Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-17
Radical Ward Meetings.

The Radicals of the several wards IN the city
held their meetings last night to appoint dele
gates to represent them in the City Conven
ton, which will meet on Friday, at Harmonic
Hall, for the purpose of nominating candidates
Ipr the various municipal Offices CouuciImcn
wcr. to have been nominated inca,h " ard, hu
taht was done only in the 4th ward. \ ,mina-
tons in the other wards will be mad. AT some
future time-that is, after consultation with
their independent brethren. Below will lie
found q report Of the proceedings in the vari-
GUS wards:
FIRST WARD.
The meeting iu this ward was presided over
by Il. +. 'ans, and L. j. Brown was secrc-
tary
The following were appointed delegates 10
the City Convention: Edward Evans. e. L..
Seaion, I. i. lansI Henry Brown, William
| Edwards al! Johu Lewis
WlIli'ru Arnold aud Gus Ramcy were ap-
pointed altcruatcs
The meeting then adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
| Lrrkin Patton was chairman 10 this ward,
and L. Ia. VanAukep, secretary.
The delegates TO The City Convention, ap
pointed, were Jacob Banks Marshall kyer L.
l. VanAukca, Levi Potter, llcnry Levi, and
Larkin Lehtloo;. AItcrnatcs, K. Is. Clark
Gee. HOLIDAY and Jane, Wasi.lpgtou
The meeting then adjourucd TO meet on
Tuesday rlght next Tor the nominaton OF Il
Council ticket
THIRD WARD.
The 81 ward meeting was held in the base
ment n The county urt.houSc aud wa calird
to order bv }. Mckenzie Ware, President Of
tie Third Ward Republican, Club. with y. B..
& upp.r. sccretar,, there being present. about
cl..hty iv" persons.
Some discussion occurred as to whether per
sans who we're not members oil the Third Ward
X publican Club should be allowed to lake
part IN III proceedings, which question hrln@
decided by tic chair in The negative, the mem
hers Of the club proceeded! t lhc election oil
delegates to represent the :;li war; IN the
Cry Rcpub lean Convention, wI!h the follow.
sug suit
u c.a,c.-Fcuton Harris, Il. {. Armstrong,
CFar.rs jackson. II 5. ki:g, j. Mex nz'c
Ware Rudo!ph Thomp>un, Il. =. W. Garnstt,
Henry Bailey. Charles Il. GrIm's and Thomas
/ Allan.
Administrations p. Douglas, Evans
BrookeS Wesley Williams Wm Butler aHd
Alfred Jones
After the election of he above delegates the
meeting resolved itself int u ctiZ .nS' uis-
mcctirg. and III" number present being aug
mcntpd By the addition Of some thirty 0: ny
pcr< u. II adjourned to the yard III II n 81
tn" .rurt house, and was aldr. >>2d lay q. ".
VI. SINUS and others
FOURTH WARD.
I j II. CIagc't wl> called Il The char. ans!
O. i; Per, cnrr acted rs secretary.
William Mi!r, Il. h. Mi0,hall E!war,,
Hughes. John Mad,3la ~ u. lIarfi. tie
Thompson AMI =. Il Evans VIZ appointed
DELEGATES I" the Cay Convention.
l. &. O. Neal was nominated tor lh' Board
ot Al iermcn; Edward Hughes. Paul Il. Ernr-.
VIM Nil Z" and Cha. Scales ir The t1mn.ut!
Council .. &. Whitrc-cy ior Maai-'rA.c, aud
james /. Burnett tur Constable.
The delegates were instructed To vote IN tie
convl ntion to endorse the lid pendent caudi-
da,cS
y resolution endorsing o +. Pcrpcncr for
Lieutenant OF Police WIS lost.
The meeting then adjourned.
In the United States House Of Representa-.
tveS, yesterday, Mr.. Singleton, Of Mississippi,
while discussing the report of the Committee on
Printing. animadrcrt1d severely upon the con
duct of Mr.. Clapu, the Government prntr-. Mr..
BaII"u arose and interrupted him. processing
that he w4uld not 81 ID by auI allow Mr.
Ciapp To b. assaulted for crimes for which the
evidence offered no justification Mr. Single
ton rctort Il and incidentally spoke dlsparayins
~ Of the Senator IRON Rhod. l>Iani, meaning
Senator Anthony, Chairman Of the Senate Cori
mite Oh Printing This brought Gan Garfield
| HI u:,I no ,ia bI nj nF mr. !,rt go
twas NOT parliamentary for he gentleman from
Mississippi to call the name 0! Il Senator IN d.
bate The clair sustained the point raised
whcrcuuon Mr.. Singleton charged shat III.
Garfield himself had been guilty al! tn" ssn.l
utfcuSr. This t'rn. Garfield denied. Nr. S.n
Il ton repeated the charge aud Grn tir,icli
rent rated he denial. Tn" M!ssissipplap reIor
led that /! tic gentleman denied the charge III
said that winch vas net true
Thus says the Washington correspondent 81
the Baltimore American, W IS the signal for Il
| good deal III cXcI cmcui, aud members began /,
draw near the DcllIgsr.nis. Mr. Singt,t ton had
by this time become quite nervous, but hi, sol
league, !auoring u3dcr no excitement, asked
the Speaker ii the rules permitted a member
10 c.lI another liar from his seat. Il ,hi.
the excite n"nl WIS intensified, and CIR fire
OF wrr Is " IS inhugrd in which Were who'll. .,rs
on account OF the &aycl OF the Speaker AID the
tumut on The fl or. General Garii.iI wa,
hear above the din 10 say that il the gentle
man meant to insinuatc hat he transgrrsSrd
the bounds Of truth he WIS ready to protect
himself. Mr.. Singleton made Il remark OF
some kind, sai! TO have been that he had -,:c,
bigger men than his adversary who had not
f. gh!eued him. y caD tinalIy calna over the
troubled scene, and the lItlc episnIc VS. OF
rtnu hn dada lI An.
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