Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-12
Political Meeting.

Pursuant to call, large and respectable
meeting of the citizens, was held at Liberty
Hall, last night for the purpose of ratifying
the nominations and endorsing the platform
adopted by tho Cincinnati Convention
+. L. Brockett called the meeting to order
and nominated COL G. +. Stuart for Temporal
ry chairman.
COL Stuart, upon taking the chair, thanked
the meeting for the honor conferred, excused
himself from making speech, but said that
he was in favor of abandoning dead issues and
entering this contest upon the live ones. He
suggested that Committee on permanent or
ganization should be appointed, which, on mo-
ton was done by the chair as follows
w. w. Rock, Geo Washington,C. +. Suttle,
Thos. Bcckham, A. p. Addison.
Col. Suite said that before accepting a place
on the Committee, he desired to state his posi-
ton, which was that he was in favor of
the Democratic Conservative party of Virginia
remaining in tact he favored non action on
the part of the Baltimore Convention in refer
ence to nomination he preferred making
this fight under our own banner and he would
be glad to have the aid of the Liberal Repub
licans in the fight, but, for one he was
not willing that the organization in Virginia
should be disbanded and absorbed by the lib
eral Republicans.
Capt. Joel Miller said that holding the views
Just expressed by Col. Suttle, he did not see
why that gentleman could not serve upon the
Committee Himself was Democrat and OPP
posed to disbandiug the Conservative organiza
ton. He hoped COL S. would serve.
A motion that Col. Suttle be requested to
act, brought
Mr. Mckenzie to his feet, who thought that
Col. Suttle should either serve or decue. lie
was opposed to resolutions requesting any one
to serve. All should be actuated by desire to
reform the administration. He was for Gree.
ley for President, and the meeting having been
called to endorse the action Of the Cincinnati
Convention, he wanted hearty cooperation
and was willing to accept the aid Of the Con
servative party.
Maj. T. w. Ashby said that Col. Suttle should
Col. B f. Sceva, as an old line Democrat,
endorsed Greeley.
COL Suite SAID that to relieve the meeting
from embarrassment and not being anxious to
have any vote taken upon his acceptance he
would Withdraw his NAME but before doing SO
would announce his readiness to extend the
right hand Of fellowship to Mr.. Mckenzie and
invite him and all others Of the Liberal he
pubcans to unite with him and fight under
the Conservative banner in the coming contest
Mr.. Mckenzie invites as to unlte-Oh Lord,
Col. Suite continuing said that his only Oh
iect was to defeat Grant and his cohorts
r. W. Ashby was substituted for Col. Suite
and the Committee retired.
Col. Stuart being called for said that he had
taken 40 oath to support the Constitution of
the United States and the amendments to the
same and that he respected his oath and was
willing to accord to all every right guaranteed.
He was interrupted By the return Of the Com
mittee who reported through their chairman }.
r. Beckhanl, the following permanent officers
President Mckenzie.
Vice Presidenls-lst Ward, Joel Miller, A.
D. War6eld; 2nd Ward. Lewis Stein, JOS
Hopkins; Bird Ward, G. 4. Stuart, F, L. Brock