Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Conservative Senatorial Convention
Nomination OfMesSrx. Thomas, Of
Fairfax and TAYLOR, Of EIOuiOun


Fairfax and Taylor. OF Aoudoun.
The Convention was called to order at II
m. by John B. Smoot, Superintendent of the
county Of Alexandria, who moved that G. w.
{. Huntington, ofPrinca William, be tempo
rary President, but Mr.. Thomas Moore, of
Fairfax, moved that Mr.. Huntington be de-
clared the permanent President Of the Con-
veution, and his motion was adopted
L. D. Hess, Of Loudoun Edmund Berk-
lev. of Prince William; r. l.. hewitt, Of
Fairfax, and G.. II. Robinson. OF Alexandria,
were appointed lice Presidents and James,
Sangster, of Fairfax, and j. NJ. kilgour, Of
Loudoun, Secretaries.
On motion of j. a. Carter of I4oudouu, the
rules of the House of Delegates were made the
rules Of the Convention.
\ motion to make the vote cast in the last
gubernatorial election the basis of action, was
discussed by Messrs. =; f. Meredith and G.
Gushing of Prince William, j. A. Carter Of
loudoun, and John Powell and Thomas Moore
Of Fairfax and decided in the affirmative
On motion i committee on credentials was
appointed by the President, as follows: Law
renee Cole, of Prince William, J. B. Smoot, of
Alexandria, y. NJ. Filler, of Loudouu j. NJ.
johnson. of Alexandria county, anu r. II.
Fowle, Of Fairfax
|. ID. Budd, Of Loudoun, moved that in the
votes to be taken the counties be called in
alphabetical order
This was opposed by Messrs. Suttle and
Shinn, of Alexandria, and Powell. of Fairfax
and favored by MeSsrS Budd and Carter Of
i.oudoun, and finally adopted
The following resolution, introduced by Mr..
Carter, was supported by Mr.. Carter, opposed
10y MessrS, Far and Nevitt and adopted.
Resolved. Tha: the nominees Of this Convcn-
,E,ln, 1>1,l
the earliest possible time, the passage Of q law by
the Legislature changing the present rates of
interest TO not more than per cent per annllm !;
- that the voters Of the State may have an OPP
portunity of voting on the same at the next
,prng election.
Messrs. Carter, of Loudouu, and Miredith, Of
Prince William, were appointed tellers.,
j. B. Smoot nominated Edgar Snowden, jr.;
e. F. Lee, nominated II. w. Thomas; A. NJ n.
,'"lllcr nominated Thos +. Taylor; VIM. Beverly,
nominated Mathew Harrison, and Crawford
,'ushin nominated F. Clarke.
Mr.. Budd moved that Il majority Of all the
votes cast be required to nominate, and that
the name receiving the lowest number of votes
be dropped.
Mr.. Suite moved that Judge Thomas be de-
clarcd the choice Of the Convention rs one Of
the nominees, bat at the instance of Mr.; Moore
Of Fairfax Withdrew his motion.
The first ballot resulted as follows
For Thomas-AIexundria, 1917 Fairfax.
HI Loudoun. los 81 Prince William, III.
Total, 4Iij 30.
ForTayor-Fairfax. 1876; Loudouu:l AGO 3-5.
Total, 2l96 CD.
:!45: Prince William. 81. Total, 2,0lG.
For Clarke-Fairtax. 1876; Loudoun, S33%&
Is; Prince William, S07. Total, 1886 ~.
For U,rrison-l.o udoup 231
so. Mr.. Thomas having received i majority
If the votes cast, was declared nominated.
1000 votes were required to elect.
\ second ballot was then taken with the fol-
lowing result:
For Taylor-Fairfax, 1>s; Loudouu, 2.l49;
Prince William, lSS Total, 2o.5
For Snowden-Acxandria l,G1T; Fairfax,
4"i: Prince William, Isl. Total, 1888.
For Clarke--Fairfax, IS; Prince William, 42.'.
'in,al. i2l.
Mr.. Taylor was declared the second nominee
II The Convention, and on notion of Mr.. Shlnn,
~, nominations were made unanimous.
Th., chair appointed the following gent emen
"I '.tee to inform the nominees Of the ac-
,;o on' - ,bo Convention j. B. Smoot, }. NJ.
.; ;' ~ I, ushing and Thomas Moore and
hen tho Convc 'tion, on motion OF Col. Berkeley:
- IonJmn, adiou med sine die
COUNTY CorRr. - "9ge H. H. '"kef'o
presiding ,,
A. j. Wright, qualified t. Nc'S'e' u 'N'
;,oor tor Jefferson township. :, u.r.
In the cases o. Turner and VIE vs. limITIlp'
tiallahcr's trustee rs. Florence TO-: DeroI-
rest and Francis w. Peel 4 Stevens payne
executor ". Baynr. and k'oaes, W. lay g.
ais. rules were awarded against the Mciln'ln i
Northern Assurance Co. VS. }. 1. close; r"'e
against plaintiff to employ NV counsel: a
Thco iced VS. }. 7. &antor- y case uisnllS< ,suo
Bcuchler vs.. Walker; in .'hancery; case
argued and submitted. -
Fl. S. johnson vs. Crockett and 'oach; on a
forthcoming bond verdict and juds meh1 Se'
aside and new trial granted ., ,on
The court took a recess until :, o cCcI;' "nct'
The minutes will be signed and tho coS'r1 'o'
iourn till court IN course.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT Y-An accident ocC urred
1t Waterloo station, the brick yard between
here and Washington, on the Alexandria Gno
Washington railroad, about four clock TINS
morning, BY which one stock car was smashed
and the locomotive. S. p. Chase, considerably
injured. Two empty stock trains lett Washing
ton for this city, one twenty minutes behind the
other. When the first one reached Waterloo,
it was divided so that the locomotive might be
enabled to pull it up the grade at that point,
but before the engine could return Tor the rear
half the second train came along, and as there
was no tagman to warn it OF what was ahead.
ran into it, and occaSoncd the damage alluded
to. The car belonged to the O., \. 4 NJ. X. H.,
the locomotive to the y. 4 W. Il. H.
HYpRAuMoN STEAM FIRE ENGINE Goa
regular meeting was held last night, Vice