National Republican., 1880-11-25
A CARD FROM LEWIS wKEvzrE, ESQ.
lie Replies to the Resolutions of Certain
Alexandria Republicans.

To The Editor of The National Republican.
Sin: notice In your issue of the 23d instant an
article headed Alexandra Republicans" which
sccmsto bo an addendum to the former report ofthe
meeting held on the 18th, provl ousy reported in
your paper. II appears the resolutions passed at
the close of the meeting have at last come TO light
but from the information derived from the best
sources they did not pass unanimously, and were
offered just as the meeting was about to adjourn.
There were great objections to them; but suppose
the gentlemen on tho platform understood or could
see the trick that was attempted to be played.
venture the assertion that no decent republican,
white or coored" voted for them, except, per.
haps, few expectants of office in this crowd and
the boys who were present.
The first charge is partly true was an inde-
pendent republican candidate for congress In 1870
ayowcd myself all over the district as a ropubl
can, and was voted for as such and because the
people had confidence IN me. Ny course in con;
gfess Is well known. "My record Is there" Read
1t, nuthor of tho resolutions, and be ashamed OF
your first aud second resolutions: they are untrue
Ask Mr.. Garfield. Mr. Maynard or Mr. scoheld;
ask the democrats of the forty.iirst congress.
Forty years have passed. since | first took an
Interest in politics and this Is the eleventh prcs
dental election have aided in as an old-lno
whlg and rcpublican-frst us q Tippecanoe boy in
the Harrison Ond Tyler campaign-and | never
voted in my life Tor any but whig or republican
for president except II may DO In the case OF my
apology to make.
General Grant ut the London fair, introducing
Inc 10 commodore Aminon SAID 70 MIN nQd sup
ported Mr.. Greeley. / said yes general. sup
ported Mr.. Greeley but never voted for Mr.. Buch
anan." lie pleasantly replied II was the only vote
he gave IN his life Asregards the charge in the ltt
and sixth resolutions, 1t is simply untrue and lie
never circulated bogus or democratic tickcl
| during the canvass; ora circular of any dcscrip
uon except one TO the colored people OF Virginia
| asking them to support General Garfield rs the
colored mans friend. OF this | and Colonel w
| ii. Chapman of tho internal revenue department
circulated 10000 all ovei the state. aud they did
great good We did not call OH the national com
| mittee to pny for them either.
| As regards the eighth resolution II Is untrue and
| eb,urd on the face oft.
Now, in conclusion let me say could not vote fol
| Bayly; my own selfrespect would not allow this.
This was democratic district | knew by SiN
thousand majority. knew further that the people
OF the eighth district, the democratic portion o
them, were going to poll heavy vote, ex pecting un
I'll they heard from Indiana and Ohio that with one
hundred and thirty-eight solid votes for Hancock
they would certainly elect their presidential Cand
date. No man can say that circulated Hancoch
| ticket But the man Bayly, learn, had 1906
| Hancock tickets printed and circulated with his
namo on for congress. That fifteen thousand
such tickets were printed by order OF Bayly
and paid for by him can be proved, and II Is sait
| ten thousand more Hancock tickets he had
printed In Washington, ID. c., with his name OH. Sc
he was up for Cork ana market" not par
| tiCular perhaps whether his friends swappod of
Garfield for Hancock, SO they voted for him. No
solitary ticket, as believe, was printed or circu
lated except for Garfield and Arthur by those whC
could not support Bayy their main object beinl
TO secure the presidential ticket Of Garfield anC
Arthur.
LEWIS MCKENZIE.