Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-18
Reported for the Alexandria Gazette.
X A AL CON EENTIO


nc Atooiedl -''ulhaiuS NOQfeDliOu ioT Tue
Eighth Congressional District convened at
Culpcper Court House yesterday, 10 accordance
with the call Of the chairman OF the Ezecu-
tive Committee. The Convention was called
TO order at - clock by L E White, Collec.
tor Of lnternal Revenue for this District VINO
nominated as temporary chairman Maj. Hoxie,
OF Cupeper, who on taking The chair, said he
felt grateful Tor the honor conferred, and ex-
pressed desire that the proceedings of the
Convention should be conducted 10 an AMIGA
BILE and harmonious manner. He said he had
served 10 the Federal army and was true to the
principles of his party. Fifteen years ago he
would not have been allowed to address such
an audience 10 this State, DOR would the au-
dIence have been permitted to hear him with
OUT receiving niue andthirty lashe, on their
bare backs. The Republican party had done
much to secure the rights OF the colored people
and as member Of that party he would always
raise his arm in their defence. His speech oc
cupled about twenty minutes and consisted
mainly IN expressions OF teaty to the Radical
party
\. W. Harris and G. G. Thorp, both of Al
exandrla, We're nominated fox secretary, where
upon the latter declined 10 favor of the former,
aud Harris was declared the choice OF the Con-
vention
A Committee on Credentials consisting Of
one person from each county Was appointed 10y
the chair, and during its absence numerous
speeches we're made by Beckley, Syphax, }. \.
Seaton, HOLIDAY and Others all of Alexandria,
after. which the Convention took recess Of
an hour and ahaf for duuer, &C.
On the re. assembling Of the Convention at
2:3O o Clock the report of the committee was
presented.
Warren, Clarke and Frederick counties were
found to be uurepreSented.
The delegations from several other counties
were by no means full, so that the whole nutu-
Der OF delegates present did not probably ex-
coed fifty.
In Loudouu county two set Of delegates were
elected.
The report of the Committee was received
and adopted, except so far as it applied to
the two delegations from LoudouD and the
Second Ward delegation from the city Of Al
cxandria. \ fierce and fiery discussion arose
with regard to which delegation should be ad-
United from Loudoun County. The friends OF
Moses Taylor claimed that he was regularly
elected under the cali of the Committee Tor
township meetings. aud was therefore entitled
to seat in the Convention. Thuse who op-
elected a! meeting called 10y r. S. Ruffiu Of
Alexandria who was not resident Of Lrudoun
Couaty, but had been sent there By outsiders
to manipulate the meeting.
This discussion resulted IN the admission OF
both Delegations.
the numc Of Larkin Lghttoot was added to
the delegation irom the Second Ward vi AL
tx IN lrla.
Committees on permanent organization, rules
aud resolutions were appointed by the chair and
retired from the hail. After time these com
mlttets returned and submitted their respect
i've reports which were adopted. Frederick
Bruce, OF Rappahanock, was made pcrmauent
Chairman, with \. W. Harris and Il. l..
Mitchell OF Alexandria, Secretaries.
Wm. Miller was designated as Seargcant al
Arms. He took charge OF the hall aud at
tempted to discharge the duties Of his honor
able" vfhc., bur the dlsurdcriy demonstrations
of certain members Of the ConvenIinu who had
freely INDUCED in Cu!peper pinc,top, were too
much for William aud he subsidized for the
rest of the evening. \ resolution was passed
providing that the delegations present Should
cast the entire vote Ut their respective cOua-
ties
Postmaster Cochran, Of Culpeper Court
House. 10 response to an Invitations, made
speech of sJmc length He spoke ip favor Of
making no nomination, aud thought the wlsest
policy to be pursued was to hold aloot IN rta.l-
ness 10 take any future action that might be
deemed advisable or calculated to advance the
best interests Of the party. He said he had
been soldier and all military men knew how
easy it was, wheU two cOutcudlug parties had
almost exhausted one another, for the thlrd to
swing in on one hand or the other and obtain
victory. Such was his advice, and he hOpcdit
would be taken for what 1t was worth.
Frederick Bruce III addressing a few remarks
10 the colored portion OF the Convention III par
ticular, made sOmc uuavorabc illusions 10 The
Civil Rights bill, Of snch character as not to
he very agrceabIy received by that clement
This speech brought
John B. Sypiax to his feet. He spoke an
hour 10 his usual voumlu0us style; advocating
the civil rights measure, aud giving Bruc" the
full benefit Of the shaft OF his 'rhetolcal
SARCASM, which rendered him so unpopular in
the House of Delegates last winter.
J. II. Gray, Of Fairfax, next assembled the
stand. TO use his own language, he Is mot
much OF speaker" If there wa. any one thing
more than another for which his speech was re-
markablc, it was the amount Of Sound 1t cou-
tanned. He has Il way Of saying great deal
talking about However, he thought it adj
visabe that nomination should be made If Il
good mau (;ikc hiusrli) could be found to &C
ccpt it.
In response to calls, l.. +. Payne said it was
apparent that there were TWO antagonlzng Gle
uents in the Convention. One of those clements
was il favor of aght-out Republican nonl-
nation, while the other was disposed to consider
rho oI,in. If Mr. LANES I}a bnur
The chairman called the speaker to order for
mentioning the name of Mr.. b., who, he said,
was not before the Convention.
The speaker appealed to the Convention,
aud was allowed to proceed He stated that,
with all due defereucc to the opinion Of others,
he conceived it to be consonaut with wisdom
and sound pulley that the Convention should
make nomination. 10 make nomination
vas duty the party owed to itself They
were sent there for that specific purpose aud
unless they betrayed the coDideuce rcposrd III
them by their constituents, they were bound |
to make nomination.
Just at this juncure three or four persons