The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-22
THE WHITES RULE
IN MANCHESTER.
NTH Exception of Two Men They
Pull Away from Blacks.
ELECT CITY COMMITTEEMAN
Nome Fun and Ignorance Heaped Out
ELECT CITY COMMITTEEMAN
Nome Fun and ignorance Heaped Out
Spectators in Large Chunks by
the RepubIicans-A Small
Crowd of Lamb Men.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times


chairman of the City Committee. made
last night at the convention Of delegates
vain attempte to run rough shod over
the wishes of the men elected from the
different wards. with the result that
there was a split OF the whites and blacks.
tie former winning by having in attend
ance at meeting held Immediately alter
wards. fifteen out of twenty represent
uves from the wards. The white Repuo-
kf:ans OF the city a whole pulled OUT
from the negroes and then elected
City Committee as we'll as delegates 70
the Congressional Convention In west
Point October 18TH
Ward meetings were held w eohesoay
night when FIVE delegates We're elec'eo
crom each to attend this convention last
light. When these representatives as
genabled there were few prelim1narles
and then johnson called them to order.
Ie had never been elected chairman
&emporarly yet held the seat In the
is1rst Ward there was contest Oh the
laelegates Five negroes said they were
che legal ones, while five white men
claimed they were the authorized dele
gates This question was not referred TO
the Committee on Credentials. Johnson
declared from the chair that the negroes
were the legal ones. Mr.. I. H. Smith
appealed from the decision, and It went
to vote.
Johnson refused to allow the FIVE white
men to remain IN the room while the
voting was in progress, yet not only al
lowed the blacks to remain, but gave
them permission to vote on sustaining
the chair. OF course they voted to sus-
tain.
Here is where the fun began. The
vote was taken. all the while Mr.. Smith
making a vain attempt to be heard. With
all the pomp he could command john
son arose and said, "All in favor of sus-
tanning the chair will stand on their
feet"
SMITH COUNTED.
AS there was nothing else for those
present to stand on they were compelled
to obey the order. That is, eight did.
the secretary, however, counted eleven,
MIR. Smith who took the appeal being
Numbered among the ones voting to sus-
tain the chair. There was no chair for
Mr.. Smith to sit In, and the chairman
said that was not his fault. Represent
a1ives of the press sitting near the door,
irant over slightly from their chairs to
speak to some one and the secretary
Very promptly counted them as sustain
ing the chair. Before the negative ques-
ton could be put room was made for the
whole meeting up stairs and there they
adjourned. Here Johnson, without wait
ing for anything, put the negative vote
and announced that the appeal had been
lest.
Mr.. Smith was called to his seat and all
the negroes in the house commenced to
talk at once Every minute there was q
frec-for-all fight looked for. but it didn't
come Mr.. Smith then said that he loved
coed clean politics and that he had been
Republican all his life and that he had
a majority of the delegates to that con-
ycrtion and would retire and elect a city
committee Every white man in the
house. with the exception Of Mr.. B. B.
Wcisiger, former postmaster of the city.
and Mr.. J. G. Rice. who asprcd to the
pcstmastership, left the room. MI Weis-
iecr sided in all questions with Johnson,
whether those questions We're right or
wrong.
WHITES MEET.
Fifteen legally elected delegates went
to the home of Mr.. w. r. Beattie after
they left the room where strife and dis
cord abounded. and there perfected the
City Committee in an orderly manner.
chose who assembled at this meeting
were: From First Ward-D. S. Maddrea,
s. B. Wyatt, G. l.. Turner. F. u. Monkey
and A. w. Moody. Joe Galway repre-
scented Turner by proxy. Second Ward
w. r. Beattie. Lucian Amos. Jake Mum,
Charles Amos and d. r. Napier. Third
Ward-John Fisher. three of the other
delegates being negroes and of course sid
ing with Johnson. and Mr.. B. B. Weisiger
who threw his lot with them. Fourth
Ward had Thomas H Smith. o. w. Saw
DRY. j. w. BEDFORD. Paul Jewett. Mr.. J.
G. Rice being from this ward but siding
with the negroes.
The first business OF this meeting was
the electing of chairman, and Mr.. T. H
Smith was unanimously placed In the
chair c. Amos, John Fisher and D. R.
Napier were made the Committee on Gre
tlcntials. The Organization Committee
Was composed of J.. Amos Q. W. Savory
and w. R.. Beattie. AS members of the
CITY Committee the following were elect
cd from the delegates from each ward:
First Ward, Maddrea and Wyatt; Second
Ward. l.. Amos and W. r. Beattie; Third
Ward. Fisher and Savory: Fourth Ward
II c. Beattie and A. w. Savory. Dele
gates to the West Point Congressional
Convention were Messrs. T. II. Smith and
w. r. Beattie C. ". Savory was made
committee Of one to add to the Con-
Eressonal Committee.
After practically all the business of
this meeting was over there was a con-
ference held as to the advisahility of
securing a hall and having a Republican
club This is to be solely for the white
mon Of this party in the city. no blacks
heing permitted to cross the threshold.
MRS. OWENS DEAD.
After an Illness of several months Mrs.
Mary S. Owens. wife of B. P. Owens
ST.. died yesterday morning at the home
No. 1l2 Cowardin Avenue. She was
seventy-n!ne years old. and leaves a llus-
band and seven children, all Of Manches-
ter and vicinity. While her death was
not unexpected, 1t was no less the shock
to her many friends in Manchester and
Swansboro For Atty years she had
been resident Of Manchester and was
universally loved
The arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed as yet. Those sur
viving her are Mrs. d. ]. Weisiger. Mrs
F. II. Fitzgerald and Messrs. B. P, Jr.,
r. V. T E.. Harry B., Walter G. and
n D. Owens, all OF Manchester and
Swansboro.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Misses Judith and Matte Shotwell of
no. 800 .Cowardin Avenue. have returned
to their home here. after months stay
a. Virginia Beach
Misses Annie Watkins and Clara Snead
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