Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-09
desired By replying tina! Gen. Mahone's propo.
IIfinr trsG nct in I'M 6iconc.;o,

GtS!fSu Dy replying tn2t Gen. MG100e pr0p0.
sltlo1 was Dot 10 the discussion.
Tia 1ea6ilstels then vacated tho stand,
carrying away with them their lights and orra
msnts, aud io1 4 Tbiko darkness prevailed ca
the platform, but it wss nos long before lights
Wero procured aud tho s,atd again Illuminated.
ln rtspoEse to csl!s, Georae A. Must b: ca, ESQ i,
cppca!cd aud lDaGc most telling argument,
com ietely refining every Statement. made by
The Teaoluster speakers that vas worth contro.
Var:laE. lie proved that the eacjuste!s were
not eDi;'cd TO the ootGdctc, CT the people of
Virginia. aud read extracts from tho organ of
tho itad|u5;tr pafiy 70 show that the readius-
ters did sneLd to put niXcd electoral ticket
la tho hcic; ard iurlher. that they Intended to
ccst the voc ct Virginia 10 the electoral college
IL: ti2 RlntlnS u'an, whether he by democrat
Or r'pr"Ec!o. IL; WAS noL sure that the
trnp Ia cast the vos, Tor Gar
uSG' II 10 lived !hs MIST Votes would not
10 ;od Great tv7 ihcm nnG it ,h! y su,set dei in
tiecicg their ti'k:'. Mr. tlr>hDaet was liz
irueI II rhroup.nu' sin profound a,,eu'o BY
the l.rg' cw I pr,0rn', aGd biz ,le, cr @aa
Spvkan 81 IS Ut Of ihr best ie,y mad.
hir. MuahI aah. IN aIu3!ns 10 IN, r,s; ila
II bancsf u.p cd across kns street, s.lj
that Il ,,nn Cost in Sis 80 10 lca,n ,h.a tour
aces co" / i" orat ard he aspei his l,,S,a
from ! aijIIcr. TO. by straight fluah SO
Ihs' heirs was oDy game u! bluff he
srH' cA was Iorlly appsudcd throughout, and
tho liois made c!car ard vaTy tFcc;ive.
Fir. il. II. Hawkes. eava his vpr.i,n OF a
conversation between Eimse!! and Col. Meada. 10
E!chUord, ju'. before tho meeting OF the Rad.
ulster convention. he said that Col. Meade
nad lnfarmcd him tha. no Was opposed to 40
independent electoral ticket, eni that il occ
wss put ia lie Ii ID no would Withdraw fran
tie cog7cntiOa.
judge Charles r. Stuart then addressed tho
crowd. lis remarks we're received With
rounds OF applause, After pickiop to
plccos tho speeches OF he rca1iaster spe, DTS.
and exposing tho false aud absurbed statements
made by them, he asked who composed tho
reat iaster parry? Certainly 10 Alexandria aud
vicinity II Was small potato. While standing
70 The crow. ho observed sealed on the plat
form ). willard Greene, man that had been
Itcntitlad with every kind of ism. Circng
arOu1d on The outside OF tho assembly he no
iiced Geo. G.. Round and COL Edward Daniels,
end every body knew Of what sort of material
thcy T:rc made. Then there Wero James Z.
i;arncti, fugitive from justice, Jaclb NJ.
lleishleY, radical, who never cast democratic
vote IN his !.c (crios OF that's sol. Samuel j.
Wimsat, recently constable in Washington,
". j. Pean radical Of the first water, and r.
Henry Simpson and Charles Daarboru, who had
g1no completely wild. lilo believed that this
array composed tho party iu Alexandria.
a yoce-Thoy have four aces 90 tho banuar.
Judge Stuart-They ought to have four SIS les.
Msi. Edgar i. Beckett, president of the
d:m9"sa'la-roarj iStcr club then made some 70
malks. aod the meeting one Of tho most enthus.
las!ic democratic love ieasts ever held, at twelve
o'clock adjourned.
During tho delivery OF MIR. Mushbach' nreu
mcnt ,Ju5scSaDgster interrupted, and asked Mr..
M. Il no saw 90 the day cf election thattho only
Wy &c ii7c llsrc3ck the State was to vote for
!hs reat Is'er ticket, would be cast bis voto for
that ickot? md Mr.MushDach replying that he
would not. Judge SsnGscr pronounced him
dishonest man.
Mr. Mushbach asked the Judge if ho wanted
to Glarrcl with him, and if hia remarks were 10
tended to 30 personal
The Judge replied that they werc net he was
speaking politically.
Nj. M1shback then proceeded with bis
speech, aad gave his reasons why he would not
Vote tor the rescj electoral ticket under any
crnumatanors