Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-18
Butler 1naepsraeut convention.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sep. 1S.-The dele
gates 10 tto El,!.s id :rc7lelt convention as
a:mtitd 10 Moc;aoic,' Hall this forenoon, and
ate; vo'urt;rg % the organ, Yankee Doodle
end Auli Ling Syrc forming part thereof,
The convention vas called to order
der BY Col. R. G. Usher. Ho said that more
than lO9 OC0 men had protested last year
agalest the caunoy 10 tho nams Of Bet aDiu
+. Butler. lie rfes:ated Hoe. Stephen NJ.
Allen as tho tam Dorary Chairman % zone Of
the VICE pretlients of the Erst republican coC-
Ventlon. held twenty five yes!s ago.
A lengthy address, the burden Of which Tas.
that the enloeDt services in peace AID Tsr Of
Gen. Is. L. Butler demanded the grateful re-
cogoiIlon OF bis fellow c3uatrgnle1 Was read.
A committee CO credentials wss then ap
pointed.
1t Was vo:oi thai all presidents Of Batter
cubs in the State be iavlee to take coats on
the platform.
Nlr. Slater, OF HorSInton. said If this was
to be called a1 Independent republican co1Vcr..
ton be desired TO have DO part 10 it. lie wanted
and Intended to vote for Gen. Butler, but he
did not wa1t TO DO o!essed among republicans,
though 10 had DO objection to receiving their
aid. A voics. "Sit dowD."l Ifthis is re-.
publican convention. MIR. Slater added. want,
as president Of the Hcpkislon Batter Club. to
cast my vote ard GO hpmc.
a committee of one from each senatorial dis.
trct was apn0I2tat; 10 report g permanent Or
gspizstioB.
Tho chairman hero stated that it vas well
known that the Convention gathered was of the
people. and ONO special party; organized for
the purpose OF aheciicg md protecting tho
r!eh!s of freeman.
Tho committee CO permanent arsanz alton
reported for ptcsids1! Albert Palmer, of Bus
too. and lis: Of Vic, Presidents and Score :.
tarics. Upon putting tho question of acc,p.
tarce OF tic list, there were not moro than half
dt2?r ayes ia Eespars,.
Ccf. Rice, from tie committee on craden-
,lals reported that every ward ia tho city, and
every toEn in tho Commonwealth, except three
bad elected l 400 delegates acd Of this num-
Der l,31S had rcoolTcd tickets and taken
seals 10 tic L.ll. Ia, committee had
further to report, that thero were DO con-
testing delegation (Applause). Tho convention
received Mr.. Palmer, tho permanent Chairman,
with loud aud long cheers. After tho entbusi
asm had subsidized tho Chairman invited Rev.
A, II. Qunt 10 iGvoke tic divine blessing. Mr.
Palmer theH addressed tho con7ea.iop.
IN THE schedule Of the personal effects of the
ex.hhedive OF Egypt the following is set down:
l. A dinner service, in solid gold that cost
81 COO COZ; g. A dinner service, No. l, in solid
silver, eleborstey worked, $500, %; 3. Dinner
service No. 2. ia solid silver, chased $500, COO;
Dinner service, Nos in solid silver, Sl6O 0cO;
s. The Vice Regal dinner service, il solid ell.
YER, chisseled. $3.50. COO; G. Dinner service in
solid silver, SEQ O0O I. Dinner service, in solid
chased silver. $3.50. eco; g. Dinner service in
SAKE, with solid silver, $50, 900; Q. Dinner ser.
vice. in green, with solid silver. Sl40,0,0; 10
German dinner service. with solid silver, S22O-
OOOi IL. dinner service, with red crost and solid
silver, Sl6O,CO II Graen dinner service, with
solid SILVER, $40 OD; u Dinner service "Au-
guste," with solid silver. $4,000 Il. Dinner
service. "Dsoud. Agda," vilh solid silver, sos
CO0; 10 A. sorvics for lCQ people. at least, for
balls and tet:s. in rHot=. carved; IS. A break.
fast service, in rose crystal l.. a breakfast SER
vics, in pink porcs!ain.