Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-11

Court House in this city, up TO tic hour III
which the body took recess.
4 At three O'Clock, T.. L. White, the tempo
rary President, called the Convention to order.
On motion of James Stoutenhurgh, the
President appointed j. s. Fowler from the LIST;
W. L. Penn, from the 2od George p. Doug
lass. from the 3rd; r. Ii. l.ylcs from the lth;
and Richard Miles, from TIE 5h district a
committee on credt ntials.
Ga motou of {. p Henri, The further bus.
ines, of the convention was interrupted, IN
order that IA prayer might be offered. as in his
| opinion the aid OF the Almighty should always
be called upon in such meetings.
| George ". Simms then prayed.
| John Seatou moved reconsideration OF the
motion b. which the President was empowered
to apnoipt the committee on credentials lie
did not want'the President entrusted with Huch
authority.
| The President ruled the motion out o: order,
! aud the committee retired.
John Rirrcll denied the assertion that the
| lst ward was represented in the convention.
| Tho President decided that as John Bl'rc!l
| wa, not member o.! the convention, he could
have no voice in the body.
| H. Fl. Arnold moved that 10 outsider be al
lowed to have say in the convention, AM the
| motion was carried.
Josiah Mard moved that the committee Oh
credentials be empowered to select the pcrma'
nent officers of the convention
| The committee being out, j. L. Burnett
made Somc remarks, in the course Of which he
said an attempt had been made by the friends
OF John Birrell to murder him the night before
at the Freedmen's Village; and some threat
ening language was INDUCED IN between HIM
seli aud John Birrcll. and Edward Sullivan,
but nothing serious resulted, though he de-
nouuced tho hitter aS "whffleasscs and PTS
tcrlneS.
The President called the unruly member to
order, but the rap of the gavcl was unheedcd.
On motion of Josiah Willard, Hannibal King
addressed the convention, and during his
speech contrasted the dccorous action OF the
| late colored convention in Richmond with
the proceedings then in progress. lie conciu
dcd by saying that the opposition had
nominated the best men OF their party, and
| that the convention must do likewise, and not
men as light As tissue paper
| On motion of John Seaton, Geo. W. Bryant
addressed the convention, advising good sclcc-
| tons for the House OF Delegates, .: the.oppo
sing candidates were men OF high moral and So
cial character, and should be opposed by SINH
| lar nominations.
| W. L. Penn, from the committee on credcn-
| tialS presented the following report:
! The committee to whom was referred the
credentials of the different delegates TO n Re
publican convention, to bc held in the city OF
| Alexandria, lOth instant, beg leave to report
| the following as entitled to seats:
First District-D. II. Bourbon, H. d. llar-
mon, Orlando Evans, William Jones, }. ),
| Fowler, G. G.. IIcwea, Edward fyans, Henry
Lee
Third District-(;. p Douglass, w. H. Penn,
T. j. Edelin,, h. Il. White, John Fields, II.
| III. Arnold.
Fourth District-G. W. Simms, G. W.
| Bryant, J.. y. Seaton, L. II. Lylcs &. i.
Henry. Josiah Willard, T. h. Pinn.
| Fifth 6strict-R L. Laws, Richard Mile,
| W. \. Rowe. +. f. Corbctt, Nelson Wornliry,
John SmothcrS.
Permanent Officers T. H. White, President;
| Y. b. pnn, Secretary.
| Your oOmnittcc would further respectfully
recommend, in view OF no delegates from the
| % district that the President appoint any four
| Republicans from that district present to seats
| in the convention, and request them 10 rarticI-
| pate in the proceedings of the same.
| The President said that he did not recognize
four persons from the md district, but il any
were present from that district he hoped they
would make themselves known, or retire tn
! iury.room and select iour OF tho number 10 rep
sent them, but only two were present y. !.
| Burnett and ---- Harris.
! John Seaton moved that The two from. the
| ond district he empowered To cast the whole
vote OF that district, aud his motion was carried.
The report was then unanimously adOpttu.
john Seaton moved, and it was carried that
| the convention proceed to nominate Two cah"i
dates for the House Of Delegates.
w. H. Penn then addressed the convention,
leprccatiug the split in the party, but advising
the convention not to send pie;Glcs to the leg
lature, but men of intelligence and standnr
James Stou,enburgh moved that thc 1w@St
name be dropped at each ballot, sal 'us motion
was carried.
Josiah Mlard moved that tie first ballot be
informal, to test the strength OF the different
candidates. carried.
The President appointed Josiah Willard aud
W. 4. Rowe as tcllcrs, who collected the bal
lots, AID Josiah Miiiarl announced the vote as
follows:
Whole number Of votes cast Go, OF which
George L.. Seaton rcceived 20; j. t. Clarke
IL; A. G.. Harmon, 5, IL. q. Armstrong, II ,
Iiysander Hill, > Jefferson lacey, ) 81, H.
Adams, !: W. A. Rowe, 4 Austin Syphax,
l.; John BirreIl, | ; Anthony perpencr, /; f.
f. Corbett, |.
John Seaton protested against the count,
and accused the teliCrS OF making an incorrect
REPORT because he was certain that some hai-
lot, were cast for H. H. l.ycS, OF which ~
mention had been made, and which ne sad
had been smucgled and moved that the ballot
be retaken.
Josiah Nliard denied that he was actuaicd
BY any other than the purcst motives IN the
world in making his report OF the count OF the
votes; repealed the SANDER that had been m
situated, and declined to serve As teller AGAIN,
| G. T. Douglass moved that the informal
vote be repeated ut ouce.
". A. Rowe resigned his position ~ teller,
in consequence OF the remarks OF jno. Scaton;
The Secretary moved that Ohm Seaton read
and count the ballots after they had been col
lectcd, and stated that JOHN Seaton had cast
his ballot in the hat when 1t was handed
around, and afterwards had sent up two more
ballots, 1.,.
This was cmphaticaliy denied BY join
ScatOn. IL.
i II. ii. Lyles sustained the action OF ')ohr
Seaton in calling for repetition OF the bal'ol
The President reappointed Nlil'art anc
Rowe telers.