Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-05
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THEgALEXANDRIA MUNICIPAL ELE,

THEJALEXANDRIA MUNICIPAL ELEC.
~ TiON.
Three "A ndidates for Mayo,-The CoIored
Men Noting-Thriry Votes Rejectrd-They
have Separate Polls Opened for Them
Troops on the Ground 20 Preserve Order.
Especial DISPATCH 10 the Star.I
ALEXANDRIA, March S. 1862 p S-Fditor
Star; The municipal election Is taking pace
here to day, and ups this hour all is Quiet.
except q su Get brawl this morning. Yesterday
afterL Don there WAS a large convention OF the
white citizens held At Liberty Hall, the pur-
pose of which was TO nominate a ticket on
which the citizens would concentrate, seeing
that the Republicans were determined to vote
the colored men. Mayor Latham being at the
tine absent in Washington, and 1t beng
announced that be would not abide toe dec sion
Of that body, Mr.. VIM. II. Marbury was uomi
mated for Mayor, and other nominations were
made for the other offices. Mayor Latham
remains IN the field as a candidate and ths
opposition to the Rep ublican ticket Is therefore
The Republicans held a mass meeting AZ Ly-
ceum Hall, which was largely attended by the
colored men. and after addresses by the Re-
publican candidate for the Mayoralty Geo
q Tucker, and others, they were instructed
to Offer their votes TO the Commissioners OF
Election. but If refused tn comm tees won ia
take them. This morning this course was pur-
sued by the colored men, and the Commission
ers n cd that they could not receive their
VOC in consequence places Were opened for
the reception of their votes, at which they
are req u!red 10 have their names on the tickets
and also 10 prove or swear TO their right to
vote. The colOred men in the second and
1ourth wards, especially, are polling large
vote, and in The others the mum bers will oye,-
balance the the whites, there being over .2OO
colored men. AZ Is estimated, qualified to vote
IN the city, If entitled under the Reconstruct
tion bill.
Let the election be decided either vav. i, il
understood that the matter will 20 into the
courts or he decided by Congress The COL
ored people are behaving very orderly and
the restaurants being closed, there Is but little
drunkenness on the streets
Mayor Latham, with some OF the citizens
waited on the President Yesterday to inoutrs
as to the right OF the colored men to vote and
was by him referred To the Attorney General
1t is said that the latter o Ger declined to 81 We
MS opinion on the question in so short a Time
but SAID ne was inclined 10 the opinion thas
they would not be thus entitled un I'll the Gov
ernment had formally taken possession of the
State.
Gen. Candy, commanding this department.
In response to a request from Governor Pier
pont last evening. made the necessary ar
engagements for sufficient military force TO
be on the ground TO preserve order. AZ neces-
sary. Two companies of the I2th infantry
under command of Col. Stanhope in person
arrived In the propeller Rucker from Wash
ington, about II o'clock last night, and are
quariered in the s.brown shed. on the wharf
and about Daylight this morning three COM
panIes OF the 5th cavalry, under Capt TAYLOR
arrived the whole beng under command o
Gen. Emory, who has his quarters at the
office OF the Freedmen's CommIssIoner
The only disturbance o-day was a personal
collision between X. /. I. Wilson, an old resi-
dent. and VIM. A. Duncan, deputy marshal.
In the ith ward. before noon. the votes OF
over $40 coloTed men We're received. and in
the ID ward they expected 20 put in 600 votes
In the course of The day.