Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-29
LOCAL NEWS.

CAUcUS.-At caucus held in the Council
Chamber last night, of the delegates from this
county to the Conservative Congressional Con.
vention, which met in this city to day, George
Bryan was called to the chair, and George r..
Shiun aud Harold Snowden appointed Secre.
tarics. The following named gentlemen were
present: W. II. Marbury, R. S. Ashby, Thcs.
Dobie, Hugh Latham, q. II. Robinson, W..
N. Brown, T. A. Waters, Jos. Hopkins, II.
II. Wilmington, T. W. Asbby, J. NJ. Steuart
Jas. McGraw. G. T. Suttle, G.. Y. Worthing-
ton, Jno. B. Smoot, Andrew Fleming, P. B.
Hooe,W Il. Mcknight, and Il. G. Slaymaker
Mr. Latham stated that the object of the
meeting was tor consultation, and be reported
the action of the County Committee in arrang
ing for the Convention.
Mr.. Hopkins suggested that vacancies ex
listing in the delegation be filled.
Mr.. Latham stated that the county would
only be entitled to one vote in Convention for
every one hundred registered Conservative
voters.
MIR. Fleming thought it would be better for
each delegate 20 cast vote in the Convention.
MIR. Smoot opposed the plan of voting by
wards, or scaling the vote, arguing that it was
now too late to try that plan; he thought that
+ the county was entitled to 1900 votes, and
there We're thirty delegates, each delegate
should cast fifty votes
MIR. Latham favored the views OF Mr. Smout,
and hoped the caucus would decide upon some
course OF action at once aud not have any
trouble about the matter in the Convention.
Col. Sut,le though the Convention would
decide how delegations should vote, and agreed
with MIR. Smoot in his views.
Mai ~ w shhu Hid not nn1arSfu nj OFT bnr
MIR. Suite or MIR. Smoot. and thought those
gentlemen were at opposite extremes he IA
vored the plan of each ward casting its pro
portion OF the vote, and said he supposed such
had, at one time, been Mr.. Shoots idea, as
that gentleman had favored ward meetings.
Ir. Smoot denied that he had been iustru
mental 10 getting up ward meetings, and asked
how the delegates We're app0inted-c claimed
that they were appointed by the people as rep.
resentatiVes OF the county at large, and thought
it would be unfair to vote By wards.
Maj. L. W. Ashby was in favor Of voting by
wards, and thought it was the intention OF the
meeting which appointed the delegates, that
they were to vote the sentiments of the wards.
this question now. He explained the action
OF the meeting at Liberty Hall, which appoint.
ed the delegates, aud supposed the Convention
would fix the scale OF the vote, and also thought
it was useless to argue The matter further.
Col. Suite moved to lay the question On the
table.
Capt. Steuart suggested that the vacancies
in the delegation be filled, and then await the
action of the Convention.
The motion to lay on the table was carried.
Mr.. Latham offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, after some remarks in its
favor by Messrs. Smoot, Sutte and Hopkins,
and some in opposition to it by Maj. i. W.
Ashby.
Resozved, That each delegate from A!exan'
dria county, to the Conservative Convention,
be entitled 10 cast the pro rata vote of the
county: provided, said Convention should not
arrange otherwise.
Mr.. Latham suggested that the vote Of the
delegation in the Convention be announced by
the chairman Of the delegation, to whom the
Secretaries, having received the ballots OF the
delegates and apportioned the respective vote
for each candidate, shall have made their re-
port, and his suggestion was adopted. The
caucus then adjourned