Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-21
Radical Mass EIeettn"

iHe iaH WAS aUOut Eail ui!eQ With C0i0feu
men, not white man bei5g present except the
reporter and ono or two spectators.
Charles Scales called the meeliog to order,
sad said that as business should come before
pleasure, be wanted soma arrangements made
tcr paylog the expenses Of tho meeting, for
which ha (5eales) had becomo responsible.
Several parties commenced to move oui, Scales
told them not to get scarsd. He than weu. On
ina rambling Way hoping that tn, reporter
would not touch them up" too bard 70.
1: Is. Pinn. Of tho county was thcn elected
Chairman, aad returned his tbaoks Hc said
the meeting had been called to ra,ify The noui
nation for the House of Delegates recently
made. lie explained the change in Gii;ric.ioe,
by which this city and county onIy had one
delegate instead OF TWO. as formerly. H.
thought, If tho party 10 pow;r at Rich mood
kept Cd, they would leave Us Do delegate.
A voica-A very coed thing.
K. II. LTes was then elected Secretary
Charles Seals So ned to be still worried
about tho tx,e 5saa and carried arcucd the hat.
induatiousy gathc;iag ! 81 tn; lo0ao change
that be c-u'd.
The toosing letter Was received and read ::
ALEXANDRIA Va, O,t % 1879, 2:30 p. NJ,
.M&ws A ". Harris and Il. H. Lylcs, Com.
mIittee:
GENTLEMEN: have JUS received your corr
l0uoic,ion dated l1tlI instant. iotormiag MA
that you wsra appointed by the Republic 40
Con7cDtion Of the city aud county, which ID et
on the 18th Instant, O committee 10 ulcrm M
that was dominated by that convention az ihs
candidate OF the Republican party for q s.a, 10
tho next !lou:e II Delegates
This being The first official ro.ics have !c
crlVed Of my romlbatioD. | make haste TO re-
ply. At the 'ine tho convention was in session
was c)bhotd to my room, suffering from the
effects Of wound received during the late
wal! 1t is with feelings of pride that / receive
the rotlfcation OF tho renewal OF the confidence
placed 10 100 ny the Republic. ns Of the city
god county.
regret very much | did 30! receive ycur
communication sooner, 81 that could have ID
iolmed you earlier CT my intention 10 tn,
lrenl.es. As you ars aware, an now hold
inS the position OF city sergeant, aad should |
accept the position now rendered me | Wouli
be compelled 10 resign the offio, now held
aud while cm wiling to mako auy personal
s1cFlhce Tor the advancement of my party, DO
not !esl at liberty 10 abandon my present posi-
lion with which have been honored-one 10
which hava tried to Il to tho satisfaction Of
The people Of this city, believing they have
claims upon me.
must, therefore, decline to accept The nom
nalioo t1r tho House of Delegates. 50 aatter
iogly tertONc urou me. and tender my sincere
thanks tJr the honor thus conferred.
Hoping that you msy place 10 nomination
ole that gill lead the party to victory in tho
peseot clmpaigo, remsin.
Your Cd dent servant
K. +. LUCAS.
Chsrlts Henry moved hat the scp,blicsn
party" accep; the q cIInarioo.
Robert Gaines was sorry me Gecnstion c,ne
80 late. He then trsccht d Of aud made
speech 10 TIE flpyrtsr, ~ regard TO the short.
comlDgs OF nLoiher reporter OF the late
radical convention. He proceeded at great
length discassiog FHd. Douglass. fshirg. e!tc-
tiots. 81, Illustrated with gcslicuaticu. and
financing about the floor. He was sorry ,het
Lucas vas goDe back. Some Of TIE old LEAD
ers we're leBvlCg; some were even 10 lew \ ok
He would rather see black ran in torueuts
than TO SEQ him so sgainst the republican
party: Gaines whole speech was very much
niX.d.
The vote Vas then taken % Lccoptpg the H.
.oation AID it was pied.
The chairman said the dccun!ou Of Mr..
L1cas having been accepted, tki5 nee tiog Was
made. The party he'd ncVtr baen az O lost f r
candidate. He wanted nomination made.
There Wa strength enough in the parry i III
would oJnc ont and vote.
Ga mriiou OF Il hart Games, K. D. Eacklsy
was invited to address the mectiGg.
Beck y advised @ NOE iJs!ion. lis vas "a
close reader IS eny c)orcd man, but BIO Gin
tessed that he did Dot understand tho McUul
loeh bill and he thought that he al p!eaty Of
white men in COMPANY lie had heard great
deal OF the houur Of Virginia, but would like to
STE some il. lie wanted tho law against
mscegcnaino II moved from tho statute books
and men allow to marry whom they pleas,
Tnls sentiment was received with applause.
H, sIso waited the Jury laws 6xsd 50 as to
admit the oolcrcd mep. lis alluded to the
"habetus cOpperas' cases COW before the Su.
pgeme Court 10 this cJnncctiop. He did not
Know anything about the debt. and dldn't.waut
10 know. He txnorted the audience to stick
to their coiors and send US Grant back TO tho
White House.
Calls were then made for Jchn B. Sypkay,
Rbo took the stand.
syDhax thought that The meeting should
hrst get out Of The iiilGdia taas it was ia and
make nomination. before he could make Guy
remarks on tn. gIea. topics OF tie day, 10 this
StoIt' AS hosN tbhl tuC CCCFSUlOG ulaue
bIunder VIXEN they made their FIRST uomiuaticn.
The county was not RI sponsible for it. The
eo'ored voters had been manipulated for the
past ten years by white men u1d by co!ored
men 10 theli employ. He advised colored men
10 be trus 10 themselves sud vote freely. 10
reconstruction times the SJuth was over Tuo
With horde Of advinu!ers and thieves. who
cared only for ofhoe ard Dn,biDg for the bred
people. or The interests If the Ststee Ae
hoped the time would stcn como when the
Hooled people of The South would be left alone
10 settle their own difficulties wish the white
people. (Arplause,} These adyenturers be had
spoken Ct, fs soon as they could do without
the coIored votes. threw them overheard. He
detained against colored men who was tcu sht
up, all over the country. Heretofore the re-
public ID party had been run by ofics seekers,
who played on both side Of the game.
K. d. Bsck!ey asked if lhsre was msn 10
Tbs county who would accent the nomination
Tor the House of Delegates?
.Syphsx did not believe that there Was one.