Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-19
,gl.s ei:eTRtn Congressional Distrtct,
TIE MEETING X ARLINGTON DISTRICT.

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:;,.. ootcc Of she conservative meeting 10
hr;ns!on District Of the 18Th ioStaut | have
20 ssE rcr,n552l Is correct. ~ he earliest
s.sse e she meeting. which, by the request OF
h!r, Neaio's friends, WAS not organized until
.cu raputes to eight, twenty minutes otter the
time ssyor:;G.d, 1 having been called to the
chair inside :he following rulings, which Wero
set Gissontoa to by any LIST, No one shall vote
a: this primary meeting except those Known to
hn affiliated viii. tho conservative party; -,
ANY person becoming Of sgc before the day OF
election, and kno|n 10 be Il conservative, IS on
titled to vcte 81. No person who was not
conservative vuar ia this district should DO
allowed. TO speak until alter the election OF a
3ecgate and alternate; which rulings were re-
ccivid with appreciation.
The following preamble aud resolution wcro
read and a motion tnr adoption mndo
Whereas, tho great practical interest eff citing
the people Of tots district-an interest over
shadoptug all consideration Of mere personal
ambition, or any political issue now before our
people is .i,at Of free md uninterrupted com
mur;cscloa with The cltias OF Georgetown and
Wash,ngtoo ., and consequent rcet from oucrOus
burdens C tolls now exacttd from ua by the
noaopUly Tiich HOW controls the spproach to
ilioaa cities, add
Whereas, our only present hope Of relic!
buins in the Aoilon oI Congress upon this sub
jout. il hthocvss MS 10 select han a. our member
who can hcat hHr7e our interests. ana all per
sbnai considerations should bu snb0rdInatru to
Tho ;,,,iu,lon good 81 ehuG-iuE one who can
accomplish nlosi Tor us IN securing TO Us iroc
connection witl, our MAJ kets by means OF free
bridge G22r the Potomac, and
icTotuccd bill into Congress Tor this purpose,
havjpg !ahorca 10 secure lis passage. and having
by bis persona! inflHauce obtained such guar
antsc S. leads rs to hope for lis speedy passage
when Congress couYuGes IN December next, 1t
becomes our duty to strengthen his hands by
al exhibition Of our confidence in him. rather
than to discourage his laudabls efforts by the
selection a. a member who will DO not only
stranger 10 eur warfare. but to Congress, there
fore be it.
RAs1ivat:> That ti:u .lcltratG 10 ne elected ut
ti.is priu!my n"ri!ng 10 represent our district
at lie Alexandria Congressional convention oil
August 3Hth, be Instructed 10 cast his vote or
votes .l.eIciu for Hen. Eppa ilunton.
The ei!s;:iaan baring vacatcd the r',:.ir was
in tho &C.: OF making q motion allowing ten
tGinptes on each si3s tor debate. at which mo-
meat Mr.. Male. with fifteen or twenty citizens
Of Alexandria came into tho room.
ar. Curtis Graham, then moved that tho
prcarnbie anu reaaGilons be Te road as su!,Ia Of
lis friends mad just arrived, which The meet.
ing yoiciterouay refused.
MF. Nese ibcrcupon asked TO io hoard, and
l,y The ruhrg HiaGa before he bad arrived tho
cf.slr tleeiasu ttas he could not be heard, but
az that la.n etssa he would hear 40 appeal upon
i,ia ruling. wi,!u'. was no! made.
The vote an the preamble aud resolution
TH: !kca taken Sad carried.
Al Iris sage ot the uinetiac Mr.. Naale made
bis way ia III: northeast Garner TT the room
and lcou1.toa She rost,unl Tor some purpose
kd0wn - i.,,ascit. Whnraupon ihn greatest con
:n,ion occurred Mr.. Meals anI friends then
retired IL tie iic;. ct he building AIT, organz
ell meeting ~ siatrI in tho report. The vote
yras iit,t takea second time rpru thu preamble
ard resolution "a ataicd.
i:pnn the vote hting tnken ihr delegate and
alternate thaea sgas forty eight votes poled, q
record Of which viii be furnished the delegate
elected. one hundred beng lie maximum at
aGY conservative rote heretofore poed.
Tho ciL:g@ns e this district have nothing
against Mr. S''a:s. politically they Irser MIR.
isnDtnn tac.t,s', hoy i,iak br can 30 mare for
them IN tI,p ;:sasaga OF 81 free bridge till than
MIR. MtaIe, Nhn, Il rlrc.2J> cannot reach Con,
ctcsa frr IS Uc3shs to Gone .nnd then tho whole
matter would hhv& 10 % to a committee and
reported thereon az y new bill.
The chsirD,su, ,,aticing Mr.. Crockett ia the
Meeting about tic rme Of adjournment, not
wa2iiac 10 be !ii4Gai,rcsensc1, desired him to-
s.te to fis iiicola that the ,uing debarring
amp Int c1nscrva:iTn voters Of the district
apeaking at The maetog. Was made at it's earll-
est atage. Air. Is. then asked to be- heard,
which wsa granted, aud his remarks being
stcught by some offensive aud net ID answer
t. the r: acsk Of the chairman. he was inter
fupted AL: iherewith Withdrew.
An invi.a.,on 10 be present had hpen cStond
"a b. the chairman to the candidates. MeBsrs.
Huntor snd keale. both Of whom declined.
The meeting cid net, ''by resolution. invite
Mr.. Edmund Burke to address tho meeting,
which right they had under the ruling. az a
delegate had been elected Alter motion for
| an adiousoGent had beea made, Mr.. Burke was
| requested IL address The meeting by some Of its
! members. aud proceeded to do SO for few mo
| nents. endorsing Mr.. Hunton and compile
! nea.ing the Supervisors of this district. which
! Was met with tbe Harrnest appreciation. As to
the meeting outside of the house J know moth
| 10y rot hei8z present. Respectfully.
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