Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-21
LETTER FROM KING GEORGE COUNTY.


LETTER FROM KING GEORGE COUNTY.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAzE7EE)
SHILOH, Va, March 17.-Wiggin's lone
looked for storm broke out at our court
house to-day in the shape Of a readjuster OF
coalition convention. 1t set in at 10 a. m !.
aud ragged furiously for about four hours
The cloud from which the storm proceed
cd and which gal cred from all points O
the county, was e y dark in complexion
with one or two X lite spots in the centre
and thin white / inge about the northern
edge. There Yves 10 lightning but the wind
was fierce anu furious throughout, and to-
wards the close there was some low, NUT
terlng thunder from the pale northern Skin,
o! the cloud After the storm subsidized sonre
six or eight crippled ducks were seen to
hoDble oil. Some went east, some went
west, add one went off towards Travellers
Rest
But laying aside figure and fancy and
coming to naked facts, this convention was
the liveliest political gathering we have wit
messed for Il long while.
At the opening, Mr.. Thos. II. Bevan,
County Chairman of the coalitionists, and
al asplrant tor the nomination OF Common
Wealth's Attorney stated the object Of the
meeting 10 be to consider the propriety OF
| nominating candidates for the several coun-
| ty offices TO be filled at the May election
W. }. Rogers, white, was then made
| chairman. and George jackson, colorcd. SEQ
rotary.
1t was generally known that large ma.
iority Of the blacks land they compose about
tour-iifths Of the coalition in this county,
were opposed to any nominations. chiefly
because several Of the present incumbents,
though democrats, are their personal friends
for whom they are determined to vote, and
besides they were forced by their leaders
into nomination two years ago for County
Clerk and were badly beaten.
10 allay this spirit Of opposition, Mr. X,
Il. Hudson. who for long time has welded
the purity lash most effectively, and is
regarded us the great party pacticator, was
invited 10 address the meeting. lie prompt.
~ accepted the invitation, as he always
does, and madea very persuasive speech.
Tho applause given him was no,
as emphatic ami hearty as he had been ac.
customed to on former occasions, but when
he pulled out anu waived the old, WORKOUT,
muddy shirt OF the State debt and rehashed
and warmed over the old readjuster dishes
OF the PUBLIC schools, and whipping posts,
anu colored juries, and wound up with a
grant flourish in which as he said he gave
the tunders the devil we really thought
the thing was done.
But not SO. Some of the young bucks were
disposed to follow, but the old rams of the
flock Flowed that Mr.. II. couldn't pull wool
hnip Nd Tt,,,,, Al.
brlars of defeat again. He had driven them
mere two years ago and then wouldn't fol-
low himself 5Et backed out at the election
ana voted against their nominee for County
Clerk. Speech followed speech in rapid
succession. five to one claiming and arv,iny
individual freedom in all local 81 ctions' The
chairman, himself bidder for nomination
became bewildered in the storm and drop
ping the presiding rcins declared he would
"cuss and quit" If more than two persisted
III speaking at once.
Our amia5le County Judge appeared upon
the stage and in all Kindness offered to oil
the troubled waters, but as there were two
already speaking, the Chair decided that
under The rule the Judge couldn't be heard
and mts, St down. The Judge sat, and
not hnding less than two aiany tine speak
ing afterwards, kept his seat. Il was evil
gent That the gig was nearly up
they threw out their last TRUMP, a sort
CT DEUCE of clubs in thep person of Bllly Mack
Superintendent Of Schools, end whiiom col.
lector Of delinquent taxes. Any ordinarv
speaker would have been deferred from
stemming such food tide of opposition rs
was running now, but Mack promptly tin.
ped to the front with his usual light. fan.
tastic step. His temerity can only be &C
counted for from the fact that for the last
twenty-five years be has been big with
speech, and these colored political meetings
afford him fine opportunities fos relief from
chronic labor The result on this, as on all
former occasions, was clear abortion.
At this stage there was sort OF lull inthe
storm partly from exhaustion and partly
trolG the wet-blanket speech of Nack-and
there was loud and general call for Mr. I
+. Mason our Commonwealth Attorney He
is iavorite with the colored voters. thonrh
not all avowed readjuster or republican,
and to have chance to vote for him is now the
chief cause of all this opposition to nominations
Mr.. NJ. made very adroit speech erading everr
point that might commit him to any politiceI !
party, and yet arousing his colored friends to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. The house reared
with applause at every period in his speech,
Then followed his competitor, Mr.. Bevau. claim. +
ing TO be full fcdged republican, and az such .
mere entitled to party consideration and conf
1ence, than Mr.. Mason, who had strong smell Of
bourbon democracy about his political garments,
md who had failed when called upon lust now to /
declare his political status. His speech was forci
Die and logical, full of pith and point, but the
blacks were evidently "sot in their way" of think
ng and there was no use in arguing. At the
lose OF Mr.. Bs speech two colored rpet-baggers,