Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
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,r A Mass Conve alton of Boiling Rad
At lcals assembled at the City Hall yes
terday to protest against the nomina
"a tions of the regular Convention. Th
- stairway leading to the Hall was be
,e selged by a throng of ''Regulars,
o. clamoring for admission, but no on
ee was allowed to enter, except upon tn
n presentation of ticket. Severa
y hundred delegates filled the Hall
IS which had been very tastefully deco
. rated with flags and banners. TIL.
q Stage was decorated with United
g States flags, and above were banners
q upon which were inscribed "Russell,
3 Sutton" 'McKay' MS Have
: Peace'-The seats for the various
wards and townships were designated
: by pennants suspended from staffs.
p At IL! o'clock the Convention was
6 called to order by Jas. A. Lowery,
o (colored,) who explained the object OF
the meeting. He urged upon them
= to nominate a ticket which would be
acceptable to the people. J. J. Cassi-
dey moved that a Committee of five
y on permanent organization be APP
+ pointed. After prayer by q. w.
Price, ST., this motion was adopted,
:, after eing amended to consist of one
, from each township and ward.
During the absence Of the Commit
tee several delegates were invited to
address the Convention.
Maj. J. G. Mann responded to calls
upon him. He was glad to meet his
the country. A large majority
sympathized with this movement. 1t
was manifested by the large assemblage,
some of whom had walked twenty
miles. The time had passed when
cOlored men could be driven into the
support of a ticket which was not sat
lsfactory, not Ill sympathy with the
people. They had the courage to re-
pudiate it. The question at issue in
the Republican ranks must be decided,
and it had better be done now than
two years hence, when there were very
important State and National elec-
tioIs. He reviewed at length the ac-
ton of the Convention of the 9th of
June, and the incompetent ticket it
haG nominated. He felt that proper
men would be nominated to-day, and
they would be elected by two thou
sand majority. He urged unanimity,
activity and zeal, and success was
| sure.
(Here Col. Alexander Campbell (col-
ored) rose to q ''pint," or with pint,
with difficulty, but was not recog-
| niZed.l
G. w. Price (colored thought it
| best for each delegate to know Just
the ground upon which every other
stood, and therefore moved that those
in favor of nominating a new ticket
rise to their feet. Every one rose,
| with shouts and ht;rrahs
Tho Tnp,mi miftaa ~, Dar,,,,nap4 a..
gahization reported, through Rourk,
a list of permanent officers. W. 2. |
Canaday was designated as President, |
and w. A. Green and A. Gamburg as
Secretaries, with a Vice President |
from each ward and township. The |
report was ADOPTED.
4 committee escorted Canaday to
tlhe chair, and W. III. GerkeH intro
duced INN W the ov..,v..tivu.
The President returned heartfelt
thanks for the honor done him. 1t
was an honor to any man to preside
over such a body, having in view the
objects which this has. These have
been made known. All knew what
had happened two weeks ago. You
know the imposition attempted to be
manifested in your anxious faces The
other Convention had pat forth
a most disgrace5ul tle!-et Not |
one nominated, from the head to the
foot, with but single exception, was
entitled to the respect of an honest
man or tax payer. Their conduct is
familiar. Delegates sold ont for bacon
and mo'asses. thirty eight men
bought for bacon and mOlasses was a
disgrace to New Hanover.
He trnsted the deliberations cf this
Convention would proceed with dignity
and decorum as become a free people
and a great party.
Upon motion Of Rourk, amended by
A. Maultsby, Committee OF two from
each Ward and township upon nomi-
nations, to be appointed by the dele
gates, was ordered. The following
comprise the Committee
First Nar1 &c. r. kourk and D.
NJ Smith
Second Ward-W. H. Gerken and
Thos. Conner. |.
Third Ward Il. f. Rice 9nd Henry
Clay.
Fourth Ward-K. G. Myers and W.
II. Spicer.
Fifth Ward-G T. FIack and &. T.
Littleton.
Wilmington-J. Fl. Whiteman and
A. Maultsby
Federal point-N. Hanks and s.
Reeves.
MasopAora-w. L. Wadden and
Harnett-E. McCade and L. Nixon.
Grant,. Grady and J. Alexander.
Cape Fear-Dr. ii. +, Scott and
Thos. Harold |.
h,cky noiiit-W. I. Morton and J.
Hill
Holly-H. Payne ana V. Larkins.
Columb:a-W. Murphy and J.
Wooster.
I,inca.a- w. j. isivsas and NJ. Arm
strong.
LlIington-,f. t,all and Ss Iarkins
JTnio.l-J. S. w. Eagles and III.
Henry.
HoIden-J. Kenny anl J. peuny.
At i.uge--F. ". Foster.
CAT tins point the President very
severely ordered Henry Clay to take
the ciear ont of his mouth. "Imperial
Caesar dead and turned to clay" SC
Dud!eT of lie and Ward and Bill I
Myers talked some had English and
worse Logic, and Col. Campbell raised |
to pint and a-liat,' but he was
ordered by a Sergeant t. 81 .s..wn aud
he snbsilrl,
lsanean ffOIiheS was called out ana
was radiant for the occasion. He
talked about the Regular ticket and
what they proposed to do-of the work
before them. We had majorities to
overcome to elect Judge, Solicitor and
Congressman, and it hehooved all to
so to work eornestly. Would not DO
to quarrel over the bone while others
run off with the meat. he was for the
Republican party; We were slaves
for $50 years. while the Democratic
party was in power tHere Col. Camp
bell rose to Pint of history, We sup
pose, but as usual, he was ordered
down. The Republican party gave
him life, liberty aud freedom. and he
hadn't got all the freedom he intended
to have. He Was an equal rights man,
(great applause Dutchmen, Irish
man anl Establishment came here and