The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-04
lt who were no,

there were persons present who were not
good Republicans.
Bowe: "Dos the gentleman mean de re-
Election on the reporter ofthe Dispatch /"
Joe Cox: "The gentleman needn't have
no fear of the reporter OF the UtSpdsch.
Bayne and Lewis Lindsey aint here"
Elderly colored man :" Look here, Mr..
Cox, dat amt correct for you to be THROWN
reAecshuns here. Pm opposed to reasctin
in desc gentlemen whom gwine to Peters
burg. Mr.. Cox runnin for de same office
hisself, and he amt got no right to speak
agin any gentleman when runnin for Of
hce."
Cox: "I was addressin of my remarks
concernin the reporter Of the Dispatch, an
he ain't runnin for no Office in this Conyen-
tion."
Dr.. Sterling objected also to reflections
upon members. g1
Joe Cox: "The gentleman don't under
stand me as well as that other man, an he
don't understand me at all"
John Burk received twenty-three votes.
William II. Lester came next. Cornelius
Harris advocated him. Said he: 81
wants de interlec' and him to rippersent eff
I can. Eff you constituent Rippublicans
mean to do your duty, do it. wants you
10 see the ambition | am drivir' at.
wants men full up to the standard princi-
Piles of Rippublikyism." Lester received
eighteen votes.
The name of James B. Burwell was
brought up.
Cornelius gentlemen, I wants the in
t, !. .ec' and mind to rippersen; US. Now,
here's intellectual man who understand
hisself politically"
Voice: "Who is dat man Burwell."
Brightwell: "Come out here, Burweu.
Stand up and let 'em see you. l don't want
none O. your humbuggin' roun here; cause
if you do VIC amt gwine vote for you."
Burwell was inspected, and received
thirteen votes.
Humphreys was next brought out.
Brightwell: Gentlemen and friends at
large, l address you as o conventionist and
friend at large"
Bowe: "Mr. President arise to pint"
Brightwell: "There's no pint at all, but
you can perceed." Sets DOWN.
Chair: "There is no use now for your
point of order. Mr.. Brigbtwe!l has taken
his seat"
Brightwell: (who had mean time risen) :
"No amt; here is.'
Humphreys received seventeen votes.
Lewis Lindsey was next proposed.
Cornelius Harris: "Now's my time
Mr.. Churman, rise to oppose Mr.. Lindsey
as he has lately become the property oi
| Hanneracker county. He hos been ap.
pinted delegate from thar. | won't sub.
NIT to have my wisdom to be judged
thar by him. For Mr.. Lindsey to jedge fol-
Richmond and Hanneracker, is too much
for we Rippublicins too much; too-oe
much !"
Several delegates advocated Lewis's
| claims.
Brightwell: "Why, by; how dis' How
you suppose ? Why, how? Why, gentlemen,
man can't be two delekits. Why this is
all foolery. Stop dis trihin'. Great God
Lewis Lindsey can't rippersent Richmond
and Hanneracke county too, unless We is
all in conjunck."
Some one here interrupted him in Lewis'E
favor.
Brightwell: "Is Mr.. Lindsey cantedit
for delekit?"
Member: /" I don't know"
BrightHell "Oh, well, set down dar e.
you don't know. Let's stop dis foolishness
| less let de Dispatch learn dat We amt al
fools, and dat We amt gwine let no ont
man be two delekits, an 60 runnin along
like bullgine, knocking everything off,
| de track"
After fur rther squabbling, Lewis received
| four votes.
William Isam received twenty-five votes
The following candidates were then de-
clared elected William Isam, John Burb
| (white), Joseph Cox, Landon Boyd, Edward
Nelson, and James Morrissey.
A resolution was offered instructing the
delegates appointed to vote for Governor
Wells.
Lester offered as substitute series Of
| resolutions instructing the delegates to vote
for H H. Wells for Governor, and DR.. j
D. Harris Ia negro from Hampton) fol
| Lieutenant Governor, under pain of de-
nunciation as unworthy ever again to be
entrusted with the rights of the people
Also, to vote that the convention select the
State Central Committee, and to urge thu
election of Joseph M. Humphries as chair
man of the committee. After much de
bate the resolutions were all tabled
Whereupon, Lester, very e1citedly, ex
claimed: "Well, then, move he instruc
the committee to vote for Henry A. Wis'
for Governor, and Franklin Stearns TO!
Lieutenant Governor"
The Convention then adjourned.
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