Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
Eighth Congressional District.

10 the ctlitor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
observe that Your columns give eVl3euco OF
Interest 10 the approaching nomination for tie
Eighth Congressional disttic'. 1t is net without
| regret that many OF the Elendsoi Gen. Hunton
| have learned that his namo will not be before
the convention. The tsnor Of ncs', if not all
| of tho artc'oF, that have read upon tho SUBJ
ice! seems to b. that cur preseLt able represea.
tatiVo will not be 10 The Way Of those who ere
urging tho claims of the favorite s)rs CT The
Several couuii:s. Ii this b, true. Us SO arc
assured il is, it should be the OF set Of al uter-
estcd 10 see that the mautla Of lluaton falls on
a worthy successor.
/ On Iour side OF the mou atain tie namts that
| seem now to be most ronl3e.t. 10 connection
With the pomiEation. Ole Mr.. NeaIe, Of Alex.
andris. aud Mr. Gibson OF Cu!peper. From
the z ,al With which they gre supported by their
neighbors and friends. take it that they are
good men and uuo." Tho eli C: Of this arti
Gle is certainly not to exotic entagonism to
either of tho gentlemen FAMED TOR, il ocmlnat
cd, eoub: not either would bear the STANDARD
to victory. The action Of the Valley counties,
10 their esruGs. support OF tho ctoc, # tho
eastern Counties OF the district 10 every Con-
gressional election for the last eight years gives
ample assurance that whoever may ba the
nominee will rec i've tho uureseIvtd support Of
tClarke, Frederick and Warr;n 10 tho next cleo
tiou. These gallant oountios have always borno
their portion Of the burders Of the canvpss
Certainly on o1e occasion, wi.hiu tho timo de-
siguated the distrIc; was saved by tho vote Of
the Valley. NotWiths. aiding the f.c! that We
have always been regeried on essential clement
10 the several Congressional canvasSts. that
taVe been made sluco tho formation OF the
distrcs, it seen TO DO we'll established that We
ca mot secure the nom!u a,on for Valley man
Except by courtt sy on tho part OF toe eastern
couoties. This wo cinnot deny. Blu: VIC should
feel greatly humilIated to admit that tho eight
noble counties with which wo HAYS had the
honor to CO. operate 10 tchieVing magoifc.ut
triumphs for the democratic patty, should Goa
cIudo that VIC Won d not OF appreciate that cout-
tcsy by giving them al opportunity TO cast
their sutrages Tor IS able q Representative 81
ever boro the standard TO Vcory
| We have always been enthusiastic in tho
support OF III 10 from your end Of tho Gisric'.
Whilst cur enthusiasm 10 vOtirg for yGuc MN
has been OF O chartc:er to vetcoma all uprosi-
tiop, YET. with man from ca our sIc, t. ami
mate and cheer Us in sho contts', lh,ru would
bo no moro char CO Tor an iOdercnGuut electoral
ticket or any other heresy Ia this part OF tho
world 10 tho next election than FIR tho "dow1
Of thistle before tho blast OF t)rnad0.'
| Willis We Do rot intoud to bcg you to give
US 80 opportunity 10 eli ca Valley man. Yet We
assure you that wc would be profoundly grac.
full il you would do co. fyou will ro'. then
all can say is that out of tho truo split OF
spite, We will heap c,a's Of fire o. your head"
by giving an unprt cadepted mejlri.y fox tho
man whom your cod Of the disirc: may sylec.
We do not lnteId to get mad about il, but VIC
will work for the !ckot with all tho hearty good
will Of mtn who owe q leg isloc 10 priccir cs and
not to men,
want to give You fair warning, however
and tell you that Clarke. Frederick and Warren
ara c,miug TO the Alexandria convention soid
for onu of the gallant SOUS Of Frederick, who.
if nominated, will make every coun'y 10 tho
district ring with the words Of his cltqucIco
and power as no urges every true c!,iz,n to
''stsLd ty the oolors' 10 this supreme hour of
bis country's peril. This oommunicl tion is do
spncd TO call attention to Major Holmes Con-
rad, Of Winchester. lie has oltquanoc no has
magnetism; he has intellectual aud los;c.I DOW
or. Before the people he would rro7o "tow
or CT strcrg!h." AulieIces iu tits part OF the
world d. not respond with enthusiasm s,yc
uadcr The ith1epccs OF q nature that can com
mSnd it, Mi. Cobrsd, as speaker, has 90
| superior ia the dis ric'. This say adviscdly.
| We must nominate man OF magnetic power
0no who, bti1ro tho peop.c CAP trouse eothus-
iasm. Such man We, of the Valley, believe
Mr.. Conrad 10 Dr.. Let u1 nomioatc him and
send him to Washington tho next ttrD. Why,
when NO poor Clarke people tlirk OF having
man in Congress that lives OILY ten miles from
us-sraieht turnpike rlnd. il sets III umt $:
wild with cnthuss n. Wa hav0 never been
able 10 send a mau from cur own county, al
| though VIC have had an existence Of fsrty four
years, and if Wa could JUS! know that va hsvc
o frlcnd from Frederick VIC would oil 90 down
to tho inauguration of the deDocrstio Presi
dent 10 1881 to quarter on hin 80 euro as
| Shooting"
| We arc all opposed 10 nominating Clarke
| n AN this time. There is no msu in the county
with purse long enough TO stand it. Every
man, woman sud child would want TO leave
Clarke to spond the winter in Washington with
our able. learned and distineu shed Ropresest-
alive But 10 b. serious about this matter, l
hope neither the friends Of MIR. Neale nor the
friends of Nj: Gibson will take It unkindly be-
Cause we prefer one of cur old naighbo:s to tho
tsvorite sons" of Alexandria and Culpopor.
We want harmony in this thing and can
Mslre you II the several gentlemen on tho other
side who nave Congress onsl asprstions will re-.
press them for tho presen. and pull with us wo
will make them governors, lieutenant governors,
attorney generals, railroad commissioners. min.
istors plenipc!entisry. onvoys extraordinary and
anything and everything eso they may desire.
Let us have the next Representative in Con
gress, and you can 20 to Bsgdad. Seneysmbis.
New South Wales, Van Diemen's Lsad, or We
will secure for your side copsula!es to sny other
and all regions under the eur.
With the voice of Conrad TO speak upon eve
~ court green in the district. by the aid of his
IlpItPnQrts
nifee, Kemper, cambridge, NJ Uormick, Turner
and host of others, the ranks Of the ensmy
| will be smiton with paLic moro terrible than
that superinduced by tho far.fsmed "army with
bsnnerf." $50 mote it bo." VALLEY.
Berryvle, Clarke c., Juno q, 1880.
| Bismarck at Home.
| Ac ,li I'M mnrld Enons obo, Dr;,,. D..