The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-14
ALEXANDRIA. VA.

UNION ASSOCIATION MEETING-NOMINA
TON OF CORPORATION AND COUNTY OFFICERS
A regular weekly meeting of the Uniol
Association, Of this place. was held at tn
Lyceum Hall last night, Stephen Shinn il
the chair, and O. G. Whittlesey, Secretary
The meeting having been called to order
the proceedings of the meetings of W ednesda,
and Thursday nights last were read.
The Chair then called uron all who desired
to become members Of the Association, tx
come forward. Several responded to the in
vitation, and, being properly vouched for
their names were enrolled on the books O
the Association.
The Cameron Light Guard band being il
attendance then performed beautiful air
Robert Bell, Sen., chairman ofthe commit
tee appointed at the last business meeting OF
the Association to make nominations of loyal
citizens for the various Corporation and coun.
ty officers" submitted report, prefacipg the
presentation with the remark that the com.
mittee regretted that the number from whom
they had to select was small, the community
being divided in sentiment. He also regret
ted that it was out Of the power of the COM
mittee to recommend for reelection any of
the present incumbents, inasmuch as the in
structions of the Association had forbidden
the nomination of any person not known to
be identified with the Union cause, and many
Of those who, at the last election, were known
as Union men, were no longer SUCH The re-
port was then handed to the chairman, who
read it, as follows:
"The committees appointed to nominate el-
igible citizens from the different magisterial
districts as proper persons to take charge Of
the various Offices of this Corporation and
county, after a careful consideration Of the
important duty imposed upon them, respect
fully beg leave to report the following result
OF their deliberations, and present to the no
tice of their loyal fellow.citizens their selec-
tons for the Offices named:
For Mayor-Lewis Mckenzie.
For Auditor-T. A. Stoutenburgh
For Collectors Of Taxes Northern Dist.
q. G. Hewes; Southern District, Oscar G.
Whittlesey.
For Measurer of Wood and Bark-Wm. W.
White.
For Commissioner of Streets-Charles r.
Grimes.
For Superintendent of Gas---Thos DIVER.
For Measurer of Lumber-Wm. r. How
ard.
For Clerk of the Market-John P, White
more.
CRY CoUNcIL.--First Ward-Board of Al
dermen-Stephen Shinn and JAS Vansant.
Common Council-Samuel Baker, Garrett
Hulst, Jas F. Csrlin and John Evelyth.
Second Ward-Board of Aldermen -Jno
I. Armstrong and Andrew Jameson Com
mon Council-James L. Dyson, John I. Tay-
br. Samuel Boynton, and Chas. B Shirley.
Third Ward-Board of Aldermen-Allep
G. Harmon and j. lacey. Common Council
Henry s. Martin, s. F. Beach, s. N. Gar
wood. and James A. Stoutenburgh. =. {
Fourth Ward-Board Of Aldermen-An-
drew j. Wylie and Robert Bell Sen. Com
mon Council-Wm. D. Massey, Caleb S. Hal
lowell, Samuel Sidebottom and VIM. Arnold.
JUSTICES OF THE PEAcE.-Fist Magiste-
rial District--Lewis Mckenzie, Sam. Tuck
er. Chas. holland, j. G. McCracken.
Second Magsterial District-John T. Tsy.
Tor, j. I. Armstrong, Sam'l Boynton, Hugh
McGinnis.
Third Magisterial District-Thos. Nichols.
j. G. Clark, Walter L. Penn. Henry s Mar.
tin.
Fourth Magisterial District-Chas. Ware
Robert Bell, Sen., VIM. N. Berkley, Samuel
Sidebottom.
COUNTY OFFICES
For Sherif-Edward BurchelI.
For Clerk of County Court-Jeif' n Tacev
For County Constablesr-Thomas I Eide
len, VIM. Bushby, 7. H. StillwelI."
There being several omissions in the tick
ct, the chairman of the committee stated that. |
as the Commissioner of the Revenue would +