The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-01
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE
CONVENTION OF THE SEVENTH
OF OCTOBER.
Double Delegations from all the Wards
of the City.
SPEECH OF "THE BOY CONGRESSMAN IN
MARSHALL WARD.
Disorder and Kioting Nearly Everywhere
The Police Called In.
A RICH CHAPTER OF POLITICAL HISTORY

October were held IN all the counties or the
district yesterday, aud in all the wards of
this city last night. The dissensions prevail
ing in the Radical party have been the OBJ
iect of the most earnest solicitude of the
leaders, bat have grown day by day, and now
appear so overwhelming as to leave not the
slightest hope for the restoration OF unity
and harmony for months to come. The Dis.
trict Committee first published call for 4
convention TO be held here on the 18th OF
September to nominate a candidate for Con-
sress. but, before that day arrived, met, and
changed the date to the Eth OF October. This
action was repudiated by Mr.. Rush Burgess
aud his friends, and they elected delegates
on the day first designated for that purpose
by the committee, and held convent on on
the 10Th ul,imo, which unanimously noml-
mated Mr.. Burgess. Mr.. Burgess, In his
speech OF acceptance. expressed his readiness
! to submit his claims to the Convention OF the
1th Of October; and thus it came about that
= great struggle was made by bota parties
Yesterday to secure the delegates to that Con-
vention.
The City Committee, which was not long
ago elected, and Of which Mr.. Andrew
Washburne is chairman, was not recognized
by Hon. John Amber Smith and his friends,
and new one was constituted, with Mr.
Jacob Cobn as chairman. These rival bodies
each organized ward club for each ward,
and another conflict of authority arose. AT
present each ward has two superintendents,
or chairmen, and each faction, of course,
claims to be in the right.
Last night two sets Of delegates were
elected tor each ward; two conventions
were held in Chesterfield, and Louisa, too,
| we have no doubt, though we are without
authentic Information from that county.
| Therefore, it is anticipated that the Conven-
| tion Of the 7th, which was expected to de-
eide between MesSIs. Burgess and Smith,
| will entirely fail to attain that end.
! We give reports from ali parts of the dis
trict accessible to our reporters and CORE
spoudents:
CLAY WARD.
The "party of peace and order" has had
| many riotous and noisy demonstrations IN
| this CITY, but never one that equalled that
/ which took place at the Good Samaritan
[ Hall on Foushee street, last night. The
| basement Of the building was occupied by
the CLAY Ward Republicans Of both factions
| to the number Of one hundred or one hun
dred and fifty. J. j. Brightwell, the
chairman of the ward organization
under the Washburne-BurgeSs City
Committee. aud Edward Moore, chair
! man of the ward under the Cohn-Smlth COM
| Mite were both present. Moore, through
| the aid of Lewis Lindsay, got possession or
( the chair. Immediately furious row COM
menced. Fifty men were on the lloor at
once; canes were .brandShed IN the air;
curses were uttered, and few blows passeo.
| 4 dangerous riot would inevitably nave
| taken place bad it not been torthe discreet
| Of aorf " ND
policemen George Epps and William Angle.
| They restored something like quiet for mo-
ment. and the meeting proceeded to bu>l-
ness. though often afterwards interrupted
bv disorder and lumult.
| Lewis Lindsay was the controlling genius
| of his party. The Smith negroes obeyed
his instructions and signs spiendldly, but
| the other side was determined and furious,
| If not so strong. 4 motion was made that
! LOWS Lindsay and William Flegenheimer
| Smith meDl be declared elected delegates,
and Cornelius Harris and r. Il. Hamilton
altcrnates, and it was pronounced carried,
and Drobably was upon fair count, when
was. however, impossible in the fuss OF the
| factions.
The Burgess men asserted that the motion
had been lost. Lewis Lindsay said that that
| was a lie. A felow-brother returned
the compliment 10 him. Cornelius Harris
| bcoped the police to preserve order, ano
they tried, but their efforts were made III
| vain. r. ~,
| Jndpe Alfred Morton, chairman OF the
| Penuhlican State Committee, after sundry
| Efforts rot the floor, or, rather, got upon. Q
bench. and made bimselt heard. He salo
that he had been to many Republican meet
ings before. but never to one that so mortified
him as this. He attempted to pour re"
drons of oil upon the troubled waters, bu'
tho waters could not be stiIled long enough
to receive them, and in going out OF the way
of the concliatory course upon Whlcn he na0
started TO attack Charles II. Porter, ne wax
| sharnly and peremptorily called to order by
lewis Lindsay. But, getting fresh start
he begged the meeting either to reconsloei
Ihair action or to instruct their delegates u
east overheard Smith and Burgess ana te
vote for third man.
Ilndsay protested against any further re
marks from Judge Morton. :,
MIR. C. w. Burr hoped that Burgess,
friends would let this bogus meeting ee'
through, and then have theirs in peace
able and decent manner.
| Lewis Lindsay, Cornelius Harris & 90. re
oiled that they proposed to roost all nlght IL
,Judge Morton, as a citizen of the ward
insisted on a reconsideration OF the meet
ing's proceedings. ..o,,,,,,,
| Tbechairman asked the judge il he though'
that he (the chairman) was FOOL enough 10
entertain such motion, When Tue na'i w was
hacked and crammed with men from otnei
| wards. ,d
| SC han
| disbed about in dangerous proximity 70
Mnore,s head. was heard 10 ask by what au'
,horjfy he had been ouSted ana Moore WAS
nrosid,ny. There were many responses.
some Satisfactory to him; some not. Brignt.
| we'll urgently maintained that he was sun
chairman of the ward, and invoked the ala
of the police to establish him in that POSI-
| ton.
At this point fight between the contend.
| ino chairmen seemed imminent. They were
! very close together, and looked ana acted
yery beiiigerent,y, causing their respective
friends 70 rush TO their respective SIDES. Inc
table was soon loaded down with excited
men. and but for policeman Angle jumping
into the midst of those who occupied II
there would necessarily have been cracking
of skulls.
There appeared but one way to secure or
der, and the l.oIice, with the aoVce Oh nc, Ieau'
ers of the two factions, resorled 10 IL. ;ns nnes
required everybody to quit the room. !, Inea e.,
they posted teliers at the door, Who ai'o"eu
none but Clay Ward voters 70 return: .,,a
When the room was about three-lourths >
full BrightweIi jumped: into me cna,l ahu ,lu
attempted to hold 1t, bat was Vc1eu 9I. M.o.s ~
three votes to one cast for him, aa'u nool1 aod
resumed possession. The previous FIusesn FIa.s..s
ibgs were endorsed and confirmed; tianns