Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-02
The Congressional Nominee.


10 the editor of the alexandria Gazette:
Tho Tina is peGr at land who tho People OF
the city CT Ale .ndlia will be called upon to
send i, leeatts to tho convention Of the Eighth
Congressional District, to aid in selecting q
suitable persou to represent them 10 Congress.
Upon whom shall this great hobor bo conferred
is 1cs!on tf g:cat interest 20 The whole
dittrct aud Of special importance to tho ree-
plo Of this city.
F5r somotim, la you hav1 published COM
muCc,tiODe, mo adVt cltiOg. sem, opposing.
the only Alcxaadtian who will be candidate
b,loro that convention.
A calm survey OF tic past history Of Alt KAN
dill will c,nViCoo any clDdld mind that her
Want OF flouos 10 the conventions of our party;
from them is Cue entirely 10 ore fsct viz: that
her dtltg strs have ueVor been o uat 10 the
support of sty one OF her s>ns. Whatever may
haVo b,sn tie csus, OF tEii in the past, has
DOT thu tim, arrived WHEN We should eodeavor
to bury cur fouas; to xlugu;sh putty jsalousies
and enimosi.i S. and, for the sako OF tue welfare
OF cur dry, ceotro upon som5 ooc man as cur
choice. aud. by unanimously supporting lin,
oluH W tUC ut5it U. tuhG tISIC Is UuU al n bus
drlal upon whom our people can uat,. Ger
laiUly tho moral effect of such &C loo would DO
yrrat, and Il G novelty Of i, greater g. wihu Us.
1t s1ous 10 tho writrrthnt s. Chapman Nctls
is uar upon whom Wo can Unite. There is
20 AlcXald Eian hut kuowj bis liberal hand and
generous heart. Devoted 10 cue Icople 1nd to
tho bost Interests of cur city; always fOrcmcs
10 everything that may rebound 10 their welfare
and Or, .,erit!; widely and favorntly known
through the disIic ; atls to carry o. the Goa.
test 10 which NO arc about to engage, and With
three indicates 10 the field. it may be a severe
one; iu every respect representative Virgin.
lac; why in tho uamo Of reason should any 10
bis native city r c. him and select a person
unknown to them. Is there any other ccuoty
or city 10 tho district that would deliberately
cndeaVoc TO defeat the aspira iors of one of its
own cltiz3Ds uLle.s slmo good reason could ba
given why he WIS not worthy their support
Now crtainly Mr.. Neslo is 8 good Democrat
No charge has ever been made against his char
seter, except tina. no generally supports his
friends in elections with all his power, and has
naturally mado enemies by. so doing. A man
ceived, who has shown himself shrewd bust.
ness man. An able politician, valuable member
OF tho Leg stature, man capable of gradu stinp
IN law at tho University of Virginia in the space
Of ono aession cannot be withoui ability. On the
contrary, wo oil know that there is no clearer
head or sounder judgment in this community
tban MIR. Nosles. lie has we'll aud faithfully
discharged every duty that he has ever under.
taken, and has in every wsy demo astrated his
ability to do his duty we'll and truly in any
sphere in f, TO which no might DO called. Is
not duty we'll nerformed the best promise for
futGra condncL2
But some msy say BIO cannot receive the nom
instor. Well. is that any reason why at loass
we should not endesvvr or secure il for him
Tho writer's experience does not convince him
thE: offices sre thrutt upon communities 10 this
sge. They must seek for, or olso 60 without
them.
Arguments that no could not be elected if
nominated, apply with equal for TO every can.
dldate who has been named or hinted at. MIR.
Eesle hes made as few enemies and invoked as
little sntsgonism as any prominent man in the
district. II there be any Other reasons why Wa
should not supper! him the writer is ignorant of
thon.
Inc situation to-day i, not as it was two years
ago, when some of our people supported General
Hutton. Then there was in cfh 20 an able, efic.
lent and upright representative worthy 10 every
way OF fe-electlon, and some saw no resson why
there should be change. Now General HuntOn
has expressly declared that no was 'betcrs the
convention for tho fourth and tho last time" a
man uLtled TO the duties Of the pltcl must bo
soloclod; IS thore any good reason why our nro
p'o CNuiot pGb mr.. Noale FORWARD as their unan.
imtu1 choIcs. and as man in every way worthy
10 represent this district in tho House OF Repre-.
sentatipcs2
bhI says writer under Tho name Of Civ
Inc Gtl2n should seek tho man, not tina man IN q
tlnao, and therefore he supports Major Conrad. u
iheFo never has been timo in tho history of
this country whom in practice this declaration
6&s been ecsed upon. Nor is thero to dsy in
ms astr'cs any man 30 pre-ominent in point Of
aolilty lhat us spontaneous testimonisl to bis
worth, services, and ability, the pooplo ara on.
ing to thtuat him into ctlica without a tff,rt
On his part. Oh. no, City. the politician now
mas TO work carly ana late. and thero ia no rea.
son wl'f he shcuId not from any standpoint. s.