Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-17
LOCAL NEWS.

ings Of the Conservatives will be held in all the
wards of the city tonight. for the purpose of
making nominations for the Board OF Alder
men and Common Council. The meeting IN
the lst Ward will be held in the school house
on the corner of Duke and Royal streets, that
in the End at the Sun Engine House, in the
3rd at Eintracht Hall: and in the 18th at the
Friendship Engine House. 1t is to be hoped
that the Conservative voters will attend these
meetings. and that good nominations may be
made With proper tickets there will be no
difficulty in securing three out Of the four
wards; and it is by no means certain that the
18th Ward will give a radical majority
FIRST WARD RADICALS Last night was
the regular meeting night, in course, with the
Radicals Of the First Ward, but as punctuality
is not one of the cardinal principles Of the
party, except on election days, it was half past
eight before the assemblage, consisting Of W.
D. Massey, W. l.. Penn, John S. Fowler, Geo
Z. Hewes, W. =. Graves, il. |. O'Neal, John
Burrill and an individual heretofore to fame
unknown, yclept Jacob Thomas, and quite
humber of colored persons, was called to order
by Geo. Seaton, who requested that the meet
ing be opened with prayer, which request was
complied with by i colored member, who pray
ed that the hearts of his hearers might be con.
solit3ated, which was responded to with an
amen on the part of the colored mem
bers. The freedom Of the meeting was, on
motion of John Brill, extended to the re-
porter Of the Gazette, for which he returns his
grateful acknowledgements, especially since
threats had been made by some OF what would
happen IT he put In an appearance, but rs
his duty leads him often to many posts of
danger, he must sometimes disregard threats
though they generally turn out roc ct pratrrca
nihii, and he was, as in duty bound, there, his
presence apparently giving offence to but few
and his cause being warmly cspoused by all
the enlightened representatives Of this pro-
gresslve age. And SO for the report Of the
meeting
The minutes of the last meeting We're read
and the amOunt collected reported at ninety
three cents which announcement was received
with laughter on the outside
-Four separate and distinct calls were then
made for Penn! Penn Penn! Penn when
that gentleman arose and said:
MIR. President, the most eloquent speech
can make is to remain silent, and having ut
tered this undeniable, but remarkable asscr-
ton, considering the source, the speaker sat
down, amid small applause
The committee appointed to wait upon Mr.
Lewis Mckenzie to ascertain if that gentleman
would allow his name to be used rs 4 candidate
for Council not having performed their task
asked further time, which, Of course was grant
ed, and on motion it was decided that the
nominations for Council be postponed until
Thursday night next, Mr.. Brill stating he
had good reasons tor such postponement, as
he wanted to see who the Conservatives would
nominate
After a dead pause of 4 few moments;a mem
Der moved to adjourn, which was very nearly
being carried, when John Burril! interposed
and moved that the meeting proceed to elect
delegates to convention, TO meet on the 23rd,
to nominate Mayor, Commissioner of the
Revenue, and any and all other officers who
might possibly have to be elected.
The Chair announcing that nominations were
in order, and it being determined that the
ward was entitled to but FIVE delegates, mem
bers began to name their tavorites, and six
having been put in the field it was determined
that the lowest candidate should be dropped,
and MIR. Brill receiving, by his count, but
twelve votes, was declared dropped
E. Evans, one of the successful candidates,
however, withdrew in favor of Brill, but i'm
mediately other nominations were made, which
exciting the ire of Mr. B. he arose and said
bed, but that if he were left out it would not
cause him to quit the party; and after this an
nouncement the meeting might do as it ID
pleased.
To this last remark Geo W. Hewes took ex-
ception and called his colleague to order, which
Pint being sustained by the Chair, Brill
begged pardon Of the meeting excepting Hewes
for whom he expressed decided contempt
This little episode had the effect Of CLOSING"
nominations, and the Chair. after little colo
guy with Brill of 4 not very friendly cllarac
ter, announced the delegates to the City Con-
vention as follows: Orlando Evans, L. |.
Jenkins
Jacob Thomas arose and made some jarjonic
remarks, about having been an old Democrat,
&C., the point of which not being apparent and
eliciting no reponse, he subsidized his mode of ex-
pressing the King English only affecting the
risibilities of some of his hearers.
A few subdued calls were then made for
Massey, when that gentleman arose and COM
menced by saying that he had come to the
meeting merely as a spectator for the purpose
of seeing if the colored people were moving in
solid column, or with disscnsions, strife, &C.
He was glad to see that the business of the
orderly manner The radical ward meetings
of the city had to bear great deal in the way
of ridicule from the reporters, but they should
not mind that. The Gazette was a respectable
newspaper and its editors very clever gentle
men but it was their business to 'show up
the opposite party Whenever he had occa-
sion to make any remarks he wanted the re-
porter to be present, and he might say what
ever he pleased in the newspaper The mo.
tives of the Republican party were pure and
NO matter what notices We're given of their
meetings or what ludicous scenes portrayed re-
garding them, truth was mighty and would
prevail" 1t was great mistake to undertake
to kill party by ridiculing it; on the contrary
it strengthened it by giving it publicity. Mr..
NJ. then went on to say that his friend Walter
L. Penn, and himself had been charged
by certain individual with going
around endeayoring to lead coored voters
astray. The parsonage in question was