The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-18


their respective halls for the purpose Of electing
nine delegates from each ward to the nominal.
Ing Convention, to be held on Thursday evening
next.
In Ward / the following delegates were elected:
T. II. Mackey, white; W. NJ. TAFT, white; =: 8.
Young, Brissow O. MCPHERSON, q. L. Bentford, j..
a. Winiams; James hogan, white; Daniel Farst,
Lewis Hill. Alternates-John Reed, F.1Johnson'
Tobias Scott, A. Downs andM shanahan.
In Ward the following were chosen: George;
9. Holmes;E E. W. NJ. Mackey, white; o.. R Levy,
whites q. o. Baker. PIinus Green, 5r.; F. NJ.
tombstone, white; Edwd. Rinckney, F. O. Miller,
white; Matthias Smith.
In Ward 4 the proceedings were BY no means
harmonious, and whispering during the day
that there was going to- be fun in Ward that
night as Ybwen was going to be there, collected
q crowd OF discordant spirits, who determined
that celebrated slgamlst should not have tnings'
his own way. The meeting was called to order
by President ,Aleck Williams, colored, and the
long narrow hall was ssoon crowded 70 sufocation
by the excited yoters-a back mass, renewed.
here and there by a ightcolored scalawag or car
peebageer. The meeting was disorderly enough,
and Only one delegate had been elected when the
smoulderpg embers burstinto full blaze by some
one mov.ug that tsMr. Bowen" who had just en-
tered, be heard from. hundred voices, Voctfe'
rating curses and cries Of .'noin resounded, and.
IN. a moment struggling mass was swsying over
the moor. In the confusion dire two men, said TO
be drunk, had hit; somebody, or. each other, and
nothing like order could be had until they were
put out:
The Babel of voices continued, and at last the
chairman, hoarse with shouting from his SAND
on the table, and gesticulatIng like madman,
announced that Mr.. Bowen.would decline to run
for the convention, in short speech: The would.
be oongressna an jumped on the table ana com.
menced to talk. The meeting would not near
him; however, and dozen speakers, as loud as
he, were talking at the same time. Bowen con-
cluded his unsatisfactory address, and jumped
from the table.
: The president Immediately supplanted him, and,
with q rap OF his stick, shouted that 7. W. Brown
was the next candidate to be voted for. Brown
Jumped up on the table with him. "This, !" SAID
the president, tapping the aspirant i.r political
honors upon the woody pate with his stick, 1s
Mr.. Brown. Gentlemen, prepare your ballots"
The confusion mean while was terrific. Since
Boven,s speooh ovory body wao-tolhins 8, e't'a Who
sonorous voice OF the president could scarcely pe
heard above the din. As he concluded, q oencn
In the centre Of the dense crowd, upon which
large number OF enthusiastic voters we're stand.
ing, broke down. In the M-llghted place mo one:
could see plainly and cry arose that some one
was shot. In moment the dense black mass.
was hitting and struggling, and sticks and hsts
began to play an important part. "A tremendous
rush was made for the door, and down the mar.
row steps surged the dusky crowd, making noise
as If herd of bufaloes had stampeded. Owing
to the prudent foresight OF Captain Hendricks. Q
strong force OF police was on hand ,an as the DIS
turbance arose they went In and did their duty.
Several parties were arrested, and one who was
locked up In the yGuardhouse alleges that he ia o
victim to the wiles Of the Bowen crowd. The
moro respectable voters now left the smeeting In
disgust, and with the aid Of the police order was
enforced for the rest Of the evening. It was TOO
late for business. however, and the greater part
OF the meeting refuse to be bound BY such bed.
lamite proceedings. ::sg -. az