Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-28
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.


i Hall last night to nominate delegates o
| the district convention, which meets 81
Manassas on April 21st, and to the STATE
convention, which meets at Stauntop
on April 29d. The convention was
iu session not over half an hour and
during that time not 'pint OF order"
! was raised, and those who were in al
tendance to see the fun went away dis,
| appointed. Everything was conducted
according to the plan prearranged, and
! the proceedings were unanimously
! unanimous.
The convention dragged little like
the wheels of locomotive with out
little steam, but it did the work just
the same.
To begin With, there was a delay In
| getting in the hall, either because the
| janitor had failed to turn on the gas or
some mischievously disposed person
had cut off the fow-probably the lat
ter. While the delegates and mana
| gers were waiting for the lights to be
turned on a number OF colored men,
who had been elected delegates at the
''kickers'" meetings held the pre-
vious night, and their friends
gathered in the hallway and made
pertinent remarks concerning the
treatment that the negroes are re-
ceiving at the hands of the "lilies,." and
some openly avowed their intention OF
voting the democratic ticket at the
next election, saying that they have
been fools for not having done 80 Dc,
tore. When they asked if they would
be admitted to tine convention they
were told fatty mo-" and this deter
mination was carried out strictly, Tor
not colored man was admitted 10 the
hall. The admission was by tickets,
and these were given only to white re-
publicans, and a number of demo
cratic spectators. The "lilies" say they
drew the line Intentionally and are
willing to stand or fall by the result.
They say they are tired OF "paying the
freight" and then standing the chances
of being sold out at any time By negro
politicians"
They also say that the negroes have
cot to vote the republican ticket any
wy, and that if the party is run by
" tie men it will be strengthened and
become more Influential in the city and
S ate. The colored men, on the other
band. say that the lilies" want to run
things so that in case the next Presi.
dent is a republican they. the lilies,
can parcel out the few offices to be I'LL
ed to suit themselves. Last night just
before the convention met several OF
the colored "kicker's" delegates asked
Officially" if they would be admitted
} to the convention and on being told no
they left and proceeding to another part
of the city held meeting of their own
where they elected delegates to the
district and State conventions and
/ ventilated themselves on the treatment
they had received at the hands of the
"lilies." They still say they will fight
the "lilies" in the district, State and
national conventions. To say that they
are very indignant at being EXCLUDED
from a republican meeting is putting it
in the mildest form.
Last night after the gas had been
turned on and lighted at Sarepta Hall,
and after several whispered conferences
among the managers, the convention
was called to order by Mr.. ]. l.. Crup-
per, city chairman, who said he did so
by authority vested in him as such.
He then read the call for the conven-
ton and also the list of delegates elect
ed at the ward meetings held on Thurs
day night who had been certified to
him as being entitled to seats as dele
gates to the convention. He then an
bounced that the first business was the
election of a temporary chairman.
| Mr.. Thos. Burroughs nominated MIR.
Edward Hughes and he was unani-
mouslY elected, whereupon Mr.. Crup,,
per appointed Messrs. H. H. Kelly and
| P. R. Evans to escort Mr.. Hughes to
the chair.
Mr.. Hughes returned thanks for the
honor conferred upon him and an
nounced that the-next business was the
election of q temporary secretary.
Mr.. J. E.. Johnston nominated MIR.
]. P. Lash for the position, and he was
elected without a dissenting vote.
The Chair announced that as there
were no contesting delegates there
would be no committee on credentials.
Messrs. A. B. Travis, ]. E. Johnston,
s. N. Garwood, and Il. II. Kelly were
appointed committee on resolutions,
and, on motion of Mr.. G. w. Bell, the
temporary officers were chosen the per-
manent officers of the convention.
In few minutes Mr.. Kelly present
ed the following as the report of the
committee on resolutions, and it was
unanimously adopted:
The republicans of Alexandria city
in convention assembled, reaffirm their
firm and unyielding adherence to the
doctrines and principles of the great
national republican party, and uuquali-
fiedly and enthusiastically endorse asour
candidate for President the nominee of
the St. Louis convention. Recognizing
in our State chairman (Col. VIM. Lamb
that fidelity to party, his spotless char
acter and his great executive abilityemi.
nently fi5 him for the chairmanship and
for one of the delegates at large to the
st. Louis convention, we instruct our
delegates to the State convention and
urge upon them to use every honorable
means to retein him as State chairman,
and elect him to St. Louis.
We heartily endorse our fellow
townsmen, the Hon. Park Agnew, for
| delegate from the Sth district to the St.
Louis convention.
The chair announced that the next
business was the election of delegates
to the district and State conventions;
whereupon Mr.. Thos. Burroughs nomi'
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