Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-19

inaiion; if they had done wrong he was
willing to correct it; but he saw moth
ing wrong in what the committee had
done; he wanted harmony in the party,
so would move that a member of the
committee be appointed to go to Rich
mond, see Mr.. Ellyson, and ask him if
the committee had done wrong in or
dering anothing convention without
another primary. He wanted the
questions to Mr.. Ellyson put in writing
and wanted full notice given to all the
members of both committee to be pres
emit at meeting when Mr.. Ellyson's
reply was received.
Mr.. Sweeney said if the committee
had made mistake in calling con-
ventiop, the committee could and
would rectify it; they were not here to
make trouble, but to heal differences;
he wanted to get an answer from MIR.
Ellyson and did not want the conven-
ton to make nomination to be turn.
ed down by the State committee; he
wanted the question answered whether
the committee; has the right to call a.
convention he himself thought the
committee had such right; he would
have gone to Richmond in reference to.
the matter if his business had not kepc
him in the city.
Mr.. Penn inquired of Mr.. Sweeney if
he had not in his telegram asked Mr..
Ellyson this very question.
Mr.. Sweeney said he thought he had.
done so.
Mr.. Cook said he believed the COM
mittee had jurisdiction over the mat
ter but he wanted to know if the COM
mittee had done right in ordering a
convention.
Mr.. Sweeney said if Mr.. Carter's
motion was passed he would send some
one to Richmond to lay the matter be-.
fore Mr.. Ellyson and bring back an an.
sWer.
Mr.. Sisson moved to do away with
the convention and have primary,
all the candidate had acted seltishly; ii
there was another convention on Mon
day the delegates would go back there
and do as they had done before; he
wanted the people to settle the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Douglass suggested that the can.
didates send representative to Rich
mond with the one sent by the commit
tee.
MIR. Roothe said the only question
was whether the committee was right
or wrong in calling convention; Mr..
Ellyson had evaded this question.
Mr.. Sisson wanted the question re-
ferred to Mr.. Marbury, one of the State
committee, but this was objected to.
Mr.. Dobie said as Mr. Ellyson had
evsded the question, and had said the
committee had jurisdiction in the mat
ter, now let the committee, which had
done wrong in ordering a convention,
set matters right by ordering primary
Mr.. Carter's motion to send COM
mittee to Richmond was carried by
vote of to S-Messrs. Dobie, Wilkins
and Sissop.
Chairman Sweeney named Mr.. Gard
liner L. Boothe as the committee.
After some discussion as to the pro-
priety of postponing the convention,
and as to q suitable time for holding a
meeting to receive Mr.. Ellyson's reply,
the meeting adjourned till ten O'Clock
on Monday morning-two hours be-
fore convention has been called to meet.
After the meeting had adjourned the
candidates and others who had been
waiting outside were made acquainted
with the committees action and all
seemed to be satisfied.
Mr.. Rootne left On his mission to
Richmond on the early train this morn.
ing, as did also Messrs. Chas. Bendhei1n
and John May to represent their side of
the case.
Messrs. May, Bendheim and Lipscomh
have named their delegates to the con-
vention called to meet on Monday.
In answer to a message sent from this
office to Mr.. Ellyson to-day the follow
ing reply was received:
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 10, 1898.
Gazette, Alexandria. Va:
have decided that the call for a conven
ton on Monday nOxt is entirely regular, and
that the committee had the right to determine
by basis of representation and the spporton-
lnent of delegates for the new convention
]. TAYLOR ELLYsoN, Chairman
Another telegram received at this
office is as follows:
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 10.
Gazette:
Chairman Ellyson sustains the committee.
Convention legal and proper,
Chairman Sweeney this evening also
received telegram from Mr.. Boothe
stating that the committees action had
been upheld.