Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-01
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TURIN Warn RAD1oALs.-A meeting OF
.bo TIA ward Radical club was held last
- :. tbe colored school house on Alfred
go. between Princess and Oronoco, b. +.
White. white, in the Chair, and L. q. Neal,
white, Secretary. The meeting was called to
order at eight o clock, but as no one seemed to
know its object, R. D. Beckley, colored, NOV
ed an adjournment, his motion, however, was
not seconded:
George P. Douglas. colored, asked the
President his reasons for calling the meeting.
The President replied that the call was issued
at the request of some of the members of the
Third Ward Radical club.
H. G. Winship, white attempted to speak,
but objection being made by R. D. Beckley
and Hannibal King, colored, and Robert Arm
strong, white, and others, upon the ground
that he was not member of the club, though
residing in the ward, his attempt was not sue
cesstul, although his request to be allowed to
deliver his contemplated remarks was sustain
ed by K. E. White and l. @. Neale, white,
and notwithstanding his expressed willingness
to afix his signature to the list of club mem
bership.
R. D. Becky, coiored, then renewed bis
motion to adjourn, which being seconded Was
carried without dissenting voice.
After adjournment, b. b. White, white, re-
0uestcd those present to remain for few mo-
ments, in order that he might make personal
explanation with reference to certain rumors
which were afoat regarding his course respect
log the appointment of John Hooper-said to
be disloyal man-to position la the Internal
Revenue Department. He (White) had known
Hooper for number Of years past. Hooper
had worked for him for year, and he had al
ways found him good, honest, willing and
o5hging man. He had supposed him to be a
loyal man, and still thought So as he had heard
him say that he would, at the next election,
vote for II. H. Wells, for Governor, and Chas.
Whittlesey for Congress, and would support
the rest of the Republican ticket. For these
reasons, and in consequence of an endorsement
from Government official he had been in
duced to write the recommendation for Hoop
ers temporary appointment as storekeeper
during the sickness of Captain Church. That
Gov. Wells aud Charles Whittlesey had also re-
commended Hooper for the position he now
held.
r. d. Beckley, colored, then said that if
Messrs. White, Whittesey aud Wells assisted
in putting out good Union man for the pur-
pose of giving his place to disoyal man. the
boys would remember to give them the cold
shoulder. Hooper was not loyal man, for
he had heard him say that if Virginia had
a vote in the last Presidential election he
would support Seymour and Blair.
t. j. Edelin,, white, asked E. E. White,
white, who the Government official was who
had endorsed Hooper.
L. L. Porter, white, guager, said he had
endorsed him, and if any blame was to be at
tached to any one for the appointment he was
the one on whom it should he cast
j. G. Burnett, white. asked E. E. White,
white, if he did not know that while Hooper
was in his whites employ, he had been ar
rested, and when carried before Lewis McKen-
zie, could not take the required loyal oath.
At this iuncture the assemblage dispersed,
and the lights were extinguished.
RECORD OF FIREs-The following state