Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-18

Mn BESDHEIM RECoGNIZED.-As
- in the GAZETTE of that date, Mr..
2'' y Barley. chairman of the city dem
Ne .-,,ic committee, yesterday went 10
Edmond and laid before Mr.. Ellyson,
Ssirman of the State committee, the
s--' ',rbl and resolution adopted by
+. civ committee in reference to the
.- .I;,iral muddle in this city. Mr.. Bar
p. was accompanied by Mr.. S. G..
R;aor These gentlemen appeared be-
t,-a Mr.. Ellvson and three other men,
5ar. Of the State committee who were
" Picbmond at the time. Mr.. b riley
,-anre,ented the city committee and
made q statement OF the political atiai s
they now exist here and also a state
mi Of the proceedings Of the conven-
ion which met last week TO nominate II
c,ndidate for the legislature. He al. o
attended his course in adjourning that
convention. Mr.. Brent defended his
conrse in calling the convention TO ord
~ ofter Mr.. Barley had declared it adj
iorrned and insisted that the conven-
lion had been legally organized and
that Mr.. Bendheim had been fairly
nominated. Mr.. Brent in a measure
represented Mr.. Bendheim before the
committee, but Mr.. Cation was not rep
resented. having. as stated yesterday,
declined to submit the question to the
State committee for settlement.
The questions asked Messrs. Barley
and Brent by the members of the COM
mittee yesterday showed that they
thought Mr.. Barley had exceeded his
authority in adjourning the convention,
lint they declined to render decision at
that time. saying that they would more
iullv consider the matter and telegraph
their decision to-day. This morning
Mr.. Barley received the following tele-
gram
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. is, 1893.
Louis C. Bricy:
The committee has decided that Mr.
c. Bendhcim should be recognized rs
the regular democratic nominee.
], TAYLOR ELLYsoN, Chairman.
To-day primaries are being held in
the county to select delegates to the
convention called to meet in this city
ON Friday to nominate candidate for
the legislature. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Beudheim's friends will not attend
the convention, holding that Mr.. B.
was nominated by the convention of
last week, and that his nomination has
now been ratified by the State commit
tee. Mr. Cations friends, it is said, if
they secure a majority of the county
delegates, will attend the Conven-
ton and nominate that gentleman-sO
there will probably be two candidates
at least, each claiming to be the regu-
lar democratic nominee, thus leaving the
muddle to be settled by the people. In
the meantime there is talk of a republic
can and populist candidate entering
the field, in which event the fight
would become quite exciting.
Mr.. Cation was in the county to-day
looking after his interest at the prima-
ries. He telephOned to this office that
he was receiving large majority of
the votes being polled. When told of
the action of Chairman Ellyson he re-
piled that it would not effect his posi-
ton.
As will be seen by card elsewhere,
Mr.. Thompson, of the county, has
withdrawn from the contest.
Chairman Barley said this evening
that having submitted the question to
the State committee and they having
decided against him he will abide by
their decision, and consequently can
have nothing TO do with the convention
which it is proposed to hold here on
Friday His card will be seen in an
other column.