The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-03
THE CLIMAX OF CONFUSION.
BOiSTEROUS ASSEMBLAGE or
REPUBLICANS.

n kcpuDliC1n ConicTtnct was Htiu tN0'''
day in the Iicnrico County Courthouse.
The meeting was called 10 order at o'clock
by sheriff Southwark. lie mentioned the
fac, that the District committee had not
called convention 10 nominate candi-
date for Congress. lie said 1--WE the people
have called this meeting TO decide upon the
best course 10 pursue" lie then nominated
Colonel W. +. Gliding, Of Chesterfield. as
temporary chairman, and Charles u. Roanc
(colorcd), as temporary secretary.
Col. Gliding took the chair aud made a
few remarks. in which he severely criticised
the action Of the district committee. lie
endorsed the proceedings OF the last Con
gress and warmly praised the House for
seating Miller Of South Carolina. ana
Langsion, OF Virginia.
lie told the colored people. who largely
prcdominated in the meeting, th&t they had
no reason % be discouraged: That Lang
ston. whom he thought one OF the brightest
men in the country, had been seated, as had
Miller, Of South Carolina. On motion. ana
after much discussion, the temporary Or
ganization Was made permanent. HE
meeting. almost from the beginning. was
very stormy. and the chairman was utterly
unable 10 preserve anything in the least re-
sembling order. Parliamentary rules we're
thrown 10 the winds, and the men with the
strongest lungs had the floor.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
sheriff Southwark offered the following
preamble and resolutions. which, after tee.
Ing strongly urged by Mr.. j. X. Russell. OF
lIenrico, were finally adopted:
Whereas. In the last Congressional election
the Democratic managers robbed the kcpuh-
lican party In the district OF about LOCO lesa 1
votes. thereby imposing upon our ieStiN
elected representative. Judge Waddill, The
necessity Of contest In order 10 secure ms
seat;
And whereas emboideI ed by their sue res
In 1855, the same Democratic MANAGERS ! %
the year 1889. wickcdly and violently took
this Congressional district (Which year be To-
fore we carried by nearly a thousand, and
they only claimed by POI votes by the iahu'
lous majority of 4. 800. which was practically
- fraud upon its face, and which fraud is EN-
ppasized by the fact that the same Demo
cratic managers are now on every hand urg-
ing the party vote TO come In line and i'm
porting speakers from all over the Union 10
save 10 Them "A district which only a year
ago they claimed to have carried by the
handsome majority Of G,sOO;
And whereas the question of what is best
10 do while such "A slate OF dcpiaVity exists IN
the Democratic management, believing, as
we do, that the good people Of the Democratic
party do not believe In and VIII not long sub
init TO such state OF affairs as now enNirOns
lhem POLITICALLY. ana which impaiIs their
IOod name and fame. and IS destructive Of
every business interest of this community;
And whereas during the existence OF such
a state Of affairs II may be the most effective
remedy TO turn those loose who rob us 10
operate upon the honest men of their own
party, although we know that with an honest
election this district isours, particularly with
the present Democratic nominee, who ran
behind Grover Cleveland of New York. IN
every county and city I'm the district a the
last election, and whose defeat every pairi
Otto citizen must desire;
Aud whereas. there is no effective state
law that Furnishes election crimes, and the
Federal law proposing the remedy having
failed of passage; and whereas the Rcpubl1-
can Con gresslOnal Committee for this district
having failed 10 call a convention 10 nOmi-
nate a ca ndidate for the Fifty-second Con
greSs, IL is the SENSE of this meeting that
something should be done 10 keep up the or
ganizatiOn of the party; Thereof fore, be IL
Resolved. lst That a committee OF one
from each county, one from the city OF Man
chester and four from the city OF Richmond
he appointed whose duty II shall be 10 confer
with The Congressional District Committee
as TO what is best 10 be done. If anything.
looking 10 the placing OF "A candidate for Con-
gress I'm the field, and as To the course best 10
he pursued ny the hcpuoilchhs IN tne as
trict. and that the Republicans Of the d'siTlci
are advised q abide the decision of such con-
ference between said committees.
I'd That whatever may be the action Of said
committees IN reference 10 llt running OF "a
candidate. we earnestly recommend To the
Congressional Committee the necessity Of i--
suing an address calling upon all Repubil.
cans. especially those VINO were defrauded az
their right To vote bv crasiug their names
from the observation-disclosures last fall. 10 So
themselves properly registered. 10 the end
that whenever hereafter fair opportunity
is afforded To vote. either in their own paitf
or between candidates Oithe opposing party
that they may not find themselves disfIau-
chised.
REED GIORIFIED.
After the adoption OF the resolutions CAP
tain X. A. Paul (colOred) made rather a
lengthy speech. lie said he glOried ~
Reeds success in Maine and in the admi--
sion of the new Republican state :
that he was a Nirginian and was
bound 10 Africa 10y no stronger q 5
than was Colonel Gliding. "Ihcre is" h
declared, "nO negro problem except to give
the black man his rights He said all the
Democrats are not bad, but some are friends
OF the cOlored people. He criticised severe
ly the alleged interference with the jackson
Ward elections. suppose should organ
ize gang Of colOred men and 90 to Clay
Ward and attempt to impede the voting.
Why, | would be shot on the spot"
Captain Paul heartily endorsed the resO-
buttons offered by Mr.. Southwark.
JUDGE wADDILL.
When Paul had concluded sheriff south
ward called attention TO Hon. Edmund
Waddill, who was in the meeting, and sug-
gested that he come forward and give an
account of his stewardship. The Judge
walked TO the stand amidst loud cheers
and with his face radiant with smiles. \
cOlOred brother called out loudly at that
point for Southwark 70 sit down. that he
was making himself too conspicuous, and
hs. IaI Nt
body.
Judge Waddill tried manfully to speak,
but ii seemed almost impossible for him 10
make himself heard, as il was clearly
demonstrated that the lungs Of the cOlored
man were stronger than those of ms white
conterrees. The meeting seemed in immi-
nent danger of breaking up in cOniil.
sion or of ending in general fight
The chairman used his gayel until he
became red IN the face. but his
efforts for awhile awaited nothing, as the
"bang, bang, bang" Of his gayel could
scarcely be heard above the din OF confusion
and the score or more voices, all of which
were pitched in their highest key and each
endeay0ring % be heard above the rest. The
scene was indeed one of dire confusion.
HENRY LAYNE.
The centre Of all this confusion was
ncnTy l4aNnt, Il tDloIfu councilman from
Jackson Ward. Layne was persistent. and
Waddill requested him 10 wait, and his
brethren in the cause were trying 10 force
him 10 bide his time, and loud cries Were
heard Of ''put him out, put him out" His
vocal powers were in better trim than any
of the rest and he finally made Waddill
hear his question, which was this: :" Where
were you, sir, when LangstOn was voted
for, and didn't you leave your seat rather
than vote for a negrO:'
Judge Waddill replied the best he could
amid the continuous rapping of the gavel
and the bOisterOus uprOar Of voices, that he
was in his seat but did not vote 10 seat
Lsngsion, and that Langston knew the
reason and was satisfied. Mr.. Waddill
said: IL didn't consider il right. | pro-
pose to vote according TO the dictates of my
own conscience" This has" he contin-
ued, "boen the most eyeutftil conference i'm
our history, and scenes have been enacted
there that were never seen before"
GIT THERE.
AT this point biz strong-lunged negro
said in a voice clearly heard above the
din: "Go il son, de rabbit got no tail at all,
but he gets dar all dc same"
Judge Waddill said: IL won't run for
tOneess any more. have stood more dur