Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12


Mons Denoumcing Saturdays
proceedIngs->pea by Prom
,,eut Republicans, White ant
.oiored = he TICKET Handled
,.irii Gloves Off.
meeting of disaffected Republi-
coIis among whom were reckoned some
Of the most prominent members of the
marty in the city, was held yesterday
altarnoon at the Court House for the
nnrpose of expressing disapproval OF
ihe proceedings of the circus show on
Saturday.
The meeting was called to order
when Mr.. L. b. Saunders, of the Post,
WAS made Chairman, and Jos. G. Hill
requested to act as Secretary. Geo.
l., MADISON was called npon and he
50 Ike in plain terms of the manner in
which the show had been conducted
ami the attempt made to force the
nominees on the voters in the county.
When MADISON had concluded a
Committee of eleven. consisting of
Geo. W. Price, Jr., E. r. Brink, II.
+. Scott, w. Il. Morton. f.. McCabe,
Charles Foy, John III. Whiteman,
Duncan Holmes, w. H. Waddell, An
thony Maultsbv and w. III. McLaurin
we're appointed to draftresolntions re-
carling the present condition of at
fairs. The Committee reported,
through their Chairman, Geo. W.
Price, Jr., the following preamble and
resolutions which were adopted with
out a dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, Certain delegates, many
OF whom were fraudulently elected to
II County Convention to be held in
INN utn tho etI, dow Of
1874, did grossly usurp the rights of
the Republican voters of New Hanover
county and did assemble at Rocky
Point on Friday night, the 9Th day of
june, and nominate a certain ticket,
contrary to the usages OF the Republi
can party and against the wishes of all
honest Republicans, and did only meet
n Convention on the 9th day of June
after pledging themselves to support
the Rocky Point monopoly, to approve
and confirm the same, and whereas,
the nominees Of the said meeting or
mob are far from being the choice of
the voters of the Republican party of
this county, and neither represent the
ability nor principles of the Republican
party of the county; therefore be it
Rcs2ired, That Republican mass
meeting be held in the City Hall in
Wilmington, on the 18th day Of June,
1874, in which each township and
ward will be entitled to Representa-
tive of twenty five delegates, to nomi-
nate respectable Legislative and
County ticket, and one which the hon
est voters of our party can consist
emily support; and
E.<Dired Further, That this meet
ing of good citizens appoint Com
mttee of eleven, or more, to take into
consideration the best means of effect
ing a remedy for this threatened
calamity and to take any action neces-
sary to this end at once.
The Committee appointed under
these resolutions, is as follows, viz:
Sla5 \ Martin, Geo w Price, Jr., l.
Z Rice, J II Whiteman, Jas Fl Chad
bourn, Geo l. MADISON, W H Banks,
" Z Canaday, Anthony Howe, J j
Cassidey, L N Gardner, Owen Birney,
Chas Foy, W II Waddell, Delaware
Nixon, II E Scott, Samuel Norton, w
II Gerken.
a letter from l.. Z. Rice, denounc-
ing the action of the Convention and
expressing his hearty concurrence
with the object OF the meeting, was
read.
Speaking was then again in order,
when the following compiled with the
calls made upon them, and in the or
der in which they are mentioned here,
viz: John II. Smythe, John II. White
man, Thos. NJ. Gardner, Jesse J. Cas-
sidey, Duncan Holmes, A. Lloyd, FL.
Z. Scott and W. P. Canaday. The
speakers handled the bosses of the
Convention without gloves and picked
h.. oil 70 hal
they sad Of them is literally true,
there is a fine prospect in store for the
taxpayers Of this county, should the
Convention ticket be elected next Au-
gust.
The meeting adjourned TO assemble
again at the Clty Hall at 8 o'clock.
NIGHT MEETING
About - o'clock the Chairman
called the meeting to order. The City
Hall was pretty full of dusky Repub
leans. W. IL. McLaurin, late colored
member Of the Legislature, was called
upon to explain in regard to the
passage of the amended City Charter.
He announced that he had too much
self-respect to support the ticket NOM
mated by the so-called Convention of
Saturday. Heaton, to secure position
On the ticket, had sacrificed everybody
else. 1t was charged that he and Nab
son and Lloyd bad sold ont the Re
pubhcanS. Just look at their candi-
date for Sheriff Gen. Manning.) Two
years ago he had promised the Demo
Gratis one thousand votes if they would
go for him for Sheriff He could
prove this by Democrats and Republi-
cans. Will you support such a
man tNo, no, from the crowd
His friend. john Smith, nominated
1or the House, said two years ago that
he was paid to so for Schenck III the
Convention, that then ''he was on the
make. Now if you elect him to the
Legislature he will be on the make
again.
McLaurin gave a history of the
passage of the City Charter bill, fixing
the responsibility on Heaton, who, he
understood, was paid for advocating
the bill
tie heard that those who controlled
The Contention said that if mulatto
was pat Oh the ticket they would not
support 1t, yet Archie Walker was
nominated and he had sold out hun
urea times and was for sale now. Bill
Moore SAID he wOuld take care of him
lMcL'ulnl on the stump-a fellow
VINO COULD not speak the English Ian
s""Se- lie liked Brewington-was
good Republican, but he could not
,o'e lor man who didn't know what
= ami comes to.
a",.h are the men put up for US to
l2'e l"f I" represent us in the Legis-
ihry, with their ignorance,
iu't language andincompetency would
nIll8 Us INTO disgrace with Republi-
o oat az We'll a. Democrats. The hon
est people OF New Hanover would not
vote for such men If We na1,s+ 90
Gown let us 60 down honorably.
81; Gie3ton vas then called out and
~ he III MOI Ike to pitch into {:
TIa % %i1 the people had sepudiated''
f ,nT tn l'-I:,!, poor, ;1espised de-
,tnIt politician (Ohas. Mallett here
II,i D9 suggested to Heaton that he
l'eu Hehton told how McLaur;n
snr'hed down to Goldsboro' on the