Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-24
The Late Republican Convention

lSsS hHSW tQSt even tQe p6Qlto0tlArY COu q no.
| cure him. God has let him aloneln
The Late Republican Convention
10 tho editor ofthc Alexandria Gazette:
| noticed in the Gsz,ttc of yesterday an item
With regard to the late republican convention,
| which smells 50 strongly Of the postofioo and
clsom house lamp. that surely it must have
emaDated from that quarter. [ kooW of no
ether plac, where inspiration FIR an article 80
u1fair. malicious and false might have been
gathered.
Tho article alluded to oinats itur district
propositions aud ono tbrcst-one harmless little
| threat.
republican. who's, republicaoisn canuot
be questioned, aud as member Of the late
convention, desire, With your permission to
call attention to some If tho errors, atsardi.ics.
and perv, rsions CT fact with whi,h your &c,
| porter has been 50 indus ricusly supplied.
l. The domination of MIR. 8. Z. Bayly for
Congress )ea not give entire satisfaction. This
is gu sbsu'dity. What nomination fer any
osilc, tvoc gave entire satisfaction? MIR. Byly
Is MT running as an angel, 70; does be expect
to rcoclvo the votes of apy aogels heIcabou
| The record CT entirely s,li,tsc ory nominations
AID unanimous elections in this ccunlry il *.
occdinRiy brief. Soch things may have been
when Adam dolved ard E7o spuo.", but Ger.
tatly not DOW, when tho polilic.l ga,d,n is
| oVorSrowa with 20 untcc. crops Of bank wreck,
| log candidates.
.. MIR. R,usdell. chairman of too Safe GEN.
trail committee, disputes tho legality Of the call,
aad ct he convention itseif. Mr. Ramsdell is
not chairman Of tho State ocolral comuittce.
John L. lI>Bls Is chairman of tho State central
committee. But suppos, Mr.. Ramsdell was
chairman OF tho State central committee add
did dspuc tho legality tho late convention
What Oft? Would that mako the convention
illegal ? Il he tho boss regulator of conventions
Il hs tho auocr,t whose o1ict is 6ua in these
matters? Arc tho people suti'c. to him? lilo
might dispute tho txlstcpce of hcll, the rule of
three, and the laws of RraVitation, blu. would
that lGVaIldate, eradicate, or annibilate them
! Who is Ramslell Has br, rsileu. of
Richmond. got this congressional di,trc. and
its affairs in Sing? Has he got mortgage
en- Ii? Does he Carry it 10 Liz pocket? If 80,
who mada him the titeP Tie Car ct Russia,
tho ASooud Of Swat, Do,tor Tauucr, or ony
| Other man has got just as mu,h right 10 set up
his dictum to regulate tho affairs OF his district
| 40 W. ll7uhueiis buu Iitto MORO. DQG DO
net b,icvc these expressions were used by Mr..
Rumsdell, or, if they were used by him, it was
oaly cs tho pail parrot who clutches 10 scraps
| OF gargoo from those with whom ic is thrown ia
/ contact Ii used by him, tho words we're the
rtil,x oil tho sentiments and feelings of others.
| know whore they belong, and tho author has
| vcrg adrcitly concealed their authority for we'll
does no know to send them out with thoir trus
| paternity stamped upon them would be to do.
prl7o ihom ct attention, much less respect,
Therefore he has stuck thom into tho mouth of
Mr.. R,msdc
3 Delegates were admitted as members to
sit Tor unreprcscnttd couoti s. This ia true.
|. has been done hundred times Def. r., and
though repetition docs not perhaps mako tho
prac.lco light, yet every man will admit that
! every e'nvcrton il the iudg, If tho uaali6ca-
tio1s Of It's own members | voted 10 scat
these delegates. aud the man who thinks |
violated any principle or tenet OF party faith 10
50 doiug let him charge it upon NO openly,
manly and braVe'y. not privately, snet kiuglY
and surrcptitiousy! | sly that convention was
q fquaro dea', neither packed nor purchased,
aud hero and now make tho issue aud fling
down the GAUNTLET to any responsible man who
charges differently. atd dare him to prove tho
reverse.
4 Many Of tho prominent republicans say
they viii not support Mr.. B4Vly uoder any cir
cunstanccs. Who are they2 Let them stand
up AID havo their noses couuted. S, proui.
ncDt indeed, mad yet not too prominent, Luz.
lust prominent enough, not 10 be ablo 10 rot 20
tho CONVENTION themselves or To coulrol single
delegate Prcmineot boilers prominent 8 ,rc
heads prominent pups 10 the mango
Now as to that terrible, that dread, TINT nor.
tontious threat: IF Mr. Bayly remains in Tho
Held they will vote the conservative licket,"-
Low strong Is the forco Of habit; how naturally
docks take to water Go, va arc glad TO oct
rid Of you We thought you had como when
you bolted to Horac, Greeley; when YOU took
your little carpet bag into the fander camp and
played supe so admirably last May, but like
rotten apple, or bad penny. you have turoed
up again wherc sou are not wanting, and with
the Sane cid threat to desert and break your
faith that has aked you for years, as potic,l
t1ickstcrs
the iscs GRO that Mai Sampson p. Bayyv
aanouncod himself candidate for the nomina.
lion last January. Every man ordinarily in
formed 10 tho dlstrlc! kncW Of his candidacy for
mootts before tho convention assembled. Jfl
his opponents 10 Alexandra did not know Of ii.
It was because ct their own stupidity and lack Ct
Information. They did not como TO the conntv
convection, perhaps for tho reason that thew
ptv.r aitorded republican conventions and
meetings. They mado DO fight against him
there. Their contest add warfare has been
Wiged on street orocrs, through tho mails, and
within closed doors. They have done potbipg
in public mootir whero tho people are gem
orally present
The call Of tho convention was as resnlar
perhaps, as circumstances would permit. The
chairman Of the committee being dead, tho seo
rotary rtmoved from the State, and there M, |
having been q meeting of tho committed for
three or fcur ycoIs. no ono seemed to know anv
thug about It. Mr.. Chamberlain, of Loudouu. |
moro properly Of Baltimore. where BIO has been |
tor several yosls past, has only been heard from
aLc, tho convention was held. claiming
TO &C member ct tho congressional com
mittco. don't know whether no ia or
was not member OF tho cd committee. but
certain it a, he made NO objection till after tho
convention was held. Now he comes I'D. like /
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