Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-27
The conservative convention 10 nominate

The conservative convention 10 Iominate q
candidate for Congress from tbs, sh@ E!en1h
Coneressiona! District, will assemble la this
city 10 morrow. Each Il the eleven couotles
composing the district will be Represented by
SOME ii It's Eisest clIzens, and it Is upon theiE
jas,ice, ability and iiscta,on that the conSs!'
vati7ss Of the district dapecd Tor candidate
Who will consolidate the entire strength Of the
party. Unfortunately itr the unity and Tar.
rnooy Of the parry tie campaign has pec0 un'
usua!;g torvc1l. sad anlmositi5s have b2en
eprenaared agans: each Of the Two gcoticnlt1
r17f, prominently mentioned 10 connection With
the nomination that will require Id little tact
and the most rigid adherence to every demand
Of fair dealing to assuage, 10 case either OF them
Be Nominated. Party ties sre not now as t!lsi
lug as formerly, the spirit OF Misrepresentation Is
epicading, the Conservative party has been
weakened by other political crgaui Zatlors.
though the republican party Is 81 present dis
organized it is by no means without existence,
and last, though not least, the opposition can.
didate already ia the field was 81 old liue whlr,
Il now uctnhCIdi, Allu - All GUtG aHG S'|toE''I
gentleman. All these conditions will tend to
lelruct from Tie strength OF the regular ru:hl'
nee ul the conservative Convention, whoever ho
may be, and therefore Afford the strongest
possible reasons why the convention should not
only nominate candidate whose political rec
ord is entirely satisfactory to. and who has no
enemies within, his own party, but one Who ehn
rally 20 lis support every aiagle conservative
voter ia tho district Fiat it will require cIcr
tons to elect the uouiucc OF tbs convention no
one we'll informed as to the feeling Of the voters
Ct tho district has any doubt, mud those ex:r'
tio1s will have to DC Increased tenioid. and
nay even then prove unsuccessful II tie COP
yention shall .weivc one hairs breadth from
cveu handed Justice, or nominate Candidate
una!lu to command tho full vote If his party
The convention will contain many gentlemen
we'll and Justly distinguished tor their superior
wisdom; they arc IL we'll aware az We arc CT
what Qualifications the candidate OF tho c3aaar-
vativo convention must DO possessed in order
to be successful. handicapped as he will be by
the uatay0rabla conditions to when We have
referred, and ii is upon them that VIC rely Tor
candidate for whom every conservative in
the district can cheeriulIy cast his ballot
That there are many gentlemen in The district,
aud some in tho convention, among whom such
q candidate can be found, is an unquestionablo
Tact, and should the convention select such 81
one it will reflect credit upon itself and honor
upon the district, and sccurcwhat Is now re
garded as an uncertainty hc election OF the
regular dcmncrl;ir nominee; and az from
present appearances there will not be too many
suoh gentlemen in the forty sixth Congress,
which Congress, like the forty fourth, may
have to determine who shall be President, 1t IL
the boundcn duty OF all who wish to abolish
radicalisrn, root and branch, to mako sure OF one
where it Is possible. A change in the political
complexion of only seven districts will make the
forty. sixth Congress republican. Personal pref
crencos should not Influence tho convention to
nominate candidate who will reduce that
number TO Fix, nor do We believe will.