Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-24
Meeting al Fairfax {. III

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Pursuant to public notice, a meeting Of ,h
Conservative patty was held at Fairfax Cour.
House on Monday. the list instant.
The. meeting WIS called IT, order by Henry "
Thomas, esq, County Superintendent. and or
his motion DR.. j Williams was called to the
chair. and jams NJ. Love aprort-;! 81 Rotary.
The chairlnau having brief stated the object
Col John Powell offered the following leo
luLions:
Resolved Thut n committee of two from each
township be appoint, to whom shall be rclcr
red the nomination OF delegates and alterna."s
from the townships that have failed To nominate
and to confirm the appointments made By tie.
townships that have cid meetings
Res lvd That the said committee ais, IT.
quire into the prupriety of fixing time for he'd
ing county convention for nomnat count
candidates and candidate for the House -
Delegat
on me ton of Mr. Alfred Leigh, the irst REQ
luton was addended so Is to except u anc.viII.
township, in which meeting is to BIZ held oa
the first Saturday in August to appoint her del.
egate.
On motion OF Thomas Moore, the lrst rcsoll.
ton was amended By striking out the last clause,
the action of the township being final. and In.
resolutions rs amend, were adopted.
The following committee appointed by
the chair:
Providence, Thomas Moore and Newman
Burke.
CentreviI'e, w. D. Utterbsck and r. a.
Richardson.
Lee, James Sangstcr and Ira Adams
Falls Church, j. Ii. Chichester and }. II.
Watkins
Dranesvile, John Powell and r. c. Fitzhugh
Mount Vernon r. l. hewitt and kobt Wiley.
The committee, through their chairman. re-
ported as follows:
For Lee township, James Sangstcr delegate;
J. A. Marshall alternate.
Falls Church. d. Nee. Chichester delegate:
B. +. Shreeve alternate.
Providence, II. w. Thomas delegate; Edgar
Van Slyck alternate.
That the third Monday in Septcmbcr, Court
day be fixed as the day for holding 4 county
convention to nominate county officers aud y
candidate for the House of Delegates and that
meetings be held in the several townships on the
first Saturday in September to appoint six dele
gates from each to meet III such convention.
This report was ado pied by the meeting:
The following resolutions were then offered by
Col. John POWELL
l. Resolved, That in cur opinion the same
principles which led to the formation of I'll"
Conservative party of Virginia in 1860, undcr
which we were enabled to retain the control OF
the State government in the hands of her white
citizens, should now unite the Conservatives III
opposition to 1h,t party of Gig hty-odd thousand
who voted in 1863 for the Observation-Disclosures OF
nearly all the white people Of the State.
z. That we regard the supremacy of the Con-
sentative patty, with that distinctive ISSUE rs of
more vital Importance than all the issues arising
out of Fedora! politics, and we cordially inr!t'
ALL without regard to their former poitlcal op'l-
ions or action in Federal politics, to unite with
Us in the approaching contest in ping oar
State government under our owh control, as OPP
posed to the combination Of the carpet baggcF
the scalawag and the negro.
5. Thai whilst the people Of this county would
be gr.liged, in view OF the long experience, the
great ability and sacrifices heretofore made by
the Hon. VIM Smith, and more especially the
fact that he was removed from the Gnbcrnat"-
rial office, to which he had been second tim"
called BY the people Of Virgins, in the mIs. Of
his services that he should be reiEst ,ted there
in, yet we promise u cordial and earnest support
to the ticket that shall be nominated at tue ap-
preaching Richmond convention.
Mr.. Moore said he had no objection to the fir
and second resolutions but objected to the third.
He desired that our delegates should go untram-
melted. While he had no objection to Governor
Smith, he had personal preference for anothcr
man. But he would not presume 10 offer BIZ
name as the choice Of the people. He made ar
earnest appeal to the mover to withdraw the
third resolution.
Mr.. Sangster said he agreed with Mr.. Moore.
As delegate he would refuse " go with any in
strucions. If the people direct him as their del
egste to vote for any man he would do so, bur
this meeting is not one of all the people, and
moved to strike out all after the word thato he
words 1--WE promise
Judge Thomas warmly advocated the adoption
of the resolutions rs offered, and opposed tic
amendment Of Mr.. Sangster when the question
WAS put on the amendment and carried, and I'll"
resolutions MS an:end.d were adopted
Mr.. Sangster then offered the following re:".
luton, which WAS adopted. with few 10"
votes:
Resolved, That whilst this meeting does no:
intend to express any preference, or to instruct
their delegates t the convention, yet it has no
hesitation in say ng that whilst the people Of
this county would re gratifed in view Of the
long experience, the great ability and sacrifice:
heretofore made by the Hon. VIM. Smith and
more especially the fact that he was removed
from the guberratoral office, to which he had
been second time called By the people ni Viz
ginia in the midst Of his services, that he should
be reins.atcd therein; yet we promise a corded
and earnest support to the ticket that shall De-
nominated at the approaching Richmond con-
vention. u