Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-17
POLITICAL.
Political Affairs in Fairfax.

count there were five whites and ten blacks
composing the meeting, while about twenty
good old democrats stood in the rear Of the
house as COOKERS on in Venice 1t was a
rare and rich sight. The president, Isaac
FELTON,, formerly of this place, but recently
of Pittsburg, occupied the chair, and called
the meeting to order. Isaac is dark youth;
his face reminds one of n bran new black
board, and last Saturday night he went out
side the door to spit before assuming the
honors of the chair, and it was SO dark and
Isaac being ola similar shade the consc-
quence was that the said Isaac got lost He
kept on straight ahead and soon emerged in
to the light that generally hickers around the
Headquarters of the Liberal party" just
across the way from the courthouse The
hour for the meeting soon arrived and with
ii the above five whites and ten blacks The
secretary, Job Hawxhurst, read a paper, but
on account of the loud snoring of one Of the
said ten blacks, who fell asleep Just as scoa
as he took his seat we could not hear what
the paper referred to, but Judging from the
low voice employed by the secretary and
the general drowsincss of the president, we
supposed it was the latest returns from
Ohio. After the reading was finished the
secretary remarked that rs the business was
over the club would listen to some remarks
from Julius Caesar DePulton, from Falls
Church. Every one thought it strange that
the Secretary should introduce the orator
while the president was OH hand, but Isaac
did not care for the seeming indignity-he
was the best dressed man in the crowd, bad
on the slickest white collar that held UP his
ears like shutters to hollse-and to show
that he had no bad feelings in the matter, at
the suggesting of the secretary, he took up
the pitcher and went to the we'll. By the
time that lsaac's creaking shoes sounding on
the floor as he returned with the water
which, by the way, was used to run the
wind mill from Falls Church. DePutron had
mounted the judges seat and begun
Light s very bad" (just then tallow
dip fell out of the window and struck old
Jesse Clark on the rim of the nose) "but |
propose to there Dep. took one swallow of
water) illuminate my own subject" We
heard him for q half hour, and for the life
of us we could not tell what he was after.
Among the numerous items he mentioned
was this: 1.-THE readjusters in the last Leg
islature passed a bill endowing colored
normal school, &C., &C., which no other
party had ever done before" A gentleman
in the rear of the house asked him if there
was not colored normal school at Hamp-
ton, Virginia? DePutron tried to get
around it BY saying YES, there was, but
it was supported by the federal govern
ment." When the gentleman asked him
if the democratic Legislature few years
ago did not donate $4,000 to said colored
normal school at Hampton? he foundered,
took another swallow Of water, looked at
his watch, and then told q stale anecdote
about Dutchman in Pennsylvania.
Altogether the meeting was not lively
one the speaker was too prosy, the presi-
dent too well dressed up, the secretary too
blue about Ohio, and the members had been
so hard 1T work (?l all day that they were
sleepy, Will any one please tell us what
idea Isaac FELTON, has of the State debt? He
knows about rs much of the subject rs Dick
Farr does about spelling and any one who
knows Dick knows his knowledge in that
particular line is not profound Quite a
contrast between the meetings of the Cen
tral Democratic Club and the one last Sat
urday night. JUMBO
FAIRFAX c. H., Oct Is, 1882.
Mahonc has attempted TO coerce Geo. c.
Round, Of Prince William, and force him
into the fold by applying the official thumb
screws, and ejecting from the postotlicc at
Manassas Mr.. Rounds sister, who has held
the position of postmstress there for so long
Il time and with such satisfaction to the
community; but the process wont work,
and, besides, all the people of Manassas. ir
respective of party, race or previous condi-
ton, have signed 4 petition asking that Miss
r. be retained. 1t is reported that the Post
master General says he will respect the
wishes of the people, but Gen. Malone, in
his eye, is greater than all the people.
Samuel Martyne, is the new appointee. He
comes from near Occoquan, but whether he
can give the bond is questionable.
Gov. Cameron, Blair and Riddlebercer
spoke ut Harrisonburg yesterday Judge
Allen and OFerrall also spoke O'Ferrall
in rentiating Paul's record, was applauded
to the echo. Allen made strong speech, as
he always does. Gov. Cameron attempted
an explanation of his 'toe-nail" speech and
said he meant to say "that he would not give
the parings OF Mahone's nails for the homes
" OF Massey as the leader OF the democrat
ic party and his following" Riddlebercer
i'll replying to a serenade ended in dis
crcditablc colloquy with blacksmith in the
crowd, to whom he said that if his head was
not as hard as his anvil he would be Read
justcr.
John J. Smalwood, colored, of Southamp-
ton and the right hand man of Dezendorf in
that district, publishes letter exposing
the efforts of James D. Brady to bride him
for $500 to abandon the Straightouts. The
letter concludes IL consented to take this
money in order to show the mean and con-
temptible corruption Of this so-called Lber-
al party in bribing every negro who may he
possessed of intelligence enough to explain to
his race the difference between right and
wrong. Hereafter I shall, as 1 have in the
past, givd my most earnest support to Hons.
John f. Dezendorf and John NJ. Dawson, the
regular nominees of the Republican party"
There was a meeting at Fairfax C. Fl.
yesterday which was addressed by Judge
Charles f. Stuart, of this city, in a forcible