National Republican., 1880-11-23
AhnxANnnLA rrpunLrcANs.
nesolutions Rclating to The Lato rloetio

At q meeting OF the republicans Of Alexandria
held on Thursday night last, the following res0lu.
tions were unanimously adopted;
Thnt we, the repub' leans OF Alexandria Gifts aud
vicinity I'm na@-mee'ing assembled, congratulate
our party and he country upon the triumphant
election Of Garfield ana Arthur 20 the presidency
and vice presidency Of the United states.
That deeply sensible OF The cGi.ionf services
rendered the republican cause u This district and
state BY the Hon. a. NJ. Clupp, editor OF lrE Ma
TtoNAL REPUBLICAN, both by his sleccheg on the
stump and through the columns OF his paper We
hereby tender to bin the acknowledgment OF our
gratitude and thanks.
That the members or The National Towpath club
OF Washington. D. c., for their devotion and zeal
y The republican, cause and their patriotic Efforts
In behalf Of the electoral and congressional tickets
~ this district aud state. merit ana receive our
sincere Thanks.
That tho postoHice. internal revenue and custom
house officials Of the city Of Alexandria IN their
efforts TO defeat the electoral and congressional
tickets by issuing aud distributing democratic BAL
lots, by circulating throughout the district lase
ana ungrOuuded reports Of The withdrawal Of tie
republican tickets just before the election, by
means OF which hundreds OF republicans refused
to vote or voted for other candidates. and by their
attempts generally % disoWoni2e ana disrupt
the party, aud who were Tigma.lzod by the chair
man oi the congressional committee at washing
ton ne "prctCndcrs, amt guilty Of duWicity aud
noud,' are utterly unworthy olihc further colnte-
nance, confidence or support OF the republican
party.
And we especially arr1en Lewis Mckenzie,
postmaster of Alexandria city.
fliet-'fOf tnut ne hCCOWC nu independent CbU-
didNtc for congress from This district IN 1870, and
defeated the regular republican nominee
SCcuul--For that he voted with the democrats.
while mumbCr Of congress against the measures
Of The republicans;
Third--For tlmt 10 $40 ne organized rud was
president Of a democrats club Ia this city known
as the Horace Greeley club, aud did all IN MS
power TO defeat ihc election OF General Grant
Fourh--F0rt that he made no rlDr IN behalf OF
the republican Cuus0 in 1876 and 10 IL charged ana
believed he voted the democratic tickets
flith-FOg that IN the election just passed he or
ganizcd q club for the ayJwed purpose of defeat
ing republican candidates, which club, pcrCuiylng
his schemes, rcpudlntcd them;
slNth-Iur that hC entered into colluson with
disicputablo persons Tor the purpose of distrib-
uting harmful letters, circulars and bogus election
tickets;
seyenth--For that he sustained and encouraged
by gifts ana loans OF money a libclous and sour
rluus newspaper. Ia It's abuse, defamation and
bluckmUil OtIepublicans, of private families and
even the lOdics Of this community;
Eighth--Fur that lie caused TO be circulated
throughout this district, Ia the interest Of Hancock
aud Barbour, false statement that the republican
electoral aud congressional tickets had been with
drawn.
Ninth--That for these reasons, and Others too
numerous TO mention. tho said Lewis Mckenzie
has openly and grossly violated the presidents
civil service order No. /; therefore, be 1t
RcSotted, That the said Lewis Mckenzie has for.
cited The respect ana confidence of tho republican
party. and that his immediate removal from Office
be requested.