Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-08

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REPUBLICAN, WARD MEETINGS. Re
Iuoc,ns OF the city met in their respcc,ive
wards las: plight and elected delegates to q
cru7iY convention TO be held at the c,lorad
Odi Fellows Hall, 10 this city, on Saturday
utZ at l. 10. The county Convention will 60.
t.C: tao deiepa'es to The State convention.
winch meets 10 Staunton On the 2lss instant
q cItc. delegates to tho Chicago convection.
The moctbgs II some Ct The wards were cuite
sIIHlcd. and the fight seemed to DO betwoen
Grant AID Blaine, as there were no other can,
cItstcs named.
The Fist Ward meeting was held 10 Zion
Church, with Ben Corum chairman and Thos
I,cc Il secretary. The iolloaisg delegates, all
iialoc -, were q c.ed w. +. Graves, Ben
rorum. Augustus RIney. Thomas Tarcil.
M'AsFd latc'Il, Peter Smith and Henry New.
uao. Atcruat-s, Geo. Turnsr, Anthony BuW-
lIaQ aud John BIZ!
The ioectloc in The SGcond ward was hell ia
he house Ct Henry Lewis, co1red, near tho
r'9e Lewis presided. and Alert Luoas, co.
0;tG, &C ci as sec;e:aly
Inc call Tor the Dccllng ~a5 read By George
!iJbiay, after nh!ch the f,!!owipr drlcre., 2
"~rc elected: Henry l. wis Go. W. HOLIDAY,
IvuTy j ,L@soO, Geo ". Franklin, X. l. Sin.
getoO, and Wm. Jackson. co!cred, and I. +.
COrbcti, white.
4 c)IOred m2n Gsked if i: vas certain tia;
Mr. toIbe;t would s.rsc Us delegate, aui was
IrfOrmtd ~ another Coc-:d man lha. he
thought be, nc g., would, bat if he did not
an Ai:srnaio c9u,d tako his plaoo 10 the oop
TartloD.
+. N. johnson. Geo. G;ayson and Albert
Lucas we're elected aIternatoa.
discussion then crsued n regard to 10.
siruc log The delegates, in which it was clearly
rrea!ed that BI,no was the first cht,, Of
hose present., tu: /: Wss finally decided 10 al
10" The delegates 10 30 TO the convention uriu-
tuc!,d. and the meeting adjourned.
Tie meeting IN The Third ward was Lel il
'Fc Court Hous., end was largely attended.
Enioigh Thompson presided, and Louis L
P'yae ic:cd as secretary. The following dolo
Gates wera elected: James NJ. Buckner. Ru
llph Thompson. !lc,ry Bailey, Mckenzie
Ware, L. >. E1c!ia, Jntyo Williams, Jas. R,ss.
jOho Sc:oz2ius, Hannibal ki0g, Charles Jack,
-oa, Alfred Jouc9, Il. d. Buckley, Louis +.
Payne
The mee;ng 10 tho Fourth ward wss held 10
thu C, orcd OlG Fellows Hall and was LARGELY
axe !jcl.
Alter "racflo al orgaaiz,tion was effected
hg The cIrc"oo q r. Fl. Lyies as chairman and
George Monday secretary
Tie following delegates 10 Ito convention
were Ihan cieo!ea, amidst the pyeatest coufu
.ln: Is. Ii. Gaines, SiIas Madel!a, K. L.
Mitchell, a. w. Harris, John M0ntg omary, It,
h. Harris, aud Johu ii. Madca.
iietoto The result Of lGo election was Gu-
n.uact.!, tie delegates wero obi; ctci to co tic
II una the! they ware all 0oi0red men, ard
L moIAn vas mad TO reconsider he vote
by whl'h ihsy geft elected, bp. the chairman
A.c!in,d to e0'trtan the Golon, aud his de-
oi,i1n vas a!rsa?Ed i!on. bat Lyes hold ont
firm.
While the meeting was wrauslng over the
mouon 10 reconsider, John a. Seeto1 entered
The tall, nOd the crowd yelled for Seaton.
hyies vacated The chair, as the meeting had
tfHbsic:c The business ter which it had btc1
called.
john y. Scslcn then addressed the meeting,
c0unsolI:pR harmery AMI urciCg .tem not 10
draw the color !iGe, g. lie vas then called
u the chair shat Lyi,s tad vacated and tho
vote by which he above delegates were e!tc!ed
was recoi sderCd eLd The following new set
ch'san: |. &. O Neal. john a. Ses,ca, a. W.
l!arrl'. Il. l.. Mitchell. Joho Montgomery, Ii.
i. Harris, and John Ii. MatcIa.
The delegates wcfn then Instructed to vote
! Grant men 70 Tic Sac Convention, and
jchn \. Statoo ~Gs CDd0racG rs tho rctuui C n
Loriuce iOc C0tGits- tr, III this district.
Tho meeting ,hen adjourned with clcc.s t,r
Gran: AID Seaiou.
he meetoe in j iI.Ia3n Disliiot WAS hsli al
DId Fellows Hail, III that di-,lic., Slth rlbbeiI
Atcn chsirmsD, std Harry Basemaa secretary.
tie following Gcl, gates Teru e.cctcd: f. El,n
j.. ". Pcnt!ct0r. Irornon Hystt acd w. N