Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-14
JOHN +. RIXEY NOMINATED.

Sth district which met in this city at u
o'clock Wednesday closed its labor at
II o'clock last night. No COMPRESSION
al convention which has assembled in
this city since 1880 occupied SO long a
time in making nomination. There
was a complete deadlock from the time
it was called to order until after 8
o'clock last night when it became APP
parent to the most obdurate that some
thing should be done to facilitate mat
tiers or the convention would be com
PEELED to adjourn sine die without &C
complishing its object.
When the recess was taken at half
past 8 yesterday afternoon it was for
the purpose of allowing committee OF
friends of the different candidates to
arrive at some agreement by which the
deadlock could be broken, and it was
confidently expected that when they
should report at 6 o'clock, at which
hour the convention would reassemble,
some mode would be recommended by
which q nomination could be made.
But when the gavel fell and the report
of the committee was read the assem-
blage was disappointed to hear it stated
that no plan by which the convention
1; could be untangled had been reached.
1t was very sultry, and members and
spectators began shedding their coats
for another protracted siege. Rain had
commenced to fall and amid its roar
upon the tin roof, the rolling of thun-
der and the flashing of lightning the
mill was started up again and the
grinding out of ballots was resumed.
They showed no change in the temper
of the convention, the friends Of slhe
respective candidates showing no dis
position to abandon their favorites.
Coleman, the colored "orator" and
Lawyer" appeared in the hall before
the convention was called TO order and
the crowd called loudly for him, but
falling to get the chairman's consent
for him to speak be left the hall with
out unloading himself.
The convention was called to order
at $50, and after the committee had
reported that they recommended no So
luton of the difficulty which confronted
the convention, the Seth ballot was or
dered. 1t resulted: Willard 216S,
Meredith 1858, Rlxey 523S, McCabe
3535, Anderson 1892 alexandria &
vote).
The 37th ballot showed but little
change in the situation except that
Alexandria cast her vote for Mushbach
The 3Sth ballot was also without ef-
feet. Mushbach secured 1922, and be-
ing the lowest candidate was dropped
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr..
Frank Hume, of Alexandria county. of
fered resolution providing that in fu-
ture no candidate could be renominated
after having been twice dropped.
MIR. Kean, OF Louisa, saw no way out
of the difficulty by the adoption of the
resolution. He said the convention was
in the second day of its labors. and il
should be apparent to all that aspiraots
for the nomination whom it would be
impossible to nominate should stand
aside. This was the democratic way to
do. He was loudly applauded.
1t required two-thirds vote to adopt
the resolution and it was lost.
The 30th ballot showed the same OBJ
duracy, and after it had been announc
ed Mr.. Hume moved to adjourn sine
die. Several members seconded the
motion, but when it was put it was
voted down by decided majority.
An Alexandria county man nominal
ed Mr.. John M. Johnson, of this city,
and on the 40th ballot be at first re-
ceived one hundred and odd votes, but
before the result was announced this
was changed and they were added to
the figures of one of the other candi-
dates. On this ballot Anderson receiv
ed 1922, Loudoun having cast its solid
vote for him. Meredith having receiv
cd the lowest number was dropped.
At this juncture the proceedings had
become monotonous, and it was still
more apparent to the most conserva'
tive members of the convention that
change in the rules was inevitable, and
when Mr.. Gordon, of Louisa, arose and
in logical speech showed the necessity
for the change his idea was adopted BY
more than two.thirds of those present
His plan was the same which
had been proposed by Mr.. Hume
and others during the early stages
of the convention and which every
one knew would eventually be resort
ed to. 1t was to preclude the renomi.
nation of any candidate after he had
been dropped twice.
MIR. Moore, of Fairfax, and Mr.. Pop
kins, of Loudoun, adopted Mr.. Cor
don's views in appropriate remarks,
and the resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
The candidates before the conven-
ton were now Rixey, McCabe, Mere.
ditb, Anderson. Willard, Mushbach
and Ashton.
The 41st ballot stood Mushbach
SO. Anderson 1918, Rixey 5246, Nc
Cabe 2919, Meredith 26l5, Ashton
1884, Willard 216S. Mushbach was
dropped.
On the 42d ballot Anderson received
1922, McCabe 2913, Rixey 5246, Mere
dith 234O, Ashton 1884, Willard 2l6S.
Ashton dropped.
49d ballot: McCabe 3O07, Rixey
6566 Meredith $780, Willard 2l6S, An.
derson 1922. Willard was dropped.
44th ballot: McCabe 1921, Rixey
6SS4, Meredith $3.50, Anderson $3.50.
The latter was dropped.
45th ballot: McCabe 47S9, Rixey
1895, Meredith 4429. The latter was
dropped.
1852, Willard 4754. The latter was