Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.

| will assemble at the Court House 20 morrow,
to select delegates to the State Convention 10
meet in Petersburg on the 9th inst
FIRST WARD. The meeting was held IN
Little Zion Church, L. d, Harmon White, IN
the Chair, and John NJ. Thacker' while' acuhg
as Secretary. The object of the meeting hav-
ing been stated, G. c. Hewes, John NJ.
Thaeker and H. D. Harmon, white and hobt'
Jenkins. ". T. Coleman, and Richard Dogan,
coored were appointed delegates.
SECOND WARD. Meeting was held III the
colored school room, corner of Pitt and Princess
streets, C. w. Dewitt, white, In the Chair,
and j. T. Burnett, white, by request, acting
as Secretary The following preamble and re-
solutions. after prolonged debate, which was
participated in by John Hawxhurst and c. W.
Dewitt, white, and George W. Holiday, color
ed, and others, were adopted with only one
dissenting vote, and that a non resident ct the
ward:
WHEREAS, In our opinion, union. harmony and
concert of action, are essentially necessary TO the
success of the Republican party and Its principals
| which we believe will prove beneficial to all the
| people.
|
| apparent schsm in the ranks Of our party, having
three tickets before the people for representatives
which must lead to inevitable defeat ana DeHeNlhg
that the only remedy TO heal the breach Is III con
ference of delegates from the several munlclpl us
| tricts.
called to meet at Petersburg the 9th of March,for
| the selection of candidates TOR the various state
offices; and the State Central Committee recon-
mend that the different counties hold meetings Oh
I 1nln IN
| yention. Therefore
Rseolya1. That this ward choose four delegates to
meet the delegates from the various municipal as
tricts of the county, and choose Delegates W 'io
Petersburg Convention, and take sucn 'Ctlon -
reference to the County, Senatorial ana Con9rcs-
sional nominations as to SAID delegation shall seem
| advisable.
| On motion, VIM H. Morgan, 3 p. Blair,
G. w. Holiday, colored, aud John Hawxhurst,
white, were elected said delegates.
After which the meeting proceeded to the
election of officers of the club for the ensuing
quarter. And on motion John Hawzhurst,
white, was elected President j. l. Burnett,
white, First Vice President; NJ. Jackson, col.
Second Vice President; NJ. Robinson, colored,
Secretary; G.. W. Holiday, colored, Treasurer
and Thomas Carroll, colored, Steward,
TuIRD WARD Meeting in the colored
school house on Alfred street, between Princess
and Oronoco, f. r. White, white IN the char,
and T. j. Edelin,, white Secretary. An election
of the officers of the club for the ensuing term
was then held With the following result: II. ID.
Beckley, coore1, president ". ID. Massey,
white, vice president; I, j, Edei!n, wmt@
secretary; and Hannibal King, c'Iored,
| treasurer,
The following named persons were then APP
pointed delegates to the county convention :;
". d. Massey, w. H. Penn, and John Moore,
white, and Hannibal King, Frank Gasklns,
Gus. Lumpkins, John Fields, Hiram Arnold,
and George p. Douglass, cOlorcd.
f. +. White, w. d. Massey, John Moore,
Charles Whittlesey, W. H. Penn, and Edward
Sullivan, white and G. p. Douglass, Hannibal
| King, and Hiram Arnold, colo;cd, were then
appointed committee to appear before the
military board to meet here to morrow, and
recommend persons to fill the offices to be "a
Gated.
He. Winship, white, was then elected a
| member of the club and after he had made a
speech, the meeting adjourned.
FOURTH WARD. Meeting assembled In
Bethel Church, Richard Lylcs, colored, in the
chair, and i4ysander Hill, white, acting as Sec
rotary.
An election Of officers of the club Tor the en-
suing term resulted as follows Il. Ii. LyIes,
coored, president; j. II. Claggett, colored
vice president IT, B. Pinn, colored, secretary
and treasurer: and John Parker, colorod, assis
tant secretary.
The following preamble and resolutions were
then offered by Charles Scales, cOlored, and
adopted:
WHEREAS, There was convention held at Gull
peper on or about May, 1865 for the purpose of NOM
mating candidate to represent the seventh Con
gressional District of the State OF Virginia,
AND WHEREAS, The said convention did then and
there nominate for the said ONCE Charles "htesey
Feeolned That we, the members of the Fourth
| Ward Republican Club, do ratity and sustain the
nomination of Charles Whittesy, and pledge our
selves to use all lawful and legal means III our power
10 have the said gentleman retained as the candl-
date for the seventh CohSressloh'i Dl9'iN'' i"'
Bssol,ed That we do repudiate the calling of
another convention for the above purpose; ana
recommend the same TO the different wards ana 10
| the fifth Magisterial District.
The following named persons were then ar-
pointed delegates to attend the county Conven-
ton Robert Bell, John Rayburn and Westel
Willoushby, white, and r. II. Lyles, j. h.
Claggett, j. A. Seaton and Robert Williams,
colorad T. B. Pinn, Frank Laury, q, W.
Simms and Charles Scales colored, were appoint
ed alternates,
FIFTH DIsTRICT.--A meeting OF the party
delegates appointed to the Convention.
NJ. f. CHURCH CoNFERENCE.-Ihere are
now nine Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
CL,,r.l ,f tho Tinted States JVhO have annual