Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-04-25

RADICAL COUNTY CONVENTION. y ester
d.y's report of the proceedings of the Radical
County Convention closed at halt-past three
o'clock With prophecy concerning the even
tual action of that body, which was fulfilled
With entire exactness. .a
Previous to the consultation of the commit
tee on credentials,J. NJ. Thatcher, white, gave
notice that at the proper time he would object
to John Hodgkin, white, as member Of the
Convention from the Fourth Ward, and would
offer the proper evidence to show that said
Hodgkin was citizen Of Fairfax county.
Lysander Hill, white, submitted motion
that the basis of representation should be the
same apportionment as governed the election
10 the fall of 1867. He said in support of his
motion that that basis would give the First
Ward delegates, the Second, 4; Third, g.
Fourth, 7, and Fifth Magisterial District, 6,
Total32.
The motion was debated at some length by
J. NJ. Thatcher, Lysander Hill, Geo. Tucker,
John Hodgkin, white, and R. d. Beckley and
others, colored, when the further considerati ton
Of the subject was interrupted by the entrance
Of the Committee on Credentials who reported
that Richard Dogan, William Edwards, Robt
jenkins, VIM. T. Coleman, colored, and Geo.
Tucker and John Birrell, white, were the six
delegates from the First Ward; Levi Patten,
Thomas Carroll, colored, P A. Breen and D..
K Hawxburst, white, were the four from the
Second; Francis Gaskins, r. D. Beckley, G..
P. Douglas, 81. Fl. Arnold, John Field and
VIM. Il. Burke, colored, and w. N. Harlow,
B. W. ellis and W. L. Penn, white, were the
nine from the Third J.. A. Seaton, Richard
Il. Lyles, Stephen Fit2hugh. colored, and J.
n. Thatcher, Lysander Hill, John Hodgkin
and W. D. Scott, white, were the seven from
the Fourth and w. A. Rowe, n. Thompson,
r. s. Laws, N. Wormley, n. Ellis and Aus
tin Syphax, colored, were the six from the
County District.
This report excluded two, Richard Miles
and Thornton Hoyatt, two colored delegates,
who presented themselves for admission with
out credentials.
j. NJ. Thatcher moved that the convention
adjourn for one week, but the motion being
defeated, after prolonged discussion the re-
port Of the committee was adopted by vote
elf to- Is.
A resolution was then adopted empowering
the chair to appoint q committee of three on
permanent organization which committee,
consisting Of John Hodgkin, white, and Austin
Syphax and John A. Seaten, colored, after a
short consultation, reported George Tucker
tor chairman, and Lysander Hill for secretary.
The latter declined accepting the preferred
honor, and closed aspeech that be was making,
when the committee reported, by moving that
the convention in its nominations should selsot
an equal number of nominees from the differ
ent aides of the house. THE Haw1hurst men
sat together on one side of the house, and the
Wells men on the other
This resolution elected long discussion,
during which it was stated publicly that with
out its adoption the Wells delegation would
withdraw from the Convention and when it
was defeated this assertion was carried into eff
feet, for that entire delegation, with the excep-
ton Of John Seaton, colored delegate from
the Fourth Ward, left the house.
P. A. Breen, white, was then elected perma-
mont Secretary.
A resolution authorizing the chair to appoint
acommittee of FIVE to select four delegates to
the State Convention, to be held in Richmond
onthe 9th proximo, and four delegates to the
Congressional Convention to be held in this
caty on the 18th proximo, and to nominate two
delegates from this county to the, Legislature
Nn unanimously adopted. The committee ap.
pointed under this resolution, consisting Of
Robert Jenkins b. Ellis, colored, and T. A.
Bteen, John HodgkiD, and W. N. Harlow,
white, then retired, and the Convention took a
recess Of ten minutes to await its report
At the expiration of the ten minutes the
committee returned and reported that one Of
Its members. W. N. Harlow, had not been pre-
sent at the consultation. but that the remaining
iour had selected as delegates to the Richmond
Convention George Tucker and John Hodgkin
White, and William T. Coleman and Austin
oyphax, colored; az delegates to the Congress
nonal Convention John Birrell, and P. A
ofeen, white, and Josiah Thomas and VIM. A
MOVIE, eolored; and as candidates for the Leg
stature, John Birrell, white, and William A
MOVE, colored. This report was unanimously
adopted.
lhe following resolution was then read by
Tue Secretary, and unanimously likewise
adopted:
resolved, That this Convention fully. ant
soSsnf!liy endorse John Hawxhurst as candidate
eon governor and that the delegates from thu
toansy IN the State Convention are instructed
Ana ~ Their votes for him IS their first choice