Richmond planet., 1898-09-10
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nine o'clock wht the work Of admit
ting he me n b. rs begun.
On TIE second hCor were three police
Cfficers John T. Anderson acted to
prevent the admission of any other
,han tho passed by n Smith, " ho
stood xt 20 him. while Sam Bendit
wss Oh she o. h side.
Editor Mitchell was allowed to pass
upstairs. Soon thereafter, Alderman
James Hshfn spL esrsd end demanded
admission. This YVES denied him.
Editor Mitchell found that N. J.
Smith was admitting other than dele
gates ard announced it. Alderman
Fab, ate mpted 10 come up and grsp
ensued -
The ffieer ssiG il they passed blows
be would arrest both of them. This
cooled tie City Chairman, who with
drew to the floor aDcve with his
guards.
Shortly afterw ards they went to the
Custom Ecuse for consultation and f1n-
ally secure the law ffies of Mr.. A. b.
Dickers~n where the so-called conven-
tion WAS held
In the meantime the delegates wait
ea at Wilkerson's Fall, the place where
the meeting had been called. 1t was .
few minutes after ten o'clock when
John G.. Smith, City Committeeman,
in h absences of the City Chairman,
called the meeting to order p. II, III.
Jones of Clay Ward was elected chair
man and Lewis Loney of Madison, see
retsry. The temporary organization
was made permanent.
The committee on credentials made
a report in favor of K. :. Crane in the
! First Prerinct Jackson Ward and John
kon T.. II
| v Nelsoa (altern ate in the Third Pre-
cinct. Jackson Ward.
The following delegates to the Dis
trict Convention were elected:
Otis II. Russell, DIR. r. e. Jones, j.
A. Mclaughlin, J. II. Hayes, John
Mitchell James Bahen, B B. Arnold,
illiam CustaloaJ JEFF Powell, James
Patterson. q. M. Bland, Percy Quarles
John g. Smith. w L. Ysi brough, M.
M. Williams. W. z Russell, Peter III.
H Jones. Marcellus Hucles, John Clin-
ton. Jr.. Ii. F. Jonathan. Y. 2. Wander
vail Jrhn b. Harris, William /. John
son, Richard Aytes. N. V. Bacchus, r.
M j. Morrisey.
The delegation was instructed to
s1nport DIR. r Z. Jones for the State
C< m mIttee.
Col. Otis Il. Russell was nominated
for City Charm an, and MIR. E. j. Crane
nominated John Mitchell, Jr., for the
same position.
Mitchell declined and Russell was.
unanimously elected.
In the meantime, the other meeting
was being held in the Office at ShAfer
Building 1t was announced that N. j.
Smith had been reelected City Chair
man.
John Grabbs assistant postmaster
was elected member Of the congress
sional committee
The following were their delegates
to Hanover O II
Judge l.. L Lewis, A. @. Rockechar-
lie, N J. Smith, w, @. Tate, G. r. Nor
man DR.. P. H. q Noble, Samuel Bene-
DIT, Wilson Nash. John NJ. Elicit, John
II. Campbell, Wray T. knight, Jacob
fin, John M Rysll. John NJ. Benson.
JL T. Anderson. ohm L. Grubbs, r.
w airy, u. NJ. Band, E. 81. Freeman,
Richard Washington, John G.. Smith,
Hezekiah Curtis and w. w. Ondley.
The following alternatives we're chos-
Ell: James G.. Cattain, johnson Young,
JamesH NJ arse, Rowland Yaneey, Ed
ward Green, Isaiah White George
Baker. Clarence B Forester, B. Q.
West. B. C. Cook. James E. Meriweth-
er, Jackson Acres and Edward j. Cook.
Inc uCnOcI pIcScuJ bhlC IOOAl auG
codnted as they came cut were 18
The District Convention was called
to order at Hanover @ H., September
7th at nearly O'Clock by Chairman J.
w Southward.
Morgan Treat, the United States
Marshal was elected temporary chair
man as against NJ. T. Lightfoot (color-
ed) Of Hanover. Cornelius Mimms
and j. r. Pollard were made secreta-
ries. The committee on credentials
reported in favor of seating the dele
cation headed by N. j. Smith.
Then pandemonium reigned The
chair declared it carried. After much
delay. Cornelius Mimms. regardless
of the chair, nomin ated Otis H. Rus
sell for Congress. The question was
put by one of the delegates who acted
as chairman and was carried.
Chairman Treat refused to recog-
nize any one, declined to entertain ap.
peals and finally Mr.. Russell was
brought in and accepted the nomina-
ton.
DIR. R. E. Jones. JEFF Powell and M.
7. Lightfoot we're named for the State
Committee, and James III. Hayes az
chairman Of the Congressional Conn
mittee.
The body then retired, therenpon,
Chairman Morgan Treat. VINO was =
witness to the entire affair, proceeded
to start his machine and P0etmaster
B. B. Weiseger of Manchester was
nominated for Congress, Morgan Treat,
Edgar Allan and w. G.. Singleton
named for the state committee and J.
w. Southwark was made chairman OK
the Congress Committee.