National Republican., 1876-10-11
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Alexandr,a County Republ,cans,


The regular meeting of the Hayes and
Wheeler Club, of Alexandria county, was held
at Arlington on Monday night; the president,
Benjamin Austin, in the chair, and Wash. c.
Reeves, secretary. The president introduced
DR.. j. L. N. Bowen, of Washington, who de-
livered an elegant address to the friends of the
Republican party, urging them to stand firm
and use every proper means to poll the entire
vote of the party in the coming election. He
was frequently interrupted by outbursts of ap-
plause.
James Small, esq.,. also of Washington,
spoke in regard to the political affairs of the
State. He expressed surprise at seeing so few
Government clerks present, men who were re-
ceiying from 81 200 to 81, 500 per annum from
the Republican administration; was 1t because
they were too good to meet with colored menl
If go, they ought to give up their positions to
those who were willing to work for the party
and stand the jeers and taunts of the opposi-
ton. He said he was sorry he could not ad-
dress those present as "fellow-citizens," but
being resident of the District of, Columbia,
the Nations capital, he had been deprived of
his franchise by Democratic ConSfess-the
people of the District not being allowed the
right to vote even for justice of the peace.
John s. Goss and VIM. Wilson, of WASH
ington, also spoke words of encouragement to
though they were disfranchised In the District
of Columbia they were still using their best
endeavors to secure the success of the Repub-
ncsn candidates in November.
r. G. Cunningham spoke in reference to
the proposed amendments to the Constitu-
ton, eulogized the Hon. /. C. O'Neal, and In
favor of Hayes and Wheeler, and predicted
The president stated that he was not in the
habi, of speech making. He had promised
when elected president of the club to use his
influence to do allin his power to provide
speakers and aid in securing the election Of
the Republican candidates; his actions spoke
for themselves. During the past week he had
heard some very mean things said by promi-
nent Conservative of the county against him
for applauding Republican speakers. Was
not this free country? then why not allow
every American citizen the privilege of exer-
eising that right; 1t would only make him
work the harder for the success of the party!
He cautioned those present not to be deceived
by this thin cloak of conservatism; remember
those who in previous election had received
barrels of -four, suits Of clothes, money and
whisky to work for the Democratic party, and
be on the lookout for them. Judas betrayed
Christ for few pieces of silver, and those men
betrayed the party who gave them their free
dom, and If the Democratic party was success
full in this campaign what show would poor
white man or q colored man have? Before
the war the poor white man of the South was
not thought as much of as the slave.
A. A. Gibson made an interesting speech, re-
viewing the action of the Democratic party
from its organization to the present time, and
the suffering OF the colored people at their
hands.
Miles c. Aunson also made speech, urging
the election in November, and rendered to the
club the use Of his teams for the purpose of
conveying old and feeble voters to the polls.
james 81. Stevens, ESQ.,, challenged the
Democrats to meet the Republicans of the
county in joint discussion.
The meeting then adjourned.
JOINT Discussion in Rappahannoek County.
wAsHINGToN, RArPAHANNocK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, Oct. 9, 1876.
Hon. !. c. O'Neill, Republican candidate for
Congress in the Eighth district of Virgins, aud
Col. NJ. D. Ball, Republican csnvasser at large,
addressed large meeting of citizens in the
court ouse here to cay. The speeches were
animated and forcible and the audience atten-
tive and apparently impressed with the argrl-
ments adduced for the abandoning by Virgi.
mans of the party that has lured them to SO
many troubles in the past. A demonstration
was made by a small party of hot headed
youths with view of interrupting the meeting
BY forcing Democratic speech to be allowed
to "cut in, but It failed. Some weeks ago
Mr. L. L. Lewis was assaulted here by some
of the same party In discussion between him
self and Gen. Field, Democratic elector. But
the Democrats have discovered that deep
feeling against their violence and intolerance
is pervading the people, and they are getting
more circumspect.
7 The meeting was in all respects q success,
and the Republicans of this county are fully
aroused and win give good account Of them
selves, RAP.