Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-19
Radical City Convention.

| afternoon, ara was caileQ 10 nruer ny w. l.
Lucas, Chairman Of the City Committee.
R. r. Armstrong and T. }. Brown we're
nominated for chairman, and after some discus
sion the former was declared elected.
L. VauAukcn was appointed Secretary,
and Fenton Harris Sergeant at. Arms.
A committee of one from each ward and one
at large, was appointed on credentials, as fol
lows:
A. w. Harris, VIM. Miller, Rudolph Thomp-
son, Marshall Kycr, and Geo. l.. Seaton, who
after short consultation reported the list of
those entitled to seats, as heretofore published
in the Gazette The roll of delegates was then
called and vacancies in the delegations filled up
| by aItcrnates.
| Edward Evans moved that the present 9th
GERS be declared permanent. Carried.
r. &. Armstrong then moved that prayer be
offered which was agreed to, and Robert Gaines
led in prayer.
Those not members of the Convention we're
requested to retire outside the bar.
The chair then requested any outside parties
who wished to communicate with the ConvcD
ton to report through the Sergeant alarms.
After considerable delay the chair said the
Convention hid waited a sufficient time and ITO
com uunic ,tiOn had been received.
The Convention then proceeded to nomlDatc
candidates, and r. 7. Lucas was unanimously
nominated for City Sergeant.
Edward Evans wanted to know whether they
we're proceeding in accordance with the meet
ing at Harow's Hall.
The Chair said they were proceeding Oh the
responsibility of the Republican party.
4. w. Harris said he would like to know
how far the Independents would 20 with the
Republicans. He NJ we'd to appoint COM
mittee to find out about that mstter.
r. L. Mitchell agreed with Harris and
wanted light.
Gus. Ramey Yes aud we're going to have
light 100.
Edward Evans asked if he Republicans
we're to be led without any understanding. He
thought the convention sh ud wait for no OBJ.
The Independents wanted shelter aud should
come for it, He was sever i ZINES Interrupted
by Gus Ramcy. who Was hralIy seated by the
sergeant at arms.
J. Nick. Ware said that the candidates and
others had gone into the Independent Conven-
ton and made an agreement With them, and II
should be stuck to.
The chair said that was only Individual &C.
ton and could not bind the Convention.
Il. L. Mitchell said the report Of the indie
nc, i mt meeting was in the house and would
be offered.
Robert Gaines thought they re going to
make up Peoples ticket aud not Il kcpubll-
can ticket lie wanted a mixed ticket.
VIM Miller said the charter party had a
right to govern the city. lie wanted politics
left out of the question: and it made a contest
between charter aud antl-chartcr.
After spat oil points Of order between Miller
and Mitchell
A. w. Harris said he agreed with Miller.
He presented ticket agreed upon at the lu-
dependent meeting, which is published else
, where.
Edward Hughes moved to take up each Of
fee at time and ill 1t.
j. Mex Ware wanted the list read and NOV
ed accordingly.
The chair said it was moved that the list
mad by outside parties be read.
Ware-Mr Chairman state the motion as
made. We made the ticket, cot outsiders.
A quarrel here cnsucd between Ware and
Eisard Evans as to whether the latter took
part in the People, meeting.
J r. p. w. Garrett wanted to know what was
the question.
The chair said it was whether the list should
be read, and on voting it was SO decided.
The list was then read.
A, w. Harris moved to endorse the ticket
and fill the VACANCIES
Edward Evans WAS opposed tn allowing a few
people 70 make Il ticket aud then REQUIRE the
m: jrri,y who we're h'puhllcans to end rise it,.
|! the Independents wanted coalitou they
should have appointed Il committee to meet Il
like one from the Republicans and frame Il
ticket. lie asked the opinion OF the chair.
The chair Attempted to give his opinion but
was Interrupted by Ware and others Finally
thcehair WAS allowed to proceed and SAID he
opposed any outside party being allowed to put
bride 10 tn. mouth Of the convention and
ride it. H. W lnlcd ticket nominated.
VIM. Miller said The Republicans could not
carry straight out ticket, and he favored en-
dorsiug the Independent ticket. He under
stood that there was u trap to get astraigh, out
ticket nominated, and that some white men
said they would vote for it sooner tina for the
Independents, which WIS all stuff. lie again
favored the Independent ticket.
motion Was made that no delegate be al.
lowed to speak more than once on the same sub
icct nor longer than five minutes. Carried.
Edward Hughes slid he was in favor of en-
dorsng some Of the names on the list, but not
all of them. He wanted them taken up one at
a time. Some of the candidates on tho ticket
had promised to vote the Conservative ticket.
He wanted lair chance at all Of them. The
offer OF ScaVeDger and four policemen was not
very liberal ntfcr
J. II. MadelIa agreed with Hughes. He did
not believe 10 the convention being bound by
the action of outside parties. He wanted the
Offices filled by competent men. He had oppos
ed some men in his ward because they We're
incompetent. He wanted the names taken
up separately.
Rudolph Thompson agreed with the previous
speakers, and did not know Of any one being
authorized to bird the party He recounted
the dir ltissactiou of the candidates who were
not pu, 90 the Independent ticket, last niSht
who claimed that fair. show WIS not given,
and that they would lun anyhow
T. Brown opposed being dictated to by a
sot of Indepcndent oficc,scekers. (Appause. J
The puttog up of ticket by the ludepen
dents ior the support Of the Republicans
T. l.. Tancl said it was too late to object
now to the ticket; men should have objected at
the meeting in Harlow's Hall. He intmated