Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-25
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Pollock in the chair and Immediately re-
sumed balloting. The 165th being called,
and the vote proceeded with, the secretary
announcing as the result Lee S170; Mere.
dith STAT.
Alexandria county having cast 3S1 in
stead of 2S6 a discussion arose as to the
right of the county to increaseits vote which
Mr.. Brent contended was correct, producing
a certificate from the County Clerk of that
county sustaining his views. This position
was objected to by several delegates and
long discussion ensued involving all sorts OF
collateral issues which were seyerally dis
cussed producing some feeling. Finally
Mr.. Alexander, of Loudouu, offered the fol-
lowing:
The committee on credentials is instruct
ed to inquire and report to this body what
representation each county ia entitled to;
what delegates it has upon this floor and
what vote each delegate is entitled to cast.
For which Mr.. C. G. Buckner, of Orange,
offered substitute the following:
RESOLVED, That the chairman of each
county delegation be instructed to report to
this convention the name Of any one occupy
ing seat who Is not entitled to it.
After q great deal of talk the substitute
was adopted by vote of 9O49 ayes to 1919
noes. Then discussion was resumed upon
the right of Alexandria to increase its vote
and how that vote should be cast, which
occasioned more confusion, during which a
recess of ten minutes was asked for, to al
low the Alexandria city delegates to hold q
conference for the purpose OF adjusting q
difficulty among themselves as to how the
vote of the county should be cast. Then
there was great confusion as to whether
the ballot as announced was the true one,
and pending this recess was taken.
Upon reassemblng, the question of the
result of the ballot was again taken up and
furthur discussed, when Mr.. Brent stated
that if the figures of the clerk were incor-
rect he wanted, on behalf of the county, to
withdraw the claim for 331 and having
Just received corrected certificate the
county was accorded but 2S6, and the result
of the ballot announced corrected as follows:
Alexandria city, Meredith 1725; Alex.
andria county, Meredith 100; Lee, 50; Gull
pepper, Lee 1889, Meredith 1O2; Fairfax,
Lee 1000; Fauquier, Lee 100, Meredith
900; King George, Meredith 500; Loudoun,
Meredith 2753; Louisa, Lee 1857; Orange
Lee $40, Meredith SIG; Prince William,
Meredith 1249; Stafford, Lee 61O-total,
Lee SlIU; MereOlLn oUSo.
A motion was made to appoint two ad.
ditional secretaries, but after some discus.
sion the motion was withdrawn, and
The 166th ballot was proceeded with Capt.
Foster having been put in nomination,
and the result announced as follows: Lee
S467, Foster 779S.
The proceedings relapsed into state OF
1uiescence, and Mr.. Meredith having again
been nominated,
The 18th ballot was taken, resulting Lee
$40, Meredith 7795.
Mr.. Shackelford then nominated Mr.. Thos
?. Wallace, of Orange, and the vote being
taken resulted on the lGSth ballot, Lee S437
Wallace 1928.
Capt. J. w. Foster was again put in nom
inatioD, and the 169th ballot resulted Lee
S467, Foster 779S.
A motion to recess till p. m. was voted
down by vote of 1888 for to 49, 1872 against
and then without doing anything further
re cess was taken till o'clock.
At4p m. the convention was again called
| to order and Mr. Meredith was placed in
nomination but as the delegations were slow
in coming iu the recess was continued fol
five minutes, at the expiration of which the
voting was proceeded with and the 11Oth
ballot taken resulting as follows Lee 1875
Meredith $3.50.
Capt. A. G. Willis, OF Culpeper, was ther
nut in nomination and the Hist ballot re-
suited, Meredith, $500; Willis, 1915; Gen
w. H. F. Lee was again put in nomination
and the l72d ballot resulted, Meredith
1896; Lee, $50.
G. G. Buckner, of Orange, was put in nom
ination and the 173d ballot resulted Lee
$500; Buckner 1856.
And then Capt. Foster was nominated
and the 174th ballot resulted Lee $50 Eos
ter 1895.
Mr.. Meredith was then renominated and
the 175th ballot resulted Lee Si70; Mere.
dth 1895
Judge Ashton nominated Hon. Jno. S. Bar.
bour.
Mr.. r. T. Scott eulogized Mr.. Barbour as
man and representative and read a letter
from Mr.. Barbour absolutely and unquali'
fedly refusing to permit his name to be
used.
MIR. Shackelford desired that the nomina.
ton be made unanimous.
Judge Ashton further urged the nomina
ton of Mr.. Barbour as the Moses to lead the
convention out OF its trouble.
Mr.. Rxey thought that Mr.. Barbour did
not want to be placed in the position Of an
tagonizing the gentlemen who were in nom
ination.I
Mr.. Barbour's name was withdrawn in
order that conference of his friends might
be held.
The 10th ballot was then taken and re-
suited Lee $40; Foster 7795.
The 177th ballot resulted: Lee $500; Mer
edith 1915.
The 17Sth ballot resulted Lee 1910; Eos
ter 1896.
The 10th ballot was Lee 1861; Meredith
1904.
The 1SOth ballot was; Lee 1910; Foster
1895.
The 1Slst ballot was: Lee 1928; Meredith
sO42.
Mr.. John Fl. Alexander, Of Loudoun, was
next put in nomination and the 1S2d ballot
| resulted. Lee Sl73 Alexander S095.
Mr.. Meredith was again put in nomina'
ton and the 1S3d ballot resulted, Lee, Sis
Meredith, S095.
After this ballot this report closed.