Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-14
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published by 60 ucans FILTERED portrait of S.
e. Nea!e, cIq Of this city, prominently spoken
OF nos throughout this Gis.!ic: as tho probable
Candidate Of the Conservatives for representa-
tive 10 Congress, with tho following sketch:
Tic representative ia Corgr;ss from the
Eighth disilc: Of Fngibia-that district lyiog
10 part ;closs the Potomac from Washington -
maiutaias no attitude toward our community
which is unlike that Ct any other member of
that body. In case tl Tho domination and clec-
ton to Congress Of Hon. S. g. Neale. whose
| portrait We publish TO day. this fact would be
emphasized by rcGs'n ct IS rcsdel c. 10 All xlu-
| dria and OF bis family conLcoi) DDS AID his large
ciic CT illends 10 this city and ia lis vicinity.
| Tho present member from the Eighth district
OF Vlfgiola IL Cow chairman of tho District
| Committee. Naturally, therefore, oar ctiz,ns
| should 10 expected TO take moro than passing
interest il one who uay be ed CD 10 repre-,
Ecrt congressional district 60 familiar to them.
| Fer this reSsJn we have thought IL proper 10
present the portrait CT Mr. Neale AID this ii1'
graphical sketch Of public career which 8, lar
seems to prcsage greater hopors 0 ibis popular
and talCnted young man.
MIR. Neao comes from an old Virginia fam.
| y-une identified with The history oil that Sta;u
| for several gtnsra!lons lie is q natiso CT the
centennial city ct ALI X,rGIia, in which no was
| born Oh the 2Gth Of OJnbtr, 1910 His father
was Judge Christopher Ntalc. cl Tho o. jIioils
county Of Fairfax.
Mr.. Nealo was educated * S.. cha d hcal
| omy, AcZandlis, bnd ESQ at tho vcLcrablh
| GeCrge!oan Colcee. Lister, he cptsrcd at the
| University OF Virginia, where ho studied law
| end graduated with honor. Admitted TO the
| bar CT his DstiVe city he las tIrco then devoted
hlns:lI 10 tho praoIco Gi his prolcsSisn Ia al x
andia and the District of Columbia, tho law
| firm of Kent 4 Nci u bcicg well known 10 the
courts OF both plac s.
| a lew months after cEt!llog up0a his pro.
icssiora career, MIR. Male, notwithstanding bis
youth, was called on by his democratic fellow
oit,z Us CT hlrXlrdtis 10 represent them in the
House OF Delegates. lie accepted the nomna
ti2u rendered him. Tho clusc seemed TO bo q
hopeless one. The largo radical ni joIlty Up to
| that timo 10 tho county and the city CT AIeXan
dria had prec'uied conservative representa-
ton in tho LEGISLATURE. Mr.. Nca!e vas popular
and showed tiuself cqucal to tho expectations
that had been based 90 the premise Of bis carly
manhood. Iio nado tho c,tvass with dia
tinGushcd or, dit to himself Gud was elected b;
O nj liiy that was tho more noticeable 10 view
OF the previous uninterrupted sucoess Of ths
radio is. This victory and defeat broke the
power CT rsdicalism in Altx,odria city and
county and paved the way for tho subsequent
tIiumphs there OF the dcmcctac;. 10 the Leg
| isIaure he made for hinsot az envlablo roo,rd
| that st once turned attention to him as o mau
With future. lie served on the mcss'import
ant con mittce-thot of Courts of Justoa-aud
tai es bis colleagues some OF tho best lawyers
of the Stale. At tho clsa tf his term no de-
claimed o denomination aid retrrIcd to tho prac
[ tic, Of tho law.
! 10 1876 test OF his popularity throughout
tho Eighth congre sslonal district was Afforded
wien, Notwithstanding the TACT that among his
competitors were some Of tho mes! distinguish,
ed men ct the district, ho was elected ono Of the
delegates from Virginia 10 tho national demo
cratic convention that met il st. i ,uis to ooui.
ut to candidate for tho Presidency. Alexin-
| dria presented him as her "favoritc son" aud
The voters If Altxindria, Failfax. Culpcper,
| Orange, Madison and Rsppahspuock ctuo,ies,
together with third of Frederick, half of Lou.
douu and half of Clarke endorsed the choice aud
declared for him unanimously. 10 the oonven.
ton ut st. Louis his colleagues of tho Virginia
delegation ohcso him to represent tho State
upon the committee OF ono from cSCh S.ats to
wait on Mr.. TllICn and irf)rn him Of his pomi
milton. Ii was net only that Mr.. Ncalo vas
the youngest delegate from Virginia, az he was
| the Youngest member of tho Convention, that
made tho honor OF this Sc, ctiou the more airlk
ing, Tor amoDg the delegates from Virsioin at
that Convention were some Ct the most gifted
mcn OF tho Safe, tho names oil some cf whom
arc widely kDnwn. In The presidential cam osisn
that cnsucd MIR. Ncala sotko repeatedly end
effectively in behalf OF tho dcmC cratic caDdi
| dates.
10 1878 Mr.. Naal, Wis tho choca of vory
large number cl tho people Of tho Eight Da.
tee, Gs their representative 10 Congress. lis
friends brought him Cut and al active canv.ss
Was made for bin throughout the distits. A
sad domestic III c;icn prevented him from ca
tcring on personal CANVASS But tic iiiebds
Of tho .Dan who was liked by he pecDc, not cnly
cl hia city, but OF tho district at largo worked
faithfully. His candidacy created al Gu
| thusiasm that Undue! ID the casting Cf larger
| vote 1T tho primaries 10 tho disir.cs than tver
! lad bc3n kGCwn. Tho pomiuatiug cnpsc,ti0n
rnct al Sarcpts llsli ID AL Xlpdrie. Sosxcited
~cre the pocrl, ard so hii!tr WAS the feeling
due to various Causc;-b2twcen Nc.le dele
g;tcs aid those iarnrlnS tho denomination Ct his
competitor, Gen. l!uutop. tbs. at one time bolt
seemed inevitable. Bat Mr.. Male, ptcfrring
unity and victory 10 dissct sion and tho graf ii
cItlon Of ncrs persona! asuira!i1Gs, withdrew his
| Damo IN tho heat q the contest in spec CT thct
| at oaco brought oo5oJ-a to tho convention and
| 10 him renewed credits. This uas,lish &C; made
ce7tnln o d:Gtc;at.C 'loi0iy il the cleo in Of
Ger. liuotac, the nominee Ct tho convention
The people recognizing our SUI ,ot's fidelity TO
| merry ED bis SubofdioatiOn Of personal feeling.
| to the rubc GooG, turned 10 ctci other nnd
sail: "Nea@e shall be OFF NJ 81 Rcprcse .atlve 10
CoDgrcs,;" and sidca that day his friends havo
| repeated the promise, remembering under
| what circumstances j: was made.
Tho incidents in Mr.. Eealcs life that wo have
glanced at above are thoso events which are ~
! soclsted more esptr ally with hs public career.
In Alexandria, however, he has frequently baen
honored with posts OF credit and responsibility,
for he has been membsr of The City Council
and director in many importsnt C corporations,
and has been for vesrs chairman of the CITY
School Board. lie is known. moreover, SIS q
man OF many private chsritiG.
1t is not too close force 'ting Of the fu uro 10
say that Mr. Neslo will be q candidate before
the next nominating convention OF the Eighth
COnproeslCnal District. Ia IL usprn Tho