Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-15
DISTRICT POLITICS.
HEHRIco ELECTS DxLEGArEs ToRHox.
GEORGE D. wIsY.
Address Of the City Democratic Committee
to the Voters Of Richmond.
&c &C., &c.

Henrico county met IN the county court
house. on lower Main street, to elect
delegates to the Congressional Conven-
ton which assemblies September I'd in
this city. A goodly crowd Of voters
were in attendance. and near noon the
meeting was called to order. Mr. Con-
way Sands vas appointed chairman and
Mr.. L. 7. Wickham secretary.
A recess Was then taken to allow re-
presentatives from the several districts
time to decide upon and recommend to
the general meeting two persons rom
each district to be voted for as dele
| gates.
The following recommendations were
made and confirmed by scclamation
Tuckahoe District: DIR. u. 5. Nc
Gruder and j. r. Russell; alternates,
j. 7. Jones and A. B. Cottrell.
Brooklyn District: Captain Gs,ree
Hopkins and II. B. V. Moore; alter
mates, c. R. Sands and JOha Z. Broad
dus.
varins District: j. W. Rlankenship
and ]. II. Paratsr; alternates, L. II.
| Kemp, Jr., and George W. Clarke.
Fairfield District: II. @. Hechler
| and Isaac Swartz; alternates, Ii. G.
Brauer and j. 7. Mitchell.
Mr.. John Murphy, member Of the
county Board of Supervisors, was then
elected delegate at large, and Mr.. A.
| @. Green, of Tuckshoe, alternate.
The delegates are ali said to be Wise
men.
A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
Just before the meeting was called
to order Mr. Isaac Swsrtz, elected u
delegate from the Fairfield district, had
some cross words with Mr.. John Z.
Goodman, Q citizen Of Fairfield district,
which resulted in Goodman striking
Swartz in the face. The fuss ended
here, the parties being separated. No
arrests were made.
| ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.
10 The Democratic Voters Of the CITY Of
Richmond
The City Democratic Committee have
by an almost unanimous vote decided
that delegates to represent the city in
the Congressional Convention to assem-
bic here on the I'd Of September to
nominate . candidate to represent the
Third congressional district in tbs Fit
tieth Congress shall be elected by
ward meetings. The plan adopted by
Your committee, We trust, will meet
with your most cordial and hearty en-
dorsement. The committee have been
actuated by but one purpose, and that
is by its action to so unite the Demo
cratic voters Of this the metropolitan
district that victory may be assured.
Richmond has in days past rolled up
her splendid Democratic majorities,
thereby giving us in this district an
almost unbroken line Of Democratic
successes. Let us hope, then, that
victory may not be lost to US in this
the hour Of our national Democratic
triumph by any dissensions in our
ranks. Let US unite as one man with
one purpose to defeat Republicanism,
Mahoneism, or coalition between the
two.
We invite all Democrats, all Demo-
cratic Reformers, all who feel an in
terest in the preservation Of good,
stable, honest government-"a gov
eminent of the people, by the people,
for the very best interest of all the
people to attend the meetings in
their respective wards called for next
Friday night, August goth, to elect
delegates to the Congressional Conven-
tion.
We invite you. and we urge you to
attend. CHARLES E. WINGO,
Chairman.
DEMOCRATIC VOTE OF RICHMOND.
The following was the Democatic
vote in this city at the election for
Governor in 1875, and also shows toe
number of delegates each ward in tie
city will be entitled to send to the Con-
gressional Convention TO nominate q
candidate for Congress. The appoint.
Dent is made upon the basis of one
delegate for every two hundred voters
| srd f,.ct;on over ono hundred