Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-21

| CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING A
meetlug OF tho conservative committee of th,
city OF A,exa1drla, held last night, there wer,
| present Hugh Latham, ESQ.,, chairman. spC
aiessrs. Herbert. Ruben, Rudd, E:win, anc
Ca'on. '''
The following preamble and resolutions wert
unanimously adopted, viz:
| WHEREAS At meeting held anterior II
the Legislative cimpaign Of 1879, the State
Conservative executive committee, did by .
sSrles OF resolutions PASSED by them, introduc:
INTO the platform of the conservative parfv n
tits State, feature, which iu feet ostrscised
all members OF the party dissenting to tbeir
views OF the settlement Of the State debt. thu,
ofeatlog discord 10 our ranks. and disutepra.iop
The party. ard ss q result gave life to new
party: and brought disastrous defeat to our
CauIf; and
WHEREAS, Upon The reception of said 50
l1tlons: ibis committee disapproved OF The &C.
tl01 CT tho State commitIee, btcausu it Was
without authority, and tcIded to evil cor So.
qlorc.s to tho party, and declined t., and did
DOT follow said iastruc;ious but on the contrary
cordially welcomed all good conservatives irre
spectl7o OF oDluloGs upon the question Of the
settlement OF the State debt to unite With US,
TO pfts rye In tact the party orgsnizuict: And
now. his cJumlttce earnestly desiring to bar
monz, oil the clements of our party. s1d to
sic1rh unaulmity OF action 10 the approaching
prr9ldeulal eampago: Therefore. belt
Resolved, That We navs always since the &C
500 OF said State committee disspproved of the
coarse pususd by them. aud d. still di.s.nt
from their views, and tho position taken by
them 10 tho last Legislative campaign, uad are
ct Option, that he defeat Of The psr,y was The
Lalural rrsuit If the exercise IF an arbitrary,
bur wholly unsulhoriz power.
Resolved. That &c b :lirvo tho inrortanco tf
the great coatcsl nuw approaching 10 na'iooal
noliirs, recommending every good coos ervarivc,
Inn adheftnon ID psrty principle and djlig"nt
III 'rt tJr parry growth, development and IT, flu
eboc. Aud 10 that eLd we cordially iuvi:c, aud
urge. every CONSERVATIVE, 10 lay aside local
Issues, aud to rally aT0uod the standard OF The
par y. preserve 1t 10 tict. brig success TO is
fsIkS 10 The sptin; city e'cc llDs. and thus n-
spirc II for tho ornerefsi3r al and presidential
campaign 10 ihc Ill
Mon lay, y 1vl &c, at s p n was fixed fer
mat tiog Il the epmmi;tee and the candidate 8
who propose 10 cOnr he Ir.mhry. tor tho pur
pose OF n.hkirg and crlltoi,ne usscssmeuis spd
arraoIirg preIin:ins,i,s. this meelipg wi! be
held 1t Il G Ci'y lrsOsu.eI's elise.
The fol, e was uosI lnruIy tGIrted, viz :
Resolved, That primary secli"n bo held
on Thu sdsy. the 6rh day of May 1880, for the
rurpns. OF nominating caoddatrs for the vii
cul Offices o be filled at the general eltc ion 10
be held 90 the 9th day OF May 1880, in this
city.
Resolved, That al knowa nservativts who
have paid the ospitaton tex for hs yesr 1878
or who havir failed TO pay toe 1878 tex, shall
have paid The saruo Tor Iha year 1879, shall be
qualified voters 10 said primary tllclon
The committee fixed Moudsy, May 3. for
ward mcetit g. to So ecs dcIcyst, TO thu Rich.
mcnd convention.