The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-04
NOMINATION OF PORTER.

Convention proceed to the nomination Of /:
candidate to represent tho district in Con
gress. Carried.
Several persons Immediately arose tC
make nominations. Landon Boyd (colored
succeeded in getting the floor. He said he
arose TO nominate Hon. Charles Ii. Porter,
of Richmond. There had been much talk
Of conciliatine the Irish, German, native,
and responsibility vote. This was all,yery
well, but there was another element oil
strength that must be considered in making
this nomination. he would remind gen
tlemen who talk of Cancellation that
THE NEGRO is THE BACKBONE
of the Republican party in the State of Vir-
ginia, and particularly in this district. And
these colored voters, he was prepared to
say from intercourse with them, were al-
most unanimous for Porter. Nowhere but
in Richmond had opposition been mani
tested. In the name of the people of his
race, the speaker, therefore, appealed to
all good Republicans to unite Upon the
nomination and election of Mr. Porter.
The nomination was seconded in speeches
by Henry Cox (colored), William jackson
(colorcd), and Major Annable; after which,
on motion of Mr.. Morrssey, Mr.. Porter
was nominated unanimously by acckma-
ton.
4 committee, composed of Henry Cox
(colored), Henry Brooks (colored), was sent
ut once for the candidate, and returning
very soon with him, he read to the Convcn-
tl0na neat and appropriate written speech,
which was loudly applauded.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Chairman then announced the ap-
pointment Of the following District EXecu-
tive Committee of the Republican party
Ameiid.-John Robinson.
C1tmbcftdnd.-FrankB Butter.
Goochland.-William p. Mosclcy.
UGnorer.-A. l.. johnson.
H,nric0.-Major A. l.. Annable.
Ncac hent.-Wiliam n. Tinslcy.
Rchmond City.-Madison Ward: j. M.
Humphreys. Monroe Ward: Lewis Lind
scy. Jefferson Ward !: Richard. Carter.
Marshall Ward J. +. Froman. Clay
Ward William +. Bailey.
Po,rhdtdn.--H. Cox.
Charles Ciiy.-R. G. w. Jones.
Chcstcrtcld-WilIiam E. Jenkins.
Delegate at Ldrge.-Samucl F. Maddox.
The Convention then, on motion of Major
Annablc, adjourned sine die.
ALMOST ROW.
AS soon as the Convention adjourned the
anti-Porterites, who had been kept back
before, rushed on the floor, and for few
moments there was every indication Of q
row.
Loud calls were first made for Martin
Meredith Lipscomb, and that gentleman,
who was in the gallery, Immediately arose
and exclaimed, pointing ut Porter Sir,
| intend to meet you on every stump i'll the
district !" Porter replied: "Oh, don't !!
Oh, don't, now !"
Quite crowd soon collected on the stage,
and the POrtcrites and anti-Portcrites be-
came engaged i'll angry discussion. MIR.
Gillis, proprietor Of the State Journal, and
Mr.. Porter had an animated controversy, in
the course of which the latter made some
threat in regard to contracts for printing.
Mr.. GilliS spoke up, and was backed by the
crowd. Finally, Porter said he would like
to have an interview with Gillis ; he thought
he could settle the dispute amicably. Mr..
Gllis declined the honor of m interview.
Other parties now became involved i'll the
dispute, and several blows were exchanged.
one man shook his fist in Portcr's face, and
after giving him an angry cursing, would
doubtless have followed Pat. Woods'S cX-
ample had not the congressman been taken
off by his friends and driven home in car
riage.
ANOTHER CONVENTION,
claiming to be composed Of the true repre-
sentatives of Republicanism i'll the district,
and rcpudiatng the Portcr-Ilumphrcys
Convention, met while the latter was in
session. Goochland, Amelia, Chesterfield,
Hanover, lIcnrico, Powhatan, and the city
of Richmond, were represented. John
Deuringcr was called to the chair, and Is.
w. Johnson. of Chesterfield. appointed Sc
cretary.
Whereas 1t appears that clique of de-
signing politicians, who only seek personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and selfish ends, and who
are controlled by crstom-hoISc ring,
headed by Humphreys and Lewis Lindsey,
called Convention in the interest OF
Charles Ii. Porter, the master Of said Hum
phrcys, and without any authority from
the Republican party and whereas no per-
son WAS allowed admission to said Conrcn-
ton without Il ticket from said Humphreys,
either to protest against its proceedings or
participate in lis business therefore
"RcSOlccd, That representing rs we do
Il majority Of the Republican voters Of this
congressional district, we earnestly protest
against the proceedings of Humphreys and
his so-calcu Convention held this day, and
rcpudi;Itc its entire action as illegal and
void, and pledge ourselves to defeat its
action.
"Rcsolrcd, That we recommend to the
State Executive Committee, appointed by
the Republican Conference April 2Sth, 1870,
to take and inaugurate such steps as to ln-
sure legal and proper Convention of the
party to nominate suitable and proper
person to represent the third congressional
district in the Forty-secoud Congress.