The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-09
CITY RADICAL NOMINATIE G
CONVENTION.
7 II f &c X Z T .
TWO WHITES AND ONE COLORED FOE
THE SENATE
SEVEN CoLGRED AND ONE WHITE
FOR THE HOUSE.
THEY REFUSE TO MAKE \ CHANGE.

Yesterday morning was that set apart by
the Radical party for the assembling OF
their Convention for the nomination of cam
didates for the Senate and House OF Dele
gates.
The Convention first met in the room over
the Journal office, but there being no ac-
commodations there for the delegates, the
body adjourned to EbeneZer Zion church,
! formerly known as Duval-street chapel.
Here William ISham was called to the
chair, and William t. Bailey was chosen as
secretary. Robert Hobson was called upon
to act as scrgcant-at-arms.
! \ committee of five on credentials was
appointed, composed Of Cox, Bowe, Oliver,
/ Burke, and Wardwell.
/ While the committee were out some talk
! was INDUCED in, and the attention Of the
! delegates was directed towards the report
ers by y speech from Sterling Harris, who
/ said that he saw some reporters present.
/ He hoped they would put down everything
right and correctly. :" has seen," said he
/ from all de mectins, an from meetins of
colored men cspesherly, de bad talk put
down a great deal worse than it was; an
| now En- tired o. bein' entreeted in dat way.
! Now, | wants to be reported as gentlemen,
not niggers. Pm tired o seen' dis word
niger sucked in on all occasions. | know
| | can't talk good talk, but can be treated
as Il gentleman. De bad talk should not be
! charged to us, but to dose whose fault it is.
IF dcy don't do what's right Pm gwine to
hold dem 'countable for it. Ny name 5
/ Sterling Harris"
. Another colored delegate regretted that
! the reporters should take advantage Of the
colored people, who ''was enable to round
dar periods wild thar accustomed correct
ness. 1t was 4 evidence Of bad taste arter
the sharp, shrude ween of oppression bad
been over 'em. At most meetins the re-
portcrs made speeches more correct and
pleasanter than they were spoken by the
/ speakers, and they should show the same
favor towards their colored friends"
About Il half hours more time was de.
voted to the reporters, and the body went
in OH another tack. that "of the import.
ancc of the hour" Pending the speaking
the Committee on Credentials reported.
After this Committee on Permanent Or
ganization was appointed, which reported
the following nominations For President
William Isham: Nice-Prcsidcnt, Jos. Hum
phrevs: Secretary, W. Il. Bailey; Assistant
Secretary, John Oliver.
The report of the committee was adopted
During the absence Of the committee,
Eisnger, chairman of the committee of Ger
man citizens appointed to wait upon this
Convention to express the wishes OF the
German citizens, was allowed to speak. lie
! expressed the wish Of the Germans he re-
presented that they should be allowed one
candidate on the ticket. His remarks were
adopted as a report, and the report re-
cciyed.
Some questions were asked by the coloreC
delegates rs to the "cnuinencsS of these Ger
man Republicans. 1t had been understood
that they were working for Walker.
Eisingcr explained that there were two
factions, and that the one represented by
the committee present was for Wells ant
his entire ticket.
After further desrtory talk, the Conycn
ton took recess until 4o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reissembled. a motion
was made to appoint committee to n0mi
nate candidates. Lost after some discussion
1t was determined to nominate candidates IL
open convention.
, The vote was then taken on the senatorial
candidates, with the following result : Viii
liam Troy, 30; james MorrisScv, % !: j. VI
IlmphrevS, %; Fields Cook, II " Dr.
Sterling, u; Or Mansfield, %; Major
Annable, 10: Israel SpotswOod, 3; Landol
Boyd, 6 J. II. Hudson, 4.
Troy, Morrisscy, and Humphreys, hayins
received the highest number of votes, wer,
declared the nominees OF the Convention
for the state senate.
Joseph Cox was of opinion that the county
ought to be represented: whercupon Johl
Oliver moved that Troy and MorTissey be
declared the nominees for the city, anC
"Dr." Mansfield be declared the nominee
from the county. (Noiccs-" Dat won't sui
dc pcoplc.'Q -.
Mansfield did not belong to the county, ant
could not represent it. If the Convention
nominated this ticket the county would ruI
an independent ticket.
Major Annable called attention to the fac
that there were twelve delegates from thu
county and thirty from the city. The un
derstanding had been in caucus that the
county should have one senator and twt
members of the lower house. He though
that the Convention had acted in bad faith
As for himself, he did not care for the nomi
nation, but he asked that justice be done.
DR.. Mansfield said that he had lived in th
county for year, and had moved whel
sickness made IL necessary to move there
He intended TO return there as soon as hi
family came back.
A colored delegate said that Dr. Mans
field had received seven out of the twelv
votes from the county.
Mansfield said that he would leave it t.
the county delegates, and if Annable re
ceived nine out Of the twelve he woul'
yield.
Considerable discussion ensued, am
finally the question was decided by adopt
ing divers motion,
Troy. Morrissey, and Mansfield are con
seuuentlv the nominees for the Senate.
The nomination of candidates for the lie
gisature being next i'll order, Bowe wa
proceeding to let himself out, when he wa
called to order and the nomination pro
ceeded with.
Wardwell nominated Joseph z. Farrar
About q dozen others jumped up ant
nominated each one separate man. In
terminable confusion ensued, and the fol
lowing names were at length announced
Joseph z. Fdrrar, j. S. Richards, Josep
Cor, Le,ris Harris, John Olirer, W. J. S
Booze, C. E. Zincke (German), William
Ishan,, abraham Hall, William Kennedy
II. L. Wigand (German(, {. a. Brockmeye
(German), John II. Gleason, William Il
Lester, Ie,ris LINDSEY, T. &. Gale, Co,ne
has Harris, Jorddn Richardson, J. I. Fro
man. Wilson Allen, j. j. BrrghteceH, La,
don Boyd, William Bass, S. D. Jones, Da
rid RoJinson, William Garter, S. L. Anna
bic, 4. Washburne, Fields Cook, and E. Y
Clarke.
[Those in italics are negroes.l
The vote was taken, and resulted as fol
lows Z. V. Clarke, 10; Fields Cook, Il
A. Washburne, 6; Major Annable, with
drew: William Carter, 8; David Robinson
ISIS. d. Jones, s; William Bass, l !; Ian
don Boyd, 2G; j. j. Brightwell, II Wilson
Allen, S: j. F. Froman, 8; Jordan Rich
ardson, 7; Cornelius Harris, %; I. G
Gale, Is; Lewis Lindsey, IS; VIM. II. Les
ter. so; John II. Gleason, l !; c. \. Brock
MEYER, Il; II. L. Wigand, II; VIM: Ken
nedy, "a; Abram Hall, Il VIM: Ishan1
81 Charles Z. Zincke, %; w. j. 5. Bowc
Is; John Oliver, y; Lewis Harris, 20; JG