Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.
THE CONVENTION OF THE UNION REpUBLI-
CAN PARTY OF TIE STATE OF VIRGINIA,

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(. The Convention reassembled at half-past
three CLOCK yesterday afteruoon-J NJ. Bolts,
the President, in the Chair. Several motions
were made, but lost, for temporary recesses
The Secretary read the names of the commit-
tee appointed by the adoption of the resolution
OF Mr.. Beck, concerning the appointment OF a
committee 10 reportin relation to the legal status
of the present State Government, as follows:
Messrs. Beck, of Frederick; Mckenzie, Of
Alexandria, Lewis, of Rockingham; Ward
well, Of Richmond: Clements, of Portsmouth ;
Gilmer, of Rockingham, and Munseu, Of Fair.
fax.
The committee on credentials was also an
nounced, as follows:
Messrs Mckenzie, of Alexandria; Williams,
of Fredericksburg; Gibbons, of Frederick !;
Clements, of Portsmouth, and Job HaWxhurst,
Of Fairfax.
Mr. J. B. Troth, of Fairfax, then moved
that special committee of FIVE be appointed to
consider the proprlety Of naming the Union
party of the State, the Republican Union par
with the great National party Of the country
The motion was adopted, but the President
stated that being unacquainted with the per
sonnet Of the Convention, it would be impossi-
bic for him to appoint the committee unless
the names of suitable gentlemen from the diff
ferent counties represented we're suggested;
and Messrs. a. G. Mckinney, of Caroline, and
Franklin Stearns, of Richmond, entering the
room at the time, the following named gentle
men were appointed the committee:
Messrs. Troth, Andrews, James NJ. Stewart,
of Alexandria, Mckinney and Gibbons.
A motion was then made that, as the com
mitttees would not have time to report before
late in the evening, the Convention adjourn
until clock, ?. NJ
Mr.. Pollock objected and said, that if the
committees could not report before night the
Convention could devote the intervening time
to other business.
The motion to adjourn was lost, and Mr..
Daniel W. Lewis Of Fairfax, moved that, while
waiting for the reports Of the committees, Mr..
j. E. Lewis, of Rocking CHAM, address the Con-
vention. Mr.. Lewis declined addressing the
Convention, whereupon the President said the
gentleman must make a speech, or find sub
stitute.
Mr.. Lewis named Mr. Pollock, of Frederick,
who addressed the Convention until the com.
mittee appointed to christen the party made
their report, stating, in his remarks that he
wanted the State organized de novo; that a
member of Congress had told him that when
the State was organized properly the difficulty
about admitting her representatives into Con-
gress would soon be settled that though by
the provision of the State Constitution eighty
representatives constituted the Legislature of
the State, thirteen members composed the
Alexandrian Legislature, and that neither the
Alexandria or the Richmond Legislature had
come up to his standard
At the conclusion of his remarks the commit
tee reported that In future, the Union party in
Virginia be known as the National Republican
Union Party. The report was adopted.
MrLysandcr Hill presented series Of resolu
tons which he asked to have read and laid on
the table until the committee on resolutions
had made their report
Mr.. Giobens presented and asked to have
read and referred to the committee on resolu-
tons, series of resolutions.
Mr.. Chas. Whittlesey hoped that some one
who had voted in the affirmative upon the
adoption Of the report giving name to the
party, would move a reconsideration of the vote
by which the report was adopted, and, if no
one objected, he would move the reconsidera-
ton himself:
Mr.. Troth objected; but Mr. HILL who had
voted 10 the affirmative, moved reconsidera-
ton, which was carried.
Mr.. Chas. Whittlesey then moved the strik-
ing out Of the words National and 'Republ-
can in the nomenclature Of the party, and
made a speech in support of his motion.
Mr.. Pollock agreed with Mr.. Whittlesey,
and moved that the pane Union Party, be sub
stituted for National Republican Union Party.
Mr. Troth did not care much about the re-
tention of the word National, but wanted Re
publican retained,
Mr.. Pollock argued in favor Of the designa-
tion-Union Party, because if Republican
Union was adopted there would be occasion for
remarks among those who formerly belonged to
the Democratic party, and members of that
party had, as we'll as members Of the Republi-
can party, assisted in qucllipg the rebellion.
Mr.. Troth contended for the retention of the
word Republican, because no member of this
party hae been found recreant to his trust in
the late conflict, and if there was anything he
thanked God for, it was that he had never vot'
ed Democratic ticket. He wanted to know
what sort of Convention this was; whether a
convention of the loyal Union men, or of the
reconstructed Union men, for all called them
selves Union men now?
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