Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-29

moon or tonight. fair by w 1nes-
moon cooler; brisk TO high easterly
1rocRATIc CLUE MEETING.-The
,,,- meeting of the Bryan, Sewall
.o7 Gxey Club was held last night.
p-.-denl Harlow presided and Mr.. j.
" May acted as secretary.
as reported that the club now
aer5 nearly SEQ members.
etter was received from Senator
seward declining an invitation to adj
dr,. Tue club, as engagements in the
vs.. would prevent his visiting this
cia.
ys- ated that Mr.. Rixey would adj
l.. ne club at an early date and in
Ms to speak have been extended
81 Mor Faulkner and Mr.. Stilson
INNS.
Iae canvassers made report stating
satistactory progress was being
,.s5t and it was stated that joint
-sar-ag of the city democratic commit.
,.e sad the executive committee of the
oh. would be held at an early day.
The committee on resolutions,
through lis chairman, Mr.. D. R. STAINS
Irt. submitted the following:
Whereas. the Governor of Virginia,
CHARLES T. O'Ferrall, has renowned
his democracy and joined the aid So
cetv of the republican party, and
Whereas, the democratic party has
elevated him from county clerk TO Gov
-aar and as Congrt ;sman he voted
Divers times for silver: be it therefore
~EesoIyed, That we. the Bryan, Sc
and Rixey Democratic Club of the city
OF Nexandria, 10 regular meeting as
led. censure him for his apostasy,
eaalemn him for bis duplicity, and in-
.ic aim fcr betraying his party"
Fle reading Of the resolutions was
reerved with applause. and several
moved JAeir adoption.
Nlr.J. r. Beckham thought the reso-
lF.iou- TOO strong: it must be remember
el that Gov. O'Ferrall was the Govern
or of The whole State; the resolution
a.l Condemned the Governor for
rising rom an humble to all exalted po.
sitiou for which he should rather be
commended: he thought it was not
policy to drive men from the party; the
time might come when we might have
toasl others to take us back into the
party He favored modifying the reso-
lUu0us.
A voice But he has left us"
Several members thought the resolu-
lions not strong enough and that the
Governor was doing every thing to de.
Feat the democratic party which had
made him. they thought he could not
be too severely censured.
Ir. j. 7. Sweeney saw no use in
oic6ng out the Governor for such
severe censure when others had done
u-t as he had done;;" he thought Il O
best rebuke would be to treat him with
silence.
Mr.. Chas. Cuvillier thought the reso-
Uuous not too severe, as the Governor
had deserted bis party; he bad no use
.ol gutter, and thought the Gov
ernor should be branded as a traitor
Fine Governor, he thought, had never
leen a sound democrat.
Mr.. Harlow cautioned conservative |
,cton and said it must be remembered
hat Gov O'Ferrall was the Governor
If Virginia. He asked the club to con-
'ider if it was best to take action on
he matter He thought, however, that
he Governor was clearly wrong in what
ne had done.
Mr.. Stansbury thought the adoption
li the resolution would show that the
democrats OF Alexandria were not in
accord with the Governor.
Messrs. Sweeney and Beckhem favor
ID the recommittal OF the resolutions.
Capt. ". II. Smith opposed such &C.
ION and favored the adoption of the
resolutions as Gov. O'Ferrall had Joined
nose who were enemies of the party
which had made him and was now
engaged in trying to defeat the demo-
cratic party.
Mr. Frank Spinks favored amending
The resolutions so as to include all
others who had acted as Gov. O'Ferrall
had douc.
The motion 10 recommit received but
two votes and the resolutions were
iaen passed with but one dissenting
vote
Chairman Sweeney, of the city COM
mttee, stated that he had appointed a
committee to collect funds for the can.
yass and that they would start on their
rounds at once. Mr.. Sweeney also
4ialed that he had large supply of
literature for distribution.
The chair stated that the hall was
open every aight and invited all MEM
hers TO come and bring their friends.
He also asked for financial assistance
TO help pay the expense of the cam
luign saying that the democratic party
mad no trusts TO draw upon while the
republicans had millions. He hoped,
however, that no democrat could be
induced to sell his vote.
An invitation from the Virginia dem
otrauc association of Washington to
meet with them next Friday night on
which occasion Mr.. Stilson Hutchins
VIII deliver an address, was accepted
by the club.
STOLE AN ALBUM.-Georgianna
lewis, colored woman, who has
eyeral times been convicted OF petit
larceny, was before the Mayor this
morning charged with stealing an al
onm from the residence of Mr.. Edward
sullivan in the western part ofthe city.
tt seems that the woman entered the
mousse pretending she had something to
sell and while there picked up an al
oum ana secrcted it in her bosom. She
then went to Hattie Douglass's house
AnI ntllf. hrn liz