Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-13
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Alter the GAZETTES report c!OSeu
Yesterday evening the convention con-
tinued its session for an hour and a-half.
The committees having reported and
the nominating speeches having been
delivered there were cries of "Vote,"
and balloting began. The first vote re-
suited:
Anderson, 17215; Ashton, 1880; Nc
Cable, 1857; Meredith, 233S: Rlxey,
52S5S: Willard, 2l6S: Mushbach, 3l5.
The vote of the counties was as follows:
Alexandria, 1907 for Anderson, 315 for
Mushbacb; Alexandria county, l445
each for Anderson, McCabe and Rixey;
Culpeper, 1861 for Rixey; Fairfax, PIGS
for Willard: Fauquier, 2l6 for Ashton,
sos for McCabe, IA for Meredith, 2l34
for Rixey; King George 564 for Ash
ton: Louisa, 322 for Meredith, DIG for
McCabe, los for Ashton. $50 for Rixey;
Loudoun 2719 for McCabe; Orange S26
for Rixey, SIC for Meredith; Stafford
40 for Ashton, Mushbach was drop
ped.
The second ballot showed no mate
rial change, except that Anderson re-
ceived all the vote of Alexandria city.
On the third ballot Ashton was drop
ped, ne having received the lowest
vote. The vote still showed no mate
rial change. Fauquier divided its vote
with McCabe, Meredith and Rixey.
King George went for Anderson, which
produced great applause. Most of the
other counties distributed their votes
among all the candidates, the delegates
showing no disposition to nominate any
one. Rixey on this ballot secured
G0279 votes, McCabe 3417i, Anderson
26605, Meredith 2656, Willard PIGS (the
vote OF Fairfax. The latter was drop.
ped.
The announcement Of the 4th ballot
showed decided deadlock, and mo-
tions to adjourn until half-past eight
O'Clock were made and were answered
by deafening cries of mo"
On the 9Th ballot the Alexandria del
egation renominated Mushbach and
cast its entire vote G9S2) for him. The
other candidates showed no material
gains.
Ashton was dropped on the 9th bal
lot, and Alexandria divided her vote
with Mushbach and McCabe.
1t had grown intolerable hot in the
hail by this time, and motion to adj
journ until half-past S o'clock was
adopted.
At the appointed hour the hall was
packed to overlooking, and so oppres-
sive was the temperature that the dele.
gates and spectators dotted their coats
and piled fans vigorously, while boys
passed through the audience selling ice
water at one cent glass.
The 9TH ballot showed no change.
Anderson had been dropped, but he
was renomnsted again, as were also
Willard and Ashton, and the same see
saving voting was resumed.
The Sth ballot was also without re-
suit at which time Mr.. Moses Green, OF
Fauquier, arose and moved that the
convention nominate Mr.. Rixey by &C.
clamation. He did this, he said, in the
interest of harmony and for the sake OF
sweltering humanity. The faces OF
some of the delegates at this time re-
sembled boiled Holsters.
Mr.. T. II. BevaD, of King George,
nominated Mr.. R. W. Moore, of Fair
fax. This created tremendous ap-
plause and the yelling which followed
continued for over minute.
Mr.. Moore arose and said he fully ap.
preciated the compliment, but he was
no candidate, but was in the convention
in the interest of another gentlemen.
1t would be an undesirable blot on his
character to ruu under the circuni
stances. Numbers were not disposed
TO listen to his refusal, and incessant
yelling was kept up. Mr.. Green with
drew his motion concerning Mr.. Rixey
and the Moore boom seemed to have
absorbed everything. Mr.. Moore an
nounced his declipation amid cries OF
''vote!" it being supposed he was to be
nominated nolen0 rolenS. The vote,
however, showed the convention was
not ready for such procedure, certain
ly not at that time, as the result show
ed no material change from previous |
ones.
The balloting proceeded monotonous.
" until the 18th was reached, when
Meredith made squirt and obtained
71S7 votes, and on the 18th Anderson
forged ahead and with Alexandria's
1882 and some from Culpeper and other
counties secured 4l50 votes. This an
nouncement was received with out
bursts of applause which were deafen-
ing.
On the next ballot Mr.. Anderson oh
tanned 1901, which produced more vo
ciierous cheering. King George, Fair
fax. Prince William, Orange and Louisa
contributed to him on this ballot
The next ballot strengthened him still
more and the announcement of his vote
$3.50 brought down the house. But it
required nearly $1,000 to nominate, and
the convention still seemed far from
the end of its labors.
The next ballot showed q decided
drop in the thermometer of Alexan-
dria's candidate, be receiving but 2123,
and on the 18th, and last, his vote stood
1907.
At this juncture it became apparent
that no nomination could be made at
the Eight session and that the huctua-
lions in the votes for the different can
didates were intended more as compli-
ments than anything else, at least in
most cases, and the bedrsggled multi
tude were signing for cool air, soda
water and, when it was concluded to
retire from labor 10 refreshment and
meet again at 10 o'clock this morning,
and shortly after ten o'clock the con-
vention adjourned. aT
Notwithstanding the intense heat