Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-24

, Chairman. Gen. Brownlow decline
, the honor.
b. +. Cook here nominated Gen. il
Cooper for Governor, and acting a
Chairman so-called of the meelina
put the vote, but he was tho only ma
who voted. sa.1 ~
| Mckinley, OF Montgomery, move.
that the Egyptian mummy nov
slumbering in the State library a
brought and placed In the Chair. IN
stead of the gentleman assuming Il
occupy it. 1IE -rt sst
DIR. Mynatt moved to nominat,. d
W, c.. Senter by acclamatiOn. Loud
and prolonged cheering. A delegate
here said that Senter had been nom.
mated. ..---
Mr.. Lewis, Of Oyerton, moved that
committee of five be appointed to
wait on Gov. Senter and notify him Of
his nomination.
Negro in the pit-Im for MAJ. Gen.
Stokes, the man that wears the blue.
The markethouse crowd can t control
this nigger.
Then followed three cheers for SEN
ter and three cheers for Stokes.
Somebody moved that the ConveIE
ton adjourn until tomorrow, and the
delegates be requestcd,t TO come haek
sober TEasE f
- Henry Detftcl, Of Chattanooea, q
clever looking Cfern9sn. ATTEMPTED to
make a speech, but he was repeatedly
interrupted We could only snatch q
word occasionally from his remarks.
lie said he sh0ost shtay as long rs pc
any man who would vote for Stokes.
Mckinley moved that a yelocipede
be sent after that Limberger.
Somebody else moved that a com
rnittee of five be- appointed TO convey
Old Limberger to the Lunatic Asylum.
City Attorney Cook at this stage of
the proceedings became dry, and
moved that the man who considered
himself Chairman of the meeting treat
the crowd. The motion was carried.
About this stage of the proceedings,
We heard a call i0F tine police, and,
around to the Speakers
stand, wc noticed aneXcited crowd m
10 get upa fight. pave Nell /
son, X. K, ButleE.and Col. Mabry had /
their pistols drawn, AID anunIIerDf /
gentlemen rushed forward and at-
tempted to quiet them. i force Of /
police then rushed through The hail, /
and climbing over the reporters table,
md from thence to the clerks desk, Z
cached tie scene of excitement, fun- Z
took the beIGeprtntS inro
and marched them off to the
Jollcc station. Ia the scramble, tlle !
handsome marble slab that ernR- 4
ncnted the clerks desk was broken,
nd the scattered fragments fell to the
loor. How the difficulty originated
We don't exactly know. Nelson went
onward to Butler, made reference to
us past record, when the d lie WIS
'iNen, when they attempted to clincll,
nj aiterward, drew their pistols. But
Or The efficiency of the police in quel-
Ing the disturbance, the riot might .
ave bten gqerd amt bloodshod the |
While the dissracvfui -colie was be-
ag enacted, aTStokes Iaaa had run {
foul 6f EHo~ Hopkins, 8itl took him
D task for something. Hopkins as +;
lred him as En- as beWas concerned he I
'Ould like To see both Scnter and
t0keS run, and, if Democrat came
ut, that a COnventi0n could than be II
died, and the r.grty could come to-
ether Ike wax, The Stokes man did +
OF seem to he pleased with the eNpla-
alton. and wanted To prOlong the al I.
arcation, but a policeman stepped IN
etween and commanded the peace. 1,
Barbour Lewis here made his APP
earanee at the Speakers stand, look
lg for his hat, which he had lost in
ne stampede. H7Ef trgs
\ negro from Shelby c0UatN shouted
Ut " Barbgar tseSi IS mas the tirst ulall
J rUR after the fight began 1G&
Thus ended the second act OF the
reat local farce entitled the "Repub-
can Convention. 4" IL was then mu-
Ially agreed to- resume the IabOrs Cf
le Convention Friday IpGrIlag, Il 10 /
clock. ,,