Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-24

THE CyLpEpER CONVENTION.
Especial Correspondence of the Alex. GAZETTE

Especial correspondence OF the Alex. GAZETTE.
CULrEPER, VA, Sept. %, 1SS6.-The con-
vention to nominate democratic candidate
for Congress from the Eighth congressional
district was called to order Ivy State Senator
Heaton, chairman ofthe Congressional COM
mittee of the district, at y o'clock to-day,
who called to the chair Gen. William Nc.
Comb, of Louisa county, as temporary chair
man, and Mr.. George M. Williams, of Cal
pepper, was selected as temporary secretary
Gen. McComb, On taking the chair, ex
pressed tho hope that the convention would
transact the business 10 be brought before it
as speedily as possible.
| Mr.. II. r. Scott, Of Warrenton, offered G
resolution providing for the appointment of
committees on credentials, permanent or
ganization, and resolutions. The resolution
was adopted and the chairman of the sew
eral delegations handed to the secretary the
names of gentlemen to serve on the above
committees as follows:
| cdcntidls-Ale3andria county. Andrew
Veitch Alexandria city, J. #. Sweeney :;
Fauquier, Il. i. Scott; Orange, J. w. Nor
ton Culpeper, A. G. Willis; Loudoun, w.
H. Rogers Prince William, H. f. Lynn :;
King George, r. A. Green Stafford, Mon
roe Kelley Fairfax, r. w. Moore Louisa
Henry Taylor
Rcsolutions.- Alexandria county, Fairfax
Minor; Alexandria city, ]. w. Holt Eau
quer, Marshall Lake; Orange, p. 7. Bar
bour Culpeper, w. ]. Strother Loudoun.
Clarence Thomas Prince William, J. r. s.
Thornton Stafford, w. ID. Ranney King
George, l.. A. Ashton; Fairfax Alfred Leigh;
Louisa, ?. ?. May.
On Permanent Organi.ation.-A Alexandria
county, l.. w. Hatch Alexandria city, s.
G. Brent Fauquler, Robert NJ. Strblirg ;
Orange, w. \. Burgess Culpeper, G.. H.
William, WIN. Z. Lipscomb King George,
c. II. Ashton Stafford, Thomas Wallace ;
Fairfax, Il. ". Gaiiard Louisa, Wm r.
Meade.
On motion OF Capt. y. d. Payne, Of War
renton, in order 10 give the committees time
to prepare their reports. the convention took
Il recess until two O'Clock.
Upon reassembling al two o'clock, Mr. l..
I. Scott, rs chairman Of the committee on
credentials, asked the indulgence of the con.
vention for haitian hour.
The request was granted and the conven.
ton again recessed.
Upon the reGssembing Of the convention
at three o'clock, Maj. r. T. Scott presented
the report of tho committee On credentials,
: showing all the counties in the district to be
fully represented, aud seating the four Lee
delegates from Mount Gilead district, Lou
doun county, whose seats were contested ny
four Foster men from that district on the
ground that q minor was allowed to vote in
the meeting.
Mr.. S. G. Brent, from Alexandria, pre-
sented the minority report of the committee,
declaring that Henry Haley. John H. Mil.
ton, Dr. L. W. Chancellor, Eugene Mihol-
len, and M. Throckmorton, OF Mt Gi'egd
, district were entitled to seats in the ccnven.
ton, ard asked that Mr.. Throck morton be
heard in reference to the contest.
The majority report with the exception
} OF the Mt Gilead contest, Was adopted.
MIR. Scott said that the ms ority had tie
right to open and conclude the discussion on
the question of the Mt. Giiead contest. In
his mind there was no doubt Of the right Of
the Lee delegates to seats in the convex
, ticn. The meeting, after waiting for The
voters, elected the delegates, the vote stand
ing SO for Lee aud GS for Foster Twenty.
four hours after the regularly elected dele.
l gates had received their credentials. it was
found that one Beach, who voted for the Lee
delegates, was minor, bit the committee
found to offset this that Fielding Brown,
who WAS not registered in the county, had
voted for the Foster delegates in the meet
ing
Mr.. Throck morton, by unanimous consent,
spoke in favor of The sealing Of the Foster
delegates. He said that Fielding Brown was
J a voter Of the county, aad had never voted
outside ofthe State, as WAS claimed; that mere
was not shadow Of evidence that repub.
cans voted in the meeting for the Foster
delegates; that he also believed that if the
Foster delegates were admitted they would
vote for Gen. Lee on tho second ballot.
Judge Nicol, Of Prince William, offered as
a substitute for the reports that both dele
cations be admitted, and that the vote of
Mt. Gilead district be divided.
} Mr.. Scott accepted the substitute
i Mr.. John Alexander said as Il delegate
from Loudoun, he could not accept the sub
stituts.
: Judge Nicoi said that be had net SUP.
} posed that there would be any opposition TO
the substitute Il WAS Oh easy way Of set.
Ting the difficulty, and as it was ioregona
conclusion that Gen. Lee was 10 he nom-
mated, he couldnot see any reason for oppo-
} sition to it. If this was to DO Il lovefeast,
why not make it q genuine one hy ramov-
ing everything calculated 10 mar the mar.
moDy Of the occasion.
Capt. John \. Simpson agreed to the sub.
stitute, and said that the delegation which
be was a member were either delegates or
not He would prefer being put out to
having the vote of Mt. GileaG divided
The substitute was adopted.
Mr. S. @. Brent, chairman Of the com.
mittee on permanent organization, present.
ed the report of that committee as follows
For president, G. S. z. Trip!ett, of Cal
pener; secretary, Angus Nj. Greene, Of Gull
pepper; assistant secretaries, all representa-.
tives Of democratic newspapers present:
sergeant-at.arms, M. B. Hansbrough, of
Culpeper; vice presidents, Noble Lindsay,
of Alexandria city; J.. W. Hatch, Of Alex.
andra county; Gen. VIM. McComb, OF Leu.
isa; II. T. Garnet, of King George; David
c. Watkins, of Fairfax; Thos. Is. Ramey. of
Stafford; Jno. T. Lsachman, of Priuce vii.
liam; JOS. i. Norris, of Loudoun; Alfred W.
Pullam, of Culpepcr; P. P. Barbour, OF
Orange; Jas. Y. Brooke, of Fauquier.
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