Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-18
Fairfax Conservative Meeting.


a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Couser-
vative party of Fairfax county met at the
Court House on Monday last, Court day.
20. Kirby, the chairman of the July Court
meeting, was, by Thomas Moore, acting County
Superintendent, invited to the chair, who,
while declaring himself ip full accord with the
objects of the meeting, declined. when, on mo.
ton of Z. F. Lee, Thomas Moore was called
to the chair, j. NJ. Love acting as Secretary.
DR.. J. r. Pugh offered the following reso-
luton, and advocated the same in an earnest
speech
Whereas this meeting is not competent TO
make nomination for the county, and it is OF
the highest Importance at this time to hold to-
| gether the Conservative party
Resolved. therefore, That this meeting decline
to make nomination for the House of Delegates
and agree to adopt the primary election system.
NJ. ID. Wells offered the following as sub.
sttute, 10 support of which be addressed the
meeting 10 an able speech
! Whereas, in view of the approaching State
and National elections, it is important that
general and thorough organization or tn, Con-
servstive party should be had, as being The only
means of producing harmony so essential to sue
cess, and of reconcing conflicting views in the
selection of candidates, so that all causes Of dis
sension and dissatisfaction be queted and re-
moved and the success of the Conservative par
| ty be attained therefore,
Resolved, That y commtte of eghteen-three
from each magsterial district-bs appointed by
the chairman of the meeting to take into consid-
Grafton the proprlety and means of such orgsni-
tion rs is recommended by the State Execu-
tive Committee of Virginia, or other mode than
IS 30 rec commended, and that they be authorized
70 report sucn plan Tor organiz !Llon and for the
selection OF candidates will in their opinion
be promOtive of the ends contemplated, tn o as
surance of success and the removal OF all cause
OF diss ,:isaction and discomfort and the consol-
idation OF the party, at the same time rejecting
the will of the majority.
On motion OF DR.. j. Williams the resoluti 70
OF Dr. Pugh was laid 90 the table, aud the vote
on the resolution Of Mr. Well being taken, it
was adopted.
The Chair appointed the following committee
Of eighteeu:
CeprevilIe District-James P. Machen, L. F.
Simpson and Simpson l.. Pomeroy.
Lee-John A. Marshall, r L Rockford and
FrauciS Worster
Mt. Vernon-A C.Lapdstrect, Robert Wiley
and Richard Gaylord.
Falls Church DIG. Watkins, c. F. Lee aud
D. McChicheser
Providence H. Wells, Jonathan Ma,
garity aud j Owen Berry.
DrauesvilIe -Thos. 4. Carper, Richard John
son and W. 7. Gunnell.
The committee having retired to consider the
questions submitted to them, returned, and
through NJ. H. Wells, their chosen chairman,
made the following report
Mr.. Chairman: \ our committee, appointed
by authority OF resolution adopted BY this
meeting, to propose plan for the select of u
candidate for the General Assembly, would re-
specially report that. in the opinion of the
committee, d primary election should be held at
the several voting places in the county on the
hrst Tuesday in September next from o'clock
p: m. until sundown of that day, for the election
of q candidat' for the General Assembly, and
that plurality of the votes cast at such election
shall determine who is to be the candidate of the
Conservative party of Fairfax county.
That the County Superintendent be authori-
zed to appoint two commissioners of election Tor
each voting precinct, who shall appoint clerk,
and determine who are qualified voters of the
conservative party; and that ii shall be the
duty OF one OF said commissioners to forward the
returns OF said election at eacn precinct in q
scaled envelope to the County Superintendent
who shall sum up the total vote in the presence
OF two Conservative voters, and announce the
result.
authorized to adopt such further measures as
snail be necessary to carry out the spirit of the
foregoing plan. Respectfully submitted
M. h. WELLS, Chairman.
JAMES 2. MACHEN, Secretary.
This report was adopted by the meeting by
a vote amounting to unanlmity.
On motion of M. H. Wells. it was
Resolved, That the Conservative voters of the
several precincts of Fairfax county meet ut their
| respective voting places Saturday, the 18th
day OF August, 1875 at o'clock p. M, and Sc
lect from each precinct one delegate to represent
said precinct in the Senaorisl convention TO as.
sembe in the city Of Alexandria, on the 3lst of
August, 1875
On motion Thomas Moore Was unanimously
elected County Superintendent of the Couser
Vative party.
George Mason offered the following reso-
buttons, which were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Conservative party of
Fairfax county, in meeting assembled, August
10, 1915, affirm and adopt the following resolu-
TONS which have received the sanction Of the
people of King George and other counties:
lst That the constitution and laws of Virginia
demand the payment of the State debt as i'm.
peratively as they do the establishment of free
schools or the levying of taxes to support the
State government.
I'd. That we condemn reputation in every
form IN which it may be proposed as alike ille-
gal and dishonest
Sd. That while no State can impair by lepis-
latlon the obligation of contracts, it should new
or attempt to violate or snnul them, by refusing
to observe them, or to make provision for their
| fulflment.
A. G. LandStreet was elected District Super.
inteDdeDt for Mount Vernon, and John D. De-.
Bell for Centreville District 10 the places of R.
L. hewitt and DR.. Pugh, respectively re-
signed.
90 motion the Fairfax Farmer and News and
the Alexandria papers were respectfully re-
quested to publish the proceedings of the
meeting.
The meeting then adjnuroed
THos MOORE, Chairman.
j. NJ. LOVE, Secretary.
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