The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-15

RADICAL WARD Observation-Disclosures
TROUBLES. According to the appointment
of the Republican City Committee, meet
ings were held in the several wards last
night to elect delegates to the Nominating
Convention which is to be held on the 10Th
instant, notwithstanding the prohibition of
the District Committee. The friends of Hon.
John Ambler Smith took the position that
no delegates could be legitimately chosen
until the 3Oth instant, and no convention
which assemblies before the 7th of October
can nominate candidate entitled to receive
the support of the party. Yet they attend
ed some of the meetings and were able to
successfully display their strength.
The Clay Ward meeting was held at the
Samaritan Hall, on Foushee street, and the
chair was occupied by J. j. Brightwell (co-
lored). The first proposition made was to
90 into an election for delegates to the Con-
yention of the 10th instant. Resolutions
were offered by Lewis Lindsey to postpone
the election until the 30th 1.-THE time appoint.
ed by the District Committed and endorsing
John Amber Smith. The chairman refuse d
to put the resolution, and the vote was taken
on the first motion and resulted-ayes, Is;
noes, 4S. "a clear victory for Smith, A
motion was then made. to adjourn the meet
ing until the 30th for the purpose of electing
delegates to convention to assemble on the
7th, which was carried by about the same
vote.
Monroe Ward meeting was held in the
same hall basement floor, and Gilbert G..
BOYD (colored) presided. Action similar TO
that taken by Clay Ward was determined
upon by tWo-thirds vote, and the meeting
,,,, ~ >, no Q0th instant
The Madison Ward meeting was held 1t
Hams Hall, and about two hundred colored
brethren were present. Some Smith men
were there, but were buta very lnsignihcant
minority. Opposition was made to the re"
ception of the communication from the City
Committee. fixing the time for the ward
meetings, but without avail, and then a mo.
tion to adjourn was made and .lost. Tie
meeting then proceeded to the election Of
delegates, and the following were noml-
mated /: Winston, Bannister, Edward Da-
venport. James Hickman, Mathew b.
Brown. Joe Cox, j. Anderson Taylor, and
r n. Johnson, a vote was taken and
Mathew 3. Brown and Joe Cox were de-
clared elected delegates, and j. Anderson
Taylor and Captain r. d. johnson alter
mates.
The JEFFERSON WarQ fneetluS, he'u ~ ~
Brooks's stable on Franklin street, was very
disorderly, and no two men who were pres.
ent after it was over gave the same account
of its proceedings. Many Of the Smith men
withdrew, but the Burgess men. who were
largely predominant, elected Benjamin,
Bragg and Richard Carter delegates, and
seemed quite satisfied with the result.
The meeting in Marshall Ward was pre-.
sided over by James johnson, w. ii. Carer
acting as secretary. AS soon as the meeting
was organized, F. W. G. Coleman addressed
the Chair, and claimed that the call for ward
meetings was illegal, and therefore no dele
gates ought 10 be chosen. This created grea
Excitement, and just before midnight, Whel
our reporter left, the Marshall Ward aeie
gates had not been chosen.
i In jackson Ward, josiah Crump ant
Royall White were chosen delegates.