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

Proctor was appointed Secretary, til,
confusion began. Price claimed t,
have a proxy. So did MADISON an,
Whiteman and others. For upward
of one hour, curses and yeIls an,
threats drowned the feeble efforts o
Wilson to maintain order. Hundred
were attempting to speak, and the rol
. was all the time being called upon the
question of admitting proxies. Above
the din could be heard the melodiou
voice of Pompey Harris, crying out
1--WE wa 1t no foxies in this Conven
tion-no foxies." And from another
quarter Colonel w. L. Guitar an
nounced that he could paralyze the
candidates nominated by this Conven
tion in one minute and q half, by the
watch, and that if Heaton and Man
ming were nominated they would have
no more chance than a terrapin in h
without his claws.
By this time the confusion became
SO great that motion was made and
carr ed that a telegram be sent to Gov.
Caldwell for protection, as they had
applied to the Mayor in vain. Price
denied this assertion. Appeals were
made to the Chair for the question,
but he gravely Informed all applicants
that he was not in condition to recog-
nize any one or to know what was the
question.
The following telegram was ordered
to be sent to the Governor
Hon. ToDD r.. CALDWELL
A rough crowd has assembled to
break up our County Convention The
Mayor, w. p. Cannady, and Ct. W.
Price, City Marshal, have fatty re-
fused to protect the rights of delegates,
they being biased. We ask for the
sake of the party that you give protec-
| ton IN some wise under executive au-
thority. Answer Immediately.
| JAMES WILSON,
Chairman.
| The infuriated mob now called upon
Judge Cantwell for speech. That
| delectable individual lid not respond
Even his delicate stomach was not
equal to the occasion. So much the
worse for Judge Cantwell's stomach
| and his chances for Solicitor. Apos-
tate COnfederates should not have
such delicate stomachs, especially
when they can digest the Civil Rights
Bill
a Committee was now appointed TO
wait upon the Mayor, to claim protec-
| ton. but the Committee were inform
ed that the Mayor would protect the
peace of the city.
Sergeants-at-Arm were appointed
and Wilson breathcd freer, but the
confusion continued.
4 Committee on Credentials was
appointed, who retired, and shortly
afterwards, through their Chairman,
Esquire Moore, reported that the
Canaday clique had stole the credeL
tials, but neverless we git along with
ont en-. This Committee then for
mally reported that the credentials
having already been passed upon by
the Executive Committee it was not
necessary to examine them further.
L. E. Rice objected to the reception
of this report, and wished the creden-
tials scrutinized by the Conven ion,
wanted to be heard on this question.
Amid rappings from the chair, and
cries Of "go on" and ''set down" and
''hush up" and great tumult from the
crowd, he proclaimed that fraud had
been practiced, to which assertion w.
H. Moore entered his protest by say
ing 1T was id lie" The Chair
would not recognize Rice as n dele
gate. and ordered him down, but he
would not be dOacncl;: and the tumult
continued.
At this point motion was made
declaring James wilson to be pcrma-
ren. Chairman and -- Proctor Sec
retary. Carried.
The tumnlt now became deafening,
and for n length Of time no Individual
voice could be. distinguished from
another, but the whole mass, delegates
and non-delegates, seemed to be labor
- ,f .l,coArlo,f
sound When the din had somewhat
abated, motion was made to go into
nomination fer ShQriff.
The Commissarvites seemed conf
dent S II. Manning, Thos. NJ.
Garduer, Owen Burney, and Duncan
Holmes were placed III nomination.
Fonr tellers we're appointed, one for
each of the candidates. Geo. Hill
moved that the voting be viva-voce;
said the county delegates could not
read, and he did not want his friends
to vote ticket thai they did not
know no more about than the
| horses did.
The roll was ordered to be called.
and James Heaton, III. L. Scott, W.
Fl. Moore and j. G. Wagner were ap
pointed tellers.
lie NoIt Slootl on III St bstlIob,
ming 80 Brney Is Holmes >; Gard
| ner o. Motion was made to declare
| Manning's nomination to be unani
nous, to which there We're many dis
sentirg voices. The nomination for
REGISTER OF DEEDS
was next declared in order.
j G. Hill, e Sampson, George
| w Bordeaux were placed in nomina-
ton First Bordeaux, 80 !;
Sampson, 7 J c Hill, 10. The nomi-
nation for
| CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
was then IN order.
J G Mann, james Heaton, G P
Rourk, ] G Hill, J J Cassidey. d
| Rumlev jafterwards withdrawn at his
own request) and J N Wise were placed
in nomination. During the calling Of
the roll w II Waddeil wished to ex-
| plain his vote. He would not vote
with HeatOn and the Commissaryites
because Heaton had not opposed the
| Canadavites in the Legislature on
the Wilmington Charter Bill, and con-
sequently would vote for J @ Hill.
The vote on first ballot was, Mann Is;
Heaton, SO; Rourck. ,; Hill, .; Cassi-
dey, @; J NJ Wise, o.
After much more tumult and con-
fusion, it was aecertained that there
was an effort made 10 make the nomi-
nation Of
STATE SENATOR
in order. W. Fl. Moore, J. G. Hill,
". II. Gerken (who declined to let his
name be rum, and W. II. Banks
were placed in nomination, when
nominations We're, on motion, de-
clarei closed. Alfred Lloyd want
ed tc speak, but could not be
heard, owing to the din and confusion.
He finally got upon table and put in
nomination Geo. l.. MADISON. who no "
for the first time got a hearing, in or
der that he might decline the nomina-
ton. He stated that he was Repub-
lican, from the crown of his head to
the sole Of his foot, and wanted the
same privileges for the black man as
were granted TO the white man, and
not to do as was done at Rocky Point
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