Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-15


Cries ofqucstion question The motion was
put and carried.
T. B. Pinn moved that the delegation from
the Bird Ward, whose credentials lacked the
signature Of the President, be laid on the table.
Brrcll eXcltcdly demanded that the qucs
ton be put MS he wished to know on what he
voted. While he was standing up the qucs-
ton was put and carried, alter which Brrcll
sat down saying he did not know on what they
had voted.
r. B. Pinp moved to go into a permanent
organization.
John Payne moved to call the roll Of dele
gates carried.
Armstrong then called the roll of the lst,
2nd and 4th Wards.
Pnn desired to know why the 3rd Ward
was not called
King said the credentials Of the delegation
which lacked the signature Of the President
had been laid on the table.
Birrcll moved that the temporary officers
be declared permanent officers.
Seaton moved that a committee of four be
appointed to report the names Of permanent
officers.
Birrell called previous question.
Seaton moved to lay that motion Oh the
table.
Edward Hughes said the roll had only been
called of the lst 2na and 18th Wards.
King, so help me God | am going to bother
you.
Some one arose to point Of or'ler.
Pinn said, the credentials of the Court House
delegation had been laid on the table.
Birrell again arose to call for the question on
permanent organization.
King saw spirit to choke off TIC 3rd Ward
with points of order but the Bird Ward Was to
be treated with respect.
Seaton said the Sd Ward had held meeting
last Thursday night and selected delegates to
this Convention.
The Chair said il you make notion to APP
point committee II put it us you make II aud
will not be responsible for your mistakes:
Sections motion was then put and carried by
an almost unanimous vote, whcreupon
IIarkin Patton cried out, "hold on, hold "n,
thf,t question not carried
The Chair decided 1t was carried.
Patton said it was not carried properly.
The Chair appointed the following commit.
tee to report permanent officers list ward,
b. II. Dslahay: I'd Ward, f. S. VanAukcn;
Sd Ward, II. Kiug; 4tt Ward, John a. Sea
ton.
The Committee returned and reported for
Chairman, Allen G.. Harmon, and for Secretary
Il. G. Armstrong These officers being elected,
Sc;llon moved that the roll he called. Carried
The Secretary after calling the four Wards
proceeded to call the Court House delegation.
Pinn objected
Armstrong understood that the motion vas
to call the roll Of all the delegates but Tor Inc
sake of harmony, moved that as there we were
three of the regular delegates from the Third
Ward absent, that three Of the Court House
delegates br substituted
King said he had men to I'LL the places Of
the abscntces and begged TO be excused from
accepting Armstrong; motion. He desired TO
fill his list according to precedent:
Hopkins said the Secretary had filled the
places of the abscntecs in the other Wards: but
did not wish to let it be done in the 81 Ward.
Scaton wished to follow prcccd lent.
Armstrong motion was voted down.
A motion allowing the Sd Ward to till its va
cancics was carried, and f. Pinkncy, Geo J..
Douglass and r. j. Elen were appointed In
the place OF the ahsentccs.
The Convention then on motion, proceeded
to nominate candidate for the Mayoralty.
Wu n. Berkeley and |. G. . Neal were put
in nomination.
Some discussion arose as to whether the flrst
ballot should be formal or informal. but there
being only two candidates it was decided that
it should be formal.
Armstrong nlONCU lllilL IL Hl'Io'iy w 'i "''S
votcs cast should be necessary to a choice.
Vhe secretary then proceeded to call the roll
and had gotten through the LIST ID and 81
Wards when some one said Henry pitcher had
not voted.
Armstrong said, Oh yes; Dichcr is the
missing man. | knew there were thlrty-Lwo
delegates and could not find out who the
| other man was.
Ditchcr voted.
Several of the 81 Ward delegates said Ditch
CIR was not delegate, and that their fail dele
| CATION had voted.
ArmstroDg-Eleln has not voted. But
EdeIin had. Well, you are entitled to eleven
votes
Scaton-Dtcher knows for whom he voted
and we can take out his vote:
Ditcher said he voted for Berkeley.
| Slight confusion.
The chair decided that the vote must be
taken over, when
&c. O'Neal arose and counscllcd unity and
strength in the party aud Withdrew in favor OF
Vim. N Bcrklcy, and asked that his friends
support him.
Van Aukcn moved to declare the nomination
of VIM. n. Berkeley for Mayor unanimous.
Carried amid applause.
Nominations for City Treasurer now being IN
order the names Of /. G. 0 Neal, Lewis Nc,
Kepzie and 4. A. Stoutenburg, were placed
before the Convention.
The latter's name was withdrawn on account
of his delicate health and inability to attend TO
the office
T. III. Delahay, was nominated; he declined
saying it required bond of 100000.
The names of r. T. Lucas aud Andrew
Jameson were mentioned. The former with
drew and the latter 5 was withdrawn on account
of being nonresident,
Nj. b. Ball was placed in nomination:
Voice, who is NJ ID. Ball. 7. Is. Stllson was
named |. G. O'Neal declined. NOMINATIONS
were closed and the first ballot resulted: NcAGh
z;e H. NJ. d. Ball 10, 2. b. Stilson 2: The
chair thought Mckenzie was nominated
Armstrong said it required a majority OF all
the delegates or Is votes -,
At this point some discussion arose, which
onled in the rctakiug OF the ballot.