Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-13

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POLITICAL MUDDLE-TWo CoNvENs
TONS Meetings Etro held ia three of tho
wards of the city and oil of the districts 10 the
county last night to elect delegates TO straight.
out republican convention 10 meet st Armor7
Hail. IN this city, to day. to nominate candi,
date Tor the House OF Delegates. At all of the
meenpgS, both IN the city and county. Mahou.
ties, who elected delegates lag. week 10 con
venton also TO bo held in this city to day, ut
SareptR Hall, Wero RI: s}nt, and created q GOOD
deal of confusion. In tho First Ward they pre-.
vented meeting from being hsli 10 the
Second Ward the eolored followers of Mshone
were present in sufficient fore, to do ma they
pleased. After 70 eIcoiing the delegates elect
cd by the Mahono rosGiu7ters last week, 81 @
meeting adjourned. Another meeting was i'm.
mediately organized, at which straightout dele.
gates wero elcc cd. In the Third Ward great
disorder prevailed. tho black Msh0nites deoIar.
lhg that they Wonld stick ell night rather than
allow tho stralghtoutI to elect their delegates
10 the Fourth Ward an unsuccessful attomnt
vas made TO defeat the object Of tho meeting
snd the straightont'. being stronger than The
Mahonltes. quietly elected their delegates to
the convention.
10 the county the Mahonites. under instrao-
lions. pursued the same plan they did 10 tho
oily. at tho moetlGg in Arlington Distrios,
alralRhtout delegates were elected without any
trouble, but at tho meeting in Jefferson Dis
trict the widest disorder prevailed. The 40.
groe5, MahoDltos. from the brick yards, attend
Cd the meeting 10 large Numbers. and believing
thoy bad majority, raised roy in which sew
oral parties v,ro roughly ha1ilcd. Sheriff
Cofb9tt commanded Tho petc, in tho namo OF
lNHpr- onit l..A IL
attention to HIN. Tdey Tough. until thew
fought thons?ly Cut. Tho straightcuts c,ms
cut or the fight triumphant, end 81 soon as or
der Was sccurod elected their delegates TO The
convention. In Warrington District tho hla4
honltes. after hard struggle. succeeded in
eieoting their delegates to Ito Ssrep!a Hall
convention.
Tho SiraiRht0ut Convention met o. II
O'Clock in Armory Hall. md nttor clcosirr dele
gates for the First and Third Wards OF the
city, and for Washington District 10 the county,
ELECTED permanent organization by tho cleo.
ton of tho following cfficr: Bot min Au7io,
chairman; II. i. TanClI, secretary; +. |, Tan,
Gil sergeant at arma
On motion of II. il. Harris n c,mnittes Of
seven to confer with similar com nittee from
the Sarepta Hall Convention 10 recarl TO q
union OF tho two b0dios, was appointed, and
tho Convention took Il recess until .ho Commit
too was ready TO report.
Upon rehs5embli0g tho conf, ranoa n1mmi.lce
made the following report:
That thes conference committee rtport 10
their rospeclivtiVo c0ar0niIlas recommending
that the constituents ct each support the read.
j1ster State tlcket and also suggest the nsmo Of
MIR. Edmund Butko IS the indicate for the
Legislature OF both conventions nni cocoon,
mend his nomination..
a. w. Armstrong moved that Tho p70poai
lions contained 10 the report ba voted unon
separately and said rather than hn forced t. veto
Tor tho Malone resJjus!cr ticket ho wond
Withdraw from the convention,
The motion wss oprOsad by I. l. Finn, H.
IL. Harris. NJ. 9. Stevens, II. l.. Holmes sid
others.
Benz amin Austin favored tho motion and sc. ID
he could not endorse tho FIRST proposition
OF the report. lilo c3uil mt support the re
adluster Slate tck9t, ard TGu!t not rCcommcnl
the people to do so.
w. n. l,oso also favored tho motion. Tic
said that no was in favor Of Dir. Burke, but h.
did not intend to let General Mshnno choke h!s
ticket down hia throat
The report CT tho conference committee WIS
finally laid on tho table md Mr.. Edmund
Burke. OF tho city, vas nominated by acrlimaa
ton az tho Candidate for tho llouan Ct Drlo
gates.
II. l.. Harris. upon hearing Of thu aoicn {!
the Sarepia Hall Convention 10 refusing 10
adopt tho report OF the i)int committee. snL
not 80 informing Tho committee of this oon7cn
,Ion. denounced that convention 10 tho snvr!es
terms stating that having stulliGGd iis cam'
mlttco, 1t was not worthy 20 be- treated pith
Tho Malone readidste convention mot 10 a
room in Saropts lall building ut L. c!ork
The following permanent ofIiccra were oIcctcG:
Il. u. Cunningham, chnirman D. w. Wiling,
secretary.
A committee On resolutions and a committee
to coner with tho atrsig ht0ut convention in "a.
gard to unity OF action wero appOinted.
The convention then took recess.
Upon Resembling the convention, aiiGr 70
fusiDg to tdjpt the report Of tho c)ucronco
committee, providing for union with tho
strslghtout convention. nominated SowGll T.
Corbot. OF the county, az tho candidate ior tho
House of Delegates.
OLD DOMINION CONFERENCE.-The most"
ing OF Old Dominion Uammand1ry, X lights
Templsr last night, the following officers were
installed: #. A. Reed. Eminent Commander;
r.. r.. DJwnham, Gcnerall=> ino; j. II. Beck
ham. Captain General; j. II. d. Smoat, T7cus-
urer; James II. Alexander, Recorder; K. Ken.
per. Prcate; ldgsr WsrfoId, Senior Warden;
A. W. Armstrong, Junior Warden; r. A,
Walfeld. Standard Bearer; Harry Smoot.
SwoId Bearer; L. Il. Cofbstt, Warden; George
+. Steiner, Captain of Guards; Clarence f..
Ffonoh, w. X. Davidson and Mathew IIotsoo,
Guards; John Craven. Sentinel.
Tho following committee, to mako arrang0s
ments for tho visit of tho oommsudery to tho
Yorktown centennial celebration, was appoints
cd: Edgar Warfeld, Joseph Hopkins. L. H.
Corbott, A, W. Armstrong and W. X. David
son.
Rev. Mr.. Mcbride, of Fredericksburg Gem
mandery. was present at the meeting sGd mado
an Interesting address.
PERsONAL,-A lottoE received from Mr. s.
q. Nealo. who has been absent, North, for soy
era weeks, states bo will be homo this week and