Wilmington journal., 1873-08-08

Mr.. Paige, 4 sharp, trim little NIL
latto, was conducted to the stand as
permanent President of the Conven-
ton.
STORMY SCENE
ensiIed Oil the question of adopting n
platform before making the nomina-
tions. The McMahon faction demand
ing that course with view to gain
time, the Hughes faction insisting
on an immediate nomination for can
didate for Governor. This contest
grew hotter ana hotter each moment.
Congressman Platt and Smith being
the leading champions of the respec-
tive factions. The utmost disorder
and tumnlt prevailed. Smith made a
hot and very able speech, demanding
fair play, and stating lie had already
submltr1u to too many outrages.-
This WAS retortcd to by one OF the
Hughes leaders III Il spirit as bitter
The question being on the calling of
the yeas and nays as to whether the
nomination OF IL candidate was III or
der, IT Was decided! ny the Chair it
was, and then began the uproar, which
the constant sled9e-hammer rapping of
the Chairman gavel failed TO drown
COLONEL HUGHES NOMINATED.
Order being finally restored. Major
*. II. Carter, of Fauquicr county, said
to he a nephew of General Lee, in a
handsome speech nominated Colonel
Robert W. Hughes, whose name WIS
received with tn widest cheers. Cen
eral Wickham, who is also connected
by marriage with the Lee family, then
arose, and made short and exceed
ingly stirring appeal in favor of the
harmony and unity of the party. He
said now came the turning point of
the republican organization and that a
mistep to-day would SO md its death
kneN. a man OF availability should be
selected and not one who would arouse
all the inlmoslty of the opposition,
but one who, being little known III
politics, could command Il powerful
vote. He knew such IL man, one who
had risen 20 ii high position by hisown
eXertion, and who had unlimited intiu-
ence over the foreign vote OF the State
Snch Il man was Edward McMahon.
The name WIS only feebly cheersd.
The opposition was oversiaughed, and
notwithstanding the many objection
able speeches and shifts to make de-
lays
TIE RESULT WAS INEVITABLE.
TIE hour of twelve. midnight, was
| reached, and yet no nomination. near
ly every one of the hIcMahon faction
speaking in fa~or of their candidate
| and 7lrginG their ollipctions to Hughes.
| 1t was evident the tactics of the Nc
Mahonites was to Kill time, and. by
! prolonged speechnakinc, to defeat the
nomination tonight. Several times the
| Convention became so disorderly that
A GENERAL HAND 20 HAND CONFLICT
was imminent, but at length Gall Ot
| the roll was reached. General Wick.
| ham then withdrew the name Of Ne
| Mahon, and Hughes, upon motion al
| Major Harman, of Augusta, was nom
mated by acclamation. A committee
was then appointed to wait upon Col
onel Il. W. Hughes and inform him ot
| his nomination. and after brief all
sence that gentleman appeared upon
the stand, which was the signal for the
widest applause, tossing of hats, &c
He thanked them Tor the distinguished
honor did him, and, after begging tt
be excused, promised to address then
upon the issues of the day tomorrow
morning,
If Il young man cannot pay his board
bill, and has no reasonable prOspsct o
being able to pay it, we are iccllned t.
think it his christian duty to thscond
He need not, however. add insul
to injury, like the youth VIII
lately left his bed and board i'll Rut
land, Vt. without paying for either
This wretch had not been long gon
when his defranded landlady received
the following exasperating billet
Miss A.-Piease don't worry about me
Again l enjoy the comforts Of home
My present hash-maker improves o
you considerably" It is a nice. mora
question, whether defaulter has
right to sneer at any hash, however
miscellaneous, which he has not pai
for.
A man in San Francisco whose VIII
was killed by street car is suing til
company for $40. 900 damages, whic