Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-04-27

CB,s WHrrrLKsEY SUSTAINED meet.

CHAs WHrTTLRsEY SUSTAINED A meet.
log Of tue 7;h Congressional District Radical
Committee was held in this city last evening
to consider the proprist5 of holding another
convention which hss, Of late. been asitatai L7
several Of the aspirants for Congressional
houors in that party, and after careful re.
view OF the situation, and "ful interchange
OF opinions, the following resolution and AL.
dress" were adopted:
ReSotred. That ths Committee deems it both
unnecessary and ineypedient 10 call n new nom,
mating convention for the It'll CoDgl Dist be
lieving that the wish and the intefes: of the
people alike demand q vote on the nomination
already made and that Charles Whittlesey il
endorsed as the unanimous choice . the Re-
pub!icsns OF this District, as expressed in full
convention held May %, 1868
ADDRESS.
The Congressional Committee of the Seventh
Congressional District of Virginia. duly APP
pointed by Convention of the people OF this
District, at Culpeper, eth day of May, a. ID.
1868. at which time the Hon. Charles Whittle-
sey was duly and fairly nominated to represent
this District in Congress. have after due notice
assembled to consider what steps should be
taken by them to promote the success of the
great principles of Republicanism. and to en-
sure the proper representation OF this District
in Congress.
The Committee has been called upon to con-
slider tho propriety of o new District Conven-
ton, in view of the claim urged by few lndi-
viduals that the nomination OF Mr.. Whittlesey
was made for the Foriieth Congress and that
that Congress having expired, 1t had become
necessary to have . new Convention to nomi
nate for the Forty. first Congress
The committee find, after a careful dispas-
sionate review Of all the facts connected with
the nomination, and the manifest feeling Of the
people of all parts of the District on the subject
at this time, that the Republicans OF the Sew
en;h District of Virginia do not desire con;
vention for any nomination to Congress until
they shall have hal an opportunity to vote on
the nomination already made.
The nomination made by tho Culpeper Con
vention was made for no particular Congress,
but to be voted on when the Cons tuition
should be submitted The Committee see no
reason why the arbitrary postponoment OF the
election for q few months by u hosute military
commander, should dissolve the obligation OF
the party to support the candidate then falriy
nominated
self eminently trustworthy and faithful to the
principles of the Republican party and to the
people. in whose confidence and affection ne is
TO. day even more firmly fixed than when it was
heir pleasure to nominate him.
The people throughout the District so lar as
We can understand, having manifested this 6y
resolutions or otherwise the com mittee does not
deem that it would be just to the people, nor
that it would represent their wishes, If 1t
puts them to the unnecessary trouble and ex
pense of holding another convention.
In view of these facts, and taking into con-
sideraton the insidious yet esrnest attempts of
the enemies of Kepublicanism to encourage in
dividual aspirants to pres themselves before
the people, with tho hope that thus tho party
NAV be divided and conquered the committee
does urge upon every true lover of justice and
political equality to discourage any and every
attempt OF persons to dissatisty others with the
regular legal nomination, and to disown as en-
emies of the Republican party all persons who
NAV hereafter call, or attempt to hold, meetings
as Republicans in this District on Congressional
matters, unless by authority of the duly organ
ICED Congressional Committee; and do NEST
earnestly urge every right minded Republican
to exert all his energies to bring to the polls
syery voter, and to ensure the election OF the
Hon. Charles Whittlesey. and the first triumph
of the great principle OF Equal Rights to ali
men in this Congressional District, and through
ont this GREAT Commonweal
ISAAC =. BALDWIN,
Chairman
JOSIAH IL. WILLARD.
lst Sen. Dist
LUTHER c. TIBBETTS.
4th District
K. ID. BECKLEY. at large.
j. j. ROBINSON, Sd Dist