Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-10
LOCAL. NEWS.

mOuuS gathering VI Tic AsddlCaiS VI luS Auio
Ward took place last night at a room on the
surhw,sr corner of KING and Henry streets,
r. j. Edelin, in the chair, and }. /. Brown,
Secretary
T J. Edelin, reported from the room CON-
m,tce, thar Marshall had beeu waited upon
and charged 81 night for the room, which
wa. the best that could be procured.
Huibal King opposed paying such price
for the room In its present cnuditlnn; they were
meeting for the Interest of Marshall as we'll as
for their own. and no such charge ought to be
made; he was wi ling TO pay for the room If
Marshall would have it repaired.
4 comm tie being appointed to wait on
Marshall. he appeared aud stated he would
see What the necessary repairs to the room would
cost aud report to the next ueetng.
The Finance COMMITTEE" reported pro-
gre>s aud asked further time.
Hauniia! King SAID that the regular atten-
dan,s ought to run The machine, while the
Custom House aud Washington office holders
should furnish the "gree>e.
Samuel II, fiji hover said that, in looking
around the roum he saw nobody who Was llil-
mediatrly benefited i'y keeping up the orsanl
cation and wulklng Tor the arty.
j. I. Brown took the part OF the office hold
ers. and said, that at the last cl,clou forty dol
Lars had been received from that source, and
distributed around.
G. A. Lunrkins asserted that at the last
election he had devot, day to The cause for
Which he had not received one cent nor hal
any other member of the Third Ward Club, as
far a. he knew.
\ dispute arose as TO the wording of the call
for the meeting. r. j. Edelin, having prepared
one and J. L. Cotton another; Cotton s call re
terring to the election Ct delegates to the city
nominating Convention, while Edehn's Quilted
any ueuton of that Convention: whereupon
IlanibaI King rose and SAID. that as a
plain man he said only what he thought
Iseveral knowing mods Cotton, in his opinion,
had DO right to make the call he had done. At
the lat election he thought Cotton was all right,
and that they were going to break bread har-
nlouously together, but suddenly Mr.. Cotton
had taken another direction. de thought he
knew Mr. Cotton, but so help him Gud, he
ddn l. and When he went to put his hand upon
him, ''he wArns thar.
At this point Cotton objected to Kings pro-
ceedng-lhe attack he considered persuualaud
ont of order.
King said he intended his remarks for per
soua attack. He had tried TO get u chance at
him (Colton) for long time. and this was the
''iust' opportunity he had had, and ne
meant to take advantage OF 1t. aud he would
say what he had to say even if he had TO 20
OUT in the street 10 say II.
On motion an election for delegates to attend
he city nominating Convention, on the 10th,
vas gone irtn, and resulted in The choice of the
Glowing Randolph Thompson, john Fields,
I \ Luml kns, r. J. Edelin,, }. 7. Brown.
v l.. P,nnI Fisher, Is. Crupper: Aternates,
Ienry Berry Sandy Lewis, aud Alfred L'ne.
IluiD4l King III 'v.i ut the delegates be
,strucred to vote for W. \ Bcrkey for Mayor.
s Hef1 bower objected on the ground that
had perfect conf eDce III the delegates, aud
did uor want them traumelcd
j Il. Brown was opposed to inSructing the
Il, gates, as they would be Compelled to vote
:, Berklcy and no Que else He had heard |.
:, O'Neal spoken Of. and whilst he had heard
!, iectious to all the candidates, he had heard
u 1t one to Mr. O'Nea: and therefore was op
u ,Scd to Instructions
John Field did not want the delegates IN
Il .uctcd. but wanted B,rklcy nominated, be-
"A use he had been tried aud made good
u. ic r. and il elected cnln,ed ladies could GO
Al out the streets on Sundays without hearing
', .gar remarks fl, NJ dlunken white r,up!e. for
h, :il}erklry) was in favor ut strictly euturcng
Il e Sunday law, and shutting up all places
v there liquor WAS 20 o.
s. fl :huwcr said that in the absence ofthe
, nvrS, aud with un,y tw, nty or thirty present
s u-g.s,ed that II. was candidate himself
ia is color, d, SAID that the fact that hlr.
! ,elk ey was IN favor of closing the bar rooms
. II Suud,y had defeated hun once before, and
il il got "ut now that he was still in tar OF
t lat law, it would defeat him again. Ii he
as still in favor Of the Sunday law, he had
/ e.ter keep il to hiusclf unit, he has the power
I, cx, cute IT, WIN K y Was King in this town
u nd the followers were nuucrOu>, aud up II
lch an issue as this defeat was certain, hy ID
rye majority. Whilst he thou ght kley Il
ely good man, there We're plenty OF good he
y uIticanS in the city, from among whom he
" IL in favor Of making selection. He had
II. ever seen Bclkicy alta Republican neetng
n ,r had he heard of his identifying himself
". It'll the Republican organization. Other
II ideals in !hc city had to stand the "sc''tf>
a. d >harnes' of the rebels, aud 1t was trom
All rug h">c he wanted candidate.
T. j. L len said that if the delegates were
in ,tructed he would gn. He would not be in
s.: u tied as to how he should vote. He expect
ed Mr. Berkeley TO be the nominee, aud az
su. c'l you'd vote for him.
Randolph Thompson, who had heard that
II Tace Greeley had neen nominated By wing
of the Republican party for President, ha-
ra, r.ued the crowd for about ten minutes, at
ter upting tn point out the evils that would re-
su II from n>trucing the delegates.
j. r. Brown did not wish it to be understood
tn at he was opposed to Berkeley, but Thought
N r. o Neal the strongest man. He did not
b .lievc in voting for tn. Devil himself merely
b mause he was on the Radical ticket.
Jos. Cotton did not think thi, meeting had
right to instruct, as those who were not
pr eseut would not submit.
The Question being taken upon the motion
to instruct the delegates: 1t Was lost.
On motion the crowd dispersed to meet again
o., Wednesday the 18th inst, to nominate
u ,"",her> of the Common Council and Board OF
) aldermen.
COLUMBIA STEAM FIRE COMPANY.-At the
egular meeting of the Columbia Steam Fire