Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-30
Republican Convention.
[Rcportcd for the Alexandria Gazette


The republican convention fo- the Eight,
distrlas to nominate candidate Tor Congress
mat at Manassas on Saturday, November
| Is b. at 1880 c'elccs, eni was called to Or
der By mr. r. z. Fsrr, who read the call.
y. Il. Sgrcsher gas made temp3rsry chair
man anG Mr. E1d!as secretary.
Mejcr O, e. HiDe snGeavored to secure q
| hsarinG So ID ths right CT the delegates who
hailed fam Fsiifix TO seats in the conven-
| ten. rs VEG Enied Cat Of order and the
matter referred 10 committee on crsGestials.
Tae committees on credentials, perma-
nent orgsn;Zation sad revolutions we're then
Appointed. Of Alexandria delegates ID.
ii. Foisz vas appointed on The committee
On credentials, T. l. Eielin on organization
e1d Chas. Dearborn on resolutions.
Major ains presented Iss o! the Fairfax
delegates. which YVES referred TO the com.
mittee on credentials.
A rscees yes saen taken for an hour.
Oa reSssembing the committee on orgsr-
z,sicn recommended the making of the
temporary the permanent officers of tbs con.
| gaa;icu, saG the report was adopted.
T'b3 committee en- credentials renorts d
Tact 81! ihs oopntios except King George
Gni G:aGotii weie represented, and that only
in Fairfax Vas ths:e ccnsessing delegation.
The ,nejor;tg report recommended the ssat-
i1G oil :d5 Farr delegation sud the minority.
enc maa. /agora3 s5G sea lug CT Mej. Hines
delegation.
Tails led to qaito iigsly debate, during
Nh;ch Col. Esrn made q speech sooreing the
k!rkcS1 end saying that tue party could
ouIg BIS preserved by loyalty. BE moved.
! fos The sake OF harmony, 10 admit both OF
| tbs ESiria1 delegations.
| Mr FAR admitted ths! MsjoE Hines dol
eaatioa hai been eiectad, but that es the
meeting had transcribed its authority In
traus citing other husInsas it was Illegal.
Cal. E'Gms motion and the minority re-
port barring Both been defeated, tbs maj ori.
! ty report wes adopted.
| Mr.. Eerr'a delegation was sduiltted and
! Moj 7r Hine end hls delegation were turned
down,
Tbs COMMITTEES cn resolutions reported the
following:
| Whereas our 5ts.o co nmittee his gently ex-
horted the republicans OF Virginia to make reldy
fer the great Presidential struggle OF next year
AMI VIII rees the repub leans OF this district are
N Il conscious Of tho yi5sl issues that Will be in
arbitration in ih.t grand iaq1ost of the people:
/ Resolved, That ws cill on all our county chsir-
I men ard C mmittsemen and all good citizens OF
this district to uti:e with Us now aad hereafter
! graz 4 d tho country in ovcrg way, and which
always 9acdi boldly 20: ths rights aad Interests
OF the people.
I rhat this convention proceed to nominate true
! sn tried relIbicau as cur standard bsarer, and
| t5at al rsgub ic5n5 sra earnestly callel upon to
elpport the candidate.
| W &. Strothey then nominated ,hn Am
bier Brooke, CT CnipeDoT, !o. Congress-. The
nomination VISA seconded by MIR. l. ". Co..
| te- + "a nj r. ir,th nd
wfs 1omiuated by hcclamation.
Mesers. Coros:. C;ookar and Saumnte
vera appointed q o0mmttes to notify Mr.
Heoake o: bis monica Ion.
Me- Rso9ks saon appeared and In 8 short
apeeoh ec9ap.td ins nomination.
NoTfe.
Th0 cnCVertion VIE o aua!l one. Two
nfies-KiDg qsotee and Staford-wece
not reniessn:Gti 81 ell. &rd not one OF the
others had a fa! dc egstiop.
Z !sTee a1sj 1s!ty Of the delegates we're or
posci to fms Malone regime aud oliceholde.
,Cis apa ware asssrE.iusd to make nomi.
aatop Just ior sp!ies TIE minority quickly
acceptoi the s!tdstion, 20 es tc keep in tbs
swiul erd 81 On tie Vinuing side.
Mr. B;ooAa fnsGe g Bhost speech in ao-
oep!ing she domination. Ha said he would
bage GG: iit.e ti1e to msks a canvass In
cry ether haa his owG county, Culpe PEI, and
| hocs2 .i:ose.who Don!oate3 him would do
all they oou!d TO sacare hia election. He
admitted hia chances vars sim by saying
he might bn elected. He Is not 1aent
speaker sad his spesoh fell very fat on the
! ooGvention.
There we're t1c delegations from Fairfax
The Mahoasltss. led by Mr. Farr, and tie
kicksrs By Msi2r Hue. The FAIR dele
gates IeEe admitted en- technicality after
a contest, Eaa 10; both delegations, as re-
ported.
Mr. F3Ez admitted thnt the othsF delega-
tioa Esa elected at the mass meeting which
| bad deposeh him IS county chairman, bat
that IS the ness meeting had exceeded its
authority In voting 80 Dust him from the
ehsirms3ship, his followers had Withdrawn
FROM the mesiing latter having been defeat.
so) snd elected Other delegates.
! There Tere esversI little "tilts" between
Messrs. Strothsr, Fe.r aud Elan on one side
and Msjor Hi5e Oil the other, the latter be.
| Ing accused OF being kicker end with hsv-
| leg attended the Roanoke convention, which
convention vas IL opposition to the party
| leaders
The acceptance OF the nomination by Mr.
| Brooke wss surprise to the leaders, as
Ii TGs supposed By them that 30 was fully
IN sccord with ths policy OF General Ma.
hone OF making no fight this yeer, but the
bait was too tempting, aad visions of federal
patronage tco si!urlug.
Mr. q, ?. Bayly sent letter through
Postmaster AeneT saying that be vas not O
candidate bofove the convention. The let
| tee was carried tc Manassas by Mr.. L. W.
Cozbo!, but ]: is sstd that /: Err. Bayly had
known that Mir. Brooke intended accepting
tee nomination, ne would not have sent 1t
and !hsge would have been fight for the
| nomination. Mir. Brooke, it is said, come
weeks siuco declared that he would not be q
candidate for Congress.
Ayssoluti3n OF Eespect to the memory Of
9enelai Lee aud stripped Of al! political
Significance was handed to the committee
on resolutions and would have bsen favora-
big reported, but thu two colored men on
that COMMITTEES declared that they would
kick and oppose the adoption of the reeolu-
tion TO the bitter end. So, rather than have
fight, the white members of the committee
thought is prudent not to present the reso-
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