Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-08
LOCAL NEWS.
TUESDAY EVENING, oCToBERs 8. !.

THE RADICAL MOTIVATION. The action of
that's termed the Executive Committees
3 the various Radical clubs of this city and
county,, in making nomination for delegate
- tbe State Constitutional Convention, was re-
undated by three of the four clubs of the city
,ost night. Meetings were held in all the
-voras, but in the third, alone, was the nom-
not;on of the committee" ratified; the others
inf only repudiatine it, but declaring their de-
termination to support John Hawxhurst, in
whose ''integrity, capacity and devotion to
nrinciple, they have the most implicit con-
6dence
Tn the First Ward the soundness Of the views
e the ''nomaee' Of the Committees on
oolored suffrage, was even questioned, and the
nroceedings of the Convention severely animal
rorted upon. A stroug endeavor was made to
obtaip an endorsement Of The nomination, but
& was no 60, and the Hawxhurst party, Under
Thicker, gained complete triumph.
IN the Second Ward, the nominee stood
M chance, the Hawxhurst party taking the
"huN by the horns, and under the lead Of
D.Witt soon putting hors de combat Marshall,
o,3 the other friends OF the nominee, and
IA. sel the following tremendous preamble and
resolutions over their heads with vim:
WHEREAS, the nomination Ola candidate for
the State Constitutional Convention, made by
the Executive Committees in joint convention,
was % made in defiance of the known wishes of
H.. Republican party OF Alexandria city and
nd s
Whereas, it is dangerous to the rights Of the
neone to contide their business to those who
rrpenly defy their expressed will, because such
rnresentatives, if elected will be likely 70 claim
ends and aims instead of lnanfullv battling for
the principles of Justice to all, and equality be-
ior, the law our rights conferred us by Con-
grass and which we also believe to be the noble
inheritance bequeathed to us by our revolution
sry ancestors ana,
Whereas it is equally dangerous to submit TO
the dictaton Of an executive committee which
scLed in open and acknowledged defiance of the
clearly expressed wishes of large majority Of
the voters, to whom they are presenting can
ddste, and which openly resorted to the partial
md unfair means of excluding from seats, in
their meetings, persons properly elected by
their clubs. and admttl persons to seats who
!sd no right to them, therefore,
Resoicea, That we will not, and hereby re-
Iuse, to ratify the nomination made by said ex-
ecutive committees.
RssoLusd That inasmuch rs the members of
the executive committee from three Of the four
wards of this city, were instructed to present
the name of John Hawxhurst as the candidate
for the Constitutional Convention and rs he is
known to be the choice of q large majority of
the Republican voters ofthe county Of AleXan
lriu and having the best reasons for implicit
confidence in his integrity, capacity and devo'
ton to principle, we hereby nominate him as
the candidate for that place.
In the Third Ward the friends Of the nom
inee were more fortunate, and, with the aid OF
W D. Massey, succeeded in obtaining an en-
doTsemcnt In consideration Of tins valuable
service ), the vote by which the resolution here
tofore passed by this club rejecting Mr.. Massey
as member, was reconsidered, and he was
ihereupon admitted to full membership, and
his name ordered to be entered on the roll
In The Fourth Ward the Hawxhurst men,
alter spirited contest (in which Hawxhurst
himself took part, assisted by Tucker ''earried
the day." and declared Hawzhurst their
chuice, notwithstanding continued and ear
nest opposition on the part of Seaton, MilIard
aud HILL