The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-26
,rrS ELECTED To THE CONSER
,,7,,r NOMINATING CONVENTION.
ENTHUSIASTIC AND LARGELY AT
TENDED WARD MEETINGS.
r7,E g0NyESTI0N TOD M.

TE\nEn " AkD ME- 1lNHSs
TIKI g0NYESTION TO.D.T.
,,.,-6fux to appointment Of the City
...,.~al COMMITTEES. primary meetings were
, .i.n All The wards last night for the pur.
,.... q cic2ting delegates to the Conven-
.a which will nominate the Conservative
..,,.g:,.c> tor the Legislature. In every
...c The meetings seemed to have been UNI
,....r!, large. and remarkably harmonious,
and The delegates selected are as rule
..~.f.ratr representative men.
MARSHALL WARD.
Tho largest meeting Of voters ever held
-, Tins ward assembled in Springfield Hall
~. uiuh:. and was called TO order by Capt.
/ !. Lue,i>h. Mr.. James F.. Kiddlck was
I,,,u secretary. The object OF the meet
N. was then stated 10y the chairman after
,,r:sh. on motion al Captain AinS.ie, it
,,r> ordered that the nine gentlemen re-
,,fur the highest number Of votes cast
.n,,,l6 be declared clectod. 4 large num-
,..r If names were called. and after ballot
~. following gentlemen were selected: W.
T.. NJ. Kcllum. John r. Bossieux. James I.
>narur. Geo. a. Ainslic. {. B. Lipscombe,
q. NciZgcr. William Coulling, L. Wiley
n.yi>. William Hall Crew. The following
.,u,l"Incp were chosen as alternatcs. being
"a, next highest nlmes on the list: ID. T..
Richardson. W. {. SimonS, Robert kerSe,
and John y. Cannon. Several gentlemen,
AMONGST o hers McSSrS. English and Potts,
v.ru their names we've proposed tor mem
l,rr- # the Convention, requested them tC
tc withdrawn.
.Ailcrthe meeting had adjourned. speeche!
were made by gentlemen present.
JEFFERSON WARD.
The meeting Of the Conservative voter!
in MS ward was held in the Old Maike
IlaiI. 1t was very large. Mr.. John NJ
Higgins was called TO the chair, and Mr.
l.. Harvey acted Is secretary.
On motion OF DR.. McRae, the following
resolution was adopted
!.c$olrsa. That twenty-four persons b.
r"lnlnatcd br this meeting, twelve q
" hrm recciyngthe largest number of votes
on The first ballot shall be declared elected
/" ire Convention 10 nominate candidate:
iur the >rnatc and House of Delegates.
The meeting then went into the election
Of delegates, and the following, having re-
rived the largest number OF votes, were
declared elected
James Nceson, J. 3. Pace, Laurence Lot.
tier. L. 3. Cook. l.. F. BossieuX. Peter
Franklin, J. NJ. Higgins, A. Bravi, A. S
Mtkac. \. Ezekiel, q. W. Taylor, B. Has.
rt" following altcrnatcs were elected:
|. Harvey, ID. u. sullivan, VIM. f. Knox,
T. /. Howard, James Harrison, and w. w.
Wrrd.
TIE greatest harmony prevailed, and the
ha.inr-s was dispatched without II q oSs
lonk.
MADISON WARD.
The meeting in this ward was the largest
hcl4 Tor several years. 1t was called to
order hy Col. Pcyton Wise, president Of the
ward club. on whose motion Major James
II. tlaiborne was called to the chair, and
u. =. Handy elected secretary.
Major Claiborne, on taking the chair,
made a few appropriate remarks.
Col. Wise then offered series Of resolu-
t!on> providing for the conduct Of the cleo.
,iuu hy ballot, which were adopted.
The Chair appointed MesSrs. j. W.
Wright. ". ID. CheSterman, Geo, Klein, and
Il. +. August, tellecs, under the resolutions
iG>t adopted.
tn following gentlemen were placed in NOM
nation: W. Is. Isaacs, John Mahony, j. II.
,iqihurnc. W. u. Blair, John S. Wise, Pey-
fal Wise, NJ. T. Clarke, II. Schott, 7. Wei
ser. W. 5. Wood, j. ID. Browne, &. U.
Williams, Lewis Wagner. NJ. May, Z. j.
Wlieh', A. Y. Stokes. Thos. j. Evans.
The election resulted in the choice Of the
'oih,wing gentlemen
john II. Claiborne, Thomas j. Evans,
rr&lun Wise, VIM. b. IsaacS, NJ. L. Clarke,
+. y c<iscr. =. j. Wright, DR.. Mahoney,
iirnIy scholt. l.. Wagner, Jas. ID. Browne,
VI. My.
On motion Of Mr. b. #. August. the fol-
lowing resolution was then adopted:
- hat should either Of the twelve dele
cafes ,rlcctcd 10y this meeting fail TO attend
the nominating convention, then the dele
.atcs in attendance on the convention shall
choose from the residents of this ward suit
ahlr persons TO ill such vacancy, 30 that
there shall be full representation from
his ward ii SAID nominating convention"
The meeting then adjourned.
The Madison Ward 0elegates are request
ri 10 meet in the room over L. Welsiger's
'tor", on the I'd floor, at o'clock this
morning.
MONROE WARD.
rru>ing. old-tashioned meeting OF this
ward was held IN 81. Adams Hall. Every
seat was occupied and all standing room
Well filled. Mr.. Charles NJ. Wallace, as
chairman Of the committee OF this ward,
rs'lrd TIE meeting to order, when. on mo-
permanent chairman. Mr.. X. b. Wood
acted ~ secretary.
Mr.. Wallace having stated the object of
tAt. meeting on motion of MIR. J. r, Fisher,
il WAS
hcSoIrFd, That two tellcrs be appointed
by the chair. who shall take their stand on
each side Of the chair and receive the bal
I'i> entitled 10 be cast, each ballot to have
In" name Of such person offering them
written on the back OF the ballot.
Mr. Fisher stated, i'll support Of this reso-
iulIon, that ut the previous meeting held in
ihI- ward there hud been considerable
fraud, prlcticed-the tellers having found
inorc ballots cast than.perSOnS an the house.
Gen. y. L. Moore then offered 50 an adj
dltional amendment that the tellers ap-
nalncs Of the party Offering the ballot. aud
A!- assent.
This proceeding was done to prevent a
repetition of fraudulent voting. After
; In" discussion, the resolutions rs amended
W"r" passed.
The next proceeding being the cleo.
loh Of candidates TO represent the
wad in the Conservative Convention,
i1r following gentlemen were nominated
W II. Martin, Col. Coulter Cabell, Gen.
J.. /. Moore, A. Austin Smith, DR.. VIM.
n. Withers. ii. l.. Carter, John G.
rTdc, }. w. Allison, Andrew John
,t9n, r. F. Walker, J. L. Apperson,
Captain John A. Coke, II. S. Nor
Ion, w. y. smith, John Ahern, DR.. A.
>n"ad, j. K. Fisher, Julius Straus. j. j.
,,!uchlield, ID. b. Jones, p. w. Grubbs,
George bargamin, Captain Lybrock, Sam
uel NJ. Price John A. DunIop, ". H.