Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-01
LOCAL NEWS.
EVENING, OCTOBER

Douglass, cOl0red, was IN the Cnalr, ana L. =.
Edelin, white, Secretary. The proceedings
we're opened with prayer by G. S. Lumpkin,
colored. Larkin Patton announced that the
nominating committee had failed to make a
Nominations r. v Thompson, co!ored, and
John Moore, white, favored changing the COM
mittee, but r. G, Armstrong, white, wanted
one more week, in which time he thought a
nomination could be made, as three OF the
committee had already come over to McKen
zie. This announcement seemed to startie
iumpkin, who Immediately wanted to know if
the change had taken place in the Third Ward
delegation, but to the enquiry there was no res
nonse, and or motion the report made by Pat
ton was accepted. R. v Thompson thereupon
offered the following resolution, which fell like
q bombshell in the camp, and caused general
s'muss"
Reso7red. That as John Hawxhurst is the
choice OF a large majority of the Republican
party OF the Third Ward for Delegate to the
State Constitutional Convention, our executive
committee be, and are hereby Instructed, to
support, and use all honorable means to pro
cure his nomination, and if any OF our execu-
tive committee do not intend faithfully to car
~ out and obey these institutions, they are res
pectfully requested to resign. that we may put
in their plac men who will truly respectus.
4. G. Armstrong Immediately moved to ia
bic tie resolution. Hannibal King, coloreJ
desired to IL. instructed rs to what were the
privileges OF an American citiz n whi.,!l inter
cd IN
pound in lucid style, much to the apparent
edifcation of some of his hearers, but not so
to Hannibal, who proceeded to reply to Arm
strong, opposing his views and favoring the
adoption of the resolution John Moore,
white, opposed the passage Of the resolution
because it was an institution to support Hawk
hurst. II. Fl. Arnold, colored, also opposed
the resolution, and wanted the committee to
have more time, to which King replied that
they had had the time, but did not know what
to do, when they had it; he insisted on the pas
sage of the resolution, and said that the biggest
part OF the trouble came from men who had
neither 'tchick nor child, " and could take up
their baggage and be off in no time" He liked
Mckenzie well enough, and thought he was a
good man, but he wanted man to 90 to the
Convention who twill rot there in his discharge
of Republican duties, not caring for himself,
but for his children" A report was then call
ed for by King, who thought that the Third
Ward had been imposed upon by the Second
Ward. j. IT. Burnett, white, thought that
the meeting had no right to instruct the commit
tee r. G. Armstrong stated that Hawxhurst
could not be elected-that he would loose $50
votes from the party; that the military were
opposed to him, and that in his opinion Mr..
Mckenzie was the strongest man, and the
proper one to run r. Y. Thompson. coored,
asked why the military were opposed to Hawk
hurst R. D. Beckley, colored, asserted boldly
that the resolution on the outset was talsehood;
that in majority of the Wards, there vas
majority opposed to Hawxhurst Thompson
the committee men, John Fields, colored, said
''we are men who have hearts, and he wanted
"every dog to shake his own tail. " Hethought
it wrong that men should be slandered in the
way in which they were at these meetings.
Beckley said he would not support Hawxhurst,
and would not resign his place on the commit
tee. He considered Mckenzie as radical as
any man. Thompson wanted to know if Nc
Kenzie was so radical, why it was that the
Conservatives all wanted him to run. Beckley
replied that "thc rebels wanted Hawxhurst to
run, because they could easily beat him. >
-Downev. white, contended that Hawx-
can Clubs of the city, and that his action in
the late State Convention had been endorsed.
Armstrong narrated conversation that he had
had with Tucker. Thompson contended that
Rawxhurst was the man for the place; Nc
Kenzie would, if elected, do nothing. G. G.
Whittesey, white, being asked for his counsel,
declared that the meeting had no right to
change the Committee. At this point, the
Chair ruled the resolution out of order, upon
which announcement, R. G. Armstrong got
possession of the paper, and loudly proclaimed
it to be in the hand writing of G. W. Dewitt,
the Lieutenant Colonel of Hawxhurst-
Dowuey suggested that if the members of the
Committee we're satisfied that they were not
wanted on the Committee, they should resign.
He called upon J. A. Stouteuburgh, for his
views, whereupon S. arose and said that he
had been iDsulted the last time he was at the
meeting; however, he would say that be thought
that the members of the Committee would
hold unenviable positions, if they continued to act
where not wanted. The Chair suggested that
Stoutenburgh had better attend the meetings
more regularly and be instructed. After fur
t G debate, the meeting adjourned until
Thursday evening.
The REGATTA to announce
nent, the Regatta took place to day, the weather
being delightful with fine breeze. The boats
lett Washington at IL O'Clock M, and passed