Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-09-23
THE CULPEPER CONVENTION,


train that left Alexandria this morning at
1l:45 there were but five delegates to the
convention, which assemblies at this place
to morrow to nominate democratic candi-
date to represent the Eighth congressional
district i'll the next Congress. Among thess
delegates was ILr. c. ". Burke, ono of the
I've Lee delegates from Mount Giead dis
trict, Loudoun county, who, in conversation,
stated that il wss the sentiment Of the PEG.
pho OF bis county that the tWo-thirds rule
ought 10 he abolished rather than Il uo;nina-
ton should not be made, as it worked TO de-
feat the wishes of the ma ority that it was
| linden. ocratic, and ought never to have
been introduced Col John +. S:rother,
of Cupeper WHO was standing by
when the conversation occurred, said
that The lwo-thirds rule WAS cuiy
adopted ~ the convention which uomi-
dated Gen. Hunton 10 strengthen its cand-
date in the district in the face of indcpend
ert opposition that the necessity for two.
thirds rule did not now exist, and had not
existed since that convention. Speaking
o! the Lee gains in I.oudoun, .s delegate
from that county said that the change in
favor CT Gen. Lee this lime was brought
s'cut by the persistent refusal Of Captain
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majority candidate-Gen Lee.
Gen. Lee boarded the train at Ravens
worth, which place he left amid the cheers
OF his admirers, ami Was received at Cu!-
pepper with enthusiasm.
! Arriving at Culpeper, the town, notw;th.
standing very few delegates Ind arrived,
presented quite q hasy appearance. There
arc two good hotels here, the Wavcrly Ho-
tel, kept by Mrs. NJ. V. Maddux, and the
Virginia Hotel, Mrs. Kate Hicks, propri.
tress, every room in both of which being
engaged. Residents claim this to be the
third largest freight handling station on the
| Virginia Midland Railway, and the man
agcc OF the hotel al the station thinks that
! The traihs arriving here ought TO stci, long
enough tc allow through passengers le .aEo
meals. Tho expenses Of the delegates here
are as high as they would lie in Alexandria,
and the coD"aIienccs are very Mueh less.
| For Instance, there are Us many as four beds
IL roon--two Men to each bed, and for
this tho rates AFRO s. per day Gen. Lee has
headquarters at tbs Virgins Hotel, and
Capt.. Foster and Mr.. Hume have rooms en-
gagged at the Waverly Hotel. Nr. Mere
dith has not yet selected his headquarters
The $50 train from Alexandtia brought
up q number of delegates, from Loudoun.
Fauqaier, King George Rappahannock, tpd
other counties, including Cant. ". ]. Geary,
from Alexandria county. Capt. Foster, Eir.
Hume and Mr.. Meredith, who were expect.
cd. did not arrive.
Bets are offered here that Gen. Lee will
be nominated by two o'clock tomorrow
| with no takers. Others declare that if an
attempt is made to replace the tWo-thirGs
'y a ma GRITTY rule, there will be e delay.
All agree that his nomination is assured.
There have been no formal conferences of
delegates tonight, but it is claimed that
Gen. Lee will 60 into the convention with
100 delegates. Included in this estimate are
five delegates from Stafford, and nine from
| Loudouu. It is also said that if Mr.. Mere
dith is not placed in nomination, Gen. Lee
will receive nine OF bis delegates S.
| CuLPEPER, VA, Sept. 23-10 81. MA
large number OF delegates arrived hero at
ten o'clock this morning, including the dele
gatos from Alexandria city and county, with
Dir. S. G. Brentas their leader, and the town
now presents . very animated appearance
Nearly all the delegations are full at this
writing. Mr. Meredith and Mr.. Hume also
| arrived on tho ten o'clock train. Capt.
Foster is not here, and it is said he will rot
be here.
Caucusing has commenced and it has been
decided that Mr.. G. S. ?. Triplett of this
county, is to be the permanent chairman OF
the convention.
Mr.. Meredith he's informed his friends
that he will not allow his name to go before
the convention, he claiming that Gen. Lee
has clearly demonstrated that he is the
choice Of tho district, aud that he, Meredith,
is in favor Of the nomination being made
with as little delay as possible.
| Mr.. Hume'e friends are very reiiccnt rs
to how they will act in the convention,
many OF them stating that nothing has been
decided upon, and that they do not now
know what their future action will he.
Everything at this writing points TO IN
early nomination, but there are various ru-
mn-S of combinations TO oppose the raiori
IS rnle ard other measures.
There are two sets Of delegates hero FROM
Mount Gilead district, Loudoun county.
One set, the Lee men, Messrs c. w. Bnrka.
Albert Cockerille, John Ii. Simpson, John
Simpson and A. Nichols, have the cyeaen,
ua's. The other got, Foster men. are Lewis
| Helm, +. 3. Miihoien, Mason Throckmoy
tor. Or. Chancellor aud George Nichols,
aud are to contest on tho ground that "A
young man named Beach, nineteen wears Of
age, was allowed to vote in the meeting,
and thst he voted for the Lee delegat,'s,
casting the vote that elected them.
The delegates from Jefferson dist.icH,
Loudoun county, have decided to vote for
Lee. They were elected as Lee delegates,
but says MIR. Owen I. Thomas, delegate
from that district, after q large number of
the voters had retired, under the impression
that the meeting had transacted all the bus
mess to come before it, resolution was
presented and adopted, instructiug them TO
vote for Capt. Foster. These instructions
the delegates declared they would not ohey,
and they arc now here ready to vote for
Gen. Lee.
1t is said that it has been decided bv the
delegates opposed to Gen. Lee to insist no
on the two.thirds rule, aud to insist very
strongly. too.
State Senator Heaton will call the con.
vention to order at y o'clock, and Gen.
McCombo, of Louisa. will he Temporary
| chairman and Mr. 4. NJ