Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-23
MASS MEETING IN FAIRFAX.

In accGr lance WITH call issued uy me County
Superintendent, the citizens oil Fairfax county
assembled AT the Court liouse on Monday, Aug
DIST aud held an enthusiastic Tjldcn and Hen.
drck> ratification meeting.
Mr.. Thomas MORE called the meeting to
order and after stating It's Object moved that
Mr. Fl w Wells be called to the chair. and
Mr. &. g. Lee be appointed Secre airy, which
WAS uraniuy u, ) carried.
Mr.. Wells, upon assuming the chair, stated
the i,lan Of organization agreed upon by the
Central Conservative Committee Of Virginia,
Which be hoped would be carried out IN Fairfax
unity.
NJ Moore offered the following:
RcSOlrcG. Fiat committee OF eighteen,
the; ION each district be appointed by the
chair, Who's duty il shall he to name a ,uuy
Gonmttcc Of w I've, TWO from each district.
This resolution having been adopted the com
mittec appointed 10 accordauce Herewith, re
a. a County Committee CeutreVIllc j. Z
Pugh and r. II. CockcrlIc Lar John a.
Marshall and Patrick Cunningham; MtVernop,
George Mason AMI A. G. Landstrcct: Falls
Gnu CHI, DR. J. } M'rao aud = &. Lie; Prov
idcncc, james NJ. Lane aud Il. Fansyck;
Drancsvll!e, Thomas f. Carpcr aud Alucrt
Wren.
Mr.. Lee moved that Mr.. Ray Bayley be
apponicd FROM Falls church, III place OF him
self, which, vas agreed TO.
This committee subsequently elected MIR.
ThotnaS Moore chairman.
The following res buttons Introduced by Mr..
II. W. Wells were uaaulm uS!y ad,p'cd:
HtSO(rc6 That the purpose OF the National
Democratic party is to administer the govern
men; 10 >i!Ict conformity to the Constitution OF
the United States and IS amendments; 10 ct
Ice; Though aud complete reform 10 all It's de.
partmentS, ard establish peace and harmony
hc>w ru i ciinu; Of our comm N country.
RoDired, That such being its fixed aud steady
pu POSE as manifested by its acts, We the Con-
-'rvativc party o! Fairfax couuty,in mass meet
Ing assembled, pledge It our Jealous co-opcra.
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RcSirel, That W. heartily approve Of the
platform of prIucrpias adopted BY the st. LOUIS
Convention, aud viii give "a z, alous support To
i'dcn and Hendricks, the reorw Candidates
ior Tie Pr SD 'ncy and Vice Presidency of the
U1lt,d States, IN wnusc nomination an earnest
has be D given OF tn: suppose TO consummlte the
h rougt governmental reborn 30 ausplclouSy
luauguratcd by the d mocralic House Of Rep
rosemary
RcsoIr,d, That W heartily approve aud en-
tpis, IT, Congressional record of !ha HUu.
Erpa lldntoD, pur present distinguished rep
rcacutalvc and com mend him to the district
: 90 truy WORTHY OF third term.
NJ. Moore introduced the following, which
,ya> ai>a adopted
R,$Dicri. That it be recommended to the
on>, rvatlvcs OF III. several districts OF this
cnua!y 10 Organize I,iicu and Hendricks Clubs
that hereby full vote DC secured at the NJ
vemr"r election.
Hoa. Eqpa iuaton being present, in response
t. cali, made one Of his telling "atfiIavit
.pecchcs,' wi'lcb convinced all present that
tne General mraut reform, first last and above
al things that might be restored to our land
The General also thanked his audience for the
OF his course contained 10 the