Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-12
E-n!{sscai kseeli,iw w tiie County.

practically LdoTSctj
4 vc:y su!hus:ss;o arc decidedly vajeTt;sa'
irS meeting was hold sst uigh! il Naahios-
ton District. AcxsEdris coulty. The meeting
Wag called to order by the Conservative Couaty
Caavssser, James L. C!aments. Esq aui Capt.
VIM. }. Carey WAS chosen Chrirmap.
Judge Charles t. Stuart. and Messrs. El-
mud Ru,ks, Frank Hunter and L,onnrl
Marbnry, anil others from TIE CITY were
pytsaat.
/; wGS decided tha! q jOlnt diGcusliGn nhculd
be had, end MIR. Malhury Sbonld Eava The
op3uing, followed by flr. Buk, 10 90 hours
speech, sn0 tho argument closed by Judge
Stuart.
Dir. MMhury was then Introduced aud made
JIgniGa! aid manly speech, upnt Gllng neither
10 the passions or ptcodlco5 of either part. but
stated iso;s lst as thy were. flJ discussed
tho Riddlaherger BILL sid tho State debt could
| mover be soiicd under tho provision ct lha H.
sirumcGt, sud ieals nated IL az e seeming lonu,
datcu only for The rGld usicr republican, psr y
| 20 base It9 ts'sa n!enment5 un0L; d,ciaFed tho
| bill u&GlEaitulonal aud Vo!d, suH in u layer
tNc ipHEESi, GilSU NEVCi ~ O5scS BGu u
+; sns;an i,In,. hir. nisghuy speech Was care
| fully prepared sad UGhtSs8cd niaiy G:a.eu2Nts
| tits. wcIo Guw 10 the public, wll,h Holn duly
! appreo!s,od by his hearers.
! Mr.. Edmund Eulke, the nominee Of tho Ar
morV lsll convention wing OF thc Republican
party. was thea introduced. lie olmmeboed
his speech By claiming that Judge Stu.rt IVES
nor the uUminec OF nuy party, but Simply the
msn named by ibn democratic executive CON-
mittec. lilo utuGuroed such c'i0n OF tho part
| OF the ty>cu'iva committee. and told the oop-
sGrratlysa Of tho county under suoh cfcum
stances they had % iAoro hight to support
Jndg9 Smart than 10 support him. lie then
entered into 40 nbnse OF the peorl, Of this city
for usurping tho rights Of tho people of the
county by attempting to entirely take away, snd
| fer psrtly taking away 10 fact, the public reo-
| ords of tho couuty, the court houle, and j,i!;
| told the people OF the county the only way they
| could get other rights w0s TO elect Legislator
that would 60 TO Richmond ard boldly legslatc
the city into giving tho rooplc Of tho county
their rights.
Mr.. q. H. Adams naked Mr.. Burke, in tho
Course Of bis remarks. what poSi;i n Dir. Johu
L. lewis occupied uaon his ticket. and to tell
what no (Mr. b. though. of Dir. Lewis. Mr..
| liuIkc replied. that ticket YVES tic Ccm3ron,
Lewis aud Hisir ticket, not bis tnlr. l}'stcket)
cad lie Was not here 70 answer fer any body s
SITS hut his own. MIR. Burke did not cater
n;o politics outside of tho city aad County al.
fairs. Fad declined to Aasser tho questions
wnctior or not no was republican CT C read
u5trr, or answer whcthor or not To wGu'I sGp-
| port tho Cameron ticket.
| Judge Stuart VAS then introduced, aud 10
reply 10 MIR. Burko. said thst cvsry nc: OF tho
| l,eg.sstrra complained Of was passed. whom
| Mr. l'utke vas a democrat, advocating tho
| democratic c,uao and volrg tho democratic
tickst. aud when the ccun,y OF Alexandria had
republican representative 10 tho Legislature,
| OF Richmond Judge Stuart Gmphatioss do
MED that tho people of tho county had evtr
| been Wropged by other tho people Of this oily
or by my &C of tho Legislature, passed by tho
democratic party. and satislGc only explained
mnttors cotc,rning tho county o,urt house, tho
jail and tho removal of tho G, unity records to q
rlaco OF safety. subject upon which Mr.
| l'nrkc had laid 40 lBuoh stress Judge Stuart
! sud he had every Int.rAst Of tho people OF bis
city and county at heart. and if SAINT 10 the
| Legislature no know his Cutios would be afdu-
ors, bat no would fell tho responsibilities OF
those Gu:ics. AID would try TO porlorm them in
tho rrnper place, at tho .,Tlper tina AID 10 q
narn"r thst | il people could uGhlcly endorse,
aEd uCt by vino IL taking and living high Ifs,
Hhob, he i,lt surc. wo1'd b, tho legislative
career Ct his opponent. Mir. Bnrkc. If elected Ia
| tina. trust.
Turning his attention then to Stale matters.
'ha Judge rrcittd tho discredtabIn career If
Gcnrra Malone; touched as much &c TINA
souId allow up,h tho soitomoUi Of tho State
deb; spoke ct tho passed If, of each csndi
date; paid glowing uibulo to Daniel. Bar
Dour and Mckinney. sud il sound logic ard
deep ScssoniCg p.ophesicd their triumphnr.t
election by q M jofiy of over thirty thousand.
Tho speech OF judge SusrS was an intel
| ieo:usl feast 10 which tic pubic is seldom
treated, and ~Gs highly appreciated by ihpsr
| who hesrd rim. When he concluded ho fol-
loving roao!uiiOn vas ed,p!ed without d:se
| s0niag voice:
Resolved, That we, tho voters Of Altxabdlis
c>unsr st this meeting assembled. fully rcoog
nizo Judge Charles II Stuart as the rCminee OF
| che conservative democratic p2rty for the House
Of Delegates aud wo further recosuiz; 10 hm
| on shlo Ilrlst Gnd statesman and ,rle ffiuuG
10 The people ct The County; alive 10 cur every
| interest srG Slliipg to d. everything in his
| poser wh@D tlic;ed 10 the l. gissiurc to 3D.
7auoo our Property; and, liz consequence Of
| &ue h,i:t, 20 sjleinn'y pledge ourselves to Csc
| cV%YY hG5orablo effort 70 8: cure his rlyc iaa
;'%g meeting then sdi3Urled