The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-15
HEsRrcO REPUBLrCANs.
The Convention at the County COurt.House-
NJ. w. HazlewoOd the Candidate for the
House of Delegates.

orators OF Henrico, the occasion being the
meeting at the county courthouse Of the !
Republican County Convention called for |
the purpose OF nominating a candidate for |
The House OF Delegates and TO recommend !
TO the Republican voters OF Richmond one
OF the two candidates for the Senate !
Richmond and Henrico being In the same
senatorial district and entitled TO two sena-
tors.
The Convention was called to order by
w. T. SOuthward, chairman OF the Repub- |
lican County Executive Committee.
Eunis Dickinson, Jr. (coIoredb was made
temporary chairman and Charles Harris
icolored) temporary secretary.
The Chairman appointed
COMMITTEE OF NINE
on credentials, who, after short absence,
brought in Il report as to who were entitled
to seats in the body; which was adopted.
The next business in order was the ap.
poinlment OF a committee on permanent or
gnnizatloD. The Chair appointed nine
two from each district and one from the
county at large-whe Immediately retired
10 select permanent officers.
At this point one OF the delegates said
that he thought il would be good idea,
while de committee war ont reliberatin',
to git somebody to talk TO de Conyenshun,
TO revive dar sperrits, like" Said he, SCI
every body is settin' down and nobody say
in nuttn, de DELIGHTS will cit scattered and
de sargent.al arms can't keep 'um toged-
der"
This idea seemed to strike the Conyen-
tion as a very good one, and another dele
gate moved that prominent local politician
not a member OF the body be heard.
This proposition brought to his feet
youthful delegate, who, with
HEAvING BREAST AND FLASHING EYE,
said that some OF their own members were
capable OF entertaining the congregation
and that they had no need to call on any
man who was "eXpirin' for de nomlna'
shun." This same delegate expressed great
dissatisfaction with the manner in which
the Committee on Permanent Organization
bad been appointed, but he failed TO make
clear to the Convention the cause OF dis
satisfaction, and concluded by saying that
II "ne ordinance was satisfied he would
withdraw bis objection with the greatest
" simplicity" lie was also dlspleased with
the report OF the committee, and proceeded TO
state his provocative" for Objectlng TO IT,
but was very promptly "sat upon" by the
Chairman, whom the committee had COM
permanent craftsmanship.
The Committee on Permanent OrganIzl-
ton brought in a report recommending
that the temporary organization be mace
permanent, which was adopted.
A motion was made 10 appoint a commit
tee 10 confer with a committee from the Re
adjuster Executive Committee, which was
then In session in the Office OF the Superin-
tendent OF Public Schools, 10 see II some
plan could not be agreed upon by which tue
two parties could unite their forces IN the
coming campaign by agreeing upon CO.
alitiOn candidate.
This motion created the most intense eX-
element, and in an instant nearly every
delegate was on his feet, and cries OF
"MIsTER CaURNAN"
came simultaneously from all parts Of the
ball.
After a vigorous use Of the gayel the
chairman recognized Giles Jackson, dele
gate from BroOkInd district. Jackson was
opposed to conference. This was a Re-
publican convention, assembled IN the in
teresis OF the Republican party. That party,
he said, was fully able to take care OF itseli,
i'm Henrico at least, as was demonstrated by
the vote cast by that county in the last pre-
sidenlial election, the figures OF which be
read to the Convention.
Several others spoke In favor OF the con-
ference, one speaker saying that he was IN
favor OF "colittin" with the Rcsdiusters II
they 1.-THE ReSdiusters) would come into
measures to suit the Republicans. III they
would not, be wanted to 20 as far from
them as they Qhe Republicans were from
the Bourbon Democrats.
The motion at last prevailed, and the
Chair named the
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
One Of the committee said that he had
GOOD reasons for declining 10 serve, and
asked that his name be omitted from the
list and some one else appointed IN his
stead, whereupon o cOOred brother arose
and said that be hoped the "gemman
would be committed"
The list was revised and the committee
retired for the proposed conference, the
Convention i'm the mean time taking re-
cess.
Upon rtassembling the committee came
I'm and reported that the conference had
failed, but that the ReSdiusters would sup
port the nominee OF the Convention, who
ever he might be.
Nominations were then declared TO be in
order. The names OF
MEssRs. N. W. HAZLEwO0D,
william Taylor, and Alexander Burwell
(colored) were then placed before the Con-
veniion, and Mr. NJ. w. Hazlewood was
declared 10 be the nominee OF the party for |
the House Of Delegates.
MIR. HaZewood was brought before the |
Convention by committee appoialed for
the purpOse and made brief speech, In |
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promised TO do his level best TO win; not |
that he cared anything for the office, but |
for the sake Of the cause which was dear to
the hearts Of all present.
The Chair, under a resolution, then pro- |
ceeded 10 appoint delegates tthree from eacn |
districr, to meet delegates from Richmond |
for the purpose Of nominating
CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE,
after which the Convention adjourned,
seemingly well pleased with the result OF It's
labOrs.
In appointing delegates to the Senatorial
Convention the Chair named as one OF them |
n member from Fairfield district, VINO |
promptly declined the homer, saying: mo, |
sur / can't go-l'se got all my fodder to |
null, and can't stop no more" lie was |
not appointed.
Mr.. HaZleVCod - Nclrhpo"h hepup-
Iican with RtSdiuster procliyities, and is at |
present the secretary Of the Coalition state
Executive Committee, Of which Collector |
Brady, OF Petersburg, Is The chairman.
The Convention numbered about thirty |
i've delegates, only three OF whom were
white.
THE THEATRE TO-NIGHr. John T.. |
Owens will appear at the Theatre tonight,
by Mr.. Charles VaDdenhon, TO-
geiher with Mr.. aud Mrs. +. A. E0erle,
who are well and iayoraby known TO Rich-