Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-07

DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE NEE ING. "A
,osting OF tbs city and county democra' &c
aou,mittees was held to-day In tbs market
SuIldine to Ak upon the time and place for
DsmIng a candidate for the House OF Dele
nates. MIR. Harry 6moot, chairman OF the
oitv committee, presided. When he esksd
sor q list OF names OF the county committee,
Nv G. B. Graham and Mr.. a. 2. Douglas
aach presented list. Mr.. Grabam's COZ
tanned A P. Douglas and Q. B. Graham. at
".ino,on district T. ]. DeLsshmutt and
d.. Payne. of Washington district; E. T.
5iYson and G. W. Salisbury, OF Jefferson
S,o,rlc. ss the regular committee, and Mr..
nonglss named 4. P. Douglas and B. Biroh.
ofAplngton distric. J. Birob end s Bssch.
~ Washington district, and D. n. Bust and
q r Windsor, OF Jefferson district.
II, Smoot said this question was one with
.s,ch fhe city committee hid nothing o do
Nd ssksd for each gentleman to make
Mr. Graham sald that year ago mass
r,esting was held in the county at which be
ID mia fellow members of the committee
,.,dsred their resignstiona, but their resig-
Ds,Jons were not accepted Subst quently
,beconmit:ee met and elected him chairman
and ne Intended to stand up for his rights.
Hs said because he and his friends had voted
for Mr.. Hume at the last election theg could
mot ia turned out of the democratic party.
They we're still democrats.
Mr.. Douglas SAID that at meeting held
nm November 20 n last, after Gen. Lee had
beeu elected to Congress, democratic COM
mitsee had been chosen and he made chair
man He and his committee had worked
for Cen. Lee, the regular democratic noGl-
ues willis Mr.. Grshem and his committee
HQmnrrQtin
marty ard defeat its nominee. HE was the
true democratic oommlatee eao shou'o oe so
recognized.
Nil Marhury, chairman OF the district
committee, said the matter was one with
vhlcn the cl committee had nothing to do.
Attbs last election the old democratic COM
mittes @ss opposed TO the democratic nom
nee for Congress and new committee had
70 b. Appointed Now two commit ees sp-
peArcd here and demanded recognition.
He suggested that tue two committees pool
issues now and proceed to business or that the
county democrats hold NEE ting and choose
new committee which committee could
inset the city commit 90 at some future dale.
Mr.. Smoot said he could not see what
right the city democratic committee had 10
interfere with the county affairs. de sug-
gesied that this meeting adjourn and give
the county time to call U1aes meetings In
their respective districts and elect new
committee and meet the city committee at
some future date to nominate candidate
Tor the House Of Delegates, the city COM
mittee to be duly informed OF the time and
date of the joint meeting OF the two commit
Ices, and the names Of the county committee
40 eected. He also suggested that In the
meantime ali candidates for she House OF
Delegates should be requested to :announoe
themselves
These suggestions were finally agreed to
and the county delegates consented to Mr..
Marbury calling district meetings to be
held next Thursday aight for the purpose
OF electing q new district committee.
The meeting then adjourned.
The action of the meeting to-day will In
no wise interfere with the primary election
to be held on Thursday to nominate can
dldate for the State Legislature.
MORE HEAVY RAINs Throughout satur.
day the weather had bsen cloudy aud threat
eping, with q northeast wind prevailing
Between elk and seven o'clock In the even
ing lightning began to flash in the western
heavens and thunder TO roll. 10 the mean
time cloud as black as Ink gathered Ia the
east and extended from opposite this city as
far down as the eye could reach. The wind
gradually veered from the northeast 10
east, southeast and south, and the clouds
hying together, as 1t we're, formed q closely
packed macs which, before people could get
In their houses was emptying Itself In this
city and vioiuity. The rain, as has been
usual OF late, fell In torrents. overlooking
the cutters end IN many cases streets; and
brooks, brooklets aCd runs, which ordnari-
ly can be forde6 by hsre.footed children,
were 80 swollen that it was deemed unsafe
to undertake TO cross them in waRons To-
deed, the streams Ia this vicinity, It ia ssd
by eome, were higher than during the rainy
season Of 1889 which prscipitsted the Johns-
towu food. Vivid lightning accom- anied the
rain I'D q .shed almost necessarily for about
four hcure, after which the wind changed To
the west and finally to the north, and by
Yesterday morning clearing weather had set
10, though throughout the day the lempers-
ture was raiher too Sigh FOR comfort.
WAsHoUTs REPAIBED.-The Wa5hou:s at
Whitewater, on tie Il. F. & P, and at Cher
~ Hill, Gu the w. 8 railroad, caused by the
heavy rainfall of Saturday morning, report.
ed 10 the GAZETTE OF that dsy. have been
repaired, an.t teams between Richmond and
this city are now running as usual. The
water at those points and elsewhere along
these roads was very high, aud 1t Is strange
that more serious damage was not done.
Saturday night washout occurred be
tween Torrison's and Falls Church, on the
W. & o. road, about S. miles from this city,
which interiered With srsvel over the road
for come hours, but the damages were re-
paired yesterday and to-day trains are run
ming as usual. The heavy rain OF Saturday
night caused very high wster at several
points along the road.
a wsshout occurred about bslfnile
south OF Burke's station, on the Midland
road, shortly after s o'clock on Saturday
night, caused by the heavy rain which fell
that night. The wsshout occurred immedi-
atsly after tue northbound passenger train
from Lynchburg for this city passed, and a
serious accident was barely avereeG' ana this