Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-24
The Stanton Convention

STAUEToN, April 23.-After tho close If ,ho
Gazette's report yesterday the question 40 ~
whether the convention should nominate d.Io-
gates 10 Chicago beftro deciding whether I'm
nomination ofan elsc oral ticket should be nos,,
poned, was discussed at length and with o ooo,
deal Of acrmcny until LEO o'clock last nipb,
when vote was reached resulting in a vcto,r,
for the stra'ghtout republicans. At one time
row was imminent, growing out of disrut ksa
tween Rives, Of Lynohburg, and D,z,ndorf rs
Norfolk. The parties us,d violent la1Rsu,a
aud seemed about to come 10 blows. The whoIS
convention was 10 disorder. and it took Tho
uOlted efforts Of the city polc,, the officers of
the convention AID the mayor ofStauotou TO pre.
vent general light. The parties, hoseyCr
were atlcrWard rcc1cc'lcd acd shock hauIs.
Ine question before tba Convention wasare.
| solution offered by j II. Rives aud sipnad hy
K. W. Early. w. C. Wickham and Ross Ilsmj
| ten that tho convention now proce ell 10 nominal.
and eec full ell, ctoral ticket. The first $40
tiou. that no cleo or shall b. placed upon the r.
publ c.n exc oral ticket who is not pledged T..
support the republican nomination mad,
at Ch;csg9, Was adopted unanimously.
Over the last there wss bitter en-.
| test, and it hsioE the penGiog Question
and the Gail insisted upon, q bolt wa; ~.
Dlaent. Norton. col, RID. ouo Of the rcaci,s
ter leaders, said his side was d,blrred lrop, d
bate, aud they would now leave, AID wine
| they came together agalo they Won wclc,m
! them with hos shot aod shell. Norton and
] DGm5cr OF his f0linWcIs started cut Of the hal
| bui perso BAL rlends on the Other sid. pa,,c.
sruu0d tht III. hnl General W:ckham Fl AIDE,
earnest appeal Lot - revolt, when they to, |
seats. Massey, OF King William, y cn,,oa
house oihcer, then gave notice that they wsrsa
DOT take part IL tha voting Tor electors, ont
wolld Call on the party 10 maku a ticket ab,u.
the Ssh Of Jdly.
Tie vote WAS f.rnally t.keo and resulted, AZ
cd above. In a victury for tho straight.
outs-Ayes Co. noes Ct.
! After the passage ii the resolution tho oon
vsnliCn elected as electors at largo 90 ID,
s'raightout ticket Gea. w. O. Wickhsm, Of
Hanover, aud Rev. j NJ. Dawson. OF William,
burg. Norton wss nominated, tut declined.
| The following Congressional electors wera
nominated and elo1,ed. Fret district. l.. Il.
.uart, Of camoni c1ud'y; so.ond dl.rict,
decllocd to repor1 third district, John W.
| Polodexter. OF Louisa couoty; tonrth dis;ric
| VIM. L. Austin. of Lu,nn oerp; fifth Gi,tris,.
Asa i. Wnltlock, OF Floyd county; SIKH dis
ttlc1 Oamuel " ANoD, CT AmherS'; seventh
district, T. w. EM!y, of AIbernart: eighth
dl'tI:c. <. W. Harrif, of A!cXaudri, oaua,;
ninth disttic;, II. II. Flanagan. Tho choc,
OF electors OF the sccopd diltio. WAS RENTED to
o Congressional cluventIon OF that d,stric.
STAUNTION, April 24.-I no following arc tho
district delegates to the Chicago convention
First Distric;-L. 4. S.cRart aud John W.
WOLF.
Slcond-R,b r. Nortcu and George Il. Bow
dep.
Thitd-Ois II. Russll aod Josiah Crunr.
FOurth--W. j.. Feruald and jas J.. Brady.
! Fifth-H. Clay Harris AID w. H. P.easaute.
SIXTH. L. Wilson and w. Il. Watkins.
Scvcnth-F. T. Ware aud John Douavan.
Eighth-Wili,m Brown and l. i. Lewis.
Niuth-W. o. Austin ard G. G. Tompkirs.
The convention, after 40 all night session,
adjourned this mcroing at S O'Clock prior 10
which time the following delegates at largo to
the Chicago convention were ell c.ed:
| D. Shtffay Lewis. Peter j. Carter, j. ".
Poindexter aud Jams J.recosrn.
| J)hu l. L!Wij WAS chosen ohsilman of The
| State central committee.