Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-23
6, CONGRESSIONAL DgsTEtcT.
Meeting at Orange Court t9Hee
t!crf,oI1 Of Nc.ic Delegates.

C3cTeagi3a which n-::s 10 ms Gig GO '1c
> L Of Ausrs.. Tn; Assembly va: cll.ad 70
o.!sr by he eora:y soTc:!n:c0da5t, ) IT,
Williams. sd YES crtanZsj with l.. 5. u Il,
l;aGs q: chairman sod u. II. Prou:t, editor 0!
the Gortco:rI2 GaZ:s:e, acd I. 3. li:ito
secretaries.
\ res,iu:ioa vas ot.art,! ty Z. J. Browoiog
authorizing the chairman - apr1;nt e.even
delegates 10 opposition - thu lo election OF ''2n.
Eppa Huntoo TO Congress-.
4 re:o!ati3n vas f red Is D.. JOHN v 1oi;,
folk endorsing the course OF Gen. linoIon, aLu
r:questiug tie delegates ID vote toT him in TIE
Al5Xandtis c51Teaion.
The question VS. pu; b? 2y@s all CO.,:
The chairman declared tbs. be- was Coz able
u decide the result.
A division was calicI !or.
The chairman r;1l*s:2d tie ln2u5A:T' d to"
nee,ios 70 leave the roam ar! - GU an1 ioTn
lines Of g@a AID Gay voters.
The chair appoi1tcd a. tel'a!s Nr. l.. q.
Eck!oof anl i. B. lli:eg, tr!a1i' OF Gen.
lIn1too, 6. j. Browning All y. II. PFoutt,
friends OF lr. Naslo.
IE.rcsnit Ct the so!c vas: Ag:'ns: tn: sr!'-il
tuta 10: for The substitute l2s.
Mr.. Williams then resigned the chair, ard
was succeeded rs Judge John NJ. CHAPMAN
who appointed the following Neale delegates:
Madi:oa-T. ". Bod, J. NJ. Meol,, l."
II. Lee aod W. II. Prcu.t
Barbour-Jas. h4!c0ur Nc;5man ani ". y.
Jennings.
TavIor-J. G. Tc!rilI, ". X. T"iisfsrro aud
". y. St&vaos.
G5rdon-J. \. Davis anl J. u. Fau!co2cr.
\ resolution vas then adoptcl iosttuctinG
the ic!egates under al CIRCUMSTANCES, to V3te
agaius Gen. uuoton DomlnauoD.
The HuntoD party Afterwards called meet
ing Of their oIo at which they state! that they
wanted nora tu: lluaton mca present. This
meeting elected II. Halliday Chairman, AID
elected delegates ta73Iabl: to Gea. Hua:oo' :
renoninat;?n.
Previous 10 The meeting for the ayp3iotmeut
of delegates po!iIic4! discussion took pace.
Gen. H11ton opened ty giving al sceouot
OF bis stewardship. aud was followed b q.
johnson Barbour, VITO arTaig1ai bin lor II any
acts Of omission and c0mnis.loo. Grn. lllnto5
replied in short =p:ech, aud va: agala folio"
ed by Sir. Barbour, who eVdeG!!y had the
crowd With lin, bang frequently appiaut"4,
| while Ger. Hua;on's speech cZclteI but iti2
applause.
IL. Il. Ta.i1r.rro real 4 dispatch from Dr..
VI. n. L:wis, OF Aieyapdnl, s.4.lcg tia: ;Lc
illness Of Nj. S. c. Ncalo's wife rro7antod
the attendance Of Mr.. n, and II" notified E:o.
Hupt1n ,hs, if ha made 81 attack 90 Mr..
Neala course, he (>lr. T. "oa:d reply to HIM
Meeting ut The PIain7. Ta1lquier Co.
The meeting he!l at the P!sig=, Eauqn!er
couoty, On Saturday, july oh, IS, in sc'
cordacco With the iastGnctioas q the County
Supo!ibtcnl5nt, w.s The Iargcs: ard mos! en-
| thusia=lic Of Ia: kind rrel kn35n 4. that
| place.
Ga motioa cf d.. t. i. I.a,S. Oh. Robert
| Beverly vas called to tta c!a!: and ~ =
| Furcron appointed Sccfttar5.
The chairman delivered 3Ao;t tn: .rpro,
pirate aud pertinent speech, %t!e1 cilcI:ou
much applause, alter Which tn: m@"!!bg pro
| cordad to business.
o. motion OF Mr.. T. BF.wacr, q committee
Of two from each preciac. 10 this district vas
| APPOINTED 70 seize DELEGATES 20 represent It IL
| Tie Coograssiona convcn:i,o. to BE- held ia the
city Of Acxao1:a On til" 2s:h 81 August J. 5,
and also to select tEo p2rs,ns - srT2 az M q
| bers Ct the county c)mmittc7.
| The foI!owiog porsoD= were stlcc.al As DEE
| cates, a!crnates and mamh'r' OF ;ne c5unty
| committee
| D.lora."e-L-wi, a:ro,hcr, Paris: Ilcory
| Ashley, UppcIvile ; Lolg: Cochran, Land
mark ; Thomas Henderson, The Pi.ins y 3
| Mssop, Re ortowo, MISUNDERSTANDING R?g
ers, Paris; r. G. NlcAuy, Upp:rVif; Ihoma:
| Rector, Landmark ; Robt. Bavery, The Fialu:
| L. y, Kiochcloa KcctOrtown.
| County Committce-E. d. kInchc!oa and
| VIM. II. Lewis.
The following resolution, offered IL Mr
! Thomas Henderson, Was adopted unanimously
| Resolved as the sense OF this meeting, That
| Gen. Eppa Huoton is the choice Of the p2op!e
of Scott District for Congress, and that III:
eminent AID faithful public services enlitIc
him to have denomination.
This, offered By Mr. f. y. klncheIoe, va:
agreed tc:
Resolved, That i: is The sense Of this meet
ing that the next and all subsequent meeting;
OF the conservative organiZ2llon Tor this dlstrlc
be held at EeciortoHn or at some other polo
more central than the Plains, and hat the vote
taken 4. these meeting, shall be by the nuMeri
cal conservative strength Ct each precinct rep
resented 10 the meeting.
| Ga motion Of Mr.. VIM. II. Lewis the Sec
rotary was directed TO send COPY OF these
| proceedings 10 the Alexandra Gazette, W ar
renton IodcZ. Warrentoo Enterprise and Solid
| South, rC1ucSllug tucul W iuoil-h VIC Sahit'
There being no further business, the meeting
adjourned RoET. BEVERLY, Chairman.
| a. S. FURCRoN, Secretary.
| POLITICAL MEETING N WASHINGTON
| DISTRICT, ALEXANDRIA ICouHTY.- The con
servativcs OF Washington District, Alex
audr;a county, held a meeting at Carne
School IIausc, last night, to apptlot DEL
egae to the congressional convection. Mr.
II. w. Febrey presided, and resolution was
adopted instructiog the delegate to vote for
Gen. IiuntoD, ard Mr.. Samuel Gross was
elected delegate.
| After the vote was ANNOUNCED Mr. Lacey,
republican, addressed the meeting, explaining
Gen. Hunton's position in reference to the
proposed free bridge, and culogIzlog Gen.
ii. 10 the highest terms. lie was followed by
Capt }. NJ. Steuart, Of this city, who also
favored Gen. Huutou, and endorsed his course
| 10 Congress. Mr.. Edmund Burke, republican,
of this city, also spoke and explained his
position 10 reference TO Gen. Hunton's chal,