Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-20

county was heard from on eleotion uaS'
Malone would summon his trusted nencn
men. in this city, and thus ADDRESS enem ,
"Chares, David, Joseph OF a''' you nS''
all lied to me" IT.. ,a.. ,oot
IN Mt Stand TO reply to Mr.. Greene and
t-;sd ito to show that the wsrd meet
;nos were properly conducted, but fall
;ns TO answer questions as TO how
ha secured his own election. Greene again
nsme 10 the front and dismissed Young by
saving he had neither integrity nor intel
loepce and was too small for notice.
The epesk-r said he had several times
written TO Malone exposing the infamy of
his henchmen and had received no reply |;
that every Mahoneite 10 the city was an Of.
flee seeker, that the city and county would
roll upa splendid majority against Mahoue
and bis candidate for the Legislature, who
ever he may be, aud declared it to be his in
tention, and that of bis friends, to fight Ma
hone until sunset on election day. Inc
epfaker then retired amid laundering ap-
plsuse.
Mr.. Nj K4nzie again came to the front
and declared he would not vote for Malone
under any circumstances, and that no de-
cent white or black man In the State could
do 20. He read invitations from Gov. Cam
eron and Gen. Groper to the kickers' con.
ference to be held in Richmond on October
lst, and said that be would attend; and
that Malone would be defeated by 10000 to
40. 600 majority
Fields Cook then addressed the meeting !;
be admitted the truth of some charges
against Malone, Windsor and Dearborn,
but urged harmony In the party and Get.
Element of differences after the election, and
closed by announcing himself Rs candidate
for postmaster of this city, saying that as he
had run the Ballard House and the Freed
mans Bank he thought he could run the
postoffce.
DIR. M. NJ. Cole, colored, stated that he
canvassed Virginia and North Carolina for
Grant and Hayes, but would not support
the tryant Malone, and urged the colored
men to down him at the polls. He said
Malone hates negroes and out of loo dele.
gates TO the Norfolk convention, only 90
were negroes.
Mr.. mckenzie Yes, all the delegates
were frauds and large number Of them
should be in the penitentiary."
Cole said Mahone's tire al ment of Langs' Oh
was Infamous he was here interrupted
by Singleton, whom the speaker asked If he
had five cent?, and receiving an Affirmative
answer, he advised Singleton to go to the
dearest store and buy five cents worth of
common sense. 1t is presumed his advice
was heeded as no more was heard from
Ralph.
Drummond, whom Malone recently de
posed as chairman of the republican COM
| mittee of Alexandria county, Wash. R'ves,
Ere mont and other county negroes made
spf eches denouncing Malone and predict
ing an overwhelming defeat of his ticket.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted. amid great enthusl.
asm
Resolved /, That we are unslterably opposed
to the present plan of orga lization of our p rty
| = We will not support the city or State ticket
under the present leadershipof Charles Dearborn.
| g. We were not represented at the Norfolk con-
| veution aud do not consider ourselves bound By
| the action of that convention in nominating Gen.
| eral Malone.
| 4. We demand the right to elect our own city
and county chairmen and ward committees, and
We demand the same right for the other cities aud
| counties of our State.
| s. Under the present plan of organization We
will not support the State ticket; We will not take
| General Mahones promise the plan OF organize
ton must be Internationally changed before the
election.
The meeting was about ss orderly as re-
publican meetings are in this city, and there
is no question a. to the audience being In
|
is now apparent that the breaon between
the two factions is too wide and deep to ad'
NIT of any reconciliation whatever.
PERsoNAL-Mrs. Martin and Miss Alice
Coauohoun have returned to the city, where
they will in future make their home.
Miss Lucy Dorsey has returned from a
visit to Fauquier.
Rev. Douglas Hooff and wife. OF Detroit,
are visiting Mr.. Wallace HooH on Prince
street.
Intelligence has heen received by cable OF
the safe arrival 10 Japan Of Raw. John @.
Amber and wife. who have gone thithsr as
missionaries Mr. Amber was lately 10
charge of the Episcopal Church at Middle
burg
Capt R,bart E Lee, OF King William, Is
visiting his brother, Gen. w. II. F. Lee, in
Fairfax county.
Mr. Thomas Hoy has returned from q
trip 10 Atlantic City and the mountains o.
western Maryland.
Rev. John O. Dinwddle was installed on
Wednesday night as pastor of the Presbyte-
} rian church at Leesburg Rev. ]. l. Vance,
of this city. preached the sermon and Rev
Dr. A. w. Phzer, of Washington, D. c., de-
livered the charge 10 the pastor and the
congregation.
CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING.-I
was stated in yesterdays GAZETTE tina
Constable Withers, of Fauquier county, hat
gone to Charlotte, N. O., TO bring back t
this State young man named W. B. Smith
who was charged with horse stealing. A
dispatch from Charlotte says: "Mr. Witbers
says that In the spring of last year Smith
secured two colts from George E. Whittrem
of Alexandria, to pasture for him. Smith
, tried to buy them, but did not have The
money and Whittrem would not accept biz
/ note. 10 spite of this Smith sold the two
colts and left Warrenton. Nothing wei
heard from him until few days AGO ant
f then steps for his arrest were at once taken
Smiths side of the story s different, he de
claring that he bought the colts. aud bill
personal note payable August l, 1888. wa!