Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-22

HSrthe Lower Lake region end the Mloose 49,
iontic States winds molly from norm anu we,
nsrtly oudy and CO dy 8es.ner, WI! .n6 %,I.
sress, st tionary or lower tethpet a'o - "AN
;nsed BY rising barometer
RADICAL. CRY COMMUNICATIVE the
Cazst,e's report closed yesterday the conVen'
.;oo vas in the utmost disorder, caused oF inc
,nn, dcta, of some OF The members IN ge'tiog
So,b Messrs, Hull aud Corse noInoa'ed Tor
Grllectors of Tax.s, when at least cne ha'i o'
,na convention wanted either one or me ctner
If, off Finally one taction saw that they hao
Soao outgeuers!ed by Jew shrewd nIen Ia 'ue
n,her, and had 90 choice but to yiriS.
\ ,oinatiops we're next made Tor Supelin-
;endeot of Police. ~
EtWard Hughes, William n. Bar'e and u.
N'Su,Ilvan were placed 10 nomination..
Mr. Hughes positively declined bc'rg a eio
.i;dote and said that h. would have uutbluS to
IA with party run By such mtchineFy' lie
shortly al erwarI lett toe ha!i -.
!: Il Simms ari H. zeklah Ward wee a's'
,snG tr, they wcre SUB. Gu:u;y Wa
The usual l3ng debate and cos tra Of lie
iasa no;ocs. pcluts 81 order, &c.. casuad, cuu
,or 10 the uouiuatiod OF DAME: O'SulVaE'
Jnssn, Shcrwood, /. l. Nsal', II. K Brad
,haw aed Eiward llush.s wrn uamci '"s
Mark Of the Marka:, aui II. X. B!acsha" vas
2onlua e1.
II i Bal. Tor CORPORATION Atroroej; Isaac
; Love; ,y, rur G.u:eI; john Leather aud, I"r
ilcasurer o. WOOD and Bark, aud j. Men:
Ware aud T. Il. War,ier, tor Measuters OF
Lumber, were nominated ty acciimatloo.
A city executive committee was appointen
= follows: Z. T. l.uca., Chairman; lSt Wari,
=, /. ran:i! and j. II. Watson; II "aT1 Il.
3. Clark and IInnty L,wis; il ward. II. s:
S,us and !. Nck Wsrr; 4.h ward, Ei"aTd
Nughta and + ,hrrl Gaines.
AGcr 4 7o!" Of thanks 10 the officers Tor toe
rn,poer 10 which they had d;Schlrccj their
.inrics, the convention "dlourued.
%.ycr @ithiu tue ;GcuorJ OF The "l1'Sf ~
1abu,ars has there been such al asscmbtage Or
:nch scenes enacted 10 Alexandria. Even 20
he commencement Of the proceedings there
vas much lis4rder caused by contradictory
motions and eff ,ris Of the tTo tuctloas 10 thn
.,,nr,nrion-,hase who wanted to make nou!l
;c,ions ard those who did not. But later on
= the evening" tic Confusion became worse
r,olon39rd. i! thee became evident that
there was s00G agaccy more potent thah mere
:,i;};1i srir!ts at work. TGe mere asiu!e OF
mos, pr.s Ut began 10 gr"w suspicious, aud
5000 discovered that he friends OF some OF
he Candidates we're taxing tho delegates out,
r., ra;rs. ard furnishing them with liberal sup.
ri, $ OF bad whiskey. This fact became SO ap'
parc1t at last that Wn. Cage,t, one of the
more respectable colored men present, moved
10 adiourn until this morning, 10 order to "let
enc Ct this steam escape AS tine Whlskey
a.i not yet given out, this motion was yehe-
Ieue opposed. This opposition brought han-
aita! hiog to bis feet, and be proceeded to
make public the whole 'disgraceiu matter as to
he Uhiskey, and advocated bringing IN the
police and locking up the drunkards. tie was
seconded By Charles Seals, who claimed that
me Intoxicating process was being carried en-
bT the opponouts of tho ticket. The uproar
~ this time had become fearful, and nearly all
Of the members aud some outsiders we're Oh
:to f}or, wildly Eavag their arms and yelling
:: tic chair and each other. Doe member vas
4ceus"d by a0c;hcr Of hayiog sold out Tor tcn
dollars, aud retorleG that his accuser was
it. Al, ScsiI raj applied 10 their brother
aru.tera such cpiihcts as ''d-n druoken
aisrcfs," aud Others too vile and obscene to DO
v,;A!lshed 10 these co!um0s. Marty all OF the
respectable delegates, both white and black,
,&& retired from the convention before this
:c.c. sad the fen who remained did 50 10 Or
:t-. II POSSIBLE, 10 force az adjournment ADD a
CESSATION of the disgracetul proceedings. But
he mob al co idea of such course, and
w!cn II l.. Harris moved to a. uru sine dc
lie was surrounded by crowd, shaklog their
ISIS st Al aod using abusive cplt bets. Ftod'
os il lu.oss.bic to maintain order the cnalr-
lEaD dvc;luud 10 entertain aoy uotlous Wnas-
ever, ard the business Of maklng nominations
rroccc,!cd amids, great turmoil aud confusion.
Finally, about o'clock, the convention al
nru,d. after six hours OF the most disgvace-
Il coaluson, riotiug and Drunkenness tbat
Ger occurred at poiica! gathering 10 Alexau-
iria.