Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18

OF the city held ward meetings last night
TO elect delegates to the State conven-
ton which meets in Roanoke August
l1th.
The meetings in the First and Second
wards were conducted in all orderly
and business like manner, but in the
Third and Fourth wards the meetings
were without result, many of those
in Attendance res 'r'ipg to ballot
box stniling, putting cut of lights,
SC, which brought about 80 much
confusion aud disorder that the
meetings adj burned without delegates
having been chosen. No one seemed
to know tire object of the stuffng OF the
boxes-whethe it was in the interest
of the candidates for Governor, Lieut.
Governor or Attorney General, and
many left the meetings in disgust say.
ing that such proceedings were dis
grace to the city.
The FIRST ward meeting was held at
the Concordia. Mr.. W. B Dobie presid
ed and Mr. K f. Knight acted as sec.
rotary.
Messrs. Alton Moore, ]. D. Stanton.
Hubert Suowdeu and 2. f. German
were placed in nomination for dele
gates and there being no other caudi.
dates the chair was instructed to cast
the ballot OF the meeting for those gen.
temen.
Mr.. J. NJ. Hill moved that the delegates
90 80 the convention uniuStructed eX
cep. for Mr.. j. T. Cation for Lieutenant
Governor. This was adopted as was
also resolution endorsing the Chi
.cAgo platform and w. ]. Bryan. The
following WAS also adopted
Resolved, That the delegates elected
at this meeting are instructed to sup
mort iIr. james R Cation, of this city,
for nomination as candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor on the ticket to be
dominated ut Roanoke, August 1lth,
1897. and that The delegates elect.
ed be empowered TO select their own
alternates.
The Second ward meeting was held
at the Mayors office with Mr.. w. d.
Marbury in the chair and Mr.. X. III.
Latham as secretary.
A ballot for delegates was taken
which resulted as follows: l.. Marbury,
80. G. f. Price, So, J. H. Strider, 40;
J. M. Harlow, is; c. n. Cuvillier, II;
]. I. Birrell, Is; w. NJ. Ballenger, II:
]. r. Flanagan, II and the three first
named were declared elected.
The same resolution as passed at the
First ward meeting was offered and
after some debate was adopted.
The Third ward meeting was
held at the old Court House with
Mr.. ]. H. Greene as chairman and MIR.
ID. r. Stansbury as secretary. The fol-
lowing names were placed in nomina-
ton for delegates J. L. Harrison, G.
w. Bon;z. G.. l.. Boothe. l.. Brill, w.
A. Smoot, c. Bendheim, Richard Cox,
s. II. Lunt, X. Kemper, Q. b. Mar
shall, ]. w. May and J. II. Greene.
There were three tickets circulated,
but the names of several of the candi-
dates were on al the tickets. There
were upwards of 200 voters present
and when the chairman, secretary and
two telIers retired to the booth TO
count the ballots it was found that up
wards of 1000 tickets were in the hats.
A discussion Immediately arose among
those above mentioned as to what
should be done in the premises ana
after some confusion, by order OF Inc
chairman, the ballots were burned
without having been counted. The
crowd waited impatiently to hear the
result of the ballot and when it was
announced that the ballot had been
S,urned majority of those present lott
the meeting, roundly denounclrg the
proceedings, while some of the other
Soitered about the place discussing the
matter. Uuarreling, etc, while others
almost came to blows. The meeting
dissolved without electing delegates
Before the ballot was taken a resolu.
ton to instruct the delegates was voted
down and the following was adopted
Resolved, That the democrats OF the
Third Ward of Alexandria, in mass
meeting assembled to elect delegates 10
she cubernatorial convention, do most
heartily endorse the national demo
cratic platform adopted at Chicago IN
July. 1896. =, r. w. T
Resolved, That in the Hop, VIM. j.
BRYAN we recognize the great leader OF
democracy and the champion OF the
masses of the people and that we pledge
him our support in his efforts to restore
prosperity to this country by the res
toratiou of the money of our constitu
tion-the free and unlimited coinage o.
both gold and silver at the legal ratio
of 16 to l. ,,.oe
Resolved further that the delegates
FROM this city be instructed to present
This resolution to the State conVen'
dion and use all honorable means &c
procure its adoption. -,
The Fourth ward meeting was held
in Mifflston's wheelright shop, on 20
lumbus street near Duke, with Mr. )
II. Sweeney in the chair and nr. ). )
RYAN as secretary.
The following candidates for dele
gates were placed in nomination NJ
?. Vincent, T. II. Ficklin, +. l.. Smith
R. T. Cook, c. r Davis, o. F. Carter,
Frank Spinks, J. A. Marshall ano
Champ Walker.
Soon after balloting had begun the
lamps were extinguished, and when
they were relighted the number OF bal
lots showed remarkable increase. Bal
loting was resumed amid confusion
when the lights were again put out and
tickets by the handful were thrown II
the box. The chairman denounced
the ballot as fraud and the tellers
announced that they would not count
the tickets. Amid confusion recess
was taken until 9 o'clock in order that