Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-23

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WsATAhr- to.night; fair Friday; warm
.s,iaa '1o% t,nTnoon northeasterly to north
:.,Trisy aiie'iVO@
ss.rsiais a.. % .bs
no;t o'as i. ci x was that at Schuler's
hsllin 'nl 1i vi Of the Lamb wing OF
Hal l' sah Iisr party. There were
sooni ~ pre- piy9 about equally divided.
Cd men a use was called to order by
The neS'iP1 ash. VINO said he did SO
NJ. J9 '.asn Of me city committee and
pch'lFg,sAanc - with the instructions Of
is'ccSGI5pnsir-oo Lamb. He then read
ssie ll'" . : NJ Col. Lamb requesting
tie c.fsu', 10 be held in the various
n;'iins' ID eitcs of the State to eject
cutie 4 , :" : ale convention to be
It'd Lyaca2Tq ~ Cbas. W. Dearborn
t,.o na'n,@ chairman and w. N.
8 itDpV mo- latter colored, secretary;
!, e. 6. su took the chair aud
NJ "; , 2spI the meeting was ready for
bl FL i..b moved that committee OF
=. NJ M 10 appointed on permanent or. or,
f'' Dc np' This was adopted and the
l''l'uo , named F. L VanAuken;
caaifnps ..ne r J. EieIin, white, and
9'e'. D s.yngle;on and Moses Stephens.
S.lPai ' - the committee. They
e'.oisu, NOTED ]. ?. Lash for perma-
iaiaEo a5 5lnan. ". n Jackson for Sec
nsn! ep" and v. H. Clump for ser
Is.' n;..'.ayms and the report was
adopted. La tho Meeting for
NJ 5,a Lr' c,nierred, which he said was
tue nJrV unsolicited. He said a meet
e.. II !syen or ten men had been held
las u ,.s 'cf,r night, who claimed to rep
'1' ,,a VIEWS OF 1900 republican
!e.'.. o ,Sl civ. At the meeting to-
WI ia said he invited a free expires
n's1, ~ n rbonrh Of me republican voters.
'J gs rb4n s-ated that the first business
~ ,be snnointment of q committee to
s'ns q delegates to the State conyen-
. aa.1' o. then named F. l.. VanAuken.
S SDs. \ VasIr T. H. Bayne, Ralph Sin
e oa'o, and Moses Stephens, the last
two colored, as the committee.
~" Ths iollowing names were banded in
:. dasgates First ward-C. W. Dear
h. harm I. Il. Bayne, W. P. Graves and
RAM Coleman, Second-J. L. Lash, w;
y yestmsn, Ralph Singleton and
a. I.cob Bank; Third-T. J. Edelin,, d.
en- ysIj., Chas. Maggie, J. P. Lash, A. A.
Tsrarld. F. L. VanAuken, j. NJ. Buck
psr, ". y. Jackson, Alfred Lane,
Moses stephens aud John Madella,
Fourrb-W. H. Crump, J. D. Brown, L.
G O'Neal, ". Il. Hammond, VIM.
Brswner, Henry Smith, jr., and Mont
gomery Watson.
The committee reported the 26 names
a. given above and they were unanl-
nonsly chosen as delegates to the State
This CITY is entitled to but Is dele
csles bu Col. Lamb wants a big con-
vao,ion 20 aseh Of the Alexsndria del
esstes will nave but one hslfvote
The chairman then appointed G. ".
Dearborn T. Il. Bayne, A. A. War
field, ". \. Jackson, w. ?. Graves,
J. D. Brown and Henry Smith, jr., as
the committee on resolutions. The
retired and soon reported
the following, which was received with
applause and unanimously adopted:
Whereas Section l, Article /, of the pres
ent plan OF organization of the republicans OF
Virginia Iesds as follows; There shall be
State Chslrmnn elected by the State conven-
ton, Therefore be il
Reiolved, by the republicans OF Alexandria
IN mass meeting assembled, that We hold these
lscis are iniisputsole-th Hon. VIM Lamb
IS the present stste chairman of the party. he
having been elected such by the last State
convention Hon. Park Agnew, by parity of
reasoning is not the party chairman, never
having been elected by a State convention.
Further We repudiste and denounce as
iooI.ive the revolutionary attempt OF the
"Irnnyrstes' proxyed State committee to
1slTp the partys rights by the selection of a
State chairman
wepledge unto Col. Lamb our feslty as the
party chairman aud We send this delegation
IN Obedience to his call to the Lynchburg con-
'si.on Of October 5 as representative Of Al
'i.ntris EepubiCsnism.
This msss meeting of republicans regrets
th tho State committee were unwilling to
eea' The wishes of the republicans of this
saie and give them what they desired, q
Sa.e convention and ticket
LAS convention does not believe that the
isasCns given by the committee for failing to
a5 convention are tie real ones.
Ss5o!ved. LIST, The republicans Of Alexan-
WIS, IN mSSs meeting assembled. can point with
S =, 10 The administration of Vim Mckinley.
MIN the setting OF the sun on November 3rd
W. confidence, the harbingeI of prosperity,
VS. restored, sud thus far, since the inaugura-
S'9' his administration has been an uuquali-
I'D Success.
;, .Hd. We enter our most emphatic protest
- 'le civil service reform law as now ad.
mustered snd demand that such modifica-
.'a Dc made, that the friends snd not the
Ss'lie' Of the administration shsll transact
=. business, and to that end We pledge our
" ". only to those for public Office who
-. ~ hNS"n to be opposed to such an un-Ameri.
ar policy.
ing
se.olved. 1st, That our delegates be in
I~j y, 10 vote at Lynchburg for Bon. Jas.
D. D, "skeF Tor Governor Of the State, for Hon.
~ =. SGtSnil FOX Lieutenant Governor, snd
,,1 "S'Ten $ Lurty for Attorney General
F 5 .'os " there Is any show Of their nomina-
:. assolved. 2nd, That thi. msss meeting
i, -. ,sPl1icans assembled endorse the caudi-
I.:,. o. Hon E. !. Lewis for Delegate to the
s o,s'A'eTe aud urge every republican to
'' =, earnestly Tor his election.
AoseS Stevens and others ohiacted