The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-29
The Late Readtuster Meeting In Mel
son Gonufy.

From the Nelson Examiner, 27th1
bakers dozen OF white men, all told
amono whom were several white Radi-
caIs-and forty or fifty negroes, composed
their immense mass-meeing, which had as
sembled to elect delegates to the Lynchburg
Convention. Mr.. John III. Pamplin called
the meeting to order, and Mr.. William ii.
Goodwin took the chair. committee OF
| three from each magisterial district was APP
pointed TO recommend delegates to the meet
ing. When the committee retired II was
found that the committee comprised almost
the entire white portion OF the concern. AS
TO them, it wGs in fact committee OF the
whole. In short time Mr.. George s.
stevens, from the committee, reported a
list Of delegates. He said that according to
the ratio prescribed by the Malone EXecu-
tive Committee Nelson was entitled to three
| delegates only in the Convention, but that
under existing circumstances the committee
thought it wise to appoint larger number.
They bad therefore recommended eight
from each district in the county, making
twenty.four in all, with twenty-four
alternates. Everybody saw that this
was done TO give to the faction
show OF strength in the county they
did not really possess. The names were
read out so rapidly that we failed to note
them, but we heard enough TO ascertain
tina. the delegates were about equally d.
vided between white Mahonegans and COL
ored Radical Garfield men. Charles Cohey
and Morris Branch. two OF the most malig-
nont colored Radicals in the county, were
sent from the Lovingston district. Mr.. Ste
VEINS moved that the delegates appointed
pledee themselves TO vote for the nomi.
nee OF the Lynchburg Congressional Con-
yention. He advocated the adoption OF
his resolution in speech that was
loud. full OF pathcs.. and very much
mixed. He had seen an emssary sent
here 70 sow dissention in the Readiuster
marty. and drive off the colOred voter from
its silpport. Mr.. Averett, he said, did not
want the Republican party to succeed, be-
cause he was doing the very thing the Den.
ocrats wanted him TO do. He addressed
himself mainly to the negroes. lie told
them that they were as much Nlrginlans as
he or any other white man. that there could
be Republican Readiusters as well as Con-
servative Readiusters, and be assalled Ave
rett for trying to prevail upon the coIored
people TO have nothing to do with this mis-
cradle Malone faction and its little Con-
vention.
As MIR. Stevens was about to conclude,
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and said he would like TO ask the Judge a
question. His party was In twist IN re-
card 10 the matter, and he wanted the
Judge to tell him what the Readiusters
meant-what they were, and what was the
difference between a Republican Read.
ulster and a Conservative Readjuster? The
Judge found that hard question to
answer. but finally said there was no diff
ference between Republican and Conserva-
tive Readiusters; the Readiusters were In
favor OF aboishing the poll-tax.
Giles then asked II the Readiusters were
not an offshoot OF the Democratic party-ln
fact. the Democratic party in disguise!
| The Judge replied he neve- was Demo-
crat, and then subsidized.
Charles Coffey (colored) came to the
Judges assistance. Charles was disposed
to favor the Reiniustice party in the New
Nited States OF Virginia, but had some dlf-
fculty In making himself clear on the sub
feet. We couldn't tell exactly what Charles
was talking about. He rambled from the
Black Hills to North Carolina and back
AGAIN. and trayersed so much country we
found it impossible to follow him.
| Alex. Loving (colored) stood up. He
said he was a Garfield man and Republic
can. II the delegates were to be pledged
TO support the nominee OF the Lynchburg
Convention he wanted to know who 1t was
he would have to support-wbether Gar
field or a Hancock man. He himself was
Garfield man, but the ReSdiusters were Han
cock men, so they said.
Charles Cofey undertook TO answer Alex.
By this time the white Mahonegans were
becoming Disguised, and Mr.. Ed. Hudson,
who, we understand, is Republican, at
tempted to choke Charles off by moving an
adjournment; but Charles wouldn't choke
worth cent. He continued to "norate !"
at some length, and being hard pressed for
point, let the cat out OF the bag by saying
he was Republican in the fall, but Re
adjuster in the spring. That was a point.
When Charles concluded the meeting dis
persed, and this ended as pitiable polilicai
| farce as was ever enacted in the county OF
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