Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-23

rats, put it in saucer in cupboard along side
saucer Of soda, the arsenic was used IN cook
ing instead of the soda, and the consequence
was, tina! four children were poisoned and died.
Governor Walker Denounced.
The following is sketch of the discussion on
the resolution, adopted by the Radical Confer
encc in Richmond, dsnouncing Gov. Walker:
Mr.. Wood, Of Petersburg, offered prcam.
h!c aid resolution coudemning the course OF
Governor Walker as aItagonstc TO the best
interests OF the people OF Virginia, and repu'
Gialing him as Republican.
On motion Of Mr.. BoWGcn the paper was
referred to tho Committee on the Platform.
The committee subsequently reported the
following substitute, which gave rise to pro
tracscd debate:
.'Resolred, That this body have no conf
dence in the alleged reputlican!sm o! the Gov.
ernor O! Virginia, but do not consider it worth
while to characterize his political course"
The reading OF the resolution was received
with tremendous applause.
Mr.. Porter moved its adoption.
Mr.. Mckenzie said he thought it would b.
rather updigniied to adopt such resolution,
AMI he hoped no such action would be aken.
His own opinion was that Governor Walker
had done last about as well as could have been
expected. Great laughter and some misses.
Further, he would say that ne thought be
would come OUT all right if the Legislature
nass,d the Till recurring voters to write their
names on the ballots. lie was pretty sure Gov
crpor Walker would veto the bill. lie hoped
the resolution would not he adopted.
Senator Lewis said he had been individually
opapcst1 to the passage OF any resolution re-
frrtiDe to the Governor course, but the mat
ter having been brought to the notice OF the
committee they had agreed to report the reso-
luton now before tho Conference. He did not
care much what they did with IT.
Mr. Wood, of L5nchburg, said that II was
undoubtedly true that Governor Walker had
81 a' great eat fraud upon the Republican party.
He ran as a Republican. and hi; course had
proved that he had 10 cisim to the name.
IIon. John +. Lewis ran on the ZANE ticket
and made :He same CAIN, and had come QUO
all rshr. Applause.
Mr. frankie Stearns then obtaioed the floor.
He said that if ever a candidate was pledged to
support the principles OF the Republican party
that man was Giberi G. Walker. Applause.
He (Mr. Stearns) had something TO do with
framing that platform, and defeu anybody TO
poiut 20 line in il not thoroughly Republican,
and there was not line 10 it that Governor
Walker did not endorse. So they put him in
the field As their standard bearer, and the con-
test c0mmenced.
Its tue that Walker made some rather
queer spec chcs, and that it was said that the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor wouldn't
canvass with him because OF his disposition to
dodge ard play tricks, but coed deal was ex.
cused in view OF the heat and campaign. When
that cam paigu was over our good looking Gov.
ernor came to Richmond, and in speech at
the Exchange Hotel boiled over with Repub.
licansn, and wethought the country safe. He
then wen: to Washington TO aid in the admls-
sion OF the State and convinced everybody
there Of bis Rcpubcanism. And now if he
has since seemed to be something else the diff
Guilty must cons s. in the fact that he really
dom know what Republican is. Applause
and laughter
The speaker, in conclusion, had an apology
TO make to his brcthren-an apology which he
had already made to his wife, laughter, and
it was this, that perhaps owing to the fact
that his eyes had grown too din to see through
men, he hal made 4 mistake and was now sat.
isfed that Governor making was no. his forte.
[Grcat applause. As TO the resolution before
the meeting, he would not have introduced it,
but now it had been introduced, the best way
to get rid of it would be to adopt it Applause.
Mr.. jenkins always thought Walker Dem
ocrat, and had not therefore been deceived.
The passage Of the resolution was unncces sary.
Mr. Booker (M.C urged that tho rcsou
ton be lsil on tie table.
Colonel Lewis favored the adoption OF the
resolution. for the reason that this discussion
has developed that Governor Walker has
apoopists even in this Conference, and he
should b, disoWned
Judge Rives hoped that the Chair would be
excused for taking part in the debate, but
believing that a crisis had arrived, conjured
the Conference 10 pass the resolution by as Tn
worthy of consideration.
Senator Lewis: Governor Walker has been
diguifed too much by this discussion.
Judge Boiling: There was Judas once
who was manly enough to hang himself.
Modern Jndases don't dispose Of themselves
that way ; tut give Walker rope enough be
will soon come to an end.
Mr.. Davis of Petersburg: Tie passage OF
such resolution is rendered necessary on
account OF the impression prevailing at the
North, almost universally. that Governor
Walker does represent the Republican party
OF Virginia.
Mr.. Plat: Governor Walker has represeL-
ted himselfin Washington as Republican,
and thus dorc much harm: War to the
knife against this bogus republicansm" should
be our motto.
Governor Wells: The motion to lay on the
table should be voted down. We should accept
the statements of Senator Lewis and Mr..
Lewis, and vote that Governor Walkers
professions OF republicanism have proved to
be false.
Mr. Bundy: The resolution should not be
adopted, because the Governor has not had an
opportunity to declare bis position on national
politics since his inauguration.
A cuIored delegate: Would you vote for