Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-20
County Radicals.

county IS8utcaIS.
The colored Radicals of Jefferson Township
met last night tor the purpose of nominating
delegates to a Convention to nominate candi.
dates for County Clerk, Commonwealth AT
torney, Commissioner of the Revenue and
County Treasurer.
At 9:l5 o'clock the meeting was called to
order by VIM. A. Rowe, a member of the
County Executive Committee, who stated the
object of the meeting, and said the first bust
ness 10 order was the election Of President.
John Pendleton was elected President and
Calvin II. Richardson, Secretary.
The President was introduced to the voters
by VIM A. Rowe. He thanked them for the
honor conferred, in few sentences, and then
stated the object of the meeting to be for tie
purpose of nominating Township officers and
electiug delegates to the County Convention.
The following persons were then put in uom
inatioo for Township officers, to be voted for
on the 9th inst: VIM. A. Rowe, Supervisor:
John Pepdleton, Geo. Franklin and Andrew
jenkins, Justices of the Peace; Harrison Gold
man, for Constable.
Benjamin Pollard and Ephrian Elm were
put in nomination for Overseer of the Poor,
Pollard receiving 10 votes, Elm none, Pollard
was declared the choice of the voters for the
position.
Then came the election of five delegates to
the Couaty Convention, which is to meet On
| the Gath inst.
VIM. A. Rowe was in favor of the President
appointing the delegates.
On motion, it was resolved that they be elect
ed from the floor.
The following named persons were elected
VIM. A. Rowe, Harrison Goldman, George
Franklin, Z. H. Richardson aud John T.
Ovens.
The following persons were elected Dis.
trict Committee for the ensuing year: -
Pollard, John Pendletou and VIM. A. Rove
Rowe said that as they had finished business
apparently, he would offer resolution the
purport Of which was to prevent any person
who might accept nomination Tor county
Office this spring from bee ,mIDg Il candidate ior
any other office within The gift of the people
| next fall
j. B. Syphax asked, as he was not voter
OF that Township, to be heard moment in
reference 10 the resolution; which request was
granted. He said that it had never been MS
custom to attempt to dictate the policy of any
meeting, but when resolutions like those which
the gentleman had offered came before any
meeting composed of the voters Of Alexandra
county, he claimed the right to be heard. With
him such resolutions were Of great significance,
because he could trace their origin to CONVEX
satoD which be had had with Rowe in reference
to the various offices 10 be filed because it Was
understood that some of his friends were press
Jog his claims for the Commissioner OF Reve
nue., and Rowe wanted him to pledge himself
not to relinqush the position if elected to II,
even though the people should call him to h!l
some other OF as great, or even greater im-
portaDce Any man who would annuncate such
doctriue was wholly unacqualnted with The
very principles Of our form OF government. lie
was opprs:d to the resolution because it would
prevent tie people from often selecting their
best men, and he intended 10 fight it out On
that line.
WIN. A. Rowe 10 reply to Syphax, said th.t
he was sorry Syphax was the only man IN the
county who was affected by the resolution. H.
thought it all wrong to allow a man to accepta
nomination for any position elective by the
people, and then resign whenever he felt like
being elected TO some other position 1t vs.
too much to allow judge to appoint men TO
these positions, thereby keeping up constant
change of ohic RS and hazarding the repnta.
ton of this county by a set of incompetent
officers.
Mr.. Roach wanted to know if man should
accept nomination for any position in good
faith, and it afterwards turned out that he
could not qualify, would that be a bar TO h''
accepting any other position during the term
for which he was elected.
Rowe said that it was the intention OF the
people to elect men to these positions who can
qualify.
The vote on the resolutions was then taken
and they we're lost.
R. l.. Mitchell, of this city, was then IN
vied to address the voters, as he had been
mentioned in Connection with one OF the county
Offices. He came forward and aid-a!tei
thanking them for their courtesy that he hal
90 claims upon the voters 10 the county, l'hey
had man 10 the county who wanted the 20
sitiop, but he thought when they came to TIE
city to select men that they should divide 8!
least.
The meeting then adjourned.
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