Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-22
Radical ounty Convention.

The haulcai county Convention was nelQ III
Freedman's Village last Friday night, for the
purpose of nominating county officers.
nj. Nj. Gusts was elected Chairman and j.
t. Cews, Secretary.
The President appointed the following as q
Committee on Credentials Bcrj. Pollard, Hen
son Thompson and r. &. Cunningham, who re-
ported the following as delegates from the three
Districts:
Washiugton-R Fl. CUNNINGHAM and four
coored men named Mitchell, Jackson, Smith
and Dorsey.
Arugtou-Hcnson Thompson, NJ. NJ. Cus
| lis, Nelson Wormcy, II. l.. Holmes and Acck
rScott, all colored.
Jrfersou-Westcrn Green, Berj. Pollard,
| Harrison Goldman, Isaac Green and }. Pcudlc.
ton, all colored.
The next business was the nomination OF o
candidate for County Treasurer, and upon the
motion Of Il. g. Cunningham an informal bal
lot was taken, which resulted AS follows: JET
iersou lacey IL, H. ID. Smith 5. Jefferson
lacey and II. ID. Smith were then nominated,
aud upon the ballot being counted lacey re-
ceIyed | 3 votes and Smith l. The President
| declared MIR. lacey elected nominee for County
| Treasurer, and upon motion his nomination was
nude unanimous.
The following were nominated as candidates
| for Commissioner oil Revenue H. l. Holmes
and John Mitchell and upon the ballot being
taken, Holmes received 10 votes and Mitchell
5, aud the President declared H. L. holmes
elected as the nominee for Commissioner OF Rev
cnue, and by motion it was made unanimous.
Three constables were then nomi mated, one
from each district, as follows Washington
District, Ii. Dorsey; Arlington, Nathan Smith;
Jefferson, Western Green.
j. lacey, Col. NJ D. Ball, Capt. Ii. D..
Smith aud others addressed the Convention,
after which it was dissolved.
The room in which the meeting was held
was crowded with negroes, but six white pco
pie being present.
Col. Bail, 10 his speech, announced himself
as candidate for the House OF Delegates, ANU
said he believed in all the citz3n Of the u. 5.
enjoying the rights guaranteed by the Constltu
ton and laws of the Unicd States partlcu arly
the colored people. lie stated his past history
as an independent, beginning with his nomlua
ton by the Radicals of Alexandria city for City
Treasurer; his conduct in taking steps IN bchal
of Syphax and Seaton, thu clerks, whom, he
said, were deposed, urjust!y, by Judge Cooke
rifle He said he was 10 Court when JUICE
Cockcrille issued rule Tor Syphax to show
cause why he should not be busted, and thai
when Syphsx appeared with counsel to show
sufficient cause, he was not allowed 10 do So
! He said he thought this was u just aud hav
lug to 20 to War, anton he saw Judge Keith IL
regard to the matter, and that Judg" Keith haC
stated that the law was such that II allowed i
Judge to rem We such officers without giving
his reasons, which he the Judge, also thought
was urjust. He said he went to Richmond ant
Chap Ncale, who was then delegate, promised
10 try to get the law repealed, also many others
personal friends OF the speaker, assured him
they would lend their cif,its towards like re
suit but Mr.. Nrae returned on a visit to hi:
home, and after talking ii over with his consti
tucnts, changed bis mind. This law, he said
was Tor party purposes, there being some coun
ties, where the colorcd people were in the ma
jority, and this law put it 10 the hands of the
Conservatives to remove the colored men elect
ed by such maj0ritics. He then spoke OF hi:
opposition to class legislation, and his couduc
as the editor OF an independent paper. He alst
said that he had heard in the city that day thai
Mr.. Fcbrcy was to be Withdrawn as candidate
for the Legislature, and Geo. Mushbach, al
ultra Conservative, put 10 his e. place. At the
end Of his speech he was voclfer ously ap
plaudcd.