Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-28

For the Mid die States stauonery ioIomsu
falling barometer, south and east winds, slightly
us,mer. and clear or partly cloudy weather
WoRK1NaMEN's PARTY.-A meeting to form
Central Club of the so.caled Worklngmen
PARTY was held at the Sun eogine house last
NIGHT. The notice Of the meeting had oeet
carefully kept out Of the papers, ana those
whose com pany was desired we're not'nea pri
vuelv. This action, and the fixing OF the time o.
meeting al the same hour as that OF the rsd'
o,l meetings. was, it is supposed, done 10 ge'
r,d If the "colored BRETHREN, not one OF Wnou'
was present. 49, b. T r
lL';sh,av chairman OF the Executive Commit
tee. and i. s. Ilawxhurst was appointed SEQ
At the time OF assembling there were just
,i,,ie,u persoos present, by actual connt, July
ona.haf ut whom were spectators
O, motion Of Johu ilawxhurtt ths present
chairman was authorized to act until TIC Geo
tion of permanent officers. -,
Oo motion Of j. w. Greens o''mm'tleo OF
three va. appointed to make arrangements 'oi
an out door mec,lug d. s"mn iu'ufc ''h'' u
organize q club. u,,.
and VIM. T. Dobie. .,
Ioho iJawyhur,t favored starting the ciuO
nav and suggested that all who desired to J I'm
c,m. forward aud sign their Oamrs To he plat'
farm which nolioa was carried, but Mr.. " LII.
G. Markell was the ouly one who went r"ard;
Mr. l. Harrison kell here arose anu waited
~ know who were the worklugmen
The chairman said those controlling the party
dJ not propose to draw that line. lie thought
that every man was wolkiogman except the
b1ndholder.
John llawxhurst arose to answer, but was
told by Kell 10 shut up, a. he did not belong
10 the Secoud Ward.
K;ur Informed. however, that this was .
general meeting, MIR. kell said that he nad
misunderstood it aud Was satisfied. M!. Nen
y,rrc,eiet, saying chat 'he understood Il nau
I.rrn stated on the street that he was '"a'e''
&C. Why had he loatcd Because ne WAS 'o'ir
s..,,, IN ,hc Confederate army hShlng SUCH
or",' Jnhn Ilawxhurst, whcu. if he had been
Lnm.. le would have learned a trade. O"ly
iry vcurs ago Mr.. liawxhurst wanted to give
tho nrproes forty acres and a mule, and DOW
,,Iar,n, |; 10 come in aud teach the people
here.
John EIawxhu1st said that he would give his
do. ~ TO who was = Worklnguian Tie thought
TINT snyone deserved that name VIII, by ms
hraiu or hands produced anything for tho uSc ui
,nan for q c,u.rcnsa,ion. Among these he did
moi include the boudhoiers. He made c,u'-
uarisun OF different classes at animals as pro-
DUCTS aud Don producers. :,
l., II. kelI did not want to he compared with
,ui,nal5, hu was not Que oil that kint.
VIM. +. Dobia thought that DIR. hh Was en-
t.rey out Of order, and moved l." proceed win
rusunp5.
{. Il, KelI Inquired it Mr.. Dohe Was out
a,r when he sat IN the CONSERVATIVE con
OF or" Which nominated Messls. lluoter and
vnn,"' (Applause FROM the outsiders
Niushn'c". we'd to proceed to busnrss, but
II was ''''' e. red. The chairman suggested
none 'oI Wv" W. etcene might give them
'haI WI q; only one sufficiently TO-
sPeec"' do no wa" thpir organization TO
do so. co,,o ,,eea srd
made il speech, the delivery OIL Wa .m1;,,.c,
nearly Al hour anu half. i uo Au''
which had dwiulIe,! down to abb V, ~ u'
b,cum, very tired aud gapes and va" 10 WIZ
mauy. ,,...,,h md
,J,hu Thomas Audlcy took the Hoor 10 rep,'.
lie said that Mr. Greene had not t"uoheu t'ie
real subject which was Staic pollfioS 81 ai'' ~
temptpr to proceed with his reply, he was 'n-
trrrup,cI hy calls to "sit down and motlo"S i'
adjourn. ,.
i. II. Kell objected to personalities =,
II. Swain made the point OF order taat shr'
kyil, having announced himself as opposed 10
the platform, had no right to speak.
Amidst somc confusion motion TO a'j'uFn
was made aud carried.
RADICAL MEErlNds.-l4ast night was tue
time fixed for the radical ward meetings to elect
delepates to tho County Convention.
In The First and Second Wards the meel'oes
- postponed until TO night. :,
We. he Third Ward, the meeting was called
In. hy II. P. Thompson, President, WHO
to order' ,hjeet CT the meeting.
stated me O.; uoved 10 adjourn sine die. with
L. |. lGdelin >legstes
cut appointing a.: discussion, and was hna It
This caused much >eudment OF j. Mck.
superseded by an an, -0j making no nomi-
Ware, referring the matte.
nation to tho Convention. >ssnt. vas in
John B. Syphax, who was PIT. did 8, for
vited to address the meeting, and
short time. r..
The following delegates wers elected ".
p. Thompson, L. Il. Lucas, A. A. Jones. Ch.
Jackson, John Fields, Wesley Williams. j.
Mex. Ware, H. S. King. T. |. Edelin,, James
Turley, j. w. Williams. j. NJ. Buckner, and
Frank Churchill.
The delegates from the other wards and dis
tricts were invited to moet in caucus at the
Odd Fellows Hall tonight
The Fourth Ward meeting was presided over
by Geo. ii. Thompson, and Edward Hughes
was secretary.
The following ward officers, for the ensuing
year, we're elected &c. Ii. Thompson, Presi
dent; j. 3. Montgomery, Vice President, and
Wm Miller. Secretary.
Delegates and altcrnates to the Convention
we're elected as follows -
nclegates-J. Il. Montgomery, Ed. Hughes,
YIN. Miller, Chas. Seals. Geo. ii. Thompson,
Sas Msdella. and Daniel Chinn.
Aernates-Geo. Cooper, Pompey Jackson,
and 10. Williams.
The following have been elected delegates to
the Convention from tho county -
Jefferson Distrot-John w. Pcndleton, ".
a. Rowe, It. Hyatt.
Arlingtou Distriot-J. B. Syphax, II. h..
Holiness N. &. Gusts, and w. NJ. Reeves.
END OF THE STRIKE-It was mentioned 10