Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-22

Carroll b. F. Blair; Third Ward, Edward
Sullivan. Christian Webb. David LomsN
Fourth Ward. Theodore iced, Charles LewiT'
Robt. w 7. Garnet; Fifth District James a
resolution was ofered b. lanes Dudley en,
dorsing the nomination Of Coy. b.. ID. wells
and The other nominees al tho Petersburg Coh-
vontiuu. The Convention then closed si1or
some remarks from jonn Birrell o,
HENRY c. WINSUlP. CHI n.
J. II. SINS, Secretary.
| a mass meeting, comprising most of the 10y
al voters vi the 9th Magisterial District was
hal in Mount Zion Church, AlsH andrla c'ah.
o'clock by J. T. Close, President, and openedd
with prayer by Il. s. Laws. After stating the
object of the iaectng, tho following resolutions
we're offered and adopted unanimous ~;
Resolved Iha. We the Voters oi tho 9th Ala
g;IeIial District OF Alexandria ,ounty, do. IN.
iii respect endorse and rAtlly the action oil the
County Convent m held in tho Court House IN
Alcyaadtia. Va. ON the lULh LAY vi June. 1853.
and SO ar from denouncins tho Convention Is
y swindle and - fraud, No dnctare tn't we re-
propcrly constituted convention, all represon-
tations. assertions or publications t. the CONTRA
~ notwithstanding.
Resolved. That u vacancy having occurred
bv ono OF the nominees, j. q. Clark. resign ngs
we, therefore, request that tho County Commie
tee Will Call another convention l9r l"e P"t
pose OF filing the samd.
| Resolved Ynat We deem a. ut great import
auco TO the whole interest of the county that
ore of the nominees to ill said vacancy shouid
come from the 9Th MagistorMi Districs; We
| therefore, instruct our delegates which may DC
sent 10 said convention 10 use MI proper "foa"'
| TO secure this end. 49,. :,
On molten il was resolved, that all polItleal
| debate be postponed until the business before
| the meeting should be completed.
| Resolved That We now proceed To nominate
| a candidate from the county of Ale Nandria IN
| the 9TH MagisLerial District, whose name IL TO
| be presented By our delegate in said convention
| with request that The other wards VIII unite
! with us in securing his nomination
| On motion com lnittee of three WAS appolnt'
| ed from the door, consisting 81 X. > Laws w
A. VIRGO and &. " jackson, 10 select siN del
egste: - the county convention, Tor the purpose
If Gliirg II vacancy IA the nominees lof lhe
| House 81 Delegate. said c5mmittoo soon re-
ported the following W. A; Wr2e, 4; 3
| laws q. W. Jackson, Nel.on Wormlev, h. b.
G"r Ts md Hcnierson Thomp,on, Who were
| elected delegates to said conyentDn
| "hc following were then placed IN nohiha'
| ton = Il. CJrbett, '. L. Corbett + H. Cor
belt. j TaoeY and ] +. Close Each candidate
defined has potion -. iglng themselves J.. 70 70
| stand BY the nominee Tho balloting resulted
ns foil"w- : 4 Corbeu received two votes,
| Y. T. torhctt one, f. r. Corbctt hinc. d lacey
| tWaniN.zi. ard j. T. r!ose sixty one and, on
! notian Oi j a Law ii was unanimously de0i-
| ied that J. 4 Close was tho choice OF the voters
| &c this district TN motion L. ID. BecElcy was
| ayitci to address the meeting, which ne diu'
| GA motion the meeting adjourned
| i,.!lL j. II. LAWS secretary. q.
meeting OF Sheridan Council. No. 10,
the following resolution was passed
Resolved, Thai lnasmu2h n j. l. 'tlose may
inc been nominated n candidato lor the
House 81 Delegate from The 9th MaP''teriai
District and decided to be the choice OF the
people by an almost unanimous majority III
meeting ~ embed.
Therefore he it further resolved: mat the
member. of Sheridan Council, NJ. 10, u l.. A,
vii! give him our unanimous support, and urge
the member. 81 t!iu Il. l., A Connects III the
clty OF Alexandra to do the same, he beng one
OF .!s, having proyei himself true and faithful
10 The cause 81 liberty, Justice and humanity
i,.,r IT, W. A. ROE, President.