Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-06
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s;IhOSe EsclegafeS,''

| one OF the delegates so called --"Scme
dissatisfaction" as to the way in which they
were chosen. | wish, in the best spirit, to
make a suggestion which, ii it succeeds, may
lead TO harmony.
do not wish 70 see any re appointment OF
delegates. Those who we're nominated Mon
day night are honorable and trus. worthy gen.
tlemcn. But taking their meeting OF "ed1es'
dav night rs On Indication, / deny that they
comprcbcnd either their own duty or cur rights,
whom they arc supposed to "Iepres2ni, ~
deDy the position of i1essrs. Suite and l. ".
Ashby that thos, who were not at the meeting
arr, consequently, precudcd from any further
voice, interest, or part in the cjmiag e!ec.i0D.
IF consign my goods to Nlr. S. Tor sale, Or send
to Dir. il. to purchase, Eopc have right
"a believe will not be cheated in Il settlement,
crcn if don't witness the measurement NY
self And further denv the statement that
dissatisfaction exists only among those VINO
we're not present
In the first place the persons present had
really 70 voice at all in the appointment, as l.
can show. A popular gentleman vas called TO
the chair, simply because he vas nominated.
He apnoints twelve others to make nomlna-
tons, They name nine OF Themselves (black.
balling three Ct their nuinbcrJ and associate
with themselves fifteen others. !hey are put
to the audience for ratification, six at 4 time.
The first Two siXes pass, as would have passed
any six men of the community known t. be
| Conservatives The Third Ward delegation is
defeated on the first vote, Overwhelmingly BY
the sound-a reconsideration Is moved: mot
by one who voled with the majority either
It's defeated The Chairman. without descend
ing to the floor advocates itstrongly, as docs
| Il, l.. -, ,t.1F IN, IL
pushed through, "whoc hog, and against pro-
test. The Fourth Ward goes as The first two.
1t cannot be charged that the crowd voted free
Iy for any of these men. They would not have
voted no against any citizen proposed 10 them,
except for notorious polltlca! or personal faults,
and they had 10 voice whatever in the nonllp0-
ton OF delegates was all done, III effect,
by one man.
This becomes apparent when sc look AZ the
composition OF the body. y fair rcrrc-"nta-
ton ought to be impartial There is = cass 81
men, in other cities politically, ana in al! cities
numerically, the controlling class, virtually II
norcd in this falsely called "iclcgatIon. |
mean the ,rorking class ln intelligence they
arc the equals of any other class. the mos; sen
sible words uttered in the meclinG--save the
solitary mo |" Of the working man in Tic
right corncr-werc those uttered by NIr. Cn!-
|
bcrs arc probably superior to any other, aud
were 50 at the meeting. This you'd, clearly.
give them right Ia 4 Ma orty. \ ct. how Is Il?
Of that body OF twenty four, fifteen arr ilerch
ants (includinc enc whole lirm.) Five are
gentlemen OF no particular profession, si lIllr
are working men Not . doctor, though: W.
hrqc them here, jealous, working ard dcscrG
ing politicians. Not lawyer, though the prom
nent candidates arc a lawyers, and ii is pre-
sumcd their brothers oupht to be good judges
Of their qualifications, Yet Mr.. Chapman who
was one OF the twelve, was rejected with Mes:rs.
Ncvett and Washington ~ tic picked Mae
who stayed on the field. L. is simply rcdicu,
0u1 to call these gentlemen representatives. Of
the people. Are ice their CONSTITUENTS? They
were constituted BY the Chairman G! the ;?nn
day Meeting, through !h2 intervention ct
"Picked Nine" How dared they (thc 'P.
Nj have the tcmcrity TO put those Jour lone
" working men ca that delegation - Nor DO
they represent the ConSc1rutirts-io for The Rcd
icals Of the Third Ward arc already complain
ing Of two Of tho delegates going back" on
! them.
Nor do they regard themselves as ''reprcscn.
tativcs" as witness their flat refusal Wcdccs
day night to listen to the suggestion CT iustruc
tons Col. Suite boldly denied the right Of
the people to instruct. Nlcssrs. AShby ard
Latham contended for an 'cxprcSS;on Of the
preference Of the delegates" and but ore man.
John 3. Smoot-honor to his name !ssood
UP for the right. What is ''dcIcgatc ?" He
is an agent for another. For what other? For
tho people, whose wishes arc to be CONSULTED
Is the ''prefercnce" OF twenty FOUR men 70 Sc.
lcct Congressman for four thousand voters :?
Who knows whether majo-ity OF these would
"prcfer' the man whom the vast maj )!ity Of
the people want? Are they alone to vote and
have not the people right to say 'Ge;i:!r!nCn.
you were appointed irregu!arly, and in hurry
nearly halt of you arc are sell. aproiG cd-thc
larger class Of US arc net represented among
you fully We waive all these matters, If ycu
will only act as faithful agents. ID carry out the
will Of your principles.
| pass by the remarkable o!jcciivus Of
damage to this Or that candidate, and SpccuIa
tons as to tic future nominee, urged by some
of the gentlemen. The question is, has Alex.
andra right to say who she would lketo vote
for? Undoubtedly she has. Nobody dreams of
iHstrucing delegates to vote only for . certain
&c, if feasible, and her Delegates, if they are
honest, vii: strive to nominate tina, man, and
that, in the present position OF he matter cs.
pecay, she ought to, and will say, and thea
if any of them consider themselves tramDo!l
cd let them get cut of the tramme!s.
And DOW to the point. The truth had as
we'll be spoken. The whole contest here is as
to who shall Get the first vote OF the Aicyan
dra declaration, Col. Brent or Dir. Ciauphton.
1t will do ncthcr OF these gentlemen any good
tc have their friends secretly maj euvrrg Tor
this, but let there be at once al open aud hon
est contest. Let the people determine, either
by prma election or mass meeting, Or a cen
sus taken by q joint commission fur whom the
vote is 10 be cast, with the understanding that
the delegates arc to regard their will by voting
for that man as long as there is . prospect of
his elecion-and that falling, then to be 'Ua-
trammeilcd' for it is useless to compicatc
it farther than first choice. ARBElTER.
In view of the great dissatisfaction eyistlog
because OF the complexion Of the delegation 10
! tho Congressional Convention appointed by
| the meeting on MONDAY night last, had hoped