The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-16


W. WRIGHT, SHERIFF; E. B. COOK, CITY
SERGEANT; A. i. DUEsBERRY, HIGH
CONSTABLE, &C, sc.
Tho Conservative Convention Of the city
of Richmond assembled at the Exchange
Hotel yesterday afternoon at 81 O'Clock and
was called to order by General Bradley T.
johnson, superintendent OF the City Com.
mittee. BY instruction of General johnson,
Mr.. William II. Wade. the secretary of the
committee, called the list of delegates by
wards. Nearly all who had been chosen at
the ward meetings on Thursday night re-.
sponded to their names.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. II. D. Danforth moved that Nr.
Thomas ". McCance be called to the chair
As temporary president Of the Convention.
Agreed TO. ..-., ...
Messrs. Oald and Maccuboin escorted Mr..
McCance to the chair.
Mr. W. II. Wade and the representatives
Of the press present were requested to act
as temporary secretaries.
Mr.. H. D. Dau(orth moved that commit
tee. consisting OF one from each ward, be
appointed on permanent organization
Agreed to, and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
MeSsrs. Robert Ould, of Madison Ward;
George A. .ainslie, of Marshall Ward; A
G. Babcock, of jefferson Ward; b. D. Dan
forth. Of Monroe Ward; W. F. Drinkard. Of
jackson Ward; and 4. Calder, Of Clay
Ward.
The committee retired, and after brie
absence reported the following gentlemen rs
the officers of the Convention for
PERMANENT oRGANlzATIoS:
For President: Thomas W. McCance.
Nice-Presidcnt Colonel w. II. Palmer.
Secretary: W. Ii. Wade.
Scrgeant-at-Arms B. T. August and
George Watt, Jr.
The report Of the committee was unani
nously adopted.
Mr.. McCance said that every delegate must
know the object of the Convention, and the
sooner the business is done the better for all
parties-especialy for number Of anxious
gentlemen who were present.
Mr.. II. q. Cannon moved that the com.
mittce on permanent organization retire and
prepare rules for the government OF the Con
yention. Agreed to, and the committee
again retired.
Mr.. Henry Hudnall moved that all gentle
men other than the members Of the press
officers, and invited guests be requested tc
retire from the room during the session o
the Convention.
MesSrs. c. NJ. Wallace and William S
White opposed The motion.
The question being taken, the Chair de-
clared that the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr.. Wallace called for division.
The Chair, being unable to make the
count, instructed the secretary to take tht
vote by ayes and noes.
Mr. George a. Ainslie's name had beer
called, when the Committee on Permanent
Organization returned TO the Convention
and presented the following report, which
vas adopted:
/. The rules of the House of Delegates,
so far as applicable, shall prevail.
,. No person shall be renominafed more
than once.
3. The doors of the ball shall be closed
upon all except the members of the ConYen
tioa, the officers of the meeting, and the city
and ward superintendents.
4. No speech in the Convention shall ex
ceed five minutes.
The room vas now cleared Of all specta
tors.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
Mr.. Cannon inquired what was to be tn
order in which nominations were to D'
mades
The Chair: Beginning with the office 0
Mayor.
Mr. Cannon then said thst be had tn
honor on this occasion to present the mann
OF the Hon. A. N. Kelley, the presentincum
bent. IApplau,e.] The speaker then pro
ceeded to pay high tribute to MIR. helle.
and to say that in his opinion he is more en-
titled to the nomination. than any other gen
,leman. ..----...-. .'.-
MIR. Allen seconded the nomination.
Nr. c. NJ. Wallace said that he Believed
he would be carrying out the wishes OF
majority of the citizens of Monroe Ware
when he placed in nomination General Pey
ton Wise. lApplause.l He declared tina
he believed in that ward il the TWO gentle
men were put side by side General Wis
would beat him (Mr. Kelley two. to one
He believed that if Mr. Keley's name we:
Dut at the head of the ticket he would b.
defeated.
Mr. William S. White, of Monroe Ward
said that he took issue with Mr.. Wallace
He did not believe that the majority OF th'
voters of Monroe Ward were in favor oil
General Wise. He cordially seconded tht
nomination made by Mr.. Cannon.
The Chair directed the secretary to call
the roll alphabetically.
A motion to call the roll by wards wa:
made and adopted.
The roll being called, the vote resulted as
follows:
For Keiley.-Messr.. Ainslie, Romer
Walsh, O'Neil, Riddick, OConnor, Ba0cock
Cullingsworth. Schmidt, Dickerson, Wright
Lacy, Molloy, Briggs, Maccubbin, Poindex'
ter, Phillips, Cree, c. f. Taylor, Darlington
Milhiser, Pey ytou, Ouid, Mahoney, Allen, EUR
cell, Ward, Guy. McCance, Danlortb, Can
non, White, Glasgow, Powell, Manson, uil'
man. Driukard, MeGovern, Brannon, Epps
HaDnagan, Whitaker, Griffin, ana WING
feid-44. - -, " -,
For Wise.-Messrs. Powers, WestWood
Crowds. Palmer, Wallace, Hndnal!, Tan
rer. IIybroek, Stratton. Calder, Teller, trld'
DIV. w. T. Taylor, Witte, Rowe, Barnham
Prosser, and Tinslev--lS.
After the vote had been announced-for
MFR. Kelley, Al; for Mfr. Wise, 16-Colone:
w, II. Palmer moved to make it unanl
nous. Lost. t.
: Mr. Drinkard moved that the Convention
next proceed to nominate candidate ioi
CITY Sergeant. Withdrawn. $40
The Convention next proceeded to thf
nomination of candidate for Auditor.
Mr. G. A. Ainsiie nominated Mr. DANES
). Royster, the gentleman, he said, WHO now
% y sortbiy fills the Office. !,
MIR. Wallace nominated Mr.. James y
4aughton.