Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-09-30
1,o,,serv.tiye Ward MeetinEs.

! wards assembled at their respective ueeIing
places and selected delegates to represent them
10 the County Convention, which assemblies on
the lth proximo, to nominate candidates tor
the House of Delegates.
IL !! j FIRST. WARD i ;. / :.
-- The meeting was held in the truck house of
the Relief Hook and Ladder Company. Ex1
Mayor Latham, Chairman of the Ward Com
mittee,, called the assemblage to order aud
nominated Geo. R. Shinn for Chairman and
Harold Snowden for Secretary, and vote be-
ing taken, the nominees were duly elected. !,
the meeting, Orlando Wood moved to proceed
at..opce to the election of delegates to the
County Convention, and his motion being
adopted, G. r. Shinn, W. W. Rock, Orlando
Wood, Hugh Latham and James l.. Adams
were put 10 nomination, and ballot being TAX
en-. were declared elected.
The Chairman stated that as Major Loving
had resigned his position as member OF the
| Board OF Aldermen from the Ward, an election
to fill the vacancy would be held, but as the
meeting then in progress had not been called
for the purpose of nominating candidate tor
the vacant position, and as he understood Col.
French an Alderman from the I'd Ward, had
also resigned, he supposed meetings would be
held In the TWO Wards for the especial purpose
of nominating candidates for those positions
previous to the approaching general election
The meeting then adjourned.
~. .... SECOND WARD.
The meeting at the hall of the Sun Engine
House was called to order and S. H. Japney
chosen chairman and R. NJ. Latham, secretary.
Upon motion of Geo. L. Simpson the meet
ing proceeded to nominate, whereupon Messrs;
Geo. Washington, Geo. H. Robinson, Samuel
Lunt, JAS. p. Coleman, Geo. H. Harlow, Geo.
l.. Simpson Daniel S. Delaplane John LaDnon
and Samuel H. Janney we're named, and upon
ballot being taken the vote resulted: Wash
ipgtup 10, Coleman II, Janney Is, Robinson
Is, Lunt TO- Simpson S. Delaplane !, Harlow
and Lannon 5, and it having been decided, on
motion of Mr.. Simpson, that the candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes should be
declared the choice of the meeting, the
chair decided that Messrs. Washington,
Coleman, Janney, Robinson and Lunt, were
duly elected delegates to the Convention; and
their election having been made unanimous on
motion of MIR. JOS. Hopkins, the meeting ad-
journcd sine die.
| THIRD WARD.
The meeting in this Ward was held at the
| Court House, and was well attended. L. H.
Brockett presided aud Geo. A Mushbach was
Secretary.
T. w. Ashby read from the Gazette the notice
of the call, and asked whether the Wards and
Townships should not be represented according
to their numerical strength.
J. T. Beckham stated that that question
had been settled by the County Committee.
Capt j. NJ. Steuart also said that the Coun-
ty Committee had determined that the Wards
aud Townships should be represented accord
ing to their voting strength. =.
Col. Ashby said that he accepted the expa-
nation, but that the question having been post,
poncd at meeting some time since, he wanted
the principle settled, aud that if the numerical
strength Of the Wards was not to be represent
ed 10 the Convention, he wanted the delegates
from this Ward to retire from it.
Col. Suite presented the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the delegates elected to repre-
sent this ward in the convention to assemble on
the 18th Of October are hereby Instructed to In
sist that each ward and toWnshiplD that conven-
ton shall vote the Conservative strength OF the
ward or township through their respective dele
| gates.
Col. Ashby said that the resolution did not
| amount in his opinion, to much, unless the del
egates we're to be instructed.
The resolution was then adopted.
On motion the meeting then proceeded to
nominate delegates, when the following were
presented G. I. Suttle K. Kemper, O. A.
Yohe, f. j. Brockett, Samuel Beach, James
Waddey, e. f. Stuart, j. T.. Beckham, I.
Rcishcill, VIM. H. Smith, W. +. Henderson,
J.. NJ. Steuart, j. g. Hill and t. f. Kemp.
Col. Stuart declined on the ground that he
proposed to be candidate before the Con-
ventlon.
DR.. Hill declined as he had friends he de-
sired to support.
Capt j. NJ. steuart and T. E. Kemp also
declined. ,~.'........
On motion of w. H. Fowle it was decided
that the five receiving the highest plumber of
votes be declared the choice of the meeting
/. The ballot WAS then taken, resulting as fol
lows ~
+" Backham 80, Kemper SO, Suttle "a, Risheill
| SO, Yohe 80, Waddey "a, Smith 81, Brockett
20 Beach 20, Henderson II, and according to
the resolution adopted the Chair decided that
Messrs. Beckham, Kemper, Suttle, Rlshel
aud Iohe were duly elected delegates to the
County Convention. = ~. j" - - ~
! Col. Stuart said that he was exceedingly de-
sirous of representing this people IL the Legls
lature. He knew that the voters of the Third
Ward desired his nomination. His large, ex-
| perienee would enable him to do something tor
the town, which was now going fast to the
! devil Hewould support the State ticket, but
he pledged himself to resist the election ofany
one to the Legislature to represent any interest,
and introduced the following resolution, adopt
ed by the Democracy Of Oregon: -. 4 a." T.:
Resolved, That all corporations are subject! to
| legislative control those created by Congress
should be restricted. and controlled by Congress,
and those under State laws be subject to the CON
troll Of the States creating them and all corpora
tions should be SO controlled as to prevent them
from becoming engines of oppression; and also
the property Of all corporations should be as
sessed and taxed at the same rate as the proper
| ty of individuals: ....... ....,....-.,l.a ..
HI said that foreign corporations had more
rights and privileges than the people OF Alex.
andria, and he would support no man for the
Legislature who would no. use his Influence to
put down the railroads, whether it be Malone
or Scott He wanted to know why it was that
the large county of Fauquer paid less taxes
| than the rit,y 'of A 1aYandria Rntroca ssinn he