Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-05
LOCAL MATTERS

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Wv m "a PROBABILITIES, May 1885,
TOT the Middle Atlantic States failing 2 b.rome.
o1a, sCutoesss backing to northeast winds, partly
e'ouoy ana hsz7 weather, with rain on the coast.
HE PRIMARY ELECTION To MORROW The
much talked about primary election TO salact
Candidates for the diff trent oficfs to be vo.e}
i1f at tue genera! election on May 9th, will
| tahe pace to morrow, and tie different osndi.
eA'es were making good uso of their last mo-
uthis OF gFtc,. The polls, which will To ST tie
usual voting pisc!s will be opened at suo,i:e
e1o c'o5ed at sunset, end all knoWo c)n.e,ya
yves woo ha'c paid their expiration tsy fer
1913, or having tailed to pay for 1873 have maid
sala tex for 1879, will be allowed to vote il The
primary
Inc candidates sc,kioe lie nomination Ccr
| the ofheea banned are:
For Ccmmo!wealth's Atto,n.y-S G. Bropt
and Laooerd Marbory.
n FOR lily Scrgeen,-Wm. Il. Smith, Ii. Y.
pI,lsl, and u. NJ. Mooroe.
n rGr ComUlssioncr of the Rcvenua-Georpc
Duty aud Il. n. Latham.
election .' - s''''' 'i' VI
f r'' ward-P,tcr hi;chcs,p, A. D Wa,6.Id
aud Jchu Marri,t, Judges; registrar G. "
Dearborn W :" .
Secold Eard-Geotg, B,sssrt, Samuel Is.
FISHER. aod OAaudo Wood, judges; registrar,
L.. Harrison KEEL
Third Ward-E. Warfed, II. ". Whcst and
James W. Shinp, judges; registrar, Basil
8rawncr. JOSH
Fourth wlra-C. T. Ersio. Julian T. Her
d1er5op: AID Il. l.. Adams, judpcs; registrar
Is. L. Nails. ''s'''''' ;
REPUBLICAN MEETING LAST NrGuT Tho
rcpuoIlcsus OF the city held meoling last MIC BIT
at me old Court House for The purpose Of hear
log the report OF the committee appeioted Of
previous ncellog to confer With thu chairman
OF me executive cam nittee Of the Mahoce wioy
OF inc rsadJuster party to ascertain 10 what
Waouer mat party proposed to mako nomioa-
'ion' iGr the Offices to be voted for at tho gen.
elal clcc'lon, and cod0rsirg the teton of the
otsuntOn Convention 10 puttipg q straiahlout
republican electoral ticket in the field,
II. +. Taucil presided and IL. l.. Harris lc.ed
e. secretary.
A. W. Harris t;om the Committee appointed
to coulter with tho chairmao CT tho rcaciaster
COMMITTEE, reported that tho COMMITTEES had
waited upon the. gentIepa and hs had in
terGcd them tha1 the read listers cid not pro
pose TO held delegated couveuloo, but that
the rX:cu!lTc committee sud sub. committees
Il the party would ueet on Monday night ucy5
LOT tnn purpose ct nominating candidates for
tho dItiereut tltc to be voted fer, nnd that all
persons lnteldiag ID support the caudiGatls out
irtth al That mteIlDg waud be admitted and
al'Wed vote end voice i the sclecsion Of the
sri Candidates
a mo ion to receive ard sdopt the report cx-
cited considerable dIscu sion.
Geo. w. Holiday said he wac dispesc1 to
iaV"r the rcaclu'lcrs IL some points, but he was
10 laVor OF r'qurlng tho same pledge from ,he
rcs' listers that hey required from tic repubIi.
cans. The question W,s If The rcpubl C ,us wore
10 ;hn uoi)'uy st reac ser NEE ting aui src.
cetdcd N nominating thtif Graduates. wculi
The 5cH, II~tcfs I!edsn themselves 10 turpyt
tac'r can,idates i:ius n9mGataG? Tie cid uut
believe hey v3ui3, Tor with Them ee2ry,hiUg
pas r"afl7S.er, AID old tjr. PEN had 10 lava
'@cn bGcarsa they 79crc TOO hos or the rn.J
Juiif7 q!rclrp. il3 ~t= "ppa2ed 10 ailogioe
tncm6.irSs 10 ba trswo ia.o The sDare of the
fowler.
Charles SEALS Wss opposed to selling cut 10
the read i1sttr party by geios into their meetiog
sGd r!eG2l0g themselves to sopport the csD6i-
dates DtmIa1te4 b; ;haU. lie fag through
INC whole ih'or ond It was 10 Use "irting 70
iifj" Hauu iato BIZ nosc. 1ac RESOLUTION
a0orit" :: thc r":@ i1e:cc c!.Dni;:ae raertirr
&'iN s"E "EH,H'5E 70 ut :ll"loG a2I body 10
c2Do iatn ;h,ir mc'tiEG Nca9sy n;st... s2J
?2!t;c:3atg N The sci.c!ioD Ct r,na;Sster, pnd
th"Y wsra ~. ;.'ir& 10 j, !, t:,tcr, for that
would b: 10 oocven'i,o Z! al; The readi1stcls
EcCe las. c;atk;1g be tl3 deClCc.stc Ralp,
james Dadcy aad be wes at the rcaGjustcr's
maolrG "han tho resolution referred to was
adopted, aod be kn9w il Was a dodge, for i.
cane from al editcr.
To report was received and a resolution
adopted pcsponInr the further Confederation al
Ito question Of Utilization with tho r,adiuslcr
party uu!i! attc. that party ronios:cs $ c.nai.
dates tor tho oli:es 10 DO voted Ger Ct the
general election.
4 motion being n!:da that r. +. Tanc;I al
GrcsS t2e meeting, which Cha.i,s Ses!ns op-
posed % tho Crtuld that ibis vas 90 time TO
be l'a;sn'aS 10 spoCcaGs. TIE roa6jus,ers were
cot specch makisc, but they were prcpsring for
the contest they were about TO entcr-hoIdi1c
nrivae meetings ia every cock and corner &c
II the rcst ]lrters required him to f5rsake the
republican party. lie would till then to 60 TO
the devil
The motion was withdrawn.
a resolution were hen adopted cpdorsirg the
acion Of the Staunton convention, and pledginc
there support to Sampson p B.yIy, fer Con
eress from this Corgrss ional disircs.
The meeting then adjourned.