Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-06
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES, Sc, TOMORROW

Sunday School celebration at 4 p. m.
GRACE CHURcH-Service IN the morning and
al night.
ST.. MARY's CuuRcH-Mass at and II A. M.
Vespers at 3! p. m.
FIRST PREsBYrERIAN CuUncH--C Communion
in the morning. Preaching at night, by Rev.
Mr.. McAtee.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHUHcH-Sermon in
the morning and at night by Rev. DR.. Bullock.
METH. EPIS CHURCu-Sermon in the morn
ing and at night, by by Rev. Mr.. Hemenway.
METH ErIs. CHURCH SoUTII-Soryce in the
morning and ct night, by Rev. +. F. Busey.
ing, and at night by Rev. DR.. }; l.. killgore.
Subject in the morning, True Christian Hero
ism and Triumph"
BAPTIST CHURCu-Serviccs in the morning
and al night, by Rev. Mr.. Ryland.
YoUNG MENS CHRISTIAN Assoc S-Prayer
meeting in the Meth. Prot. Church, at p. m.
Jail services at 2 p. m. Aims House services at
o'clock p. m. During the week there will be
daily prayer meetings in the rooms Of Ass"cla-
ton at Al p. IN.
GERMAN Observation-Disclosures services
ut II II. IN. No service al night.
RADICAL Cow ENTIoN-Pursuant to notice
the delegates appointed by the different wards
and townships, of the city and county Of Alex
audria, for the purpose Of elcctlng delegates
to the State Radical Convention to be held in
Richmond on the 18th inst, met III the Y. s.
Court Room at noon to-day. Mr.. r. +. w hlte
had collation. prepared tor the delegates In an
adjoining room, which was partaken OF with
much gusto
The Convention was called to order by +. +.
White, and several nominations were made for
temporary Chairman.
John Seaton moved to waive election by
ballot and elect by rising vote, which was lost.
At this point considerable excitement was
occasioned by wordy alteration between L.
|. ONea aud John Seaton, in which the latter
was called a thief and the former a sucker. aud
which, at one time, it Was thought would ter
inmate in blowS-if nothing more dangerous.
The balloting then proceeded, resulting IN
the election Of Walter L Penn temporary
chairman, who. upon taking the char, adj
dressed the Convention.
G. Z. Thorpe was elected Secretary.
On motion of w. A. Row a committee on
credentials was appoint ted by the Chair, com
posed Of L I. O'Neale, LIST Ward: Richard
Miles ID; Hannibal King. Sd; Chas. Scales.
4th-city v p Corbett, Arlington Township,
&. n. Linsky, Washington Township; W. \.
Row, Jefferson Township-county.
A committee to draft rules and regulations,
composed of Thomas Brown, +. Bcckley and
Geo. c. HeweS was appointed, who retired TO
accomplish the work assigned them.
In the absence of the retired committees, CD
motion of Thos l. Edelin,, John Syphax, col
ored, of the county, was Invited to address the
Convention, which he declined to do. K. d;
Beckley was then called upon, who responded
in few brief remarks, deprecating the disnte
grating elements that were beginning to appear
In various localities among Radicals.
The Committee on Credentials having COM
pleted the work assigned it, reported the follow
ing delegates i'll attendance list Ward: L. l.
O'Neal, Ed Evans, G. c. Hewes, G. l.. Sea
ton, Jas Tancil, Robert jenkins; alternate,
rhos Ashton 2nd Ward Richard Miles, Jno.
Gray, L. D. Harmon, Larkin Patton. 5rd
Ward: ". L. Penn, ThosJ. Brown, Hannibal
King, f. E. White, L. j. Edelin, Jno. Fields,
Henry Ditcher, A. j. Lumpkins 4th Ward:
Jno. A. Seaton. Lewis Baltimore, +. ~ Van
Auken, VIM Miller, Edgar Bekley, Charles
Seals, Lewis Henley; alternate, WIN. Harris.
Jefferson Township: w. \ Row, n. Worm
ley. Washington Township: G. H. j. Linsky,
j. D. Mitchell Arlington Township: Henry
jackson, Y. p. Corbett Jno. Syphax.
After considerable debate. In which, amid
much excitement. the rejection OF the report was
urged by John Seaton, upon the ground that
Carol and not Harmon was delegate from
the 2ud Ward, he having received | votes
aud Harmon only 4,
A motion to suspend further proceedings un
til the report of the Committee on Rules was
acteQ on WAS UudGc duu CdIllcO diiu thdl ASPolC
being presented was adopted.
A motion of f. K. White that Judge Brama
be invited to take seat In the Convention be-
ing objected to was Withdrawn
The question Of the adoption Of the report OF
the Committee on Credentials was then resum-
ed and the report adopted by large majority.
Z. B. Pinu, regular delegate from the 4lh
Ward, appearing after his place had been filled
by an alternate. put in his claim for the posi-.
ton, which elected many comments, pro and
con by Seaton, Row, Ditcher, Bccklcy, King
and others, all under excitement The matter
was finally settled by the alternate abdlcatlng
10 favor of Plum. During the squable upon
the above Chas Seals charged Pinn, by inueudo,
with selling out
On motion of T. J. Edelin,, the temporary
officers were declared permanent.
A motion that an informal ballot be proceed
cd with produced the greatest commotlon, and
motion upon motion followed rapidly, and
vote being taken an informal ballot was ordered
for two delegates to represent the county III tie
State Republican Convention. The following
is result of the lst ballot:
+. +. White, -; Jno. Syphax, ~; r. d.
Beckley, II; Lewis Mckenzie, II: Westel
Willoughby, ,; Geo. L. Seaton, |.
Regular nominations were then ordered, but
the balloting was suspended for the purpose #
giving John Seatou, Hannibal King and Others
an opportunity to press the claims of some OF
the candidates, especially Lewis Mckenzie,
whom John Seaton pronounced the man Of all
men for the position.
At the conclusion of his speech William
Miller also praised the life aud character of
Mr.. Mckenzie, but he was interrupted 50 ire
auently that he had to deslst.
John Syphax, of the county, and one of the
candidates. made short speech, which had a
silenclng effect and the balloting was proceeded
with with the following result:
lst regular ballot-E. E. White %, John
Syphax Is. r. D. Beck!ey y, Lewis Mckeu-
ze IL. Seventeen being necessary to choice.
f. f. White was elected.
A second ballot was ordered and resulted in
no choice, and Mr. Nckeuzies name was
dropped
On the third ballot r. D. Beckley having re-