The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-14
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fI,,.aI.sCAN CONVENTION.
= Nigh Old T.me Generally.
Qualities AND DIsGRACEFUL
fEhS0' PROCEEDINGS.

ths pToSee,r ras thrown to tho whale in the
temporary Org ssr,er, Of Northampton, was
Pee, - cb.irmsn, and Hon. Edgar Alien,
tUli"".nr. temporary secretary.
d tM'u1'hn +. Lewis, of Rockingham, ad.
Hon; !%"Ir onyentior. He eulogized Nor.
d'csseo ~ The Democracy in the usual
ION ana "'. mech being, upon the whole,
aEc, Ins AZ mon the Conservatives and an
at'e' ""h eulogy upon the Administra-
Lon. wcar SESSION.
,.v.rtjon having with commendable
lns "a rrsrimity swallowed their COCK
"a. eddie. aod suppers, reported LOT nea's
ts's, '"ss h,lf.psst ! O'clock.
b1r rt. -,Ip, which goyers proceedings IN the
~ Spalcsstes were adopted rs the rules
hoa nSish TIE present proceedings should De
: 'E",,G1 Woodtu, OF Buckingham, knock
,ss a5op,;on Of the rules into cooked.
a '"r the simple and indisputaSle ground
- ,.t,e house. not being organized, was no
st all, the Committee On Credentials
living yet reported.
~ Amber Smith. Of Richmond, pitched
E,l,nel Woodtin, and then followed
.r,a- BeAlsm, in which Dick, Tom, ana
- sired their eloquence ana raisea
:.rcdcrDg row seneraisS.
w., here there WAS much conltisiop,
,,,sn persons speaking At once, ana tne
Imam. with stoical obSrinacy. refusing 70
.1~,,nj-e ANYBODY. Then followed numo
-. ,on,s OF order, during when Bar. ";
= Cidd,ncs moved that the room be cleared
t',,,ntsr Of all persons not delegates. ms
80, - confusion worse coptounded," ana
.,.Te MSS worse stampede than ever
J-,,na8 OF. even st the Bull Run races.
Lilly the delegates retired outdoors ana
nra back as called.
T5a vote on the majority report OF the
.,a5.,,iss wss then put to vote and re-
.,,yn5 whereupoa Mr.. J. Il. Rives submit
,J.niuavi,v report, backing 1t by 7igor.
49,. s,rascn. 10 which he showed that r. ID
Ta,t sv. Of Gloucester, vas on the moor al
~ sIt.rps,e from Allegheny, and that be
.a5 n right TO occupy such position. From
pa.h county the delegate was not here
WV Ed.ar IAilsn, from Bast Virgins,
s,nsared AS his representative. Sir. MA
I,t4 ,rolo,ed) seemed to be a delegate
and alternate from several counties, and
~ with Mr. Bramhsll. In the case Of
Fioyd county a similar state OF affairs
ay;,,td. The credentials OF these mystic.
rjous gentlemen were gotten up here IL
Lyuchourg. The same case existed as tC
gloucester sud King William. [Captair
G.vrs was frsqnenlly interrupted, and sundry
;r,;guG,ons about the "permanent chair
nsn.hip" were INDUCED. in which Mr. Ssner
Fredericksburg, and Captain Rives pitched
into each other in lively style.] The case o.
Giles county was next referred 70, ana nu
ucrous aud sundry attempts were ysinlJ
made 10 stop the speaker. 49,
Nr. DtzenGorf, OF Norfolk county, moved
tbs. Captain Rircs bare as much time as ht
vaaled to submit bis minority report, which
vas endorsed by Mr.. Brady, of Portsmouth
Captsn RveS then proceeded, aud referred
70 The strange fact that Russell county wa!
represented by delegate and alternate 40
residents OF the county.
Jacob Wagner (delegate): 'Taint so.
Captain Rires: 1t is, aud | repeat 1t
Your Interruption is uncslled for. You may
hsye been there; but you have no right Il
represent Russell county here, because yol
don't live there. and never did. The case o
Scott county is no better-in fact worse
Washington, though in dubious fix, Is no
Some Of the delegates and alternates 9TH
Counties Of Amherst and Nelson included
dln. seem to live any where in particular
and the apportionment in the two countie
!. wrong and unjust. In Madison Ward, i
Richmond. Mr. j. Amber Smith shoul
have leen The duly accredited delegate to th
Convention. That fact was conceded, bu
he has rot been credited with such authorit
here for reasons lorcibly given.
BIZ. Poindexter [colored), from LOUIS
moved that the majority report, preyiousl
accepted, be adopted.
Mr.. DrZendorf wanted harmony" an
50 expressed himself in vigorous Englisl
and was followed By Mr.. GiddiDgs in Ian
euage equaliy emphatic, and Dir. Dezendol
pitched into Captain Rires and things gene
rally.
II. Clay Harris (colored), OF Halifax
Talked into the frauds and rascalities al
tempted 10 be palmed of upon the CONVEX
ton By bogus delegates recommended by th
minority report. He wanted these rascal
Ties and fraud, sjited to the bottom. 1t wa
lac only way 10 protect the liberties 81
the rights Of the Repu bicsn party.
joan Amber Smith, in the course Of tn
discussion on the adoption OF the majorit
report OF the Committee on Credentials
made very able speech, we'll conceived an
eoquently delivered.
Mr.. Lewis was endorsed by Mr.. Dezer
uoH, and then there was '"high old time
generally, Dir. Smith saying that ne made p
public charge Of fraud, but had charged
Certain delegate with it., and WsS responsible
for Il.
Dir. Carter, Of Chesterfield, moved tbs
each contested case of delegates be vote
upon separately. In fact. the whole ebjet
{! Tue proceedings seemed to be to see " b
could starre aud talk longest, aud not risk
'ote until The opposite party weakened suft
Gently 10 Justify some attempt at definit
s:ton. T..
Oae OF the strongest speeches in support c
o. captain RiVes's minority report was mad
by Colonel d. J. Woodfip, whose point
were wen taken, and his arguments Wer
convincing.
But the happiest effort of the night wa
Eusar Adams speech, which knocked th
pops from under his assailants and breugh
U'"n me mousse 10 continuous roar.
mr. T. u. beckley (coloreG, who had
-'"'!ui coio, ara voice which reminded
Vae VI the SOUND made by u wood.sawye
sharpening bis saw with rickety file, ant
canning 10 be representative of Bail
county, spoke his little piece, much to bis owl
Qualification.
here followed forty points Of or der, {,
zen speaking at once, and the Speaker
IlauI!ng the table with vim that was fearful
~ ~ contemplate; and the way he lectured
.ls Convection on the. advantages OF goot
HAMMERS was caution to the turbulent
S "Ao Lad already bawled themselves to