The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-08
district TO investigate and report upon any
contested seats in The Convention.
Adopted.

WAS WllnoHt secretary. senator Woo
nominated for that position Mr.. i. II. NJ,
Coull, clerk Of the House, who was dul
elected.
A delegate moved, as substitute for th
resolution above, that the Hon. II. II
Riddlebcrger be elected permanent chair
man oi this Convention.
The Chairman The gentleman misan
prebends the resolution.
The Delegate: Very well. withdraw II
ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Causey, clerk OF the senate, oflere,
the following:
ReSOiUed, That the Chair appoint com
miitce from each congressional district I,
recommend permanent officers for this Con
vention.
Mr.. McCabe offered resolution that ,
committee be appointed 10 report bushes,
70 the Convention at 10 o'clock tomorrow
Ruled out OF order.
ROLL.
Mr.. j. :. Wise moved that the secretary
call the roll Of counties to see what coun.
ties are represented. Agreed to.
HUMOEISTIC.
Allof The counties answered except North
ampton and Page, aud all the cities except
Danyille.
The Chairman In reference 10 the coun-
~ OF Page, will say that Page is so solid
Tor readiGstment that she never deems 1t
necessary 10 be represented anywhere.
daughter and cheers.
When Accomac was called there was no
response, but Mr.. John :. Wise said - Ac-
comac appointed a full delegation, but they
cot left [Laughter.]
II all the persons VINO were seated i'm the
parquctte and dre,s-crcle were delegates,
as alleged. upon the judgment Of a gentle
man conyersant with the seating capacity Of
The Theatre, we state that there were about
500 present
The two upper galleries being wholly
unoccupled, aud very few persons on the
stage (and all the flies remOyed), the build
ing was surprisingly cool. Most all OF the
ReadiuSlerS were Gin the COOL; 50 were
the repOrters-thOugh il didn't so much
matter with them. as they have stood the
heat Of the fiery furnace, and eau put up
with most anything.
CONTESTED SEATS.
The Chairman announced the following
Committee on Credentials: FIRST district,
Duff Green, +. W. Fitchett. Tony BiIups;
Second, John J. Dyer, =. w. Williams, Or.
l.. \. Slater; Third. W. p. Blown, COrnc-
lIu, Harris, DR.. \. Whitehead; Fourth, b.
+. Jarrett, j. f. FOwkeS, l.. W. Branch
Fifth, n. II. Hlirsfon, Isaac Aker>, Reid
Pannil; sixth, W. Kyle, j. \. Frazier, j.
II. Franklin; seventh. j. &. sims, Dr. J.
W. Niche, w. II. Peyton; Eighth, j. W.
Walker. c. c. Buckncr, j. :. Eyman
Ninth, +. b. Hurt, y. 5. Asberry, j. c.
Taylor
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The following COMMITTEES was announced
by the Cbairmau: First district, y. G. Cam
non, W. Z. Roane, j. W. Greene; Second,
G.. II. Causey, Peter Blunt, w. II. Timber
lake; Third, j. 5. DOd>on, W. VI. Halle
wood, W. II. Timber!akc: Fourth, +. /.
Stokes, r. n. Eobctt, VI. Watson. Fifth,
x. :. Brown. 6. Z. &. Phillips, Or. ". 4.
Boyd; Sixth, Colonel John Gibson, w. w.
Meade, - Weeden; Seventh. II. T.. Sipe,
w. II. Hayden, T. VI. Clarke; Eighth, James
II. Williams. +. :. BaIer, - StrOiher;
Ninth, Robert Savers, j. ii. Gillett, W. ii.
Holloway.
INTERNlSslON.
II was announced that the committees
would meet in the rooms Just beneath the
stage for actors they are.
General j. II. Williams presented the
credentials OF a cOn,e,ting delegation from
and said that he had been asked
to represent them. The papers we're Ie.
ferred.
\ Delegate: Mr. Chairman, -.
Kennels Band: Hail Columbia. ETC..
with Dixie aud rebel yellS: lat
ter on the part OF The audience.
The delegate Subsided. After the aiore-
said music motion was made for recess
Df twenty minutes. Notice was given that
delegates from tie Third district would
meet for conference at the Blue,' armofv
seventh district in Auditors Office; Fflh
district Room 10l. American hotel; First
iislricr at II. Claire; Fourth district re-
luested 10 remain in their seats Second
district Reading-IOOm Ford's HOlel. All
.hese meetings 10 take place one hour after
he ddj0uHment-about p. NJ.
RECESS.
The motion for recess was put and ear. |
led. Immediately there were loud calls |
or Massey; but Mr.. Massey, just then, bad |
)tber fish to fry, and signal was given to |
he band to strike up, which they did with |
patriotic alacrity, drowning the voice OF the |
'allerS. I'm few minutes the Theatre was |
mpty. There was 4 great rush into the |
treet and 20 adjacent saloons. where Re
IdjuSter statesmen ana Funder spectators |
nd Others, without regard to politics or
previous condition. proceeded TO discuss
he situation and beer conformity.
Third District Delegation.
The members OF the Richmond delega-
ion were John :. Wise, chairman; John
4. Brockenbrough, 4. :. Lee, :. l.. Bloom
erg, J. K. Garnet, {. @. Gri,wold, L.
,agand. F. q. Ruln, Il. d. Ward K. +.
Walker, j. S. Dodson. =. j. Atkinson, \.
:. Wilson, q. w. Williams, w. q. Il.
'rayser, f. II. Lafon, James Sweeny,
frederick II. Williams. Samuel II. Jeter,
7. J. Smith, Z. p. MURPHY W. l.. Stu'z.
. II. Childrey, Robert Lecky, W. II.
'yler, w. \. ;. Conrad, w. W. Phillips,
q. \. Tucker. G.. ". Burr, jefferson
lowers. l.. L. Eeins, John WetZel, Cornc-
u, Harris, T. II. Hill. and John Johnson.
MANCHESTER.
Z. T.. Howle. +. Gallagher, David Beat
e, Cnesey Jones. Maurice Woodbridge,
nd Alexander Brooks. The two last
amed are c0lOred.
HENRICO.
Mdllin LOUgumdU, d. ". SoutuNdTu. y.
Via, j. +. Snaw. Ma>sena BeaSley. j. {.
iackburn. M.W. Lakewood, John Woods
orlh. Michael Urban, Joseph Hughes, Jo-
ph Solomon, and Amos Dickinson.
HANOVER.
John W. Pate, William =. Brown, Will
I'm II. rimberlaKe, {. Il. Mallory, ID. ;. {,
lsby. Washington Green. w. w. New.
an. j. B. Brown, York Morris, William I
aw, +. +. Ballard. John Robinson, John {
Clarke. j. T. Kinney, III. Graves, }. ;.
,ates, and X. T. James. {
CAROLINE.
W.Ilar nr II Him nr Charles |