The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-14
The Radicals in Council.
NEGRO MEETINGS LAST EIGHT-DELE-
GATES CHOSEN TO THE REPUBLICAN,
CITY CONVENTION

| CITY CONVENTION.
The Republicans Of Richmond assembled
| last night in the various wards OF the city
for the purpose of selecting delegates to the
conversion which will assemble at the
Hughes and Ramsdell Club-room, on Broad
street. at noon On wednesday, for the pur-
pose OF nominating candidates to be voted
| for at the November election.
| THE MARSHALL WARD
| meeting was held in the club-room on Chin
borazo. About one-tifth of the persons pre-
sent were whites. The usual opening prayer
was made by negro named John Anderson,
and collection amounting to s. was taken
I'D to pay room-rent. The following were
| elected delegates: Charles CresswelI, A. ".
Wilcox, and Ezra Harris (whiteS), j. =.
| Wynne and William Fl. Carter (negroes).
Rowland Hill was elected alternate.
| During the progress of the election
quarrel arose about some parliamentary
question, and the chairman, j. Z. Wynne
| (negrOl, threw down his cane and left the
chair. Rowland Hill assumed the deserted
post of honor, but was ignomni0u>ly ousted
by the assembled s0veregns and amidst the
greatest confusion. Il. }. Gayle was substl-
| .uted. Under that presiding genius the de-
liberations ofthe meeting were completed.
JEFFERSON WARD.
| The Republicans of Jefferson Ward as"
sembled at their cub.rOUm, corner Of Maih
| and Twenty-trst streets. About fifty per
sons were present, onc.fourth being white.
One cOlored brother inquired whether
they "mountu't commence dis here meetin'
with little chune."
The Chairman ruled him out of order, and
called on Brother Henry Page (colorcd 70
pray. Casping his fat hands he said
"LOrd come down. We don't AK We to
come down for nuthin' bad, we AZ ye TO
cone down to show de people dat the pub
| lkin fiatform is de right ilittorm. LORD,
tou has done promiS to be wild two or thrac
| 10 tend on um.-.be wild lis and tend on US.
I sees heah tonight some of de ole sheep
| and some oh de young Iams--- Lord take um
and teach um how to vote. We's done bin
strugIin' in bondage fur eight long ycahs,
but now de time Is neah when we's gwinc
10 get out. Lord, show lis de right men.
and meet us on lection day to put EN-
through"
On motion of Moses Taylor, the meeting
proceeded to business, Richard Carter, presi-
dent of the Ward Club, being in the chair.
and Is. +. Cooke acting as secretary. Pnyer
was offered by Henry Page (colored), chap
lain.
The minutes of the last meeting of the
Club were read by b. w. Bragg, and col
lection taken to raise funds to pay room-rent,
SC. One dollar and tWenty-nine cents was
raised.
The meeting then proceeded to the cleo
ton of delegates with the following result
D. w. BohonoD, b. w. Bragg, Il. W. Gillis.
t,;.h,-J rfor I.nIarufN (ottn IT paynp
(colorld). The following were chosen alter
mates: B. +. Cooke, William J. George,
Moses Taylor (colored), 7. Fl. Quarles (co-
lored), and Peter Willis (colored).
A. j. McFrederick was elected ward SUI
perintendent.
Short addresses were made by Captain Bo-
honon and 3. w. GiIis.
The meetin. was dismissed with benedic-
ton by the chairman.
John Cooley, heretofore representing him
self as Conservative, was presen. and took
part in the proceedings.
MADISON WARD.
The meeting of the Republicans Of Madi-
son Ward was held at Hams Hall, on Ninth
street. II was called to order and presided
over by Edward Davenport, the ward su.
perintendent, Madison Logwood acting as
secretary. Quite an excited discussion arose
as to the manner in which the delegates ta
the convention should be chosen. It was
finally decided, however, that the voters
present should "rise and stand until they
were counted" and this decided the matter.
Joe Cox espied the Dispatch reporter, and
said to the meeting that he hoped the Re
publicans present would conduct themselves
in becoming manner, as The proceedings
would be published TO the world. The
meeting then proceeded to the business for
which they were convened, and nominated
Edward Murphy, James Cbildrey, Edward
Davenport, Charles J. Msiord, Joseph Allen.
Anderson Taylor, Joseph Cox, Frederick
w. johnson, Lewis Carter, Chris. Jones.
Andrew Washburn, Madison Logwood, Cap
tain Cook, Gillespie Anderson, and Judge
Alfred Morton as delegates 10 the eoayen.
ton. ..srr,
several speeches were delivered after Qom-
snasiois had been made as 10 the impOytaAee
of watching eve rybody who stood up and.
voted, Us at the lass meeting number o.
tboys had voted us well " residents OF other
| wards. The vote was taken With the iol-
EIog wing result Morton, %; Christopher
/ Jones,s | o Gillespie Anderson. SO; Captain
Cook, 81; Frederick w. Johnson, IL
James Cox, ~: II. II. Johnson, az Madison
Logwood. Il; Lewis Carter, "a; Anderson
fyIer, Ia: Andrew Washburn, 30 Joseph
1 Allen. AZ: Charles j. Malord, S5;; Joseph
IfIiItrey. 4; Edward DveHports ~ I'D.
| Aurphy, 5;E. Archer, III,
| Che following were declared delegates
| Madison Logwood, Joseph Cex. Carts.n
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