Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Republican Convention for 9th Congressional
District Fails to Name Candidate.
The Action Disappointing to Parti-
sans-PoIice Court Proceedings
General and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
12I King Street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, September l. 1898.
The republican convention for the eighth
Virginia congressional district, which met
i'll Sarepta Hal yesterday afternoon short
ly after l o'clock, adjourned, after about
five hours session, without making any
nomination for Congress. Mr.. Park Agnew.
chairman of the state committee, called
the meeting to order and announced the
purpose for which 1t had been convened
that is. to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress and TO elect congressional committee
and three members of the state committee.
Upon roll call by Mr.. William Brown,
congressional secretary, a large number OF
delegates answered to their names. Mr.. Il.
r. Campbell of Fauquier was nominated
for temporary chairman and elected by
clamation F. ID. Johnson, colored, of Stat
ford was elected secretary.
Upon assuming the chair Mr.. Campbell!
congratulated the party upon the harmoni-
Gus state of affairs which exists in repub-
lican ranks in the eighth district, and par
ticularly between the white and colored
voters.
The seats of the CulDeper and Loudoun
delegates were contested, and the matter
was referred to the committee on creden-
tials. This committee adjourned to an ad.
joining room and, after protracted sitting
presented its report, announcing that VIM
Brown and X I. Bolyn, both of Loudoun,
had been duly elected. The ousted gentle
men, Y. T. Brown and Jackson. were al
lowed ten minutes in which to speak on
me report from their point of view and
VIM Brown replied. On vote of 6S to %
the committees report was sustained with
the amendment that Jackson be given one
haf vote, the other half going to Boyn
The Culpeper delegates We're reported in
dorsed.
Two other committees-on resolutions and
permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES appointed by
the convention.
Inc temporary organization was made
permanent When the matter of nominat-
ing candidate for Congress was brought
up there was no name before the conven-
ton. Mr. Park Agnew, for whom so many
delegations came instructed, declined to al
low bis name to be presented, and no one
else seemed DESTROYS of the nomination
AS result the convention adopted resolu-
tons that 1t was inexDedient to make a
nomination at that time. and referred the
matter to a congressional committee which
was empowered to place a candidate in the
Held at any time when in it's Judgment
such action would be to the interest of the
republican party.
The three members of the state committee
are Iessrs. r. r. Campbell of Fauquier r.
L. F'latford of Stafford and Joseph L. Crup-
per of Alexandria. Maj. o. E. Hine of
Fairfax was elected chairman of the con-
gressional committee.
The convention adjourned sine die at
about o'clock, having had, with one or
two exceptions, an orderly sitting and
| having transa tted business to the complete
satisfaction of the republican leaders; but
the failure to make a nOmina ton is re-
ceiVed with some little disappointment by
people IN general. 1t is not expected that
the committee will place a candidate in the
field.