The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-01
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MIR. w. T. Bailey, now in business In
Washington, but still a voter In the ward,
by Invitation made a Burgess speech. He
claimed TO be the president of the Hum.
phreys District Committee, II that body had
any vitality, and gave notice that he would
call the Convention of the 7th Of October TO
order.
Mr.. O. 81. Russell followed him In few
remarks denunciatory Of Joseph NJ. Hum.
phreys, in which be charged that Hum.
phreys was about to answer before the
courts for defrauding poor man Of 900
| After some uninterestiDg and truly un-
profitable talk the meeting elected rs Bur-
CESS delegates William Kelly and William
Page, and W. T. Yarbrough and Andrew
Jackson as alternates, and adjourned.
MONROE WARD. -
The Burgess men in Monroe Ward held
their meeting at the Third-Sereet African
Methodist church. It was very slimly at
tended. The contractors for the improve
ments now going on in the building declined
to allow the crowd to enter the main hall,
which had been promised by the trustees,
but finally consented to the use OF the yesti-
bule for the purposes Of the meeting. The
proceedings were very brief.
Order was called by Gilbert Boyd, chair.
man of the ward club. and on motion of II.
L. Pelouze, all preliminaries were dispensed
with and the main purpose for which the
meeting was called Immediately entered
upoI.
| On motion of Mr.. Charles Shaffer, the
same delegates who served in the 18th of
tSeptember Convention-viz., Captain j. L.
| Capston and Philip Green-were chosen to
represent Monroe Ward in the Convention
Of the 7th Of October. This done, the meet
ing Immediately adjourned.
| The Smith men of Monroe Ward held
a meeting on the main floor of Sa-
maritan Hall, on Foushee street be-
tween Broad and Grace. There was
a considerable larger attendance here
than at the Burgess meeting. William H.
Smith presided, and Jacob Cohn acted as
secretary.
| The following delegates were chosen: viii.
liam FL. Smith and Jacob Cohn. Aiternates !:
Oscar Newman and Josiah B. Walker.
| On motion, the delegates were Earticu-
larly instructed to cast their votes in the Oc-
tober Convention for J.. Amber Smith.
On motion, the meeting adjourned with
three cheers for Smith.
| MADISON WARD.
The Republicans of Madison Ward held
their meetings last night at Hams Hall, and
the crowd was about as noisy and disorderly
| Except the negroes in the Burgess meeting
up-stairs) as ever assembled in this city. The
majority of the negroes were friends OF
Hon. John Amber Smith, and seemed de-
termined that only Smith delegates should
be chosen, but in this they were defeated.
The Smith party assembled in the lower
room at Hams Hall, and selected Robert A,
Paul, sergeant in the Attucks Guard, as
chairman. With but little delay, Robert A..
Paul and W. j. S. Bowe were elected dele
gates to the Convention. The meeting was
about to proceed to other business when
Nathan Williams, a well-knoWn Broad street
negro, came in and commenced making an
address to the Smith men present. In the
course of his remarks Nathan undertook 10
repeat what j. Amber Smith said at Assem-
bly, Hall few nights ago concerning free
schools-Nathan asserting that Smith had
said he'd be willing to 60 to the peniten-
tiary before he would allow one of his chill
dren to 90 to free school with negro chill
dren. He had scarcely uttered the words,
when every one of the Smith men who
were sitting jumped up and cried, you
| are liar !"
| The excitement was now intense, CLUBS
were brandished about Qor the negroes were
all provided with them, aud there was
general rush for the door. Some OF the ne
groes were knocked down and trampieU
upon, For some moments it was impossible
to hear anything that was going Oh, but par
tial quiet was finally restored and the speak.
ing continued, Burgess being abused, and
Smith lauded, applauded, and cheered. FIJI
naly all of the Smith followers fell into line
in the street, and beaded by fife and drum
which, by the way, bad been used to draw
crowd at first--the party marched of down
Ninth street.
| The Burgess men organized their party in
the room immediately over the Smith meet
ing, and elected Joe Cox (who, by the way,
presided) and Matthew B. Brown delegates
to the Convention. The meeting then ad-
ljourned.
While the Smith meeting was in progress
down stairs Joe Cox assembled forty.six Of
his men up stairs and had second meeting
a sort Of ratification meeting for BURGESS
benefit. Here speeches were made by Joe
Cox, Anderson Taylor, and several Others
Joe Cox, rs usual, gave the negroes talk
ing. He said that the white Republicans
were the cause of all the trouble now exist
ing among the negroes; that nobody would
suffer from it except the negroes, and be
was certain that the white people didn't care
whether the negroes suffered or not. The
Terrible split he deplored, because it was
eminently important that the negroes should
all stand together. and he saw that they were
sadly divided. He was going to the Con-
yention not for Smith or Burgess, but in the
interests of the negro Republicans.
Anderson Taylor next addressed the meet
Iinp He also deplored the terrible rupture
which had taken place in the ranks OF his
marty. but especially in his own race. lie
saw nothing of the kind among the Conser-
vatiyes. They were all alive and at work !;
they would vote as one man for their noml.
nee, and tteir organization, determination,
and harmony looked dangerous indeed.
Other speeches of similar character
were made, and the meeting adjourned.
The Smith meeting was about one hum
dred and fifty strong, and the Burgess meet
Ing about fifty. SO there will be two sets
of delegates in the Convention from Madl-
son Ward.
| JEFFERSON WARD.
The Burgess meeting, at Metropolitan
Hall was called to order by b. w. Bragg,
who read the address of the Republican City
| Conmittee. NJ. J. Fenton was called to
the chair. and secretary elected. Spencer
Burgess and B. W. Bragg were elected dele
gates, and the meeting adjourned.
This meeting was composed OF aoout one
hundred and fifty persons, most OF Wnom
we're stone.cutterS. They all went down to
Carter's Hall, corner of Franklin street ana
I,ocust alley, where about dozen negroes
and Two or three white men had met under
the call of Mr.. Jacob Cohn's City Commit
tee. Just as they arrived John Munn LOOK
tha chair md stated that be called the meet