Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-19

cans OF this city nelO War0 meetings AT
o'clock Yesterday evening to elect
delegates to convention which was
held At Is O'Clock to elect delegates to
the congressional convention to be held
a, Culpeper tomorrow.
The fight between the oily white"
and the colored factions broke OUT
rash and resulted in double meet
s-. 1t is understood that the lilly
aes offered terms of agreement
N8ich were rejected by the colored fac
ton who feeling their strength
wanted the whole hog" While the
b.cserings were going on in the differ
Ell wards the "lilie's" or regulars held
t4e.r meetings, elected delegates and
adjourned. These delegates subsequent
ly met at Sarepta Hall, from which the
coored element was excluded, when
.hcy elected their delegates to the Gull
pepper convention and transacted other
business.
Fne First ward meeting was held at
tie shpyard when w. P. Graves, Chas.
Dearborn and G. a. Rowland were
eected delegates to the Culpeper con-
yen,ion.
The second ward meeting was held
10 he CITY Hotel when Norfolk kerby,
as. Johnston and Lee Lash were elect
delegates.
rhs Third ward meeting was held at
the old Court House when W. H. Nc
Cuen, J. P. Lash, Samuel Garwood,
r. j. Edelin,, Jas. Frazier and ]. l..
erapper were elected delegates.
The Fourth ward meeting was held
an south Washington street when II.
H. Kelly, J. B. Cornell, G. l.. Young,
Frank Evans and NJ. l.. Robinson were
elected delegates.
la each of the wards the colored men
also held meetings and chose their own
delegates
The city convention, composed of the
delegates elected at the ward meetings,
met at Sarepta Hall at 6 o'clock. Eight
sets of delegates-two from each ward
were present. but the colored mt n
were ignored and only those who held
tickets were admitted The color, d
men then retired and held a convention
elsewhere.
The regular convention was called to
order by City Chairman J. l.. Crupper,
VINO said he did so Ivy virtue of the au-
thoritv vested in him as such. He then
read the call for the convention and
also q notice for the election of con-
gressional committeeman, for city
chairman and for a city committee
.wo members from each ward.
Mr. Frank Evans was then elected
temporary chairman of the convention
and Mr.. G. a. Rowland temporary Sec
rotary. Formalities were dispensed
with and the temporary organization
was made permanent.
The following were then elected dele
Gates to the Culpeper convention: g.
A. Rowland, Chas. Dearborn, Thomas
burroughs, NJ. l.. Robinson, Frank
Evans, J. p. Lash, j. l., Crupper and
James Johnston. Alternates-H. H.
Kelly, G.. l.. Yonug, Il. l.. Lash and n.
Niroy.
The convention decided that in case
OF absence from the convention ofany of
.ae delegates those present be empow-
cred to cast the full vote Oft the city.
Mr.. w. p. Graves was elected MEM
Der of the Congressional committee and
Mr. J. l.. Crupper, city chairman.
1t was decided to postpone the cleo
ton of the city committee till next Fri.
day night when the delegates would
meet at the rooms of the white central
republican club on Fairfax street.
On motion of Mr.. ]. l.. Crupper the
convention endorsed Capt. P. H. Nc
CRull for Congress without instructing
the delegates.
The administration of Col. Lamb and
the State committee was also endorsed.
The convention was one of the
ouietest ones ever held in this city and
was in session but little over half an
hour.
THa CoLoRED CONFERENCE.-THE
following account of the colored fac
TONS convention was sent to this office
by one OF the participants:
The colored men elected delegates
rom the various wards, applied 10
the chairman Of the republican city
committee at Sarepta Hall yesterday
evening at six o'clock, according to the
call of the republican city committee,
and were told by the chairman that
they could not be admitted as delegates
and if they, meaning the negroes, de-
sired to go outside and choose three
delegates that the whites would agree
to 60 to the convention at Culpepel
without contest, and to be sure that
a rush would not be made the lieutenant
of police was on hand ITO preserve Oh
der. After a consultation with Mr.
Park Agnew and some of the
coored men, it was agreed that
each faction elect s delegates and
allow the "lily whites" to draw S from
the Is and declare that the Alexan-
dria delegation to Culpeper. This agree
ment was sent to the brother in black
and promptly refused and they decided
to elect contesting delegation to go to
Culpeper as delegates to the district
convention. The Mount Olive Baptist
Church, at the corner of Pitt and Oron
oco streets, was secured and an organi'
zation effected by the election of J. B
Turley temporary chairman and n. L.
Mitchell secretary. The committee on
credentials reported Il delegates from
the tour wards who answered to roll
call. after which Rev j. s. Green was
made the permanent chairman, arc
Robert l.. Mitchell secrt tary. II. ia
Mitchell took the floor and made
ringing speech, urging the colored mer
TO flock TO themselves; advocated the
organization of coldred republicans ano
said The white republicans of Alexan