Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-11
iiac Fairfax DGiegai2.

~ ~ fNijLE tOuLjV,
Having. been declared the nomircc oil the
conservative %arty of the county Of Fairfax fer
the House Of Delegates by the primary cleo.
tlon held on the Dist Of September last, | take
this opportunity TO express to the peopIc my
high appreciation Of the honor which has been
conferred upon me.
As the candidate OF the conservative party. |
Will DO all 10 my power to secure the success Of
that party at the approaching November
election.
1t elected, promise faithful discharge Of
my duties as The representative Of the people
OF Fairfax. shall always vote to sustain the
hoGcr cr Virginia, and will use my best en-
dcavoIs to enforce o rigid system CT economyin
the administration Of tho affairs Of tho county
as well as State. Believing that tie ycxed debl
question can be honorably and satisfactorily
settled without augmcnlinr the burdens Ct the
people, shall oppose any measure locking t.
an Increase OF the present rate OF taxation.
Yours respectfully,
Fairfax c. H., Va, Oct. @
FAIRFAX G. H., w., Oct l0--l tboughi
the radicals Of Fairfax county had moro discrc
| ton then to bring out candidate agaiGst Mr.
| Farr, the conservative nominee for the Ilcl>,'
| OF Delegates, knowing as they must his d,ic.t
is certain; but even in this was mistaken, tcy
| in pcIusrg Mondays papers | saw call, Q:
rather an appeal, in behalf Of Mr.. l'i2rson ~ !,
candidate against tlr. Earr, aud in l!l: call, ~
| appeal, lie (Mr. licrson) was REPRESENTED 81
being true independent candidate, che FREE
from party preiudiocs, and urSiog all, irrespcc
tive Of party affiliations, 10 vote for him, which
was signed by John i. Ircii,, &. l.Hkjns sd
w. GiDngham, three CT the most uacomirn.
missing radicals in tho coubiy, dyed dIcp in
the WOOL"
Nov, me thinks that Il Mr.. I'iersou is really
what these three gcntlemcn would have us b
licvc him 10 be, his position YOU! b. vcT'
liable to be mi<coastrueI by beios v0ucheI IL:
by such pamcs, but | canaot and will Oct b.
licve otherwise than that Mr. lior=oa i: n
much the radical c2odl1atc Of the radical party
as he would be if he had L:cn nJlaialtci ~ :;
radical convention. IL the=c remarks don
wish to be understood a. nsraaing anything
derogatory to the character Ct Mr.. Person Jr
the three gentlemen who are above referred t..
for do not ,lr. Picrson is 8 clever man, q.
sound Judgment bat the people OF old Fairfax
bad as well be represented in the State lI,gis
aturc by nobody as by Nlr. picr>on or a'Y
other radical.
Mr.. Earr, our nominee, Is :! young man O.
uaicuhtcd ability and great energy, b2nS t:u'.
progressive man, the kind which arc 30 soi"i.
needed in our legislative halls at the rre*.ni
day, aud if our Legislature had . go0iIy Srria!
log OF such as he our State deb: IN! other III
portant matters would be speedily settled az"
the integrity Of our mother State preserved. Il
is true Mr. Farr WAS not the choice Of u, II! il
cur primary election; YET A. he ha, receive: ia.
nomination al the SAID election, We ar noS i"
honor bound to give him our support.
Conservative voters of EaiIiiX look We'll IL
your Interests, fer If l,cr chance radical shonl
be sent to the legislature this fall our l'arr>
would be 20 lrmoraIi: u that defeat in the tU
turc will 81 any easy matter Nih nrar lou.
hundred majority in the c6unty Tc surely
ought to elect our Candidate, and We en- j; 81
will only take the trouble 10 e. to the polls IN
the Glh day Of November mex! and lcro:i cur
ballots for him - unit. which h"pH wi b.
the ease. FAN