Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-16

names OF such persons as he may not Wish to
vote f,r
j. NJ. Johnson supposed that each candidate
would not be precudcd by this resolution from
having prlntei prlva'e tickets.
tn" Clair ii, o. course not.
{. + Stuart said although he presented III
resolutions 10 order to get the matter before the
meeting, he was opposed to it. Many volcr.
woul fail to srlke off names, aud their votes
would be lost. Besides, no candidate would
circulate tickets which bore the names of OF her
candidates.
}. w Campbell favored the general ticket
as the best piau.
q. W. Clifford opposed the general ticket,
and thought /, would be used to deceive those
who could not read and write.
j. NJ. Johnson moved, as an amendment,
that the ticket contain the namcs Of all candi
dates who have 10 opposition.
j. W. Campb.ll moved TO insert the names
Of all candidates where there We're no, more
than two Candidates for any Office
T.. f.. Stuart again opposed the general
ticket.
The amendments having no second. the
question was put on the original motion W.:
that the tickets con ain the names Of all the
c,udldatcS, and il WAS lost
}. NJ. johnson moved that the polls, at tn Z
primary election, be kept open from sunrise
20 sunset Carried.
O. Wood said The candidates who had no
opposition would be al no expense for tickets.
/ T.. E. Stuart did not see how that matter
could be regulated. Surely they could not be
expected to help print the 10000 tickets,
which would be required.
g. +. Stuart moved, by request, that the
iu lges bc required to count all tickets cast
whether all the offices be voted for or not.
Carried
&. W. Clifford wanted to know whether the
list of candidates was to be closed tonight,
nalIy.
j. r. Cole thought that was the understand
ing.
}. NJ. Johnson thought not. Any man wh'
would stand by the primary election could come
in He moved that any person who wHud
comply with the terms OF the election be allow
cd to come in up to the day OF the PRIMARY
election.
X. k.uper did not see the necessity for thu
Resolution. He would question the conserva
tslu OF auy ulan would not avow himself pow.
G.. W. Clifford merely wanted the matter
settled definitely.
j. NJ johnson said gentleman ha'! talked
with him t. day oil running Tor utilcc. but
was undetermined is yer, aud if he did, would
want to couic into the PRIMARY election.
Morton Maryc thought the resolution un
| nvcc >stry.
Mr.. j yhuson resolution was then declared
carried.
| The candidates meeting then adjourned.
! MEETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE
( \ mrctl1g Of the conservative tom,nlt;rC
vas held i'm the room Of the Is, ard Of Publ,
| Works. at which al the members wcr" preScn
! except Cap. L. b. liuue, from tie 18th ward
Arrangements wcr1 peri &c cd Tor the phi
mary election to be held on Thursday ucxt, auC
some ruuiHc business was transacted.
The commissioner, to hold The primary e!cc
ti0u rs many as were present at tn" candI
.tcs' mectogj were invited TO confer with th'
committee, and after free consultation lie sug
g4stipus OF Col. 3rawncr, from n; 5 / ward,
seconded by Mr.. Marriott, from tn, LIST ward,
we're made the basis for ius FACTIONS to the
commissioners.
At the request Of the candidates the polls
were ordered to be opened at surrisc aud
Closed al sunset on Thursday, May 18th, ana
the committee then Instructed the commission
err t. ask the following questions OF those OF
Icring TO vote Oh that day, VIZ:
Have you been aud ale you a Conservative
| voter, OF, this Gclug your nrst VJtc, 40 you ~
poe to vote he Conservative ticket?
'NlIl you abide the decision aud support til,
| ticket u llIi.t ed Iii this ell ctlun
| These Instructions were unanimously adopt
! ed IL was also resolution IN the fleet tia
wh"rc two n4mcs are V, ted for nomination Io
the same otlicc, wnere only Que is to be chosen
| 'thcr shall be cjuutcd; aud ii more than III
teen policemen are voted li'r on the sam'
| ticket none Of the namcs TOR polrcemeu) shall
DC courtcd. bur this shall not prevent lnt
counting of names Of the other officers rcgu
larry voted Tor on the same ticket
The meeting then adj urncd subject to cali
The irrcpressibc couh,ct between the white
people and negroes has again brokcp out il
! Louisiana As. usual, The ncgrocs were #
uauIc, and, rs is invariably the case, they wcr
the principal sufferers.