Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-20
Election of Delegates.

them in the Congressional Convention, which
meets in this city on Wednesday next The 26th
1t will be seeu from the annexed proceedings
of the meetings tina, the friends Of Cen Eppa
Huutou, present incumbent, succeeded 10 Sc
curing ten of the twelve delegates-three 10
the First Ward, three 10 the Second, three in
the Third, and one in the Fourth, while Mr.
james Barbour friends elected two delegates
in the Fourth Ward.
There was good deal Of interest manifested
and the meetings were more numcrouSly al
tended than is usual, the friends of the rival
candidates having been dlllgent in bringing
out full vote.
FIRST WARD.
The meeting in the lst Ward was one Of the
largest ever held in the ward Ii was presided
over by Councilman G. r. Shinn, with Alder
man w. A. Moore as Secretary.
The President having stated the object for
which it had been called,
MIR. DelapIane nominated g. G.. Smoot, ".
S. Moore aud NJ. H. Nash u the delegates to
vention. Ia presenting these names, he said
who would support IN the convention the nom
inatou of Gen. Eppa Hunton, a man who had
been tried both in forum and the field, and
| been found deficient in neither; aud whose OPP
pouent, MIR. james Barbour, having written
aud published articles urging the election OF
| Col. Musby a. an independent candidate, ind
| ing that that gentleman could not be elected,
| was now 10 turn urged upon the CouSurv#r ives
| of the district as their candidate by Col. Aosoy.
| He also alluded to the old Virginia custom,
from which such good results had been derived
| 10 former years, of rciuruug faithful! and eff
| cieut men to Congress, aud hoped that the list
| Ward would do what it could towards re cstab-
fishing that custom.
Mr.. James L. hewitt said as there rad been
a good deal of log rolling he thought it would
be better in order to have everything fairly
understood that the delegates to be elected be
instructed to cast their votes Tor Gen. Erpa
Hunton as the choice Of this meeting Tor Con-
gress, and made motion to that effect
Elk, Mayor Latham opposed the motion and
| deprecated the introduction of the qualifications
and diSqua itcations of the Congressional can
didates into the meeting, but as they had bCen
introduced he would say that IN his oplnluu
| Mr. Barbour would make the best representa-
tive this district could seud to Congress- He,
too, had been his (the speaker ) friend for
years, and was the friend of Alexandria. He
expressed his doubts Of the correctness of the
statement that Mr.. Barbour had written art-
Giles in support of the election of Col. MoSby as
an independent candidate, and denied the
charge of log rolling SO far as 1t related TO him,
self.
| Mr.. Delaplane, in reply, said if desired he
would produce articles, names and dates which
would be perfectly satisfactory to The gentle
man whose doubts had been raised.
Mr.. NcviltS motion was theu seconded, and
a vote being taken, was carried by u large ma
jority.
Messrs G. r. Shnn, Hugh Latham and A.
| d. Warheld were then put in nomination, ard
motion that the names of the three candl-
dates receiving the highest plumber OF votes be
| declared elected having been carried, a ballot
was taken with the following result: w. S.
Moore, GO; NJ. H. Nash, 67 G. {. Smoot, 64;
q. r. Shlun, IS; Hugh Latham, 81; and \. ID.
War6eld, 3d. So Messrs. Moore, Nash aud
Smoot we're declared elected, aud on motion OF
Mr. Shnn, the election was made unanimous.
The meeting then adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
| The attendance oil Conservative voters at this
| Ward was unusually large and much interest
was manifested.
The meeting was called 10 order by ). II.
Jauney, Ward Superintendent, who, upon mo
ton Of Joseph Hopkins, was chosen Chair
| man.
Mr.. S. H. Lunt was then chosen Secretary.
| The meeting then proceeded to ballot Tor
delegates, Ii. D. CIaughton Geo. FL Robin
son, NJ b. Harlow, John Lnnon, James 7.
Coleman, f. i. Downham and r. NJ. Latham
being iu nomination, aud the result was as fol-
lows Harlow lO9 Robinson G5, UIaughton
63, Coleman IS, Latham 46, DrwDham l3,
I.aunon 10, aud r. NJ. Lawson, WAC had de-
cIined to allow his name to be used =.
| The Chairman declared hat M"Ssrs. Harlow,
| Robinson and Caughtou were du,y elected del
ega.es to attend the Conservative Cougr, sslon-
al Convention to meet in this city on the 26;h.
Ga motion OF Jos. Hopkins, Geo. Wash
ington, w. w. Herbert and S. IL. ,Janncy
we're chosen aternates, aud the meeting al
juurned.
The delegates chosen are pledged to the sup
port of Gen. Hunton.
THIRD WARD.
This meeting was called to order by Captain
j. NJ Steuart, Ward Superintendent, who
stated its object and requested that none but
the registered voters of The ward should vote.
On motion, + L. Brockett was elected prcsi-
deut, and W. D. Stuart and Donald Mclean
secretaries.
Col. Ashby moved that the three gentlemen
receiving the highest number of votes on the
first ballot should be declared the delegates to
the convention, which was carried.
Mr.. Deatou asked if any of the delegates
who might be elected would support nan in
the convention who was io favor Of the Civil
Rights bill.
Messrs. J. T. Beckham, \. +. Schofcld, Dr.
J. 3. Johnson, j. f. McGraw, Il. Y. Rish il :,
and L. G. ArwelI were rut in nomination Ior
delegates, but before the ballot was ia ken
Mr.. e.. l.. Arnel moved that the gentlemen in
nomination should state to the meeting their
choice for Congressman,
Whereupou Messrs. Beckham, Schotlcld aud
johnson expressed their preference for Gen:
Hunrou, and Mcssrs. McGraw, Awcil aud
Rsheill for Mr.. Barbour.
Mr.. Risheil said that some time ago he had
promised Mr. Beckham to support him fora