The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08
The Republican District NOm-
mating Convention!
CONFUSION WORSE CONFOUN-
DED.!
The White Chairman Leaves His
Position im "Di<gusI.' = tOl-
Ored Brother Takes
ia Vie et Armis-
SEVERAL SETS-TO AND FISH
CUFFS!ll
A High Old Time in -Four Aetsl

! ACT |.
Pursuant to notice the Republican Con-
vention, to nominate a candidate for Con-
gless and Elector for this (5th) District met
yesterday morning in the Senate Chamber.
At II NJ, Judge VIM. Hancock, (white) of
| Clarke, as Chairman of tue Executive
Committee, called the Convention to order.
| The delegates were within and the lobby
members without the bar. The gallery was
crowded. Caldwell, (colored) of Kinds,
nominated Griggs (6lack as the acc of
spades) of Issaquena, a Lynch man, for.
| temporary chairman. Barrow, (colored) of
| Vicksburg, moved to substitute Head very
black) for Griggs. Verbal skirmishing but
no vote taken. Modest Musgrove. (white)
of Clarke, moved that Bourne, (white) OF
| Warren, be made Secretary. No vote ia
ken but Bourne took the Secretaryship.
GriggS was again nominated for chairman.
Motion to table made. Chair decided m otion
carried. The lobby gets somewhat excited.
| Bourne instructed to count the vote; he
counted well, making the sixteen that were
in favor of tabling the motion count TWEEN
ty-two and the sixteen against count fifteen.
Great confusion--cries of ''that's not fair"
"count again." 1--WE won't stand dat" in
which the lobby takes a hand. Judge
Hancock said, "all in favor OF tabling stand
up" All the delegates stood up. Chair
decided it carried. Caldwell said, Il call
for the negative, we don't intend to be
gagged" Hancock said, call opposed stand
up" All stood up, some on chairs and some
on the desks. Hancock-"everybody sit
down. which about half did he then went
down among the delegates saying, 81 will
count them myself, and don't any man dare
to say don't count far" 1t was charged
that he counted twenty to table and eighteen
against. A black-guarl of Republlcansm
said, "you don't know the delegates" Han
cock said, from the chair, "no, and | don't
want to know some of them" Caldwell
said, 1.-The count wasn't fair, he didn't intend
to let Mr., Hancock nor Mr.. Nobody Else
rule his friend, Mr.. Griggs, out that way"
Ten minutes occupied with calls from dele
gates, lobby, and occasionally from the
gallery, of 'Head,'' Head "Griggs,"
"Griggs," Head" "Griggs," "High on
"Bully." Amid the din Hancock was heard
to say. II leave the chair, elect who you
please l am disgusted," Renewed cries for
Head" "Griggs,'' Head" "Griggs,"
"Head," Head walked into the chair and
said, "Gentlemen, l takes -" cries OF
"git out, "pu; him out, ''stay in" "Griggs,'
''put him out" Griggs said Head had no
business in the chair, he wasn't elected
chairman. Head retreated. The chair WAS
vacant and every delegate made motions at
the ti,.,a and I,nt sua reto,i fe+ i'is
own motion.
THE GALLERY MAKES ITSELF HEARD.
The Gallery at this suspicious moment
opened heavy fire of words, and then a
prolonged and continuous yell, in which the
lobby joined. Many and repeated calls were
made for Lynch, which were taken up by
the Lynch men in the delegation. The lob
by charged the delegation, and made gal
liant stand within the bar. The battle of
words went bravely on, amid which could
be heard, "Griggs," "Head," "Lynch," "Mc-
Kee," ''Shaughnnessey. But the Lynch
ites-with the aid of the galleries-carried
the position for the moment. Lynch took
| the stand. His opponents drove him out
| with yells and Misses. His friends, aided by
the gallant galleries, it'll huzzahs, pushed
him bravely back. The lobby was no
where. This was repeated several times.
Finally the Lynch-itcs gain their point,
and for five minutes Lynch held out the
pipe of peace in we'll rounded sentences.
All was quiet. Mckee was called upon and
for a few minutes Gained the tumulJ with
soft and gentle words, and retired. Re
newed yells, cries for Head" ''Grggs,'
&c. No chairman had yet been able to
hold his position, all was cOnfusion-Mc-
cock and besought him to resume the posi-
ton. He consented and was pushed as a
forlOrn hope back into it. Cries of you
dun gone out o'dar once, you can't come
back no mo-" "Git OUT 'Stay in.'' LAY
down. '.Shut up" "What little man is
dat any how" The galleries played fine
hand in this they enjoyed it. Caldwell
said, tHancock must come down, he had
left the chair and shouldn't go back" Cries
"Bully." "Hurrah.'' Oats it, "Gony.'
We looked for a moment away, and when
we again turned TO the chair it Was vacant.
Judge Hancock had Sided out The Nc
Kee forlorn hope was repulsed. We cannot
describe the scene that followed. Cries of all
kinds, yells, and boots, prolonged and loud.
At last Griggs mounted the stand from one
side and Bourne (the cOunter) assembled it
from the other The represented Head)-
Greek met GIeek-and both took the chair.
For half an hour or more, both held it amid
the greatest tumult, meanwhile playing
Hail Columbia on the desk with their fists
and walking canes-Musgrove had disap-
peared. At last Griggs declared that the
Convention had taken a recess for an hour.
During the recess the occupants of the gal
leries moved down stairs on the floor of the
chamber, and somebody locked the door on
| them.
ACT. III.