Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-17

convention as the last one had accom-
plished nothing.
On motion of Mr.. Dobie all but the
committee and the reporters were re-
quested to retire and this motion was
carried.
When the committee had been left
to themselves Mr.. Douglass moved thst
another convention be called, to be COM
posed of delegates to be appointed by
the candidates on the same basis as be-
fore.
Mr.. Dobie favored another primary ;
it was the candidates. fight and the
committee had nothing to do with the
matter of expense.
Mr.. Wilkins concurred in what Mr..
Dobie had said.
Dir. Graham favored Mr.. Douglass's
plan but wanted to limit the time the
convention should be allowed for max
ING the nomination.
Mr.. Cook asked what would be the
result if the candidates did not agree to
the plan.
Mr.. Douglass said as democrats they
were bound to abide by the action of
the democratic committee; they had
favored convention before and there
was no reason for not having another.
Mr.. Carter favored a new convention;
it was fair to all the candidates and put
them on the same footing they stood on
before the previous convention.
On vote being taken for q primary
only Messrs. Dobie and Wilkins voted
aye.
The motion was then made that a
convention be held at Sarepta Hall on
Monday next at IL o'clock to nominate
candidate for the House of Delegates,
and that each candidate be allowed to
name delegates to this convention on
the same basis as before. The commit
tee also suggested that the candidates
name new delegates-none of those
who had served in the previous con.
vention. On this motion Messrs. Do
bic and Wilkins voted no; Messrs.
Penn. Carter, Price, Douglass, Graham,
and Sweeney voted aye, and Mr.. Cook
declined to vote. The motion was
then declared carried and the meeting
adjourned.
When the doors were reopened a
small crowd was found in the corridors
and they, with the candidates, were
soon made acquainted with the action
of the committee. With few exceptions
the action was approved, it being gen.
orally agreed that this action was the
simplest and best solution of the diff
Guilty.
The ground is taken by many that
as the last convention decided TO con-
tinue balloting till one of the four can
d dates should be elected and as no
o her name can be brought before the
convention at this late date, the order
of the committee directing the candi-
dates to appoint delegates to another
convention was the safest course lett
cpsn to them. The convention called
before to nominate candidate having
failed to do so, another convention had
to be called. AS under the old ruling
the candidates alone were authorized
to name delegates. it is held that the
matter now stands just as it did before
the last convention and the candidates
having the right to name the same num-
b of delegates they did before, they
will be on the same plan in the new
convention on which they stood at the
previous one.
Messrs. Bendheim, May and Lips
comb said last night that they were
satisfied with the action of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Barley up to four o'clock this
evening had not made public what he
Intended doing in reference to the mat
ter.
To-day the city committee telegraph
ed Chairman Ellyson, of the State COM
mittee, stating what action they had
taken in the matter and asking his adj
vice concerning the situation.
This evening Chairman Ellyson re-
Piled stating that the committee has
full Jurisdiction in the matter.