The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-18

aPpoinuad IN the same manner that the
committee on Credentials had been. This
was done, and the two committees retired
ior labor. while the Convention went out
to take 4 drink.
REAsSEMBLED.
Having regaled themselves the Conyen-
tlon reasselnbled, when member asked il
IL was IN order to appoint a ommittce to
iook after the other committees.
The Chair replied oracularly.
Ihen delegate roared, - move that L..
{. Bristow address this meeting,
l.. I. BristOw modestly declined, saying
mat by the time he got under way COM
mlttee might enter and interrupt him.
The Chair said that it was not "pOlly-
mentry to move that emmy one address
the Convention" The best way was TO
" call fur 'em.' "Calls for 'em 4" followed,
when man as black as Carter's writing
mud came out handsomely. He stuck his
lett hand in his suspenders, waved his
right, and talked about the Old Dominion
and the "real Republicans with sway
back looseness that caused the new Ma
hone-soft-shell fellows to squirm and wrig-
gle in their seats
The cOlOred DeHosthenes was named
Laws, and he articulated with more effort
than the old fellow OF the same name did
before he used to run up Il hill with grits
in his mouth in order to improve his lin
guistic efforts.
IS THE CHAIR VACANT!
Mr. Ashby, Of Spotsylyanla, came into
the room soon after the speech ended, and.
addressing the Chair, said that deadlock
bad occurred in the Committee on Credcn-
tials by reason OF some Of the delegates
leaving their credentials at home, and he
moved that the word Of the delegates be
taken in lieu thereof.
The chair had been vacated bv Carter,
and was now occupied by an old man
General Rugglcs-who seemed burdened
by the responsibility OF the place, and beg
ged Nr. Ashby to wait until Carter ar
rived. Mr.. Ashby replied: 81 do not de-
sire to treat the Chair with discourtcsy,
but il the chair is vacant. then thi. Con-
vention stands adjourned" Mr.. Ashby
was requested to reduce his resolution TO
writing; which he did. While il was
under dcliberation Peter Carter came in.
General Rugglcs indicated his anxiety to
leave the chair, but Carter, who is Il much
better presiding officer. properly left the
Chairman to work out his own enigma.
Mr.. Volt offered the following sub,ti-
tutc to Ashby's resolution
1t is the sense Of this Convention that
the Committee on Credentials be requested
TO admit all delegates from counties in
which there appears 10 be no contest, and
to admit the delegates applying from said
counties who may lie without credentials.
The Chair refused to recognize Mr..
Volt, and ii then appeared that the Chair
was contestinS the seat OF WOltz n the
delegate from Fredericksburg. The anom-
aly was that General RuggleS, the chair
man, was in his seat presiding over the de-
Liberation OF the body, and had no better
right than Colonel WOltz to a seat on the
floor.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
ton reported as follows: For permanent
chairman, Peter j. Carter (colOred); for
secretary, +. ID. Lee (colored) and the
members Of the RCddiuStcr press present.
The Chair bunglingly put the question,
and appointed a committee to notify Peter
Of his eXaltatlOn.
Peter came forward and modestly dis
claimed his idea OF receiving $50 many
GOOD things in one day" He got up steam
when he commenced to talk about "the
great party ana
"DE Sun GOING WESTWARD"
and declared that Judge Garrison was a
" fuss-ratc sWeet-tatcr raiser, but he wan I
fitting TO 20 to Kongrus," and further in
tjmated that the ReadiusterS were "indiS-
sable. glory to de dying Lamb" lie
bowed about his Boss head, and reioiced
in il, saying, :" By the eternal, we mrl>S
STAN BY De BOss's HEAD
lie said, among other things, that ne
"was de representative CT many ladies,
and assumed the rate of prophet, claiming
that the nominee Of the Convention would
"set in the council Of de nations" Wind-
ing up by saying " dat de han ritin' Is on
de wall. and de Burbons i, a moyin'." ii
ever there was disgusting stun and >losh,
smelling of putrid politics and intense II,
norance Peters speech was this time 'la'
same.
40 long DEBATES.
An excited colored delegate got the flooI
to move that an order be sent up for " dt
Committee on Credentials to cum III, and
stop argyfyin' and habin long debates
Ills motion was not recognized.
Another recess was taken in order TO al
low the Committee on Credentials time t(
report. ,,
After awhile the committee came in, anl
Carter was requested TO call the ConNci
ton TO order.
81 WANT Ny FORCES"
Said willy Peter. my men have gon'
out to get drink, and must get lic'l
back" , a.,
Convention came TO order.
The report Of the COmmittee on Credeh
tials was then read, and minority repof
was also submitted signed by SIX members
Speeches OF i've minutes were ma0e ID au
yocacy OF each report. The minority re
port was adopted.
NOMMANAsUUNS"
were then announced to be in order.
Colonel Waddy, Of Accomac, was caile'
| to the chair.
! 4 long interval enSued before an! holli
nations were made, and it seemed tilaI tn
honor was about to go begging, ana fete
Carter suggested that he be
"NoMINATED BY AcCLAMATIoN"
- No other candidate could be found.
4 colored man said he had man tina
could be "tooken hold uf." lie nance
CAPTAIN J. j. Mcdonald. :,
Mr.. Hansford Anderson seconded III
Grayson (colored), Of King George
,ominated Peter Carter As representa-
g de repinion of de cOlored Republicans,
Peter said he didn't want $50 muc
tafTv.v and didn't feel like being "kille
nv kindness" commodity, which he d'
ciared. "would kill a Niger sure"
w. ii. Lewis, corn-colored Statesman
in pleading accents and voice, pitched TO
niccolo keenness, seconded the virtues
George c. Round, keeping time to y
vocal effort by waving japanese fan. IL
words were well selected, and his nomini
lt;nn WAS duly seconded.