Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-06
RepIy To MIR. W. f.. Garrett.

LEEsBURG, Va, May All Dir. w. H.
Garrett is iu discreditable position he has
put himself there and has no one TO blame but
himself. MIR. Green represented the Aide pre-
cinct which held two meetings; the regular one
is reported TO have cast twenly-elght votes Tor
one set Of delegates aud one vote for auother.
Certain friends of Dir. Wise had attended the
meeting and had asked for one delegate, or
one fifth Of the vote. This was refused. They
asked also for postponcmcut of the vote.
This was refused, aud they seeded and cast u
their meeting tWeuty-elght votes. The CON-
mttee on credentials reported III favor ot the
Green delegation, which Was Tor Garrett. At
Mlddleburg the vote stood: Garrett, -; " lse,
81; and Mr.. Reed, a Garrett maa, moved thar
the vote be divided. A. Uniou there was 4
large meeting, upwards o: 50 ou' OF l6o Ken
per voters John \. Garter represented Gar
rett. Mr.. II Hibbs appeared Tor Wise. Mr..
H:bus proposed that the vote should bc divlt-
ed. Mr.. Carter coutcni2d that Iua orr,y
should rule, and upon the Vote being takcu,
the Wise delegates received II and the Gar
rett men ~, thus iorclng upon the Wise mel
the Whole vote of that precinct and OF cJur>"
they claimed it. Mt. Gil:ad had been cut off
FROM Hughcsvic after konpvrs election, aud
the Garrett men went over To Hug Lesvllle and
negotiated for rs votes and got them. The
MI. Gilcad meeting was held carly and lus1ruc-
ted solid for Garrett aad attended the conver-
ton This is Mr.. CARROTS home, and pre-
sumo the meeting was held IN Nj GdlIett's
store, the public place Of lhc village, he being,
however, in LeesLurg. Hughesvie held a
large meeting and elected delegates, supposed
10 be eight for Wis: and two for Garrett.
Gum Spring letting cyntaued about IS =
tnrec.iths of them Tor Wise aud tWo-fiih, Tor
Garrett Here Garrett was allowed minority
representation on condition that Other del"ga-
l!ous Should allow said minority representation.
GuiIiord cast about 76 votes three iths fox
Wise aud two-ftths for Garrett-and were so
Instructed to vote BeakIy's Grove Vas solid
for Use, but Mr.. CARROTS friends got show
10 the meeting at the rate Of to l6. Hills
borough and Pulcevlllc were solid Tor Wise.
Waterford was divided, Wise having three to
TWO Woodgrove was solid for Garrett. Snick-
ersvle with majority fur Wise gave Garrett
minority representation. Silcotts Springs
wit majority for Garrett gave him solid
delegation. Goresvlilc divided % the popu
lar vote about three for Garrett and Iwo for
Wise. Leesourg held large meeting. Mr..
Garrett was present liz was asked whether
he wished a division, aud h. declined. saying
his friends had left the meeting. Delegates
seuting Voice So that on the general result
Wise's friends granted, Or We're wiling to graut,
minority representation, aud CARROTS friends
denied it. Now Mr.. Garrett says he did not
20 into the convention but he wen. into the
primary meetings for delegates TO the coEven
ton, and was beaten aud Cow he gets out 90
the bubble, Il did not 90 iuto the couven-
tion." Now as to his speech. he had Docs Of
it, if he had not the whole thing written out,
for he referred several times to the notes. Lnt
him publish his remarks aud see how they
sound in connection with these made by him
wnen he was nominated by management last
fall The Mirror reports him as follows: 'He
assured them, however, that whatever Of energy
he had displayed 10 the past would not be
abatcd in the future, apd 10 effort of his should
be wautiog to overcome the banner OF oppoSi-
ton under whatever name it was raised, or by
whomsoever it was borne " Aud how docs it
sound 10 connection with the card published at
the time by my ooble friend, that gallant gen.
teman, W. N. Wise, in which he accepted the
situation although he knew he had been nun
aged out of it by the denial Of minority repre-
sentation and the changing Of the vote of Broad
Run Township thus: The meeting Was a town-
ship meeting, and stood Is for Wise and l3
for Garrett, and the whole vote Was 293, thus
giving WISE 10 ana UaITctC IL T.. Two u the
Wise delegates were absent from sickness or
family afH lotion, and the two Garrett delegates
changed the votes from township 10 precinct,
giving Garrett Gum Spring G5 votes. and
Wise GuiIford, lbs votes, making difference
against Wise Of nearly 100 votes, which, with
Bleakly's Grove not represented, aud a minor.
ily representation at HSborough Of two, and
PurccviIlc aud Mddleburg would have given
Wise majority of II, instead Of 2GS for Gar
rett, Each man then went to work % the CON-
stitu,ioua amendments Wise for theu and
Garrett against them They were carried, and
then the contest was renewed between hem,
and upon full turnout Of the people Nr.
Wise carried the day, and Mr. Garrett is in
the position of the man who raised the ban
ncr of opposition" and Mr.. Wise in that Of
the man who intends ito overcome that ban
ner under whatever name il may be raised or
by whomsoever it may be borne" The peo-
pie of Loudoun, if am not mistaken in them
most previously will set their seal Of approba-
ton on the noble conduct of VIM. n. Wise.
For this time Alquis signs himself
L. NJ. HENDERSON.