Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-02

O'Neal presiaed The first sneaker T:s
Col. O'Cou, er. Of Iowa, who urge all rresea,,
to veto for he lrluoiDes VI Juhn Bto%n 81
Abraham Lircolp, and thereby put down the
Southern ballot boz suffers, red shirt MURDER
ers and midnight house burners" The black
sentiments Of this speaker wer, loudly ap
plauded. -,
Loud calls icing made for E Burke. that
sentl, m1o, who Wes in the audience took
sea. Oh The stand. much to the displeasure oil
the maosccrs who were anxious that Ma of
Bsyly'S name should not be brought btt're the
meeting =.
Judge Jordan, formerly of South Carolina
but DOW of Washington. STATED that he was
reconstructed rebel. and made most degrao!ng
speech, eucgizing Gen. Grant and ccndemulng
bis OVID pacplc.
At tho conclusion of this poor old mans
speech Burke moved that A.. W. Harris
be iovited On the stand, which mollon was
unanimously adopted. After q lew remarks py
man from Washington. oolored man from
North Carolina named Gfeener made very
respectable speech.
Edmund Bake beirg again tully called
for that gentleman c,me forward and made
rousiug spseca for Msj,r Bayly. AT the o1n'
cusion of bis remarks. he distributed to the
crowd Bayly tickets. and u:ged ell to vote tntm
to day.
Capt. Chapman nsds bis frs! appearance
as poilica! spcsksr. ADD said that 20 orders
from tho beads OF departments or cooSre siooal
committees could make him vote for MsIr
Bayly. This senlimen: c,usad great confusion,
snd the neetic2, enid blsses and cries LOT
B:yl;, trcko Up.
An enthusiastic rnec,iag Of the democratic
voters CT AIcX4rdfia GU ny was held last night
at tho Hancock, Easll5h and Barbour CUB
rooms, in Arlington township, at which spec ches
were made by a. p. Douglas and James 4
Clements u-gicg all 10 do their duly as men
to-day Tee meeii1g then sdiourned With
,hree cheers Tor HarcG OK, Esgi5h and John ).
Barbour.
/ The ELECTION 10 DAY - Notbiog has been
thouehs obgu: or tsikci about to day but the
cleo iop, which has baso progressing quietly
but geographically siGco sunrise this morning,
and il il thought tha. the full vote OF every
ward IN the city will bs poiIed. Early this morn
Jag the judges 10 tho 8 ! ward refused to recog.
mig, tbs receipts issued By tho collector of do
iqu2us tsxcs recently appointed BY Auditor
Masgcr, and The matter was brought to the at
tcrtioa of Judge Cniltor, Tho gave it as hls
0plGl0G tEas luz ESCelptS ahuleu W OuSuv " 10
rtc3gniz,d, which settled the question, Gnd the
votss Of those holding them were received. Tho
iaaees in tie 1ss ward refused to receive the
vstes of these who could cot produce tax
,eocipt. notwithstanding Treasurer Harlow had
furnished tho judges Si.h a certified list of
those who hid paid their texas. ThiS question
Was also settled By judge Chiffon. VINO gave
it az his opinion tha. tho certified lasts in the
several wards woro oorreos guilds A large
pua.bcr CT strangers have ben 10 the CITY aud
each trip of tho ferry bats added white and
negro moo to tho crowd As consequence
great uaoy votes h.v, baen challenged. aud
goad DIAL OF time les. 10 the Sd ward the
vo!s Of R,T. DE-. Bullock vas Challenged, tn.
is,w,s decided ALMOST in nediatcy that he was
qualified V5ter. Votes If Iumbtr Of other
prominent ciz ,ns were CHALLENGED DUNG the
day in tho several wards. Of course nothing
definite can be stated, bu' there is 90 doubt but
that Al,x,nd;i, vii roll no O handsome ma.
r;:y for Mr. Barbour. Ths 0 .lorsd republic
GAGS are ro!ns FIR Msj Bsyly almost to mar,
Gen. Williams, the Malone candidate is hardy
thought Of, aad tae preti, ion is made that the
Msto its vi Eo poll huudred vo!es in the
city. The t1l!ow;as is tho uum5er ofvotcs cast
10 the several wards up to four O'clock this
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