Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-09-18
SANGsTER AND BURKE.

Delegates, caused considerable discussion
and Mr.. Edmund Burke, of this city, VIII,
5 wrote the resolution of endorsation, said, a
reported by the Fairfax Herald, unless
Judge Sangster could draw strength from
the other side he would undoubtedly b.
beaten, that being the only chance the re
, publicans had TO succeed, He appealed t
the Chair to know if he was not correct il
that assertion, but the Chair was too wise te
make such All admission, and too truthful
to deny it, consequently he seemed lost in
profound meditation and made no reply
even when the question was repeated. Mr.
Barker said Judge Sangster thought he
could help the republican party better by
running AS ali independent candidate, and
prefers that course. Running on that reso-
luton he would stand squarely on the re-
publican platform.
| Mr.. O. f. Belts seconded the resolution.
Mr.. Croker wanted to know il Judge
Sangster would support the State platform
and ticket.
Mr.. Barker replied that he had never ask
ed that question but Mr.. Burke (of AleXan-
dria) couiu answer. The latter stepped for
ward very eagerly and said he supposed he
had no right 10 be heard as he didn't live in
The county, nevertheless he proceeded to
make quite lengthy speech. He said: II
can say Judge Sangster will most unmistak-
ably support the State ticket earnestly and
cordially The fact that he is an indepen
dent candidate necessarily arrays him IN
hostility to the democracy and Classics him
with the republicans" Mr.. Burke then
proceeded to tell "cock and bull story"
about scheme having been concocted here
at Fairfax G. H., to elect Mr.. Clements, of
| H., 90 rfx, ri of
tho county, TO succeed Judge James Sang
ster, and having heard of it on the streets of
Alexandria he came posthaste to acquaint
| the convention OF that fact. IL is hardly NO.
cessary to say that no such scheme has ever
| been proposed here, and no one is better
aware of that fact than Fir. Burke, his as
sertion to the contrary Notwithstanding. 1t
was story gotten up for the occasion TO in
| huence the action of the convention. Mr..
| Burke INDUCED in the vlest abuse of Mr..
| Clements, which required no great amount
OF courage, as that gentleman was not pres
ent. Continuing, he thought it would be dis.
courteous to require pledges of Judge Sang
| ster, who running as an independent, would
bring a flock of voters to his support from
the other side. Ho said there were great
many weak minded democrats who could
he induced TO vote for the republican candi-
date but for the fact that they were scared
at names, and regarded the republican party
as the negro party. Their scrupes could
be overcome and their votessecured by run
ming Judge S. not as a straightout republi,
can candidate but as an independent.
Capt. Kenyon thought all this was un-
usual. He could not concede that there
was any odum in The name Of republican.
When he returned to his people and told
them that he had endorsed an independent
to get rid of the name of republican, they
would accuse him of betraying his trust.
This was to be republican fight and he
was opposed to mincing matters. He COM
mented on the fact that q man had come
| from another county to control the action OF
the convention. He thought they were
capable of managing their own matters.
Mr.. Barker said the only object Judge S.
had in rurning as an independent was to
draw votes from the other side.
The resolution was adopted by vote OF
| 1Sto2.
In commenting upon the proceedings of
the convention" the Herald says, edito-
rally, and with point:
Mr. Ned Burke, of Alexandria, made
violent attack in his speech here on MOn-
day upon the Commonwealth's Attorney
for Alexandria county. 1t is not our inten-
ton TO enter into defense Of Mr. Clements
character, nor do we think the occasion
requires that he should do so himself. But,
granting for arguments sake, that Clements
is as dark as Burke attempted to paint him
(which is not tho easel, what must the
peob|e of Alexandria county have thought
OF Burke when they elected Clements, a
democrat, to that Office over Burke, re-
publican, though Alexandria is q republican
county? They have thus passed upon the
character of the two men, and comment is
unnecessary. The blacker Burke paints
Clements the blacker he paints himself.
Mr.. G.. is q most estimable gentleman,
who, though democrat, was voted for by
republicans in preference TO Burke. Mr..
Burke could not have been held in very
high esteem, even by his party associates,
to have been defeated under such circum-
stances aud by such man as he describes
Clements to be, and his abuse of his oppo-
nent is probably due to the fact that Glenn
ents, being more highly respected by the
people of Alexandria county than himself
defeated him at the polls"
In another editorial the Herald says:
"Mr. Ned Burke, of Alexandria, in his
twaddle, called a speech, here on Monday.
made the amazing statement that the dem
ocratic party actually did not have enough
|
country This is indeed an astonishing
statement not that there is any truth in it,
but that any man could be found outside
the penitentiary, who would make ii"
PERsoNAL-Mr. W. G. Ashby, of this
city, who was appointed resident Medical
student at the Washington Asylum, has de-
clined the position, and, with Mr.. William
Purvis, will leave here next week for Phil
adelphia, where they will enter Jefferson
Medical College.
1t was rumored on the street to-day that
Mr.. Mercer Slaughter, General Passenger
Agent of the Richmond and Danville sys.
tenn had lost his position, but the report, it is
more than probable is incorrect, and probs,
Div arose from the suppostion that when
Col. Rives, the General Manager of the
roads resigned, his staff would retire with
him.
Col. U. L. Boyce, of Clarke, and Hon.