Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-21

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RADICAL Ctr CONVENTION Radlca
City Convention met at Harmony Hall at ont
o'clock to day. It was called to order BY L.. /.
Lucas. chairman of the city committee. VIII
II. l.. Harris as secretary.
A committee on credentials was appointed
and retired.
During their absence Charles Seals delivered
speech on the rights, privileges, &C., OF the
colored people generally, and an attack on 1he
newspapers, which he accused Of mlsreprese0t,,
ing them. Scales was very much excited anu
worked himself up to great heat :,
r, l.. Mitchell hoped that members Would
so conduct themselves as not 10 be open to ridI,
Guile, He was sorry that some OF them hau ne q
heretofore done so. -,
Robert Hopkins endorsed Mitchell remalks,
and defended the impartiallty Of the Gazette,
which, he said, always reported exactly what
was said The difficulty was that members
said things which they did not mean.
The committee Ga credentials reported, aud
after the vacancies in the delegations had been
filled their report was adopted.
After much discussion as to the maanec OF
permanent organization, lasting for nearly 40
hour, taking wide range, and causing much
disorder, committee on permanent orgauiza'
ton was appointed rs follows Ed. Evans,
Larkin Liz htfoot, H. :. k!og, Il. J.. Mitchell,
and A. W. Armstrong.
Charles Seals said the committee WAS one
sided and unfair.
Much confusion ensuel, which WAS ended by
the committee retiring.
u.ios ~ NV Iia. S ~ ronl, ~ CHARLES
S StuIsso vto ~ tho nowsn,ncrs ard urriog
oea'ss "SS.n w nnd fnwor no;nts nf
nlJa. '''0' ""0
W. W., N;,,o, oo.oodod Hont;ns' rcmarka.
rh NJ. ,n'rri, az normanent organization
-. ~ 49, H'lIarr;nc tfonrs .-prns;dant \
w. ,su,s ,"o SoarStsru II l. Harris: H.
T. n.an,on SorGoont.a,.Arm
TL 10" rau"r, ,nso od,rtoI and Mr.. Armstrong
iho l'P1'. wa "N'p'o'' "'N
'oIH tn' - va ;o,, ,o,,;o.,;o, ror
ut L. d. >''S n'o''0 ~ - '"''
~ H. ,o.;,, ,r,, onnosaa hv Pobart Hon.
us ioC Hhor,os eooins md onr discussoo
anSuoJ ua1or,I Substitutes hninr off,rred,s
o"i Tun'' ,,hs.;,',,o o,l,r.;nr y, + r
f'ua''y SUBSTITUTE o5 1I
q o.'''on 10! 't'yo, W. - '0Cp si, far A,d;-
ino.'9l ~ .uuD.' a. Mai< Wora Pohort
tI T was auv"o''I" y! g. ~
T1opS'eS. uus. nau - rt,'i,s l Saaios ~ l.
wa'ac; and cnrinsea py Cha'l'' oc''e'' l. u
'anc'', a"u ~ -: Nia?cu' ,:,.,.t, sab
buflhS 'nc u'scussIoh u'1.u. 'aue' .ouA
pace caused 10y an ou'sut: ~ :,aai;n
n TGr IL, au ahRIy ihan't'' m.'o -, a n
nc disturbances was IuatS WV WaI;o Hto 'r'
lutiou, one,u" =! II, a',ts;Jor, - hn sao,oa
"ueftcu' i'qu''sS ",' o. .ho ,,;o, ~ nrdnrso
- Ai'e! 'opss uoo"U: INV n''''" "
H. D AstGy was c"'l'cu' r.. o:l
NJ. n. Nash was ptopoScu 'ot oupc!'u'euu,
eht OF uas' anu ucoa'' o"SusI, g"t n"Il
IN oy y. a. otoulenouFS' h'c1alu no'eniau,
Cnaries oeas anu ltonerI roph'us' 'no 'a.;ci
OF Whom noMinatsu d, ~ e"u ioi oupe!lu'
leputnt u gas n''cAu u 1sasu, WIZ" 10
'ion was cnoofSeu-ycs, -9' poeHi u,.
H. b; SlaFko bon'na'cu H. d. ''a'A' 'ot
ClGTN VI gas; ,,
Henry Galiap was also nHmlnaleI.
y. Mch. ware mo'eu 10 rouotse vaues
Dugan LOT C'erh OF "as' ou' II WAS S'a''o ''A'
ne nCcl'ueu u sctFc' l.,
WIN. C'aSget mo'en ~ ausou'p "u''' w
MORO" nornlus At . T'oo"' - "'0" 'on'0
vi tins steam TO escape. ,ho u,,l, o,rron
urcat coh'u7''u Iueucu' ''o ""o'G i, oo,s
ton lisins TO 'hei1 lee' aou s'lou''nE INV nau
men, Inns continued iot sGut gun. n iI ahu
the motion ID "uIouiH WAS nna''y '''' WI 'i'o
iaGle. . H.; ;,,ho. ,,u, 81
Hannibal .. h'ne Sald 1aa' lncnG 5. VI
the convention nau a'to~un ,nIW ely ,o;,
DC carried CUT py 4utslaoi' anu ,; nnsu WIN
whisKey, anu "cIn p'oohiI"s " ,L1 s.'o I ~
themselves anu tn"'I WIZ s1"t ,'' Io" .Ja.
lie 'hougnI G'I'' u'u"nI' 'i"I ..l."J 49,
whether he was msInpe1 or H"l. H.,
:, ,i Inat.' ~"rc Lr;nr takan orr anJ made
drunk. lie believed that it was done to defeat
the ticket.
ii. l.. Harris said that the proceedings were
The convention had come here
to make nominations to defeat the couscrva.
tiyes, aod after long sitting had only gotten
through with three Offices, and nominated meo
who could easily be beaten. He moved to ad-
jouru sine die
There then ensucd another scene Of wild con-
fusion, men shakiog their fists at each other,
passing the lie, d-n rascal &C.
Finally all motions we're ruled out and the
vote was taken 90 the nominations for Clerk Of