Bell-johnson Hall. The session was u
very stormy one For some time past there has been
a split among the white radicals one party charg-
ing the other with being treacherous 20 the colored
people. The negroes have naturally taken sides with
those who claim TO he the devoted to their n-
terests, and thus lively iuiegnecine warfare has
been progressing. The Convention, amid great con.
fusion and considerable talking. succeeded in COM
ing TO some kind of order, when Hopkins inative)
nominated II. r. Farrow and u. A. Walker for cleo.
tors for the State at large. Bryant OF Maine carpet
baggerl immediately opposed these nominations
which opposition caused another scene of SQUAD
bling. Finally Mr.. Farrow received the unan-
iiaous vote OF the Convention, while Mr..
walker did not get vote. lie was unan
mousy rejected. J. Il. Blount was next named.
and instantly perfect storm OF objections was raised
against him nv the negroes. lie was not true to
them, they declared; he had voted for General Cor
don,and 10y running IS an Independent candidate for
Congress The got about fifty had defeated the
Bodgett OF the great defeated AT the recent SEN
atora election hut that individual declined in favor
of Bount, who vociferousJ denied that he had voted
for Gordon FOR Congress. Neither the patron.
age Of Bloigett nor the declarations OF Blotint
awaited anything. The negroes declared they
wasn't gwine to he fooled bs any sich scalarag''
wherefore another scene OF great confusion ensued
Every Niger yelled at the top of his voice and every
fourth white maD bawlei out "Order." But order
was not thing 10 be had. Amid the deafening
noise poor Bloupt sacrificed at the altar of mig.
gordon and retired with the cons0lirg remark that
there was not the slightest chance OF that electoral
ticket being elected. The Threats and lungs OF the
delegates having al length been exhausted a tempo.
rary lull came which enabled a white delegate to
rise TO point OF order lie remarked that he was
prophet but he could safely predict that 1, better
feeling did MOI exist IN the republican party Of Geor-
gia that organization would be beaten by INV
thousand majority next November. Carpet-bag
Bryant now called for the appointment OF
committee, which call was yehemently
opposed by dozen speakers NJ one aud the same
time. Grilfn (scalawagl desired the party to sue.
coed, and so desiring nominated A. r. hkermau:
whereat Hopkins. OF Chatham. declared that Aker,
man was the worst enemy the cOlored race eyer had
Bryant and Higbee arose together aud together do.
nouuced Hopkins for this statement: while Hopkins
determined not To be put down. continued TO de.
noupce Alderman nercely and loudly. An interesting
trio OF speakers, each denOuncing the other occu-
pied the Conventions attention for several minutes
until Grifiln. who can outbawl any living creature
rose up and In tremendous tone OF voice forced tho
wordy combatants 10 subside. Griffin was for the
blacks. II there were any hut black men In his
county who intended 10 vote for Grant and Coliax
he would like to know them. A white delegate re.
marked that if the recent election he taken as an
example there were plenty OF black men there WHO
didn't intend 10 vote for Grant and Culrix "a MS
county (Houston). with u majority OF over two thon.
sand colored voters, had elected three democratic
REPRESENTATIVES aud given large majority for Gene.
raj Gordon. Grimm eyed him savagely, but az he
could not gsinsay notorious fact he gulped down
hrs wrath aud took seat. Several integers here
arose and declared that Akerman had made A frst
class nigger speech In the Reconstruction
Convention. This carried the point and Aker.
man was declared unanimously nominated. No
sooner was this result announced than another
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