Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-29

gss- In reply to communicating signed VI
in the Sentinel, and | notice copied INTO thn
Gazette. | send herewith Il note from ~
u 4 Shnn. which you will ubge NE iy
copying, Having been urged from varicu,
quarters IN the counties of L1udoun, Fairax
aud Alexandria to announce myself as 4 can
dldate, | steadily refused. Finding tina, NJ,
y Neal would not accept the nomination., al
that | hoce 1o,.e IN this matter ecaS to Suv tigt
II the pe0pte Of the cari0m COMMITTEES. itcihL
ing Prince William, deem 1t aeluSuJy to cast
tie" cotes for me, n preference to others Il
elected / acouL1 serrc and do the best I c,oii
TOR the district aud the Old Communicable
suppose the people have this right yet left t.,
them TO choose who shall be their represent,
i've aud | an gratif d to f1d little more
Of the spirit ofiodependeucc abroad ,cvrrywherc.
With the result whatever it may b., | shall
be content. wall answer for talIy ke.r.r
at any rate, ii nothing els
LEWIS MCKENZIE.
Oct. 20, 1875.
ALEX'NnR1A, VA, Oct IS, 1871.
Hon. Lelcts Mckenzie:
DE :k SIR: In answer 10 your enquiries con.
corning b conversation which occurred n, the
second Ward polls on the ing ofthe primary
ERECTION, nave to say that | accompanied YOU
70 the polls, and upcn yeur ballot being otia, ell,
eae question was asked by .na of the Commis-
slnncfS, Are y,u 81 Cons erv alive Your re.
ply was What ere your Instructions" You
were answered, Those no voted the Consrr-
v tive ticket al the last municipal election may
vote at the primary election You Their Sal.
L voted The Conservative ticket q. the I..t
election" Your ballot WAS received and aS i,
was being depositt d, you were asked by one -
the 'mmi ssoner<, Nv i'll you support the
nomiaee OF this election 2 You replied, II Mn
gentleman" This think WIS the exact Ian
euage used certainly the substance OF what
was SAID. Very respectfully,
IL GEo. K. SH1SN.
By" LEWIS MCkENZIE--The supposi,ion
that any action tak"u by the Conservative Sena-
toIlal Convention which dominated Mr. Claugl
ton Is IN any manner bidding upon the Cou.cr-
ValVe voters Is prepoSf circus, when the political
oplnlons aud recent atha ions of some of tn.
delegates IN that convention, aud those. too.
who took prominent parts 10 it, are considered.
Ii that convention had been COMPOSED entirely
OF good and true Conservatives, and not b en-
manipulated by those who jumped the ac,i N
OF III Congressional Convention and tried 10
break ~ the party orgau!Z ion 10 this district.
Is action might nave been bindlng, but nobody
IN his good >cnsGs Is z ,lrg tn allow Dotcrs L.
control his action. Mr.. Mckclzle voted for
zen, iiunt0n. while those vino were most AZ.
tive IN securing Mr.. Cl.ughton's nominal, u
did all IN their power to defeat him. A.
MIR. Alck"rzes evidence before the R"cuu.
StructIon Committee, II can h" SAID that IA
matter what hr may have stated ~ thai invrs-
ugauou, II sumo OF those who now complain Il
HIM, had received the prOvocatinn offered him.
they would have gwen even worse evde,r.
lhau he uld; aud no matter what he may Eaya
sal'l GJter the war was over, hundreds of those
who remained here luriny the war are wilt
to attest his many acts OF kindness, geucroslty
aud benevolence to the destitute families ut
Southern soldiers, aud that, though opposed 10
slavery from his childhood, he was never ag-
gresslve 10 urging his opinions upon others.
1t W.
By 1t is almost tlwc that this old war hui
Ness Is dropped. What Mr. Mckczle said be-
lore any committee vas, suppose, his op.n-
loo. We all know hi!u to be iupuisive, and
that be sometimes says thDyS without Thought.
w ny select only such things as will iujure him,
and omit what is ~ his credit His record is
equal with many of those that now condcuu
HIM. was Confederate soldier, and away
during the war. During that time trcquen.-
y heard Of his kindness to our people aud al
though shall vote the Conservative text,
yet am opposed to ripping up dead issues to
defeat d Warm heated and generous man, who
L must always feel grateful to, for his kiudncs,
to our people while we were away
1t FAIR Play