Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-20
Republican Meetings

tT0 BaInG delegates, as : was supposed at the
time ~ msny OF The whit, bethrer. 10 the
Sau.t)n convention, Iu; it now turns out that
y. Harris and Il. l.. TaociI, the two bred
men soitcted, arc as good Grant men q, Can
be tju1d anywhere. At a subsequent c,oven-
tioD. hell 10 The county, by the boilers from the
old Court House convention. two avowed Gran,
delegates were elected to the State c)nyen,ion-
f.lmoDd Burke aud John Is. SSphox. There
afs now 'To sets OF delegates TO the State con-
rcntOn. lCoth 10 favor Of tho same man for
Pi.sdcnt-,ne set opsny aud the other secret
l.? each sliiviag for tie mastery, AID her g,
the excitement.
F..ftY yesterday morning notices were circula
ted OF two mectl0gs to DO h,li at tight
no iu favor t Harris and Tat |! AID tAe Other
10 he interest Of Gen. Grant.
Tno III .ctiuZ 10 tho lotctcst Of Harris and
fauril WA held a. he c,o1ci OId F,iIow,'
Hall 90 CoiuHbu1 street, AID was attended by
small ctogd.
Charles J5css}n oa!l'd the meeting to order,
ald was ii cd chairman. w. =. Graqos
seed Is s;ct, tarP.
a Dries OF resolutions W1T, adopted. dollar
TO-. tina; the delegates exceed By the convention
hill at the old Court House en- Saturday, the
Ion day OF April. We're the ouly legal delegates
10 The otauntnn convention; denOu1 clog the ao
100 f the d,lagstc4 from Arlington and Jet-
.,s)o Townships in withdtawi0g from the said
crunry c,nvern0n. and c1Ddemulog the &C ion
Vi tho - cilied mass meeting AID convention
held 10 tue county, at ich Edmund burke
LCd SyphaX were elected delegates t, the State
cunVcou1n.
motion was made aad adopted that the
r,,oIGtlons &c signed ty tho CHARM 40 aud Sec
rr;h!y, and scot 10 the committee o1 credontial
u The Si,.c colvcotiUr.
The mcc'l0S ihcn aGj)urntu
tie GlcarinI It the oil CJur. House 10 tho
,Ltsrts, q Haa. Gfaut was attend I'd BY large
aad Inthus crowd Inc front of The build
INK wa lun mated. atd dfaped with u. S.
iIIs, Gen. Grants p!olurc cccupyi1ga consric
u1uS p.ac' 20 the centre Of The decorations.
W,ttio. tbs court room was brilliantly lighted,
aud colrrd tr.sS hahi, seated 10 the gallery,
sas cNgsg ID 10 5'lErlns up the patriotic heart.
The me1ting Was ca I'D to order abou; hall
past eight o'c'0ck By Il. 7. Luc,s. who was
reOad chaigDan. aud fotj Austin aud RI.
doph Thomlson were appointed secretaries.
The Chairman stated the oil 2ct Ct the meet
irg. t. be 10 the interest of General Grant, and
Introduced
= ". Armstrong "a the Gtst speaker, who
made s9olt, but !trrpg speech, cu'osis,o
ct Gen. GrsLt, and sad he believed that ii
Gtan. was nominated by the Chicago couven-
tCn Of wh!cI there was very litlo doubt, he
would sweep the country D. ~ November, aud
be drcared President by 40 overwhelming MT
j-rity.
4 Colonel Lazy, IF Colorado. was next
lltrOduc:d. ltc evilsn tly c,me to Alexandria
10 air himself. Ii would have been 80 much
better II re had been left out OF Tho programme.
lie must bo ao ,usWY 10 disgGiss certainly
Gen. Grant nnnsgc,J don { know no Is 90 The
rampage. tie 8 AIRED ont By lug what a
great soldier ho had beer; how he had purpose
~ deprived the people of Alexandra Ut The
pleasure ct lis Company siLoo 'he" had fought
he tloody Cor flc; and wavnj tic bo1dy shirt,
nnd was only lIdrc "a 70 giscI the o,c, s,Oo by
lis spDearatc, new ny assuralc q that Alex.
Hhtrla was republican to tho hearL's core, and
lis devOtloo 10 Grant. tlr whom be would pawn
hs coat. He called Secretary Sherman ny the
familiar rame OF 'Jo hn," and spoke of Blaine
jim He said the democrats wero all
,e, Of cruisers. aud mad 90 rights that q white
!asD or black nsn Wes bound 70 respect; 10
de! they were G poor ttie handful Of tG,pe
IEcco devils CRATE mistakes. be said, were
hIEE tl1 up as an argu neut against MS pom
i1allOn, but he asked what man had not made
mrtakeS; God Almighty had made O mistahe
himself, because it vas recorded that lie grieVed
h,cIus' be had made man. lie spoke Of Abra-
ham LlDcl 10, and said that ''ii' there was
heaven be hoped the great mao was seated at
the lisht haLd Of God. lilo cuog;zoi GRAFT,
Is 30 'imnolta mao" and gave as reason for
Ills nOmluation that the South needed g c.D-
iEa;ed powcr-a power to remedy the def
soDCss of tho present Administration, and
crCoh out the das ards who trampled upon the
Nights Of the loysl people Of that 81 lion. black
All white, BY a bloodihrs.y shot gun policy. lie
reared AID charged, "panted aud bowed, and
broken MINDED. took lis seat.
h.muod Burke, CO , thcp clma 10 the trout
ami rado spirited speech. giving his reasCDs,
Why lI"D. Grant stOu d be nominated. Tie said ii
vas ntcessary,lo order 10 cleo: republican Pr s.
I!eDt. TO carry sCme CT the southern Safes, aud
Ihi.G 70. Giant " as th ool9 man who cIud carry
asou;ha!n Sac; be would vspture the ts,tr
il}n tia; not OIL, wOui he olrry the sjuthero
States. ~herc the republican mtjjrlles had
heretofore occo ever sl9ughed by iosco and
'T'ut, hnt even Democratic Virginia would roll
~ ;osIIriiy for him. Mr. Burke spoke for
"s'iiy al hour, aud was listened to throughout
with marked st!tptlop.
OOL lHary. having recovered from lis lirst
graf ctf0rl" cam" to ihe troot again and 10
NAKED hat in al bis ,ravel,' itc had never
&rl black democrat
djhO Is. SyI hax vas he next speaker. He
occupied considerable Iimr 10 telling tho crow0
10 Vas Dot politician that he was paD
g'abbfy mnn HIS speech was exceedingly
~" ana attracted very IitlIe attention, unIi br
,,mAtic d makpg personal allsck upon Mr.
"a Auh +, member OF tie State oaDtra'
WMh'aeC. He did not vODdeIGo the scli1D OF
t'e cVbTen'loh held at the old court house, but
re I N5ted VIy urch VIE her the people Of
'He si'Y AID cCuoty had had tair expression Of
,"H e"LtmeGIs 10 that o0uvtn iou. oWlC G to
"e usulpuIatlous Of that nan (ponliog TO Mr.
ao haSeul who had sought by unfair sno
Gt' l1hAoe means to corrupt the people, and
va 'logs re Considered disLoacratl.. lie meant
" say tha. he Van Auken sought to tamper
WIN the people to take advantage of their