Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-18
a Card ircis. Nr. 3. z. Purcels.

Nov that The sneko of the oDe.siled skitlish
'iss cleared away. it bec5eies my duty 10 thsok
Tie lew tfIeGCs Tho rttnaioed brm 10 tho de-
l!rc, OF my ssaadard, sad to dtcsre that DUR
lpg TIC short CANVASS. begiarirg 90 tee Is. aud
| ehdipg on the 18th, | DISCHARGED my whole du.
~, aad to proseat to the pubic al impartial
| statement of the whols matter.
When determined to give my colsen! TO
h,oomo candidate for nomination for the mes
| House OF Delegates. believed Mr. Nic, would
| DOT oppose me, because. in the spsiog Of 1879.
DC had asked me not 10 oops, him stating
that hatlag baen defeated 10: tbs previous
term he only Wsnted tho honor Of representing
fnboa William one tcr:n IS a HinaIcalion, a.,
aud thst If shGu'd &c q .odidste for tho NJ xt
| be would support me-; hut on meatug with
| hlai on tho 2oth Of July lat sale, after wiring
| my card, | remlodcd him CT tits. AID be re-
| plltd. why 10 the wtrd did you not tell me
| iva rr three months ago that you waoted 10 b
q rdda,e, AID don' think waulI hove or.
| posed you: | answered tha. Il cjuid not pos
! slbly have tod Ycu OF any timo that l acantel
to become a candlda'c, tut COILS ,n;c1 because
belieV:d 's W5u!d DO Ia the lnterost OF the par
| IT, kooWpg that had always dsmandcd
that -, he voice of The peorll must bo heard"
| not oliy upon tho debt question: bus IpJn all
Questions arithtiog the public mind 10 tue core,
although had opposed IS asiso tho syitation.
| Moro thu this l kucw somo lrns mcn, corscr.
vsuVts, old COntcdarates acd learned that
there Wtro mary others in tho oounuyl who
were oiDs:lvatlVc rtsGjusttrs. They ioutd to
Do true. Ihaaa men were Dsturs y FIR mo, be.
Cause stood tXtc ~ where l. stood ten year.
ago. oJme cf them voted, Others would Get
when they saw the gamo that was beiog played.
| Gao OF them told ne 90 tho md day of nv
CANVASS that be c;u'd vote vote or ask bis f,isaGs
10 vote, because he wss told ct The last sup,rYi.
sors' meetlcg that they had everything cut and
dried for me-. My wh,l, aud sole chl,ct was
10 noiig tho pary-oot by tho stcIiGco of min.
clpe, but 10 right tho wrcn7s OF the party in
the perry, and lead my friends Of that faith to
| stand tor tho democratic ticket, which has now
at lts head that firm and uslinct Jog statesman,
orator patriot aud s)ldier. ohn w. Danial,
himself tie very emblem OF truth, tho last gteat
end LETT US to aim ut. But VIA. have tho lead
eIs aud tho expouoaIs of that ptr,y ia Priroo
William done 10: mo? My card APPEARS c,ns
caeled on 23l of July, ADD. aftfr running q
muzz!ed pack during thoso Two or three
mouths and moro. MIR. NicoIs GARD APPEARS
1O:t; call for committee ssmo day to maet Dax.
day, save Sunday? Who was present? Mr..
Nic,l for ono. Had ho elresdy selected ilds, S
for tho primary? Mr. &. +. Tyler sass ho had
asked him to &C: for him on the 10Th Of Jnly,
Though MIR. NIo9 tquaraly dcried it at Cole j
August 5. Had he suggested the 18Th to any
momber of tho Committee present? Yes. Had
Dir. Purcell been consulted by Mr.. N.col or ary
other member prcs,nt2 No. Who made tho
motion understand Crawford Cushiag, who
rode some sixty miIcs back sud for.h to insist
ltp'n Capt. Dlanl! gtnu ramsiniog io the fl I'D
ct,er tho primary 30 1873, whoa the result CT
that primary plainly showed that Mr.. Purc,l
had received decided ms ioEy Ct the Whole
V0to cast, and es might b, tho cas-, Cow,
though / knew Mol has received deed ID
msi1rlIyl recorded, be-. MT declared tv tina
gentlemea sci, c,ed for tina! purpose. owing to a
personal dlHi,ulty which arose, not ia conpcc
ton With tho nomination for tho House of d. Ia
gates bu: Tor the o!ties of CjmmonReath's At
torae9, tie Two onpoSir 6 Candidates stating 70
purotil that thfy He1e dons with it, ard thu
Rlohmond and Fred GLurs aud uthcr pa pers
s!ating: nom tho result 81 tha puHsiy, that
| fu:c III had been aOtniuatCd, aud ruIo..l. Ia.
