Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-30

Eeyed that no would be elected. Applause.
Hc nominated Gen. iluuton for Representa-
1.-Two in Congress. Great coallslon aud cries
oil order :,
The chair hoped that the canycutlou would
not rcuolvo itself into mob. Order must anu
should be- preserved. IAppausc. Tho nOn'
nation was not in order :,
Judge Thomas Smith, 0l fauquler, favored
The adoption Of Tie amendment CT MIR. Dand'
ridge in the interest OF harmony.
The amendment WAS then adopted aud Tic
resolution was carried.
G. T. Stuart, of Alexandria. then Addressed
Tie convention 10 favor of the NeaIs delegation
from tho lst ward. The meeting there was
presided over by gentleman WHO was blindcd
! by partisanship, and as a Federal oIlGch0lder
| was dependent to degree on the good Will and
| Influence Of Gen. Eppa Iuntoo. Applause.
| He detailed the circumstances q! Tic meeting,
and said that the testimony was that the DIS
| puted ballots were not twisted together when
| taken out Of tho box, hut were twisted by Tic
chairman afterwards 1t was now claimed that
| only COG men passed through the tcllers, tut
thew reported POS mer. Tho law provided o
| remedy for cases where the ballots exceeded
the number of voters. Tho people Of this city
knew that its whole pulse throbbca for S. Z.
| Noalc, and no appealed TO tho convention to
| do Justice, OF course Mr.. Gibson would stick
to the report because he helped to make ii.
| Judge Thomas Smith, Of Fauquler, defend
| cd tho report Of the committee, and described
the process Of counting tho tickets as to the
| white posters and the scratched pick ticket
| lie said that MIR. Latham passed upon the two
| disputed tickets before tho result OF the ballot
had been made known. Mr.. George Washing
ton, first rate gentleman, had testified to a
protest, but he tJudgo S. detained that there was
no protest until after the result had been an
nounccd. lie would move that the liunton
delegates bo withdrawn and the Noalc delegates
be admitted. Applause
The question was then taken on Inc MOTION
of Mr. Stuart, aud it was adopted.
Tho Hunton delegates from the lst ward
son, then withdrew.
Msior r. r. Scott of FaUauicr, moved that
the rest of tho report be adopted as a whole.
Judge Sanestcr, Of Fairfax, had understood
that the cases were to BE- taken up sariatim.
After some discussion The reading ct tic list
OF counties was resumed.
The action of tho committee III tho case OF
Vienna District of Fairfax county was adopted.
Major r.. Il. Scott, of Eauquler, moved to
adopt the report on DrainesVllo district, IN
Fairfax.
Judge James Sangster, OF Fairfax, moved
| to amend, by inserting the naiDea OF Albert
| Wrenu, Amos Eek and f.. II. Lowe, AZ dele
| gates.
G. Gibson. OF Cnlpercr, asked whether
Judge Sanestcr proposed 10 speak On his
amendment, and, being informed that be did
not, said that he (G) had lolhI:g to say.
! r. r. FAIR, Of Fairfax, stated th" c!tcun-
stances under which The delegates rH,:lGi ID
the amendment wcro elected. lh:y Hclc
chosen ut "a meeting properly organized accord
lug to tho rules OF tho party.
MIR. Duiip, one OF the HuutOu delegates,
commenced 10 make an explanation, but
| The chair informed him that he was not Ell.
titled to the floor
| Mr.. G. S. p. Triplcti. OF Cu!i,tIcr, favored
| tho adoption Of the report III the committee on
credentials.
| Judge r. II. UockeriIIe, Of Fairfax, aakel 10
have tho credentials Of the Nean Delegation
read.
| The Huntou delegates we're then admitted
A discussion then ctslel a5 to The order OF
proceedings.
| The llunton delegation, iroii S.lain pre'
cinct. III FauQulCr, was then aduittci.
| The Hunton delegation from Salem dlatin',
Of Cupepcr, was also admitted.
Major Il. W. Hunter. OF Winchester, FROM
the committee on permanent organization,
then reported a. follows:
For President OF the Convention, Judge
Richard Parker; For yioo. prasidcuta- Mayer
| X. Kompnr. Alexandria city; Capt. Alexander
Hunter, Alexandria c1untS; Nathaniel lsuf-
we'll, Clarke county: Col. Il. GiLs1n. Cnlpepet
county; DR.. Ira Williams. Fairfax county; j no.
M. Silver. Frederick county; CLas II. Gordon,
Farquier county; Alexander II. Rogtrs, Lou
doun county; Is. Thomas Wager, Madison
county; II. s. Mcnofae, Rappahannock county;
Mai. Jas. Richards, Warren county, Mnlof
Holmes Conrad, city Of Winchester for Sec:
rotary, Geo. A. Mushbach the editors OF
the conservative papers 81 tio district AZ assist.
ants. For Sergeant at Arms, L. Nj. Latham.
| The committee further recommended the !ihp'
ton of Tie rules Of the Virginia House OF Dele
gates for the government OF The convention,
with the exception that tl10 thlru4 v0ah !:a
required to mako a nomination.
Gen. w. II. Payne thought tbs two thirds
iulo Rn ahaurdity and without parallel elsa
where. lie, however, for Gen. l!uuton, AZ
! capted the responsibility, although Ito Thought
it wrong.
II. Sheppard of [Guqncr wanted il under.
stood hct The two thirds rule applied to The
recognized delegates, and did not lnaildc
| Orange county.
Major Hunter, OF Frederick, Hal! that that
was understood.
The report was adopted.
| Mai. Il. Il. Scott, of FauQucr, waa ap.
pointed by tho chair to candn't '|udg" Parker
| 10 the chair
Major Scott shortly appeared upon Tho plat:
| form with the chairman elect who was received
with applause.
Capt. Head, on leaving the chair. said that
he resigned with pleasure, aud introduced 10
tho convention his distinguished successor,
Judge Parker, on taking the chair, cousrat
uatcd the convention on the noar approach Of
the termination OF it's labora. lie courseed
harmony and the healing Of all differences for
tho good of tho party aud of the country. 1t
was important that the great democratic con-
| servativc party should have control Of the Goa
gress Of the nation, and harmony was necessary
to secure this end Whatever nomination was
made he hoped that all would endorse it and
do all that they could for the election Of the
nomipe1