Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-27

DISSATISFIED REPUBLIcANs.-Pursu
to cal, the republicans of the First ward
who are dissatisfied with the methods by
which they were msrepresented at tne
Norfolk convention, met last night at the
corner of Fairfax and franklin streets 10
take action in the matter. Strotber olIIei-
son. co!or.d. presided and George a: NOW
lad acted az secretary. Mr. w. z dfaves
addressed the meeting, recountlnS tne
treatment the republicans had receiveo a.
tha hands of Gaueral Malone acd DIS city
chairman. and snb1itted the following
atstement of the manner in which tne 70
cant ward meetings were held 10 this city,
viz:
We, the republican voters of the First ward oil
the city of Alexandria desire to make the follow
ing statement:
We have tiled to carry out the late compromise
in pood faith We have doue everything that hon.
orable mon can do TO give IL fair trial. hithoueh
our faith was small that General Malone chalr-
man would do tho right thing by US we were not
rnnch dissppointed when We found he was up 10
lds old tricks. Everything was done with the
most reckless disre gard Of the voters nights ana
all party age and precedent. Never has Ueneral
Malone in the city of Alexandria (for we take IT
thst his chairman would never resort to the lie
gal and dishonest acts without his concurrence and
direction been quite SO disregardful of all decen-
CIV and COMMON honesty in his primaries Ms un1er
the late Compromise His Mr.. Dearborn called
onr meeting TO be held at the corner OF Duke ana
Union streets aud the time at . oclock p I'D. on
the 10th We met at :he time and place designated
IN 6ed that he had called his meeting privately
at an esrler hour in room in the Second ward
When the hour arrived for calling the meeting TO
oder his meeting had met elected their delegates
and adjourned We held our meeting, elected our
DELEGATES and confOrmed in every way TO ChalT-
msn Dearborn's call, and adjourned alter passing
resolutions cordemnatory OF General manohe 3
plan of organi cation and his chairman MT CharIes
Dearborn. We bad one hundred and ten voter
Ri our regular ward meeting. Never before has
marty usage practice and precedent been 80 total
IL disrepsrdcd rs has been done in the First ward
of this city at the election of delegates to the State
convention under the so called compromise.
The statement was received as express
inp the sentiment Of the voters of the
ward.
Mr.. Graves then offered the following:
Resolved 1st, That inasmuch as we attempted
TO be represented 81 the Norfolk convention ana
failed through no fault OF our own, but only
through the gross fraud and trckery OF General
Mahone's chairman and partisans, that We 90 not
consider Ourselves bound i'll any way by the &C
ton OF that convention, and, further, that we
will not support its nominees. all GOOD repuDli-
cans are requested to stay away from the polls on
election day aud give no aid and comfort TO That
common enemy OF the republican party, Denerai
Malone.
Resolved, I'd, That we cannot and will not con
done the frauds by which were and are cheat
ed ont Of our rights American citizens at every
recurring election of delegates, AMI that we ask
and demand that our present plan OF organization
be changed We demand homo rule IN party al
falIs aud nothing less will satisfy u.s.
The resolutions caused some discussion.
] Sales did not like staying away from the
polt: it gave the democrats two votes to
the republicans one; he rather thought of
the two evils-Mahone and Mckinney, he
would vote against the latter, because he
was n democrat He moved to postpone
action.
Mr.. Nowlsnd was opposed to postpone
msnt. and moved the adoption OF the reso
tuition. He said the republican voters OF
the First ward had not been recognized by
Mahone's managers and the polls was the
right place 10 brand th9m. He read ex-
Governor Camerou's recent utterances
about General Malone and his methods and
said those were the sentiments Of many Of
the republicans.
Mr.. Graves spoke of how often the voters
had been cheated by General Malone, and
his city chairman, aud said he was tired of
such treatment He would not vote for
Gen. Malone Tor Governor. He did not
want to vote the democratic ticket but
would do 60 in preference TO voting for
Gen. Malone Malone had to be beaten
before the republican party in Virginia
could succeed
Several colored men present expressed
their determination of not voting for Gener-
al Mahone but if necessary, would vote for
anybody Ito kill Malone"
After various motions had been made and
voted down the resolutions were adopted
with but two dissenting votes.
David Middleton was elected member
of the ward committee in place of Augustus
Rsmey, deceased, although it was stated
that such election was contrary to Gen. Ma
homes plan of organization.
The REPUBLICAN LEADERS. The load
ers of the two factions of the republican
party of this city continue at odds. II is re-
ported by Mr. L. W. Corbet's friends that
he has received letter inviting him TO Pc