llcVlrg. Of coutsc. that the canvass was over,
lett the county Hith bis family on vis!: md
r:malnOd untll Within sbou: wotk Ct cIro,ipn
day, SD 90 TO ba khlH visit etcA township onop.
what did Purca!l fed on his return Tic card
OF DdnonEton. saying tina. no would not bs
dIiVon irom tho track ami Quo of the iii lst vim
dlotiF1 ari VIGOROUS eaTan.rns ever kn2wo in
THIS oouo'y o'glh% d s&Aics: hiu, with the
then lAtn ohsIm4n oil tho ciuaiy ems
mttee, Crawford Gushing, at its head, What
nauid Pdicc!l haze dGn VIVA: d!i h. d, q?
liz mado aiatcntn and l0sod It On tho dnor
OF cVs'y voting prsoluc; il tho county, showilg
mo hrux'on aad Sen:r vote at the pre- ,oC,pp
o'eoi1n. AMI the Purcell, lewis and Dunnipr
ton v!Io 81 tbs prEary, and stated that If tho
n3Wl! 5ire"gth PERSISTED 10 comh!ning with
Dantlagto1 maklog in Gil i34S) three huaSrca
end iofly eight vet; ) IS goal; g.d ~ nc the
elsotioo OF kHuod Wis sG,c, tu: tia, cout
uot believe with tbc p'aiu !aof, staring Them in
the taco that they wau!d do it. What ii1 TIM
resul, show R9uod 42S, Purcell 377, Dan
nlnstoo ol2; 50 say the records! only ihreo votes
lsss Than Rad given the c2mb,na,jop. and
posted enc week before the cleo ioo day, What
mex 10 1875 | vas again nominated bv p,i
may elected by the oapservstiYa perty and |
LOOK my seat, and the members of tho. Lopis,a
lure 1879 e aGd lSIG.'7 know bow liscbnrs-
"a NY 1utlss. | pecd. | nsk no bette. crdorsr,
ment' hsd had long hunt, had caught TIE
lex, tason his brush, and wlthou, some Of tha
ofooa e9nmttcd depEeta.ions again upon nv
parry, determined never to Voluntarily hum,
sgalo 10 lflnoe Wi!liam-I never asked Prince
| III uuS UH!C. aCU tCat when
YES by wounds received, uoabls to follow tho
pillow. AID mY VILE aud lttIo children wanted
broad and butter, though had rendered her
SO thought some Iittlo service. knew that
had done 90 more than my duty, and did not
'sk her tho second time. | now hsvo TO saw
tina: my real plsssaro 10 mp defeat under q g.
log t.,e' could only ba exceeded by my regret
that this donmoJe conspiracy may iLjuro tho
dem'ctatc cause. Ii it stall purify it then will
DO the cuaX of my ex:aoy. | have 20 word
| 81 oersure or complaint fer thes, 1ho cxorci:ed
inc hls hest OF all rreroRa,ives OF voliog ss tacy
pleased EXPRESS no words Of astonishmept
that go many ct my friends should havs weak
eued aud then rushed 10 the current, when
have sesn the stsurchest OF urm7 corps when
Toe CRY was made "dlnked." y give wy and fl like
sheep. Iho sms i vote given wss principally
corc'utrn:ed at III, temperatures add the bulge
taken under the viva Vooo vote. With tho new,
CT the lead flying to other noins m,do it az
| easy victory. 1t was reserved that the finish
| log stroks Of this little canvass should DO given
90 the eve of the election day 10 speeth at