Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-10

i,y Col. F. W. W. Holiday, Que OF the dvmo,
cratic electors at large for he State:
Fa.!ex Court H USE Wcdna sday. Or. II.
NcrtolS c.ty, THURSDAY. Oct. II (LIS'tj
Hamptou, Saturday, Oc' IA
Southampton, Monday o.. Is.
Williamsburg. Wedn. sday. Oct. IS.
Petersburg, Frday Oct. 90 (a'gh;J.
Richmond city, Monday, Dc. %
Charlottesville, Wednesday, O:,. %.
Sau9tou, Friday, Oc;. ~
H,r' isopbuTg, Moaday, o 50.
Alexandria, " ciucs lay, Nv ! (nightl.
20 \ card in the Gazette of the 9TH in.,.a,
nominating Judge i. Il. Cockeril!e :or tn" ScH-
ate calls for some notice at :he hands OF tho
friends OF General Lee In Vii that refers 10 t!r
Judge and his claims upon the voters Of IN.
Senstoria! district We hsve nothing 10 ~, bU.
when thqy !dcrtaSe TO give reasons "hy Ger.
Lee shou q not be put forward ~ cand'2.t1
for the Se3a,", bat .l= name to be Withheld u
to be used fox tho redemption OF the c u'.y
from radical represent ton Al the nc&: e.", Il n
for the House of Delegates the question ..t-
urally arise: who lost the county 10 the coa:"yr'
alive cause? II i; well known in the equity
Fairfax inst that the friends of Gcn"rai .,""
have consistently and persistent o io"-
ward to aki"g bin one OF the ,e :.tr!- q. at,
district. 1t lie equally wei! known ~ u" [. y
OF Fairfax tEat he WAS u. the asl Sc It '!.i '|i-
vc..tion the emo c. Il three tourlHs oi u" WI
precincts Of the county, and MS c..lms ta"'.
would nave b"ca urged before the c"AvcA.h'h
but 70! the grea. desire Of some oi hi, 'rlc"'',
pledged t. other parties on the frs ballot, That
his name should not be brought b.ir.c ~" con
vention until they were Al liberty I" support
him In Geer"'Ice to that "pinion, ms nan"
was withheld Oh the first ballet when the nrmi-
nation wss made. Upon tae frs itt':n:i'2i. %,
Senator CiAug htOu's resignation the FRIENDS 81
the General both here aMd Throughout, r." DIS
trict naturally again turned tnc!: tnoH?Ats -
wards him in this connection. Prime" W !.!laA
has alrcaliy appointed her delegates, ani /. v"
are correctly informed they are y amt Tor tt":'.
Lee lie has been nominated And invited :,
run by mYny AeXandTi,ns. he wtl c"'n""""l
and receive n strong support IN In" county =
Loudoun at.G Is admitted o. Nil SIDE, t. >" .''
almost uu,ntm Il CHOICE of the voters al fhF'
fax y sc .r"uu, %: Judge Cock"ri..c mus re-
collect t".t IN the last contest wnen Il" l'ud|e
G. J Was :Orc tn Leup!c ~ y cSmdliHl; ~ S'''
Iiousr Ct delegates General Lee "a: stp7'''"'
cd by one "l tue representative men 81 nc u"
ty and told that i. he would wlthdrn" IN ."'
Senatorial co,.es, they would unit: up u hih
IA l. comp otIii-c Candidate :or the Hos D''-
egatns His reply WIS p5ompt ana ".cs''"
reus.l, tor said he, how H'd accrp; s"e"
u position without doing lJH-.Ice 10 "u'sc
Cockeri le and other prominent g"n"'Me'. ~
the county who have been f)r some time brl'f"
the people for th.t position? Now do".nI
strike one rs little tingusr that, untsf me-
circumstances, the lriead. Of Judge 'oeKe''..'
should suggest to the frends Of ueheFa Lee -
hold him (Le-) back for the redcmptlet o: th@
county IL the next election when the ~
himself, rs the representative 4 lhe C'as'' W.
tie party, lost TO the con crrstlVe causS ~"
we have no objection to Judge Coeker'I.e en-
terlng the lists with every man has riga. 70
do but We do contend with all >u@ restrc'
those who differ f"ofn u.s. that the auggcsuo" ="
nla (Judge Cs.) lends Tor the actor. % "@n IIa
Lee and his FRIENDS is, to say the "a..' I n'.
singular. Gen.r.t Lee l. before me pEG;p' Son.
this district Ne y Candidate !o- the F?Gg!niH ~;
ate, and mis- name vii b. maintained before .n'
c INVENTION as ong as ne has trields ana COM
0o'' ~ 'O''O .'NILs ~"
F.ir:s, county October g. 1870