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Correspondence Of tho Richmona Dsspa,eh.l
WILLIAMSBURG, August %, 1888.
The Wise-Houston wing OF the Re
publicans met last night to send dele
gates to the Norfolk Congressional Con-
uention,
Mr.. b. d. Peachy was placed in
nomination as a delegate by Edloe,
4. NJ. Southall nominating City-Ser-
geant II. Nj. Ware. Mr.. Southall in
nominating Mr.. Ware paid glow
ing tribute 10 that gentleman's po-
btical consistency and party faithful
ness, which Mr.. Peacby thought was a
strike at him and took the floor in reply,
characterizing Mr.. Southolls remarks as
personal attack on him, which Mr..
/ SOuthall denied, but il was noticed that
considerable feeling was displayed be.
tween them. The vote was then taken
amid so much confusion that colored
brother arose and said that he did not
understand this meeting anyway. MIR.
Ware was declared elected by an almost
unanimous vote.
! MIR. Peecby was then nominated for
alternate, but declined the nomination
and any other at the hands OF the party
/ in Williamsburg.
| speech, and cane forward and expressed
his regrets at the little evolution of feel
ing that had been displayed here to-
night, and then proceeded to make his
usual harangue, during which he said
there were three States in the South in
which, by fraud, murder, and deception,
the negro vote WAS suppressed, and those
who got the benefit Of Federal repre-
sentation on the suppressed negro vote
were nothing less than thieves, and that
[ the Federal Government owed it TO itself
either by its military power to see that
the vote was counted as cast. or to take
away the representation based upon the
suppressed vote.
lie further said that if he was making
such a speech as that in South Carolina
he would be waited upon by a commit
tee and informed that South Carolina
was too unhealthy for him TO remain
there. He made some statements as to
outrages in the South, which he youch-
ca on the ground that they we're con-
tanned in the speech published in the
Congressional Rccord "a few days ago as
made by William Il. Chandler.
Resolutions were passed endorsing
Bowdens course as congressman and
asking for bis reDomination, and dele
gates were instructed to vote for Gene
raj Groner for elector.
DIR. William II. Shields, superintend-
ent OF public schools for York county,
announces that examinations of teach
ers for the schools of York county
Will be held for the whites on Wednes-
day. September 18th, at the courthouse
in Yorktown for the colored teachers
on Thursday, September 18th, at the
same place. No other examinations Will
be held until after October LIST, and then
only TO ill unassigned vacancies.
Misses l.. NJ. Robinson and j. P.
Turner, who have been travelling during
tue past three weeks through the North,
are home again.
A Cleveland and Thurman Club has
been organized here with G. p. Arm
istead president: Major John A. Henley,
iee-president l.. w. Lane, Jr., trea-
surer and secretary.
MIR. Ewell Scott has accepted posi-
ton on Texas railroad, with headquar-
tiers at Houston. He leaves this week.
W.