The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-24

A meeting 81 the Rexdjusters OF Lancas-
-. .'. s.. held ut the Courthouse on
Monday for the purpose OF eiec,lng de'e-
,a,as 80 The convention that met In Tsppa-
5snnoct TUESDAY. The complexion OF the
Convention reminded the eyewitness OF tne
dark daya OF reconstruction, when virginia
was under the domination OF the kepuDu-
can party. and was ruled by conventions
comnosed OF carpet.baggers and negroes.
Tho Conventior consisted OF about
forty negroes and four white men,
three OF whom are Republicans. Mr;
John Cowgirl Republican, was elected
chairman. and Mr.. Johnston secre-
tarv. MI. Cowgirl stated the object OF the
meeting. and made an out-and-out Republi-
can sneecb. upbraiding the Democratic
marty in upmeasured terms, ana saying not
one word that could be construed as ad'
yisipg his Readjuster auditors TO vote the
Independent ticket. When he took his
seat Mr. Samuel Z. Gresham, another Re-
nnblican. addressed the meeting, and made
the speech OF the day. he commenced
by urging the ReSdiusters not 10
unite with the Funders. but to pre-
serve their organization. He then pro-
ceeded TO abuse Hancock, accusing
him OF Inconsistency In Order No. 40;
for. said he, by his conduct IN Louisiana
and Texas he had nulhfied not only the acts
OF Congress, bnt also the judgment OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States. lie
said that the sherman letter had not been
published, and that Hancock was an utterly
incompetent executive officer. He said that
the Democrats OF the South shot down 1900
negroes TO keep them from the polls. lie
stated that he intended to support WoltZ,
the nominee OF the Republican party,
as long as he was in the field, but
that after the 1appahannock Convention
INrthought Wolff would no longer be a
candidate, but that he thought the Conser-
Observation-Disclosures should support Re-
publican this fall. He said he considered
the present election nothing In comparison
TO Resdjustment, for he believed James A.
Garfield would be the next President any
how, for the people OF the United states
were not yet willing to place power In the
hands OF those who had come so near de-
stroying the Government.
Spenser Pinn (coIored Republican, said
| 81 see the same men here who met mere
some time ago TO send delegates to the Re
publican Convention at Tappahannock,'
and that he could not see how they were 60
ing to support both nominees. Dir. Ores
ham here interrupted him, and said his OBJ
iect was to beat the Flinders anyhow; thai
as Republicans they were powerless; ano
that, therefore, they should help the Re
adjusters to do so; that he was Republ
can ReaGiuster, but as soon as he could
not be both, reimbursement would go by the
| board.
The Convention then named four dele
gates to attend the Tappahannock Conyen
tion-only two OF whom were present
John Cowgirl, a Garfield Republican OF the
most ultra persuasion, and Cyrus Gillespie
a colored Republican OF the same stripe.
Thus ended little Republican farce whici
only served TO disgust the Readiusters o
Lancaster, who took no part in the meeting
rive learn that the Lancaster delegates DC
not attend the Convention after all. ]-North
e1n Neck NetrS.