The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-10
NOMINATIONS FOR TEMPORARY
ORGANIZATION.
CONFUSION I'm THE CAMP.
A RIO W.
The Police Interfere and the Mayor
Disperses the Ga altering.

ical nominations for State officers. The
factions created by the mutual opposition Of
the friends of Wells and Clements, theaspi-
rants for the gubernatorial nomination,
have been during the greater part Of last
night and since early this morning actively
and persistently engaged in their efforts for
the two candidates for the nomination.
Caucuses were held this morning by the
Wells and Clements men, and 30 diverse
were the statements of the parties that no
faith could be put in any Of them. The
Wells men claimed that majority Of the
delegates present we're pledged for him;
and, on the other hand, the Clements men
claimed one hundred out of the hundred
and forty votes to be cast. The opponents
of Wells during the morning were engaged
in distributing copies Of the Record, pa
per published in the interest Of Clements.
The following will give an idea Of its con-
tents and intents:
This paper and its contents are noticed
elsewhere in this mornings Dispatch.l
The delegates rallied during the morning
around the African Methodist church, and
there discussed the relative merits of the
proposed nominees. Among them noticed
q large number Of the members Of the
"Humors Of Reconstruction Convention"
Bowden, with his blooming visage; Bayne,
with his chinquepen head, and considera-
bly, shrunken in figure since his oratorical
days; Lewis Lindsey, with his glib tongue
and model vocabulary Joe Holmes, with
his good-nstured, charcoal-colored visage
and apple pies and Uncle Specs, without
his spectacles, were sll present, and figured
extensively among their sable friends.
However much the champions of Radical
ism may boast Of equality and love for the
poor oppressed freedmen, it was fact
easily noticed that the colored delegates
mostly kept to themselves, and but few OF
the white delegates ventured forth among
those cursed with color in the skin as long
as they were in the streets.
At about IL o'clock the doors of the
church in which the Convention was to be
held were opened, and it was not long be-
fore the galleries were oil crowded, and the
delegates were all seated on the floor below.
The friends of the different candidates were
still busy in canvassing their claims.
Here, one button-holed some undecided
delegate; there, another showed 9 ticket
with the name of Wells or Clements on it
in his pocket; while third, with much ex-
ultation, showed telegram from Governor
Bullock, of Georgia, to Governor Wells,
hoping that everything would be harmo-
nious, and that the nominations would be
unanimous. ..-.
AT II o'clock the Convention was called
to order by DR.. G. z. Gilmer, chairman
State Central Committee. The call was
read by L. E. Dudley, secretary Of the
committee. Scarcely had it's last words
escaped his lips when up jumped Buttz, the
irrepressible and indefatigable, and nomi-
mated George Tucker, Of Alexandria, for
the position Of temporary chairman.
This was greeted with considerable ap-
plause.
Captain Plat then nominated Mr.. John
W. jenkins, of Frederick.
Upon this, Bowden, of Norfolk, was op-
posed to the nomination Of any man not
rightly member of the Convention.
[Cheers.l
Platt arose to make remarks. ...
Samuel vehemently called him to order.
The question before the Convention was
the nomination of q temporary chairman,
and the gentleman had no right to speak at
this stage.
The Chair decided Platt out Of order.
[Cries of "Question I" "Question
Platt again arose.
Buttz interrupted him. Said he, "If the
decision of the Chair is not to be obeyed,
gentlemen, I say let's know it," lap
plause.]
Joe Holmes (whose voice erosc above e
dozen others) "Mr. Chairman, if d. gan
tleman's de chairman Of Do Convention,
let's know it."
Bowden, Holmes, Plat, Cox, and Mad
dox, and dozen others, wore shouting at
the top Of their voices. Hine, among
others, was inexorable. Said he, I" have
the floor; ,oiH have it; and intend to
speak"
Buttz: The gentleman cannot speak. If
he has any gentleman to nominate let him
name him.
Buttz, Bowden, Hine, platt, and Samuel,
held floor caucus, which proved inharmo-
nious, and the confusion increased.
Joe Cox nominated William Isam (negro),
Of Richmond, for temporary chairman. =
Further confusion.l
Mr.. Bowden was opposed to any repre-
sentative Of county polling not over fifty
votes ruling county polling two thou
sand.
Confusion trebled.l
A delegate was opposed to contested dele
gates having 80 much to say.
Platt said that JENKINS was q regular
delegate.
Butts: And there are fifty others, and