The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-05-11
FROM MARYLAND
BALTIMORE, April q, 1877

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THE (RADIcAL) REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Grant wing of the Republican party
held their Convention to select candidates
for the Philadelphia Convention. The State
was fully represented, there being dele
gates from every county, as well as two sets
of delegates from the city. There was no
concealment of the fact that frauds were
openly committed in securing dele
gates in the city representation. The
Chairman, of the Convention, Mr.. DENIM
son, read letter, written by himself, set
ting forth that frauds were perpetrated at
the primary elections, and that the dele
gates from the city holding credentials were
not entitled to seats in the Convention.
The letter was accompanied with protest
against the city delegation being admitted.
BY this time the confusion was so great
that it was impossible to distinguish one
word from an another. Order being par
italy restored a committee on credentials
was appointed, and the Convention took a
IGCcSS. vi JAlc EtdSSSIuDllllk Vi lnt OOn-
vention, the Committee on Credentials re-
ported, giving seats to the delegates having
credentials at the same tins accompany
ing the report with a STATE that it was
evident that frauds to q treat extent
had been committed. report of the
C,4nmltte was adopted mid great confu-
sion. An order prevailed to clear the hall,
the execution of which gave rise to a
FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
The first person taking hold of to be put
out was large and powerful negro who
claimed his right to remain. He loudly
claimed he was Republican, and a sup
porter of King Useless" and would not
be put out. He was sustained by several
other negroes, who holloaed, Go it Joe,
go it, joe" The negro man was surround
ed by several white men, and
GENERAL MELEE
was immenent. The negro was borne down
over a chair which was broken into thous-
and pieces, many Of his white brethren
coming to grief with him. There we're
many black eyes, bloody noses, and "sever-
lie" contusions. The scene now was indie
scribably boisterous and unmanageable. 1t
was unmistakably rowdy, and those present
who had any pretentions to respectability
determined to call in the police, when order
was again partially restored, and the Con-
vention adjourned to meet at o'clock in
the evening. When it was time for the
Convention to reassemble, the hall was
taken possession Of by an attachment Of
police from the Southern District, under
the direction of Deputy Marshal Frey.
None but those who had tickets were adj
mitted to the night session, and in this
way harmony was secured. A resolution
instructing the delegationto Philadelphia to
VOTE FOR GRANT
was adopted. Resolutions recommending
reform and condemnatory of the practice Of
fraud in the party were also adopted, after
which the Convention adjourned. G. G.
Fulton, ESQ, of the Baltimore American"
is one of the delegates at large. The char
acter and proceedings Of this gathering
may be judged from what the American,
the Grant organ of this city says of it.
THE proceedings" says the American"
"were Of the most disgraceful character. A
few mare such exhibitions would have a
tendency 10 drive all honest men out of the
party"
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS
met on the same day, at Barnum's City
Hotel. There were about forty or fifty
men present. These came from different
sections of the State, and comprised the
most respectable and influential men Of the
Republican party in this State.
The meeting was presided over by ex-
Governor Bradford, and sat with closed
doors. The Ex-Governor made lengthy
speech in advocacy of the purposes which
had called them together, and urged the