Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-16

MASS MEETING AND CONVENTION or T,1p
REPUBLICANS OF THE CITY AND CoUNTy-
DELEGATES ELECTED FOR GRANT In mr..
:nitci OF call mss meeting aud convention
q repuhicaDs or Alcxapdtis cry and county
was held last night at Odd Fellows Hall a,
Arlington. and notWithstancins the te,vo ra; n
and oudy weather, large bunter NJ The
csdIog republicans from the vsrious wards in
this cty were present.
W. 4. RoSc, chairman Gf The republ,c,n fv
tcu:icc committee OF the city end C unto cslIed
The mcetog 10 ofCcr, and stated the, the obi mt
Of tee meeting was to eitc: iwo DELEGATES %
tic Staunton convention, to represent tho re-
luoica0s OF the city and c)untv in that oonyeu.
lloD.
B.Hi lmin Ausio WAS elected chairman ard
lOary l. Holmes secretary.
A motion wks adopt q calling upon each della.
ri'e 10 the late court house convention which
mt 10 this city LAST Saturday to report the re-
saIt of his abois. THY responded es follow, :.
j. Is SSpdax, ". A. Kow-. II. l.. Holmes.
". {. Reeves, J. w. Pepdletcn, Rudolph
lhoml son, John A. Scaton, aud BENJAMIN
Aus'io, showing that the votes of SINE Of the
delegates "h> served in thu above convention
had been pui chased at pric 8 rangicg from IS
cents to 50; that pFrsOIs had voted who .gcre
not elected Us delegates that more ballots we're
cast than delegates otc:eG that ono Of the
teller, appointed by the chair had tried to ey-
Ilain away tho ovctIlus of ballots, ind the
Chairman had declared himself and Tho brother
Of the teller duly elected delegates TO tho Staun
too convention that the delegates from the
county withdrew aud declined to ave any fur
Their part or let 10 the matter; that Mr.. l.. T.
Psynr, delegate, had nado on eloquent ap-
peal 10 behalf Of the republicans Of the county.
tut to 90 ttf O..
The fol oting preamble aid resolutions, CT
terod by Benjamin Austin. we're unanimously
adopted.
WHEREAS. lhe people of Virginia c,ss their
hr.t vote. after the cljse Of the war 10 favor Of
General u. ). Grant for President Of the United
States, ftr S. coad term. knowing bin TO be
rue and tried friend to the interest oil Virginia,
therefore bs it
Hesolrcd, That We The people of Alexandra
cry and comfy III moss meeting assembled
pledge ourselves to USE oil honorable means to
secure the ncnioatiuu and election OF General
i. 5. Grant as President Of the United States
tUr The next four years
NsS1iUGd. That tbs dclegltcs elected by This
nass meeting aLd Convention he, aud tbry arc
hereby d!rtc,ed 10 cast their votes IN he Staun
ton Convention icr Only srol delegates to the
Chicago convention as are favorable to tho
noUloa'iou aud election OF General u. 8. Grant
Tor President CT the United States, TO surc ed
The present incumbent
hlr. Edmund Burke Was called uocu and
made an c!tquent speech in favor OF General
Grant Tor President and defending the action
It The c1uGtv delegation in Withdrawing from
he aJutt mouse convention.
William A Rowe and john Il. Syphsx, from
The aoua.y, Edmund Burke end Anthony W.
Armstr0rg, tom the city, were then nominated
as dclegates to represent Al,EaEGria city and
county 10 the republican convention which
meets at Stauuon 90 the DIST They were la!
Ioted Tor with the following result
". A. Rowe, 90 j. B. Syphnx G5: Edmuud
Burke, IS. and A. w. Armstrong, O.
Tho chair then declared j. b. SypIax and
EdDuud Burke elected. W. G. Wlbirl and
q. w. Armstrong were elected altcInates.
Upon motion The election of i. B. Syphtx
AID Edmund Bu;ko as delegates, ~ g. Whit
aod a. w. Armstrong alterna.es. WIS d, cared
unanimous. The meeting than adjourucd alter
giving three hchr'y cheers fpr General II. 5.
Grant.