Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.
ANOTHER RADICAL MEETING AND ANorH

The Radicals OF this place held another
meeting last night, which, like its predeces-
sors. was characterized by noise, confusion, in
dacorum, ytuperation, Wrangling, contention
and viihcatlon.
The meeting was held in Liberty Ha, which
WAS s;packed and crammed, large crowd of
snectators being present to witness the pro
ceedings.
Whittlesey, Chairman Of the former meet
mos. withdrew, and called Willoughby to pre-
eide, but the Hawxhurst party were not thus
70 be Caught mapping, and Immediately
Thicker moved that Dewitt be chosen Chair
man. This motion was amended by motion
that Willoughby retain the Chair, which
amendment was voted down. The vote was
then taken on the motion to elect Dewitt, but
through some apparent inadvertency on the
mart of the Hawxhurst party, this motion, on
rising vote, was also lost. j. G. Underwood
(the ,Judre) was then nominated by the OPP
nostion, but on The first vote defeated. The
friends of Whittlesey, however, demanded that
thp vote should be taken over, which being
d,pe, and the colored element having become
confused, and failing to vote with their accus-
toned unanimity, the Whittlesey party car
ried their point, elected Underwood Chair
man, and for the nonce, turned the tide against
Hawxhurst. During all this time there was
much confusion.
Upon taking the Chair, Underwood made a
long, tulsom and egotistical harangue, during
which he was twice interrupted and fatty con-
tradcted in his assertions,by Hawxhurst. The
sneaker informed his hearers that Gen. Scho-
field was IA true Republican, and did every
thing to advance the interests of that party
that he, The speaker, was frequently consulted
by General S., and that the General iaiended
asking his opinion in reference to the right OF
colored people to ride in the Richmond street
cars, which opinion, even before being officially
asked, he would here render in favor OF that
right He also informed the audience that he
had instructed Mr.. Duncan to summon a large
proportion OF cololrd men on The jury Of his
Court, which meets in Richmond in Novcm-
her. He acc,ls ed flawxhurst OF begging for
four Offices all at one time, and, much to the
amusement of the meeting, condemned, in I'M
measured terms, the ofice-seeEer, and the
man who would elbow his own horn, or sing
his own praises Tie concluded his remarks
by announcing that himself had been nomina-
ted for the Convention in Richmond, and pro-
posing that colored man should be selected
BY the Radicals oi this city, as their candidate,
This suggestion was met on the part of the
blacks, with some marks Of appreciation, where
upon, Tucker, not to be outdone, in his devo
ton to his colorcd friends, moved that the
sense Of the meeting be taken rs to their pre-
ference for colored man--much confusion,
amidst which
H. II. Wells having obtained the floor,
advocated harmony for the sake Of the
party lie warned the blacks of the danger
they we're in Of having new chains placed about
their necks, by following The dictates Of de-
signing politicians, and concluded by proposing
that both Whittlcscy and Hawxhurst should
withdraw from the contest; not TO allow their
names again to be brought forward, and that
the magisterial districts should appoint one
delegate for each one hundred voters, to meet
in convention and nominate another man. Tor
whom the party shall be pledged to vote.
Whittlesey immediately came forward aid
accepted the proposition provided Hawk
hurst would do likewise but
Hawxhurst thought he saw a trap and was
too cunning TO ''put his foot in it, lie,
therefore, after repeated calls, reluctantly
came from behind the scenes and accepted the
first part Of the proposition, that both candl-
dates should withdraw, but declined TO accede
to that part requiring him not to permit his
name to 90 before another nominating conven-
ton. He favored the plan Of referring the
whole question back to the districts, bnt OPP
posed binding himself or his friends not to use
his name again. He claimed that The MAORI
ty should rule, and that il he was the choice of
the majority he would run
The speech was we'll and favorably
received, and the aspect OF affairs seemed
brighter for the Hawxhurst wing, when Wells
getting the floor, again turned the tide, and
the Whittesey party we're, to all appearances
in the ascendency,
Birrel (John) alarmed at this intro
duced a resolution declaring HawShurst the
choice of the meeting as their candidate for
the Convention, and proceeded to urge the
adoption Of his resolution, by giving an &C
count of the proceedings OF the Convention
tbat NI;tf}aSn,- '1bap thn infer
ruptions became so frequent ANA the uproar so
great, that he was forced to yield the floor to
Tucker, who, thoroughly aroused to the
danger of the situation, pitched in pell nell,
to his adver:aries made direct appeal to
The colored element ravel aud stormed;
charged his opponents iuriously, and succeed
ed in staying the tide; seeing which, and taking
advantage Of the favorable turn in affairs,
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