The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-02
The Republican Convention I'm the
Ninth District.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dspatch.I

Correspondence or the Richmond DispatcnI
NEwBERN, August %. 1880.
The Republican Convention for the Ninth
congressional district met at Newbern to-
day. III. a. jameson, chairman OF the Dis
trct Committee, called the Convention to
order, and acted as temporary chairman.
On motion OF Mr. Custer, w. 5. Oakley, OF
Roanoke county, was appointed secretary.
After the'usual preIiminaries, the Chair
proceeded to appoint five as committee
on credentials. He appointed, three whites
and two colOred. Casting his eye around
the house the Chair found that there was
not enough OF delegates present to form a
committee on permanent organization,
and he authorized the Committee on Gre
dentials to report also on permanent organ
iZation.
The Chair then announced that there
would be recess until / O'Clock, at which
time the committee would report.
As everything had been cut and dried .
beforehand, the committees labors were
not very arduous, and in a very few min
utes after their retirement they could have
been seen vending their way towards the
different hotels. During the recess the RAIDS
amused themselves by raising flag
under the sOul-inSpiring music OF the black
band Of Pulaski county.
After the flag-raising the courthouse bell
rang out that the Convention would be
again called to order. On the reSssembing
of the Convention, Shoey occupied the chair
Notwithstanding he was not delegate).
aud tubs committee OF GIVE" reported
through their chairman, ;. ;. smith. First,
there were JfUe counties represented out OF
fourteen The counties which sent dele
gates were Smyth, Pulaski, Montgomery,
Giles, and Roanoke. On motion, this re-
port was received. "Tbe committee
then announced that ii. \. jameson be APP
pointed permanent chairman and w. 5.
Oakley permanent secretary. This report
was also received and adopted, and "the
committee" discharged from the further
consideration OF business. Immediately after
the chairman took his seat there arose a
voice from a Pennsylvania Radical "a recent
importation TO Montgomery county, calling
on the Radicals TO prepare for the coming
affray by organizing in clubs in the different
neigh borhoOds throughout the district, the
leaders to go to see them Qhe stray sheep
early and often, and to procure their votes
at all hazards.
At the conclusion Of his speech he moved
that any person present from county not
represented be voted in, and allowed to cast
the vote OF their respective counties.
Mr. Shoey was then elected delegate
from Bland county. Mr.. WIS. Oakley (of
Roanoke county, was elected delegate
from Craig county. Wytbe county being
called, Major John L. HAMLET, United
States deputy marshal, arose and said that
Wythe county had held meeting, and they
having deemed itineXpedient to nominate
candidate for Congress for this district, that
he felt that it would not be proper for him
to act in the matter. Thereupon John II.
Davis (colored), OF Roanoke county, moved
that the Convention adjourn until the 30 h
day of September, 1880, which motion was
carried. This motion was supported by
Messrs. Brarhhal and Smith. The Conyen-
ton then adjourned subject to the call OF
the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee Immediately
met, and determined that the Convention
should be held at Wythevllle, and that the
preseCt (Tompkins) delegates should be
entitled to their seats.
After the adjournment OF the Convention
speeches were made by Stewart Lewis (cOl-
ored), OF Montgomery county, who an
nOunced himself a Garfield man straight
out. He wanted no utilization with the
mongrel" party whatever. The Read
iusters evidently did not relish this on
SIaugnt, hs stfeidi VI tucu lcib tuC 'oVh'
After him came Mr.. Goodell, OF Marion,
smyth county, who is quasi candidate for
Congress Us. Tompkins, Of Roanoke coun-
", who commenced his speech at Genesis
and ended with Revelations; said nothing
told nothing that he could explain himself
or could be explained by any one who heard
him. After sort Of love-feast held by the
Republicans, they quietly returned to their
homes. Several counties failed to send del
egates TO this Convention. Notable among
them were Wythe and Bland.
This county will send a full delegation to
the regular Democratic Convention for Gen.
eral James A. Walker. Yet this is entirely
against his wishes. Walker Is the man We
want, and Walker Is the man we will have.
There will be grand rally and nag-raising
l.ere on the 9th OF September (eourt-day) by
the Democrats. Yours, In haste, Harry.