Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-14

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o,r7c COMMITTEE "A me tag Of
DhAo0ar,ocratic committee was held last
toe c'y ' no Conpcil chamber to determine
Dignl 10 md manner OF selecting delegates
lbe NV ate convention which meets 10
TO tnend On Nav 10th and which will
R.comiVIto~o 10 toe national democratic
eett zee s;o1 2 bIcn NESTS In Chicago In June
conGeDtsttoo' r,srnoers Of the committee were
81 Us cert Mr.. Kelly from the Third
pIess1' o1Ita a number OF cit'z ,n'igsther-
Tsio' H-U o4gmSey expeciipg to hear i've
ad 10 '- - OF see 90 sDimat hsnt on
ly ois.- IN ~ hcR tne delegates chou q be
toe qlssss. ,t IN title taey we're disappointed
eec.tu' mi 20 vot d. unanimously and
8; !He ,-,,fia d!scus5ion among themselves,
via W. soma Of the cit!zsns expressed tDeir
tbous" LA hsfore 5etog called TO order
views 80 -a,jred from tie room and had
toe n[ La,.,epts private discussion, leaving
sisR 'l ..-to,s 10 Imagine thet all sorts OF
tls s29C beIDS concoctad and soma to in-
tl'aH= 80 toeT hsd came 70 pubic
g2is = ecti9u CT tie committee Tss II
aett ~ rr,vateIy. All thoughts on this
&c "a ,s.re. however, scoD pat TO resi- o7
;c2'v 80 ne esyance OF the committee, when
tee ISoFi Snoct raped ;he met ting 10 ord
Cna'I5' Led inst tue Object OF tbs call was
eF etu - nnon time ard msnuer for
to c., d. delegates to the Richmond con-
'fn.iol lsis.s,z after Nj smoot had conclud-
lou mex. Mr. G. E. Price offered the
'0,I9% s'iIr..,sgdiag that 1t is tee Wish Of the
"a "a Of 4 exandria that q primary
o t.a'J,n nh he aed for tho purpose CT eiecsins
elsetOn - ~ tho conveD!lon at Richmond.
ds'ssTIos sDd uudersi anding that certain
aay ,a - sre willing 20 bear The eSpense OF
sac sis' 1Se.e,ors received that II such be
Dc urinary election be held Tor TIE
tns Ca'e rT,ose en- the first Monday In May
eoose -. IN sunset, and that The judges
NV 80 ri tho eepeia! election be re-
a.e 10 cot 81 the primary.
qD W. n HE moved The adoption OF The resp
la99H' ,,arsury moved to amend 80 az to aI
. = he primary on April l9ah, to De
! tls 1 .,o-, :. n. TO p "a and to MAKE
hsu 5, ,1, iadgeB aud registrars the
ind e, OF .ha ptimaFy. ,o,, ..u4
NJ ~ P,.sn9 tlcugst tie 18Th os Aorl t2o
-, sid for the primary and euggented
me 26 n Inst. s5 tie o6t9.
n, y bic moved tnat The z.sn wno paid
=: rho n,inerg be allowed to Tx tho !ime
1911 r pe''- -asolTtioc, So snended, fixing the
a,,aof the urinary fox Tuesday. April 70 %,
u ,ha inns frero m. to Z o. m and dite6s'
~, ia1 ,b t dpnocraJ! 70 registrars end l1fges 10
C c II was then upauimousl y adopted
NE srs, some IniormaI discussion as TO tue
.ro,5sr ~ DELEGATES each ward was eutitied
=. s .aiscIfbe ohsirrnan announced the num-
bor ~ he ~ fojlows: First ward second
3. Third Z. and Fourth
Mr. smoot asked /! tneza we're any sug'
,.a -r 4 make IS to the method OF select
ing the delegates.
Mr. Marbur7 said he wss willing to trust
al nsstters relating to the St>ts ccDveol!on
,,it5 enc delagates YVES mishs be chosen.
DAT. Cox thought the delegstes ehon!o
m 10 Richmond uriDsiructed, sid thought
the resolutien jatt passed vas all iae Sc1oo
that was necessary ca the part Oh 'a' Voni'
mitee -. 8,
start fSht bstzeen canCi rates 10 tais city.
He said 40 enc supposed tn9 deisssses ssh
by he Richmond Convention Wou,u DC ~
struct3d Il, however, 7. ~ f.'' W
here il wo1ld ba hcst to vote directly Ior
presidential candidate, and let tha T.n'
ping maa have whstever prestige there
might be 10 carrying the ely; he thought
h hes. though nos to instruct delegates; ne
vilhcd t, avoid stirring up bad feeling ano
ttoueht tbs maia question st is'ue vas INC
availability O. oandiGate6.
Aifsr an auusiug and informal colequy
b,tge,n como spectators
Mr.. RoeSd suggsatsd that all gent emen
VINO gi.hed to be candidates for delegates
should haed their names to the chairman oy
Friday before the primary.
Mr.. Msyburg then ctf5fed the following:
That The delegates from this city shsll
be SUCH es receive the highest number OF
votes cast ct the primary election, and that
all persons desiring TO be delegates shall
preEert their names to the chairman OF the
committee by Friday, April 22ad."
After more Informal discussion 1t was de-
cded to ALLOW delegates 10 name their alter
nstes, and fhortly al er O'Clock the meet
lag closed iu psace end harmony.
MAJOR eUTHRRLIN's VIRws -Mai W. T.