Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-12

CONSERVATIVE WARD MEETINGS. The
Cons ervative ward meetings were held last
night to elect delegates to the Congressional
Convention which meets IN this city on Au'
gust 2Sth.
First WayW.-In this ward the meeting was
called to order by George Washington, one
of the ward superintendent, on whose 100
ton Hugh Latham was elected chairman.
Mr. Latham, on taking The chair, recltcd
the order of the Conservative committee as
to the qualification Of voters, allowing Only
known Conservative voters, who were cntltlcu
to vote at the Mey election, or who Will De-
come Of age before November next. to vote
lie elso suggested that the registration BOOKS
we're in the room, aud book containing a
list of voters which was used a. the last eiec'
ton, and they might be used IN determlolDS
who we're qualified voters
Mr.. George II. Robinson moved that the
names of voters be given as they passed be-
tween the tellers, and be checked off 90 the
books.
Major George Duffey said that uudcr such
a rule it would take all night to complete the
voting, He moved, as substitute, that the
books be consulted only when vote was 90
jected to- A vote was taken on tins supSti
tute, but the chairman declared himself un'
able to determine the result.
A motion was then put, and carried, that
the whole subject be laid upon the table. -
Mr.. Latham then Announced the names OF
the delegates on the Neale ticket, aud those
on the Huntou ticket. He would ru!o that
rod ticket counted for the Neale delegates,
and white ticket for the Hutton delegates,
and the mere TACT CT a ualGe being printed
wrong would not be cnuuteG "ga!ast tue canal.
Of w. S. Moore, were Oh ticket nc would
count it Ncalc vote.
Mr.. G.. w. Roek-ln whl:h you would be
entirely wrong.
Some other geotlemaa suggested that the
names of the delegates had better be count
cd, as there might be bogus tickets.
MIR. Latham said that lie did Tot propose
that The voters OF the first ward should be
imposed upon by trickery. and he adhered TO
his former ruling lie also exhibited a plan
Of folding The ballots, to prevent duplication
Messrs. Charles Dearborn ard James Eve.
Ieth were appointed by the c::aifnao rs tell
ers, the former receiving The ballots aud the
latter counting the voters.
During the balloting. the votes OF two gen
tlemen were challenged, but as tho ballots were
already in the box nothing could BIZ done.
When the stream OF voters bad slackcnad,
the chairman asked if all had voted, aiit1 dc.
cIared the polls closed. Several voters thcu
in from outside the ROOM, and demanded tho
right to deposit their ballots, which was al
lowed.
The chairman then requested that some one
at the door announce that tho polls we're to be
closed.
Mr.. G.. W. Harrison moved that the polls
be kept open for twenty inmates, but the mo
ton was not put before the meeting.
The chairman declared the polls closed, bot
almost Immediately here were cries that more
voters we're coming from 'hc outside, aud sew
eral voters came into the room h)ldlog up red,
or Neale tickets. The Chair, however, deci'
ded that they could not be received, and the
teIlers, at the suggestion Of several gentlemen
near the table, proceeded to count the tickets,
to see if they agreed in number With the per
sons voting.
In doing this, one of tho telicF5 picked up
two Neale tickets, lot twisted. Cue Of which
apparently dropped from the other; these he
handed to the Chairman, who laid them aside.
The counting then proceeded. aud the votes
were recorded, the tellcrs calling Neale OF
Hunton as the tickets were red CT white.
After the ether tickets had been couuad, the
chairman decided that two ci Mr.. Neale's
handbills (Which were Identical with the tick
cts, except that they were printed Oh white
paper) should be countcd also that a NcsEc
ticket which had been scratched, aud the
names Of Gen. Ilunlon and his delegates iu-
serted, should be counted for the latter. The
friends of Mr.. Neale then demanded that tho
t~o tickets which had been laid aside should he
counted.
The chairman said that he had lu'e.l them
out as folded together.
This gave rise to much confusion Add dis
rnip bnth uarii;S tai kinv al ti.jcr,
The chairman fiually decided that ttu Hun
ton n delegates had rTcaiVcd lH' votes, and
Nlr. Ncales l02, and declared tie tCrucr
elected.
This decision of the Chair YVES appealed
from, aud tellcrs demanded, bot The Chair
said that he would entertain no appeal unless
eos voters passed through the tel!Crs. There
upon pumbcr of voters left tho room.
A point was raised that there having been
POS persons voting, no one had received ma:
iority. This point. like others. was bet placed
before the meeting.
Mr.. George Washington, ward superinten-
dent, entered protest against the action OF
the chairman, and the Conservative committee
will meet this evening to consider II.
Mr. Latham moved that the delegates be
allowed to select their own alttrnatcs which
motion was voted doWo. Some persons saying
that they had not understood the motion, it
was again put and lost.
There was a great deel of excitement, and
much feeling was manifested by both parties,
the Ncalc mco claiming that they had been
unfairly treated. auu robbed of their lust vic
tory.
Second Ward. Theodore Ii. Ficklin. ward
SUPERINTENDENT. called the meeting to order.
On motion, MIR. }. Il. Beckham was elected
chairman. Il. Nj. Latham secretary, nud hlessrs.
Thomas Leadbcater and George h. Harlow
tellers.
Mr. II. Strauss nominated NJ. B. Harlow.
G. e. Stuart and George l.. Simpson ior dele
gates. MIR. George S. Smith nominated Il.
Frank Kelly. William A. johnson, and The
ophilus Bsllepger.
o. motion, it was ordered that the polls be
kept open for twenty minutes sitter they were
opened.
Mr.. George l.. Simpson addressed tho meet.
ing, advocating the election of S. Chapman