Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-17
RADICAL CONVENTION.
Noise and Confusion-Fight-
and COnfuSiOn-Threats of violence
More Noise and Confusion NOml-
nations and Noise and Confusion
Rich Proceedings.

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Rich Proceedings.
In consequence of misunderstanding among
the delegates as to the place of meeting OF the
Radical Nominating Convention, last night,
and, indeed, as there had been no particular
understanding about the time or place, por-
ton met at the Court House, while the rest
assembled at the Colored Odd Fellows Hall,
on south Columbus street, and those who met
! at the latter place being somewhat IN the ma
iorty. sent deputaton to the Court House,
to invite those there waiting to come down ana
join them.
The invitation having been accepted, the
'high contracting parties met at the Odd
Fellows Hall, where at eight and halfo clock
one hour and half behind time, Geo. l.. Sea
TON was called 10 the chair and L. Is. Plnn
chosen secretary.
\ committee on credentials, composed OF one
from each ward, was appointed As follows
+. H. Delahay from the lst Ward; Larkln
Lighttoot. ID; A. B. Crupper, Sd: aud }. \.
Seaton, from the 4th.
The committee reported the following delegates
entitled to seats, viz: lst Ward-E. h Delahay,
I'll TauseI, Geo L. Seaton, /. c. o Neal, j. {.
Tansel, and j. W. Payne
I'd Ward-John Birrell, Geo. HOLIDAY, Ihos.
Carol, Henry Lewis, }. I. Ford, and Larkln
Lightfoot.
Sd Ward-R. Thompson, A. B. Crupper.
John Fields g. A. Lumpkins, l. j. Edelin,:
". L. Penn, j. T. Brown, and |. Fisher;
4th Ward-R.W. ?. Garnett, w. ii. DAVIS,
W. Cagett, c. Scales, r. Gaines, and ). A
Seaton o.,
Objection being made to the report of the
committee, in consequence of the number OF
delegates allowed the Seconu " aru, scele VI
confusion ensued.
Rp W. Garnet attempted to speak: but
was seized by the coat tail and held in his seat
Miller, colored, said that the ward had no
right to six delegates
Tensel accused the committee OF failure to
perform its duty
J. A. Seatou urged harmony, and wanted
the Convention to initiate the proceedings OF
the Conservative Convention, and get through
its business in twenty minutes.
Seatous appeal for harmony bad no effect;
Garnett was on the floor in minute, but was
summary squelshed by those around him.
, BrreIl got the floor and stood while the Wlld
pillows of confusion rolled hill top high
round his placed head. +" After stnndng tor
some minutes. cane IN hand and with unrufned
, brow, but disdain flashing from his lrate eyes,
! he finally Obtained hearing and was proceed
ing to argue that his ward ras entitled to SIX
E delegates, when the uproar broke out atresh,
: headed by Garuett, who would arise. only to be
as quickly set down by those in the rear, who
seemed to have no regard for his coat tails.
; Rudolph Thompson and t. B. PinD had an
explanatory coouuy. which was doubles very
satisfactory to themselves, but was not appre,
ciated BY the other delegates, who paid but
E little attention.
Brrell yelled out that lbs ward had FIVE hun
, dred voters at the last election and this time
would have one hundred more.
This was the signal for genera uprising OF
the delegates, and the ears OF the President
! were violently assaulted with all kinds OF calls,
10 the midst of which Brown was recognized,
f and moved that the Second Ward be eutitled
10 four delegates with perfect storm
2 of confusion. during which motion was made
t by somebody to receive and adopt the report
t of the committee on credentials, but whether
the President did not hear, or could not hear,
: or did not want to hear or was unable to hear,
it 50 happened that the question was never taken,
but Brown 5 motion was put and declared car
, RED though, why it should have been so de-
/, cided no one could tell, as the confusion was
5 so great that neither presiding officer or dele
gates knew exactly what was going on-6ut It
, was decidedly better that decision should
have been made.
The roll of the delegates was now called, and
f all responded save two or three, whose places
, were quickly supplied by the alternates, who
we're on hand eager to join in the fray.
: A motion to declare the temporary officers OF
: the Convention permanent was carried.
The following resolution, offered by brown,
was adopted
r Whereas, the Republican party of Alexan-
: dria IS without City Executive Committee TO
conduct the centralized business OF the same
be it :,
: RSozred, That a committee consisting OF
two from each Ward, and one from the city at
large to be chairman thereof, be appointed by
5 this Convention for said purpose, aud continue
, in mower until the last Convention preceding
the next municipal election: and until their
! successors are appointed and have accepted the
same.
Nominations for city officers being in order.
VIM, Clagett moved to declare N. \.
, Rerkley the nominee of the Convention for
Mayor- ruled out of order by the chair,
VIM. N. Berkeley, |. c. O Neal, and 5.
Hef1ebower we're then placed IN nomlnatlonl'
the name of the latter being received with
marks of disapprobatlon.
A motion to take vote by ayes ana nays
was carried. ~,
, tired and W. p. Graves put in his place.
The vote was then taken and resulted Berk.
lev q, O. Neal 4, Hefflebower !; whereupon
Berkley nomination was declared unanimous,
one or two outsiders only voting in the negative.
Nominations for Seargent being next in or
der. S. Heflebower and l. e. O'Neal, we're
named
Mr. Hefaebower declined at once; -,
John Seaton rose and said that he did not
want to be cried down. and would put in uomi-
t nation Capt j. NJ. Steuart.
Miller said if the Convention pursued the
, right course it would nominate Steuart:
, Birrell Immediately hared up. His Repub-
can blood curdled at the idea. Capt. Steuart
had never placed colored man on a jury,
nevertheless of that's So If, said the
irate speaker we are to Be p beat let be beat
John Seaton spoke Of Captain Steuart
as man of large heart He had been
told to trust 20 white man in the. State of
: Virginia, but the next one who told him SO he