Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-28


Alexandria Christian Association General
PRAYER Meeting in the I'd Presb. Church. at 4
o'clock p. M, and every evening during the
coming week in the Lecture Room of the Bap-
fist Church, at 4.30 O clock. A cordial welcome
will be given to all who will attend upon these
means OF grace
Village Chapsl--Sermon morning and night
by Rev. Mr. Hummer Continuation of pro-
tracted meeting.
RADICAL CoNvENrIoN-No NoMrNATIoN
FOR DELEGATE TO THE STATE CONVENTION
STORMY SESSION The executive commit
tees of the Radical party Of The four wards OF
the city and the county district, met in conven-
ton last night, in the cololel school house on
Wolfe, between Royal and Pitt streets, known
as Sloughby's School House, its permanent
President, L. d. Harmon, white, in the Chair,
and r. D. Beck ley, colored, Secretary.
The President, on assuming the chair stated
that as he considered it always proper to open
the proceedings of deliberative assemblies by
invoking the aid of Divine assistance, he would
call upon the Rev Robert Jenkins for pray
er. Robert jenkins, colored preacher, hav-
Ing in response TO this invitation, besought the
blessing OF the Almighty upon all the purposes
and plans of the Radical party, and its mmac-
ulate Congress, r. G. Arm strong, white offer
ed the following resolution
Resolved, That each person whose name is
offered before the Convention as a candidate tor
the Constitutional Convention shall be pledged
by his friends to abide by the action of this
Hal bvf IN jlrIfy ri
the Magisteria Districts
And urged its adoption in speech in which
he severely denounced the course Of John
Hawxhurst, white, ''to circumvent whose trick
ery' be stated was the object Of the resolution,
for, said the speaker, ''if John Hawxhurst re
ceives the nomination of this convention its
members will in his estimation rank higher
than the archangels, but should he be rejected
of which there is no doubt, he will not abide by
its decision, but endeavor by means OF a Mass
Convention, which he could pack, to secure
another nomination and thus distract the party
and render probable the success OF the Democ-
racy, to defeat which and its faithful ally, the
military, was the main purpose Of the Radica
Republican" party. Considerable discussion
here ensued between G. W. Dewitt, }. T..
Burnett and r. q. Armstrong, white, and f..
D. Beckley coored, upon the question OF the
proper powers of the general executive COM
mittee, and from whence those powers were
derived and as some members did not COM
prehend r G.. Armstrong resolution It's pro,
poser was requested to commit it to writing
and have it read by the Secretary. While MIR.
Armstrong was complying with this request,
R D. Beckley, colored, arose and stated that
he pronounced tbs rumor prevalent that he,
Beckley, had said that he did not want any
Northern man to represent Alexandria in the
proposed State Constitutional Convention, a
malicious lie concocted by an enemy to do hlm
harm. The resolution having been prepared
and read, ". W. White, white, to avoid the
confusion that was likely to ensue from the
different action Of the five Mapisteria Districts,
moved to amend. by striking out majority OF
the Magisterial Districts, and inserting Mass
meeting"
This amendment being opposed by r. q.
Armstrong, w. W. Dt W III, Whitc, ih q opo0Ch
in which he said that though he favored the
claims of John Hawxhurst, he was no mans
man, but belonged solely and entirely to G. W.
DeWitt-poor but not proud supported the
adoption of at amendment to the amendment
that the action Of the Convention should be
first referred to the Wards, aud subsequently to
Mass Meeting.
During his speech he was interrupted by K
D. Beckley, colored, and 10 response to a ques-
ton asked by the latter, if he Dewitt, had
not said during the day just closing, that he
would not vote for Hawxhurst, stated that
he bad never even ina gined such thing, and
the man who said he had heard him say so, bad
more ears behind than before him. The
speaker was prevented FROM continuing his
speech by continued Interruptions, during one
of which he said that r d. Beckley, colored,
was not only destitute of the qualifications OF
good parliamentariau, but also of the requisites
of gentleman
Robert Williams, colored, urged upon the
Convention that as the general executive 2om'
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