Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-28


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POLITICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS READ
JrsrERs.-The readjuster and republican
committees met al colored Odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday night last and elected five
delegates 10 the rcadjuster Congressional
convention. to meet in this city on the 18th
August, to be presented to the mass meet
ing held in Potomac Hall last night for
ratification The opposing wing of the
rcadiustcr party, learning of this action,
went To work to defeat the same So last
night when Mr.. ID. a. Windsor, Chairman
of the Readjuster Executive Committee,
called the meeting to order there Was 4
good sprinkling Of anti-Windsoritcs present.
TraverS Ross, colOred, was elected chair
man. and Philip K. Summers, white, secrc-
tary motion to appoint Il committee to
select the delegates created a good deal of
confusion. Upon the motion being declared
adopted &. a. Lumpkins, the colored Chair
man Of the Republican Executive Com
mttcc, entered protest TO the action of
the meeting, declaring that the proceed
lng5 were fraudulent, and left the hall fol-
lowed 10y about forty others. About one
hundred and fifty, including Il few white
men, remained, and the following delegates
and ;itcrnateS to the above convention were
elected without opposition Joseph Lash.
l.. Henry Simpson, J. Mex Ware. Robert
tlnrs anl l.. X. summers. Resolutions
endorsing the course of General Malone.
John =. Wise. for Conyrrssman-at-lar large.
and -. y. Windsor for Congress from this.
tn" Sth, district. were then adopted, and the
meeting. which was i very noisy one, add
Iourncd.
The boilers from the above meeting pro-
cccdrd TO the old Court House, where Il
meeting was called to order by G.. A. Lump
kins, who stated that the object was to elect
fairly set of delegates to the congressional
convention Robert Mitchell, colored, was
elected chairman. and John H. Green, white
secretary. Speeches were made by Mitchell
and Green strongly dcnoumcing the leaders
of the Potomac Hall meeting, II was de-
cIarcd that the republican party in Alcxan-
dria WAS thoroughly corrupt and that the
two "r three white leaders of the men at
Potomac Hall We're solely responsible for
that corruption. Resolutions endorsing
Malone. Wise, and Farr were adopted. and
the following delegates, uninstructcd, but
opposed TO the nomination OLD. A. Windsor
were elected: Robert Mitchell, G.. a. Lump
klns, }. NJ. ilciShlcy. George Holiday and
Rudolph Thompson. The prospects are
that the coming readustcr congressional
convention will be IL disorderly gathering.
mass meeting Of the straightout repub-
leans OF Alexandria county was called to
order NJ Johnson's Hall last night by Ben
Jamin Austin, chairman of the county re-
publican committee who stated that he re-
fused to sign call for coalition meeting
to elect delegates To the rraduStcr congress
sonal contention, and the question To b,.
4 ll y
y II. l.. Holmes. w:s then elected chairman.
u and Benjamin Austin, secretary. Speeches
Y were made by VIM. \. Rowe, Benjamin Pol
s lard, Austin Syphax, II. l.. Holmes AMI
& others i'm opposition to coalition. and by H.
4 \. WhaIrn. Allen Spencer, i. l.. pinm, J. Il.
SyphaN and others in favor. 1t was finally
agreed not e. instruct Mr. Austin chairman
of the republican county committee, but to
leave the matter entirely in his hands 4
resolution endorsing Judge Wcstel Will
loughhy fpr the position of Judge Of the
Western District Of Virginia, the place made
vacant by the resi- gnation of Judge Reeves,
was adopted. The meeting then adjourned,
and Mr.. Austin united with Mr.. Whalen.
the rca,lilIslcr chairman, in calling a coul-
ton meeting to elect delegates "Wednesday
night next
Considerable angry discussion between
the members of the two wings of the read
lustcr party, the colorcd members especial
~, has taken place to-day, in regard to the
proceedings OF the two city meetings last
night. Charges of having been bought and
! sold have been banded about with Il reck-
4 less freedom. The shoe shops on the out
, skirts of the city have been crowded all day
with dchntrrs. One colorrd man said he
had tried IN seven shops to get the sole of
his patent stitched shoe, which had come
of suddenly, tackled on, but the niggcrs
were I'LL too busy with this political business
10 du the work.
POLICE NEws-Thr Mayor had before
him this morning twelve more parties