Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-02
COMMUNICATED.
Wanted-NOre Light.

Wanted-More Light.
o. Inc night of Tuesday, tho ooh icsant,
tho conservative committee for this city held o
| meeting ut the residcrco O. Hugh L,thsm,
| ESQ 10 CO: s der and determine, amongst Other
things thu method By which d,l}gatos 20 tho
| Congressional Convention which meets hero ns 1t
month, should be selected.
Messrs j. NJ. Jobrson ord Geo. A. Mush-
| bach went before tho c:mmittoo and urged
| thcm to order primary election. in which ali
the qualified conservative yotcra of tho city
could take part ard sc!tcs tho bCs! representa-
tive ncn in tho several watdJ to go to tho con.
Vcntion and uoite 10 tho n0mn ,tion Of tho best
Representative man Of this dis rio. fer Coz
grrs1.
These gentlemen stated to the committee that
| tho money neccs ,ary 10 deiray the exposes Of
tho primary would DO ftr,hcomipE, ttus rJliov
| ing the committee from all caro- aud rcspUrB.
bisy en- that acc lunt. and then gavo us some
length the reasops which impclod them to ask
| that primary elcclon rather than ward wccs-
ings should bo held, amorg which reasons were
the following:
| OF this city haVo not in tho past, and will not
! tho we'll me:ited disreputo ino which that
method of choosing delegates has lslcl.
Sccoedy. Tho ward meetings ere always held
| 10 rooms so small that no. ouo fourth of thu
| COL sarvaiIVas IT the wsrd could get into or near
thtm, however much they misht wish 10 do so.
Thirdly. Ward meetings atTlri Tho fullest
opportunity to dts'gnlGg pt l.tciaua ty packing
| aud WHO pulling, TO subyrrt the will OF tho pao
| tile, aDd thu 70 ~ Il widespread clLy c.ion that
| 10 tao many lCSIii C 10 TIC J.st such has teen
Their outcome.
| Foarthy. Adequate meaIs Of trcccttics AID
detecting iiaud ruvcr havo been, aad 10 the
na!uro OF things cannot b., used 1T WET, meet
| Ings, ard as c)nsi queCco ,ys ii tandcr Ycar:.
| mcn imported from Other whida Ti,cro the CON.
ttat Is no. c'csa, aud men not qualified by the
payment OF their cirtaiion Tux, aud who do
not intend So to Guslify themselves to vato, *
ticlse always an untus and frequently u,n
trolling int1rEca 10 bringing about The result cI
| tie meeting.
| pittElY. q trjat GGhy mGn. Wea,lud BIZ tho
sbors OF tho duy, and anxious oaIy to ST when
| their work Is duno. will ncl attend ward meet.
ms. because they arc held Mt night and in h,t
! tulieoatlng IooMs where tho Ieaple are i'm
| nee and wodSed often Tor as much rs 81 hour,
| like sa,dints ia b,x.
|
polls aro open from sunrise until luoset, these
OF iEciouabo features arc done away with, and
| o full opportunity is given to every c,uservntjyp
voter TO express at his lrislrc sad c)nyoriItcc
| bis ch"ico Il carGiaates, nud for tia. reason
| primaries always Eavo and alSaJs will give
| satisfaction aa being uudeniably tho oaly per.
| frosly lair method OF ascnftaicing tho wish Of
the mi nifty, and kccplGg boys and pers. n, not
qualified voters, from selecting tho candidates.
NO ono epTcared before tho committee in on.
| position TO these views aod tho vii or cotG.
deotly submits that they Gro ia ncc,rd With tho
tXpcriet CO OF every CONSERVATIVE voter IN tho
| city, and cannot bu gairsayed.
Alter msking their rtqucss ard statiog their
| reasons fer 1t substantially as above &c; forth,
Mcssr0. Johnson and Mushbach retired, aud
| the comuittco proceeded to ooosidcr the FRO.
nrosltlcn. with the result that Mcssrs Hugh
Lstham. VIM. Fl. Martury and w. w. Her
bert (3) voted for primary election, while
| hlestrs. Jas. Il. Cation, lsnao Smith, Thoo. Ii.
Ficklin. q. L. Erwin md Il ii. Radd Isl vo,.
cd for ward meclingp.
This. tho wti.er is iatormed, is the first time
that c conservative committee fer this city has
refused to oidor primary when tho sanc was
respectfully asked tor, aad backed by tho state.
meot that large number of tho people Want-
cd ii.
1t was stated in tho ltc,l ,luuns of Tho Ga
z,tte on tho next day. that the reason the com
uitteo declined 10 permit the voters of this city
to select their delegates by prmsry cllc ion
was. that they thought ''it would be unwiso TO
depart from tho established cuttom ofthe party"
This reason is chiefly remarkable for being 90
reason at all. If a custom is confessedly bad in
every point Of view, it should b. departed from
though it is as cid and we'll established asShuters
bill, and If, on the other hand, tho competing
proposition is unobiectionsble, it is the part of
Weldon to adopt it. though it be as startling in
us novelty and Of Us recent origin SIS would DO
the determination to let the people Of this city
manage helr political matters in their OWE WeY,
without attempting to control them in the inter.
est OF any particular candidate or individual,
The people of Alexandria, not being simple
tons. have strong suspicion that the motive of
the committee has not been stated with strict &C.
curacy, and many Of thom would be glad if ome
one OF the immortal five, whose apparent dove
ton to precedent would win the admiration of
my lord Coke, would rise and explain Just why
they have decided TO jog along in the old rut
with Rll lis admitted bumps and sink. holes,
rather than make departure and take tho
smooth, clean road that lesds to that most desir-
able terminus-Fsir and Free Selection and
Popular Satisfaction. : epsuse for reply.
ALEX
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