Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-23

POLITICAL MEETING.-A mass meeting Of
the citizens OF the city ard county Of Aiex.
andria Opposed to Gen. Malone, bis meth.
DDS and the men who serve under him. was
held at the colored Odd Fellows' hail last
night. Upwards OF cne hundred persons at
tended the meeting, TWO thirds of whom
were colored, it being generally understood
that it was to be co!ored mems meeting.
To prevent larger attendance the Malone
ties held meeting in Deighboring hall.
The anti Malone meet ng Yves presided over
BY Gee. W. Fremont, and speeches were
made by r. e. Gichrist, Col. j. w. WoltZ,
J. B. Syphax and +. D. Beckley, ell put ooi.
Woltz b ing coored Bowden's band was
also present aud furoished music for the &C.
casion. The spsech OF Col. Woitz Yves an ar:
raiqnuen, Of Cen Malone, and as friend
of the colored raen be warned them against
voting for him, assuring his hearers that
the General only intended to use them for
his own selfish purposes and would turn
against them whenever ii suited his purpose
to CO So Knowing Gen. Mahone as be did,
and having been associated with him on go
many occasions, Col. Woltz was able to show
what scheming, selfish, tricky politician
the General was. and this be did in most
iorcibie and entertaining manner he adj
7ised his hearers to vote agsins! Gen. Ma
hone, and assured them that this was no
fight between democrats and republicans.
Dnring his speech Col Woltz Illustrated the
absolute power Gan. Malone exercised over
his party by telling his hearers bow Mr..
Dearborn had been removed from his posi-
ton as chairman of the city committee. Mr..
ID. was in the ball, aud the narrative st his
expense caused muca merriment.
r D Beckiay made one OF the most sen.
sible speeches ever delivered by g colored
man in this city be said he hsd bsen q
republican since The close OF the war and
had always stood by his race, bat when he
saw the wealth snd intelligence of the State
opposing one man, as they we're now oppos-
ing Gen. Mahoue, it maze him think tibet
it was best for the colored man 10 vote with
those who had go much a. stake. He said
that the colored men had been taught to
vote the republican ticket simply because 1t
was a republican ticket but with no reason
for doing So He thought when they diyid
ed on political questions it would be best
for the race. He said the coicred people
had been told that when Mr. Cleveland was
elected they would be puc back into slave
~, but they now knew that he made them
an excellent President and hac more consld-
Grafton for them than had many republicans.
He also said that Governor Lee had made
MCKINNEY would give them just as good
government and much batter than would
General Malone if elected. He then told
them what he knew of Gsn. Malone and
warned them against voting for him, telling
them that If they could not vote for Captain
Mckinney, then to stay from the polls. He
announced his intention of voting the dem
ocratc ticket this fall to help kill of Gen.
eral Malone and relieve the republican
party of such load, 50 that next year it
would be better able to fight democracy.
He predicted Gen Mahone's defeat by
$4,000 msjority.
r. E. Gilchrjst and j. B. Syphax also de.
nounced General Malone, saying he was
not friend of the colored race, 5uta selfish
politician. and declared that they would
vote the democratic ticket at the next cleo
ton and advised their hearers TO do like.
wise.
Tie Malone meeting wsu held at the old
Friends Meeting House aud was addressed
By Rev. Fields Cook, colored, Messrs. l. W.
Corbe., j. H. Greene and others. The aud
ience was composed almost entirely of col
.ored men. The speakers all told their hear
,ers that it was their duty and the duty
they owed 10 their race and to the republ
can party, to vote for General Malone and
his straight ticket at the next election. Tbis
they will all do.