Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-27
Who Is s.. e. Nea1c:

Ibis question will be promptly and fstisfAc-
toriy answered by any Alexsndr;sn who takes
just pride in the city Of his birth. Mr. Nealo is
young man of high order Of ability, of I'm.
questioned integrity and sound judgment. be
is lawyer by profession, having graduated al
the University Of Virginia with distinction. lie
entered upon tho practice Of his profession in
his native town. A few months aftcr, the Con
servatlye party, which had never been repre:ent-
ed in the House Of Delegates Of Virginia. owing
TO the largo Radical majority in our county ana
city, called upon him to take its standard, and
lead Whist was generally conceded to be for
lorn hope against the serried and ever vict0-
rious phalsnx of the radical party. With bocom-
tion as he would have done anyl other in which
his party thought proper to place him, and thu
! result was glorious victory !or the Conservative
cause and Waterloo defeat for the Radical par
ty, from which it has never to this dsy recovered
In tho Legislature Mr.. Neale stood among tha
first, having been assigned to the most import
ant mittoe-Courts of Justice by Speaker
Hanger, his associates being such men as X A.
Coghll, Brooke Robinson, Doolsy and Gray.
At the close of his term Mr.. Neale declined
"a election, and has since devoted himself 10 his
profession, in which he stands the peer OF any
man at the bar
In 1876 Mr.. Nosle was presented BY AleX
sndria as its CHI DICE for delegate to the National
Dem ocratic Convention to nominate candidate
for the Presidency which met at st Louis
Although Mr.. Noale's competitors were some Of
the most distinguished men Of the District, ho
WAS elected by large majority delegate to ST.
Louis, receiving the unanimous vote of Alex.
andrs, Fairfax, Cupeper, Orange, Madison and
Rsppahannock Counties and 8 third of Fred
erick, half of Loudoun and half Of Clarke. SO
marked q comIliplent is unprecedented in tho
history of politicsir conventions in Virginia At
ST. Louis the high honor was conferred upon him
Of being selected by the Virginia Delegation as
the representative of Virgins upon the com.
mitteo of one from each State to Wait upon Mr..
Tden and inform him of his nomination.
This was 9 most Aattering recognition Of Mr..
Nesles ability and political strength in Virginia.
for Mr.. Nesle was the youngest member of the
Virginia delegation as be was Of tho convention.
The Virginia delegation was composed Of some
of the most prominent and brilliant men in the
State, such as Gen. Ftz. Lee Hon. r. A. Cog.
hill, Thos. S. Bocock Gen. Jas. A. Walker:
(now Lieut. Governor Judge Joha A. Nero
dith, Co.! Vim. Preston Johnston, COL VIM. W.
Watts, Hon. VIM. Lamb, COL u. }. Coo win.
Col. w. E. Hinton, Hon. w. Il. Mann AMI
others MIR. Neslc is an eloquent and effective
speaker and in the Tilden campaign rendered
efficient service TO the Democratic cause.
Mr.. Neale is very popular in Alexandria, aid
most deservedly SO, for certainly the city does
not contain more charitable or liberal citizen.
Such is in briefth man whom Alexandria pre-
fers as her next representa!ivein CoDgress-Sae.
day Bulletin.
While the NarroEton Enterprise urges the
defeat of Gen. Hunton in the Conservative Con-
grossionsl Convention the Solid South and In"
dex published in the same, town rs earnestly
urge his denomination.