At 7 o'clock he informed the chairman of the committee that if the name of Williams should be withdrawn in favor of Revels he would cast his vote for Revels.

The caucus then decided by a unanimous vote that upon the assembling of the convention at 9 o'clock that morning Mr.Griffin should withdraw the name of Williams from before the convention as a candidate for State Senator, but that no other name should be placed in nomination.

Every member of the caucus, however, was committed to vote for Revels.

This decision was to be communicated to no one outside of the caucus except to Mr.Buchanan, who was to be privately informed of it by the chairman of the committee to whom he had communicated his own decision.
As soon as the convention was called to order Mr.Griffin was recognized by the chair.

He stated that he had been authorized to withdraw the name of Rev.J.M.P.