The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-05

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choice was limited TO- q $
E1rHERInMsEtF OR sroSELl'
eonebodv In the audience said they
,rauted a black man in Congress to represent
then Mr.. Porter replied: How dare you
say that and insult a large portion OF ~.
peopIeq ANY maj, who brings in the colore ,
question is in secret an enemy TO tsie i'el''i"'
tn ,,,rtr." He was going for tncse peo-
- =. no was for the revenue ring as we'll
uo boned the day would come. when nc
,o,,,d boar no more of caucus nominations
70 cheat the people. Still. he (Porterl
r,,;med TO be the regular nominee.
But Popbam had come in without bis name
being mentioned in convention by man, "o-
mar, or child. He must set forth his jrstitca-
tion and reason for his independent candldacy.
He Porter) wanted to know why he came ID
now 70 steal hi. thunder and slay stowen
with if. He asked what Republican strength
Mr. ponhsm had. coming in this question
able shane. He asked would anybody Fote
far him, rCries of "yes" and "no'" ana
CONFESSIONAL Porter charged that Popha'h
could not secure any Republican votes in the
district. and his strength, if it is not COMING
from the colored or white Republicans, must
come from the Conservatives but LIE kne"
that if fhe Conservatives venture this game
If will result in danger to them.
Hr.spREDs OF CONSERVATIVES WOULD VOTE FUN
HIM, PORTER, .-
-. ~,
beca,,so of his homestead clause IN the Con-
.ti,,Ition. The Conservatives had more sense
now than they had three years atso. IL was
imnossible for Conservative to he elected IN
tb;s district. where the colorcd majority was
ton thousand. The issue lay between him
and Stowell. He had hds eye on this Stow
oil. who, in 1870, had stood back and let inc
Democratic Legislature take control OF the
c,o+e Porter continued to denounce Stow
ell in very violent terms and i'll particular
said no gentleman would do what StoWell
had done. ~
There was call in the crowd
:. crovr,r. THINK YOU OUGHT TO FIGHT HIM."
Porter said there i.n't going to be any
fiqhtipg. They tried to break me UP III
Farmville. but won't We ntnre violence mere
He had feared TO speak in the country where
tbe hired retainers Of the ring were ready TO
LII him. They were Worse than knkluS,
and he had been in more danger from them
than from his Democratic enemies three years
,qo Porter argued that even If the Con-
servotives concentrated on Popham they
could not elect their lnalI- Colored RepuD-
Iiaps would not vote for him. Popham
rose and said if the colOre6 men were free
men and not slaves they would not allow
Porter TO catechzc them He SPIT on the
internal stuff. [Grent apfhause.l
Porter said his friend was getting eX-
cited. He had not dictated TO the colored
neonlc. He had asked them a question
merely. and that made Po7ham fiery and flu
rious. lGreat laughter.l IL people refuse TO
vote for him he would be sorry, but not get
mad and he would not call people slaves.
| rIauphter7. He tiattered himself he will get
conservative votes, but if he could divide
the Republican vote the Conservatives would
mt in n man aud run him in. There were
frequent interruptions and sharp rebuts.
| One alusion to Rush Burgess brought out
th,nders Of laughter and applause.
| m-nGEss MADE A HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS.
and the police gathered around. and fight
seemed imminent. There was great excite
ment. through which Porter continued to
sneak. Tt was impossible TO hear what be
said as Burgess continued to threaten and
bluster. This tunult lasted for ten or ht-
teen minutes. Porter, when order was
rnrtlv restored, spoke senerrlly of Republic
clp principles and their triumph on the
abolition Of slavery. NJ this point Porter
and Pophani got into sharp Wrangle. and
in reply to a direct question F0phan suited
that he did not believe the Government had
thc right to abolish slavery in the States be
fore the war. This point the latter sought
TO turn against him to excite the prejudice
Of the negroes. ~
| He said he
HAD BEEN II TIE uHAIN-GANG
because be condemned the usurpation of
the military authorities at the expense OF the
loyal people. As for the clauses OF dls4uall-
fication. if the times were now Us then, he
would act as he did then. These gentlemen
were wroug now as tllen--striving to excite
animcSiticS when the eri of peace had come.
Let us declare the Republic to be perpetual
on the broad basis Of justice and equality.
rCheers,l Mr.. Stowell followed III labored
halpngue,
| THE CROWD oozING RAPIDLY AWAY.
He said Porter and Greeley were beneath the
attention Of gentlemen. He attacked Por-
ter's record with yigor, and defended the
regularity of his own nomination. At mid
night Stowell WAS speaking. and all are TO
have half hour each with which to conclude
the discussion. The excitement frls now
subsidized.