Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-22
LOCAL MATTERS.
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COMMITTEE MEETING "A joint meeting
nj the ciCy and county democratic commit
tses vas held In the market building last
nigbsto fix upon atime and menuer OF hold
ioy & primary 20 nominate candidate Tor
Inc legislature. There were present Messrs.
Dopglas. Harrison, Veitch and Birch, OF the
county committee, Mankin, Dobie. Marbury'
Price. Penn, Kelly and Roland. of the ooun-
~ com mites the three candidates., messrs'
Nav BsndbelIn and Douglas and numner
Of spectators. Mr Msrhury presideo, 10 Iue
absence of the chsirmso, MIR. Harry Smooe,
and stated that The merti G wss neiu W M
nnon time for holding tie primary Tue
hssia OF repr"se n stion. 81
Mr.. w. II. May proposed thursday OF
F,dgy OF th;s weak
M " W. Douglas asked that the day be
ST mt earlier than Tuesday of next week,
No. thst business engagements would &C.
co, COY, bis time during the next few days.
n. Cbes Bendheim said that as 8 osn-
- vss firing and annoying to both the
l-ndidste snd the voters he would like to
We the primary ss soon Rs possible snd
1.yofed Thursday or Friday az this week.
Mr.. Douglas eaid primary hello tnie
.eeg would be injurious to him az ne was
e,rsnser In sbe city and had but little time
IN make ecunaintences or to select canVess-
"a 81. Hs bad waited 10 get the endorse
menr of his county before coming to the city
to ask the votes of the people OF A'exan-
dia. ~
Mr. Bendheim wanted to be just to all
q uaerned hut thought the time proposed
NV Mr. Douglas was too far OIL. he hau
hnt RECENTLY heard of the action of che conn
60 mamie in selecting Douglas delegates,
end thought that If sn opportunity bad been
sForded them he an6 Mr. May might have
ssonced some votes 10 the county. de otu
no; concede that the county was any more
entitled TO the delegate In the Legislature
than was the cty. ,,,t
Mr.. May differed with Mr. Beudhe'm IS
70 the probability cfthem securing any Vo.es
in the county, but ead that as NIX. D'uE'as
had entered the field about the same time
az the other Candidates, be ought 20 De resuy
tor the primary when they were.
Ahor further debate end several PROPOSE
Sims Wednesday, the 30th OF September,
unanimously fixed upon as the time for
holding the primary, the polls to be kept
onar, from, sunrise to sunset aud the sama
rnlee az governed former primaries TO gov
rTn this. .
The question arising rs to what represent
s,ion the oity would be entitled to In the
convention, it wss decided, after some de-
bate. that seventeen delegates should be
chosen on the basis of the last gubernatorls'
election-the county being entitled to three
The following was then adopted:
A primary shall be held on "Wednesday,
the SO,h day OF September, 1891, to select
the democratic nomiuee Tor The House OF
Delegates Alexsndyis city being entitled
to II delegates, ii Ia
Resolved, That each candidate shall nave
the right to eeect such number OF dele
gates fractions considered, as the vote re-
osiyed by such candidate. bears to the whole
vote cast at eucb prmary-the voting to DO
directly for the candidate.
Il was decided that the delegates named
nv the oapdidstes should meet in CONVEX
ton in this city on October s h, at the same
time ard place as the Senatorial convent on.
An ass, ssment OF one hundred dollars was
made upon the candidates to detray the ex-
penses of the election with ihs understand
ing that II any money remained nne1pend-
ed il ehould be returned to the Candidates
It baying been stated that the primary
would fall upon the Same day the circus
would visit this city 30 effort was made TO
change the date, bot the effort failed.