Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-06
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION
MR. BARBOUR RENOMINif, TED BY ACrL 1.
NATION IND WITH ENTHUSIASM
UNANIMOUS ACTION AND HARMONIOUS
SESSION.

M11iCN IND WITH ENTHUSIASM
UNANIMOUS ACTION AND HARMONIOUS
SESSION
AT twelve o'clock to-day Capt. X. KEN
per, of this city, as chairman of the District
Congressional Committee, called the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention of the Sth
district to order in Armory Hall, and as
citizen of Alexandria, rendered the delegates
present q cordial welcome to the city. He
nominated Major James W. Foster, of Lou
doun county, rs temporary chairman. Maj.
Foster Was unanimously elected, and Judge
). I. Lowell Of Warren, was appointed to
escort him to the chair.
Major Foster upon taking the chair thank
ed the convention for the unexpected honor
conferred upon him. Two years ago, he
said, he was candidate for the nomination,
but to-day he stood in the ranks There
were but two parties in the field in the dis
trlct, the one the democratic and the other
the republican, assisted by few traitors
claiming to have once been democrats. He
predicted that on the setting of the sun on
election day the defeat of the damnablc
corrupt alliance, together with hossism,
Mahoneism and all other hellish isms would
be complete
Edgar Snowden, Of the Alexandria
GAZETTE: was made secretary ofthe conven-
tlon, with all the editors of democratic pa
perS IN the district present assistants.
On motion OF DIR. Lewis, Of Culpcper, Mr..
}. q. Stoter, jr., formerly Of Culreper co,n-
ty but now otthe St Louis Republican. was
also made an assistant secretary.
Major Foster was then, on motion of DR..
Lewis, unanimously elected permanent chair
man ofthe convention.
The Secretary called the list of deleoot PC
and the following responded:
Alexandria City-W. w. Herbert, Geo,
W. Rock, Geo. +. Price, Leonard NIarhurv
/. ': Risheill Geo. H. Robinson. w. ii.
smith, Chas. +. Stuart, John G. Beckham,
l.. W. Reid. j. c. Taliafcrro, Jno. II. Swpe-
ney, Geo W.. Dutley. Alexandria county
Crustis b. Graham, Robert Veitch.
Clarke-Marshall Mccormick, A. w. Nc
Donald, Samuel Mccormick J. Rice smith.
Jas. Fl. Shepherd, VIM. n. Nelson, Nath,,
burWeli, Jas. Mex. kennerly, Il. Powell
Page, james 3. Everhart and r. kownslar
Culpeper--R: $. Lewis, G. D. Gray, J. Il.
Duncan, S. B. Lillard, G. S. ?. Triplclt S.
NJ; NeWhouse, Jos. Garnctt, w. d. Colvin,
John Walker, II. r. Covington.
FairiaX-J. r. Pugh, Il. II. Cockcrillc
Jno. Clark, NJ. d. Hall. j. A. Marshall. Geo.
Mason. r. w. Gaillard, w. P. Graham, P
Howard, j. II. Chichester, J. w. Graham
sam. Wescott, Frank Burke. 7. w. Rich.
Leigh.
Fauquier.-S. s. Morgan, Jas. X. Skjpk.
err, r. NJ. Stribling, Geo. WIN. Strother Jno
A. Downing, j. +. Towson, Geo. Slater
Robt. Beverly, VIM. II. Lewis G. IT.
Walker VIM. II. Papne, A. D. Payne, R
Taylor Scott, Eppa Hunton, Chas. il. Cor
den, J. B. Robinson, Robt. Willis, S, II
Newhouse, A. H. Weaver, Kosciusko Weay.
er, Richard. f. Lake, Geo. w. Metz.
Winchester and Frederick county-E
Holmes Boyd, VIM. G.. Russell, Jr., r. w
Harrison.
I.oudoun--Geo. Il. Head, J. w. Foster
w. j. Harrison, II. c. Sellman, Sterlin Muir
ray, Geo. NJ. Grayson, H. n. Rector, Jno. f.
Bremen, Jas. Benton, II. +. Peyton, r. w
Chancellor, Henry Nally NJ. Throcknorton
II. c. Harding, J. +. Ryan, J. c. Coleman
{. l.. Mankin, Jno. Fl. Price, Owen Thomas
Madison--A. W. Graves, James A. Reid
Thomas Smoot, Edwin Hensham.
Orange-T. b. Tisdall, j. B. Newman, p
i. Barbour, J. G.. Gentry, Stanam Chan.
man, John Willis, }. G.. Browning, Jas. RAY
VIM. Graham JAS Moore, r. p Graves, l.
! Terrell.
Rappahannock--W. S. Mason, J. r. Can.
non, j. w. Menclec, w. B. Smoot, Charles
Green, W. \. Moilett E. Rust, J. w. Yates
II. G. Motiett.
Warren-John Y. Lowell, John G. Brown
Il: a. Finncll, Leroy Leach, VIM c. Over.
all, I. D. Cover, Jesse II. Mckay, C. H
Beatty, Jas. r. Richards
Judge Charles f. Stuart, of Alexandria
moved that the present officers be made the
permanent officers Of the convention.
The motion was adopted, and the chair
declared the convention permanently or.
ganized.
On motion of Mr.. r. Taylor Scott, o.
Warrenton, the rules Of the House of Dele
gates OF Virginia were adopted rs the rules
Of the convention.
The chair then declared that the most
business in order was the nomination of 4
candidate for Congress from this district.
Mr.. 6. d. Gray, Of Cupeper, said it was
his pleasure to place before the convention
the name Of Hon. John S. Barbour. Two
SCtlS ttSo, killi INC struggle which then
took place will long be remembered Mr..
Barbour accepted the nomination simply for
the good of the party, and he was elected
by very large majority. His Congressional
record was one that every democrat in the
State could point to with pride. He, Mr..
Gray, had watched Mr. Barbour closely
while in Congress, and his every vote was
what it ought to be for the best interests of
the district, and the party at large. The
banner of democracy could not be placed in
the hands ola man more worthy than the
Hon. John s. Barbour. Success in this
district was assured, but to the State the
result was to be looked after and Mr.. Bar
bour was the man to bring out every demo-
cratic voter.
Mr.. George Mason, Of Fairfax, seconded
the nomination in speech Of some length,
in which he reviewed the record of Mr.
Barbour and said it was all that a democrat
could desire. He hoped that resolution
would be passed declaring Mr.. Barbour the
unanimous choice of the convention
Mr.. NJ. Mccormick, of Clarke, said that the
democrats were engaged in fight against