The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-24
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Mr.. John ; Wise and His hdherents in
Convention Assembled Bolt Between
MahonsItes and Antis Two Sets of Dele
gates Chosen tn Petersburg.

gates Chosen tn Petersburg.
A convention of Republicans was held
in the City Circuit Courtroom at :
o'clock last night Fifty-one delegates
elected at precinct meeting, held lat
Thursday night were present, and most
of The representatives. were cOlOred.
John : Wise, chairman Of the Repub-
lican party of this city, called the con
venlion to order, and stated that it was
held for the purpose Of electing twenty
six delegates 10 the State Convention IN
Petersburg, May 18th.
ORGANIZING.
MI Wise designated Mr. y. !. Smith
az temporary chairman and ; b Clark
son Ccolored) as secretary of the cOnyen-
tion
Mr. Wise then nominated Nj. Smith
AZ permanent chairman. q. NJ. Stewart
)cOioredl was also nominated
The chair (Mr. SMITH decided that a
committee on credentials wOIid have to
be appointed. 4 wrangle ensued some Of
the COlOred members insisting that the
vote should be taken on elccting chair
man. No attention was made to this
demand, however, and the chair appoint
ed John ). Wise, \. :. Mays, John Akcrs
(colo-cd) Jacob Stannaid (colored), --
Duke, -- Wood, and --- Garter, the
credentials committee.
TIE COLORED BRETHREN WANTS RECOC
NITIOS
But the c0lored brothers still Insisted
that "a permanent chairman should be
elected and the chair was equally obsli-
nate and refused 10 recedc Whereupon
Ed Thompson lcoloredL offered
as substitute that crcdeniial
committee Of six be- elected in
place Of the committee appointed by the
chair. This motion the chair also refused
To- entertain f. p Murphy said be was
not willing to submit his claim. to the
committee He wanted them considered
by the whole convention. Il believe p
on my oath, said he, THAT this committee
is packed and will not do me giuslicc
This ELECTED storms Of applause from the
dissatisfied members, during which The
chair called upon the sergeant-at-arms
Peter Shorts to maintain order. Mr.
Murphy repeated his charge and again
he received q rapturOus encore, which
could not be suppressed for some time.
A BOLT.
After period OF wrangling the dissat-
i,fed Malone men left, led by 5 Blair
Morris and James II jenkins, who were
not delegates, and Cullin Payne who was
Upon calling the roll it was found that
thirty seven remained, and that fourteen
had deserted 4 resolution was offered
bY b v. Tuner, returning thanks TO
both Malone and Wise for their active
work and fcalty to the Republican party
and deprecaiing any deyisiOns among the
ranks He made lengthy speech in adj
vOcacy of the same
Clinton Deprie,t, the Reform keeper
Of the New Reservoir Park, offered set
of resolutions fayoring the election of
delegates TO Petersburg opposed 10 Ma
none arbitrary power and the unit rule
al Chicago, and fayOring change IN the
present plan of organization, SO That The
organization OF the party should be left
more 10 the people also thanking NJ.
Wise for the work be had done in this
direction. and nominating him as a can.
didate for Chicago.
Mitchell the editor OF the P.anst urged
the adoption of the Turner resolutions,
and pitched into Mr. Wise as opposing
the gallant leader who lives in the
Cocade City.
Mr. Wise appealed to his negro friends,
whom he called gentlemen" who sat tn
solid array two rows deep in front OF
him-ihe few white delegates five in all,
being seated behind him-to stand
by this resolution offered by Clinton
Depriest
Mitchell who is yellow negro and
talks well, asked all the convention ne.
1roes TO vote against the resolution be
cause il was an instruction as binding as
any unit rule in any other convention
The following Wise delegates TO
Petersburg were unanimously elected
Clay Ward-JOhn ). Wise, Jefferson
Powell, j VI. Donnan, Thomas Emory,
Edgar Allan, Lewis Lindsay (co.oredl.
Madison Ward-John >. DOdsOn,
samuel b ClarksOn, Jacob Stanard.
Marshall Ward-John II. Duke, John
H. Barrait
Monroe Ward-Henry Hudnall, Clin-
ton Dcpriest, Thomas Mcdonald, d. 4,
Brooks
Jackson Ward-Jack Akins, John T.
Anderson, Pleasant Jones, t. II Carter,
Bernard Brown, K. A. Paul, ". W.
Fields, James BAhen. All negroes but the
last
Jefferson Ward-N J Smith, Carter
Harrison, Major Carter, X. d. Ward.
Thirteen allornates were elected
Mr Wise stated that gentlemen were
present who he did not care should hear
more. and moved 10 adjourn subject to
the call of the chairman, and at - mid
night the meeting adjourned
TIE BOLTERs
The boilers then went oil by them
selve-, and elected a set of Malone dele
gates to Petersburg. The fight will be
renewed in the State convention which
meets in that city on the 18th day OF
May