Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-18
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FOURTH WARD RADICALS. The Fourth
Ward Radical Club met at the colored Odd
Fellows Hall, south Columbus street, last night,
j. A. Seaton, President, 10 the chair and 1. B.
Pinn, Secretary. About seventytivc members
being present the President called the meeting
to order aud stated the object to be to elect
seven delegates to the Cslniy Convention,
and on motion appointed William Miller, Cor
bin and Wm. Moore committee to select SUIT
able persons for delegates who retired for
few moments, during which the President ad-
dressed the meeting ON the importance of send
lug proper delegates to the Convention 10 order
to secure the nomination Of suitable men for
Governor, Lieut.. Governor and Attorney Gen
era He spoke of J. +. Lewis as the man for
Governor.
The committee having returned presented
the following names :-Chas. Scales, Jno. \.
Seaton, r. B. Pinu, Lewis Baltimore, 4. r.
Bcckley VIM Moore and VIM. Miller.
The report of the committee was received
and the persons named declared the delegates
elect.
Henry Madella said he was dissatisfied; the
meeting was ''packed;' the delegates had been
chosen by some OF the members before they
came to the hall.
A Voice. move the report Of the commit
tee be laid on the table.
By this tine at least one half the members
were on their feet, some clamOrlng Tor recon-
sideraton, others to lay the report on the table.
The chair called for order repeatedly, but it
was long while before his calls were respond
ed to- ;.
At last motion to reconsider was put and
carried
WIN. Miller, Jno. A. Seaton, VIM: Caggett,
T., r. Bcckley, J. w. NickeDs, g. W. Simms,
John Conway, 7. B. Pinn, Chas. Scales, >.
W. Beckey and Lewis Baltimore, We're then
put ia nomination. =.
j. w. Nickens and John Conway declined:
1t was agreed 10 elect by standing until
counted.
VIM. Miller, J. A. Seaton and r. R. Beck
lev had been proposed and voted on, when the
President called f. r. Beckley to the chair
and attempted to ask question:, but was 10
terrupted by several who said they were elect-
ing delegates and did not want to hear anything
from him until the election was over, but ne rails
ed his voice until it fairly shook the walls OF the
house and said he would not be gagged by my
man n the hail. when he had any thing to say
he said it openly and above board, and stated
that he was there to defeat the election OF VIM.
Claggett, not that he had any personal spite
against him but for the good of the party, and
-honcd the members Of the club would vote
against him.
Another member said he was opposed to the
manner of election and wanted the men elected
as thew went along; he did not like the way Of
voting for lot of men and dropping the ones
receiving the lowest number Of votes, land moved
that the election be held over again, which mo-
ton was carried.
VIM. Miller, Jno. A. Scaton, K. r. Bcckey,
G. w. Simms, L. B. PlOn, Chas. Scales and
j. w. Bccklcy were then elected.
VIM. Claggett was voted down as the lresl'
dent requested. and Lewis Baltimore, whose
name was last on the list, was not voted Tor NJ
all, which caused his friends to inquire into the
matter, when they were informed that the
seven delegates had been elected anu OF course
il would be useless to elect any more
When the Secretary counted the members
voting for J. w. Beckley, member arose and
asked the chair to appoint some one else to
count as the Secretary had made SIX men count
twelve. -,
The Secretary wished the member would be.
appointed to count. ~
Upon counting them second tim there we're
as many, however, as at first
The President then resumed the chair and
appointed j. w. Beckley, +. r. Becklcy and
Henry Madella to take up collection. I
Henry Madella informed the President when
he treated him as a gentleman he would do his
bidding but not until then, aod positively de-
cEned to assist in taking up the collection.
The PreSident-Have not treated you as a
gentleman? i 4
Henry Madella--No, sir, you and your ring
hacked this meeting and when attempted to
say something you would not hear me. can
prove this was packed thing, because while
everything suited you when you were ID the
chair you we're satisfied but when you saw you
could not rule you left the chair and came