Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-19
Radical Convention.

Vcntl0u, winch meets In LynchDurg on the 81 St
OF July, met at the colored Odd Fellows Hall
at noon to-day, but was not called to order un-
til O'clock in consequence Of misunder-
standing as to the place OF meeting, the Court
House having been designated In the call as
the place.
|. e. Neal called the body to order, when
R)bt. Armstrong was nominated for temporary
chairman, but objection being made, a count
was ordered, resulting, eleven for and eleven
against his election when, after some dispute,
MIR. o Neal. gave the casting vote, and declared
Armstrong the choice of the meeting.
Upon taking the chair, aud after thanking
the Convention for the honor conferred, at his
suggestion, Charles Scales prayed.
A committee on credentials was then an
nounced with Robert Bell ir., as chairman,
upon which, T. d. Beckley, who had made the
motion, but had not been named first said that
he did not mean to brook the indignity, and
withdrew from the committee.
The committee retired to the northwest cor
ner OF the room in few minutes, and, after
consultation Of near one hour, reported that
tho LIST Ward was entitled to 6 delegates, the I'd
Ward to 6, the Sd Ward to 10, aud the 4th
Ward to T. Arlington Township to 3, and JET:
terson Township to :.
\ motion was made that the report be not
received, but it received no second.
Ga motion, the report of the committee was
received and the committee discharged. /
The roll was then called and all the wards
and townships found to be represented, except
Washington Township, which had no delegates
present.
The chairman announced that the next bust
ness was to elect permanent officers, and the
first ia order was TO elect president. About
mn ,,lli in
after sonc DEBATE, Wm Ell. Miller was elected
president.
Richard Miles became Disguised with Arm
strong's way OF presiding, aud left the hall, ut
teriug words of displeasure.
4 motion was made, but lost, to take up
collection to dcfray the expenses.
George Cooper, who has charge Of the hall,
protested against the Convention being held
until the moucy was paid, and it was only when
John A. Seatou gave his word Of honor that he
would pay for the use of the hall that proceed
ings were continued.
\ motion was made to go into an election for
delegates to Lyuchburg.
Hannibal King was IN favor OF taking up the
collection at once, because after awhile they
would all leave and not pay the bill.
|. John Seaton paid 81 Tor the use OF the hall,
aud Il motion Was made TO have the four dele
gates repay -Mr. Sraton.
r. ID. Btckcy was opposed to this. lie was
tired Of >eeing so much in the papers about
their money squabbes.
While Becklcy was speaking John A. Sea-
ton took up II collection to reimburse himself.
and announced that he had put an end to all
the fuss, for he had collected 81 IL.
At this announcement K. d. Bccklcy took
his seat, aud, on motion, the roll was called
again to ascertain il delegates enough were
present to go iuto an election for delegates to
the Lyuchburg Convention, when all we're found
to be present with the exception of three dele
gates from the lst Ward and three from Wash
ington Township.
\ discussion, which lasted half, an hour was
INDUCED in as to the manner 10 which the votes
should be cast, and it was decided to vote by
ballot There were eli ghteen nominations made
for delegates, among them Col. NJ. ID. Ball and
f. A. Windsor.
Before going iuto the election, the meeting
became very ulsorderly, land the President could
exercise no control over the unruly delegates.
Repeated calls was made for order and many
"pints" of order raised.
After order was partly restored, a motion
was made that the votes be cast for all four OF
the delegates at once. IL was sometime before
the uaj Jrlty Of the delegates could understand
this way of voting, and 1t was the cause OF much
loud talking. After it had been thoroughly
explained, the ballots were cast. with the tol-
lowing result John a. Seaten 25, I. Is. Pinn
81, i Syphax n, r. D. Beckley 80 There
we're thirty-eigh tickets voted, being four more
than allowed.
T. G. O'Ncal said that if the vote was taken
over the result would not be altered.
+. l.. VauAuken moved that the vote be
taken over and pronounced it fraud but his
motion was lost.
On motion the four delegates above named
| were declared unanimously elected.
The Convention then took recess for ten
minutes, after which they proceeded to elect
officers Of the County Committee.
l. c. O'Ncal, was elected chairman of the
Committee aud each ward was instructed
to appoint two delegates and each township
one, to form County Committee. The Con
veu,ion then adjourned.
THIEvlNG SERvANT--U Upon the recommen-
d1tion of colored man naned Page. Mr. Jno.
4. Evans, on Thursday last hired colored wo-
man as a house servant, but she dldn't stay
there more than half an hour, and soon al
ter her disappearance it was discovered that
she had carried off kitchen furniture Of the
value of about fifty dollars Mr.. Evans put the
police on her track and started boy on horse
back no the Washington Turnpike after her,
and when he reached the Long bridge he tonnd
that she had just crossed it, but as it was brok-
en- he could not continue his pursuit, fearing to
leave his horse, as that too might be stolen.
TRoTrING MATCH. The trotting match over
the Piney Branch race course, near Washing
ton, Yesterday afternoon, in which only Alex
audriia horses were entered, was owing to the
rain that had occurred earlier in the afternoon,
but SHINY attended by Washingtoniaus though
goodly number from this city were IN attend
ance The track was heavy, but the horses
kent we'll together, and the race was one OF the
nrettiest ever run. Horses were entered by
Iohr Davis, John Weuzel, Mr.. Moses and AL