Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-18
TCoMMUNICATED.
THE OLD DOMINION CAMPAIGN
CLUB OF VIRGINIA.

Il
CLUB OF VIRGINIA.
The above named organiz atom, COM
posed of the leading colored citizens OF
Virginia, held their first meeting at
627 south St. Asaph street Monday
night with the President, VIM. A. Car
ter. in the chair, and Steward l.. d.
Thompson, secretary.
After brief address by the chairman
on the political issues Of the day and
defiHing the position and condition Of
the Virginia negro politically, several
new names were added to the list and
also number of names of colored men
of the rural districts of the State were
offered for membership and referred to
the proper committees.
A series of resolutions was offered
and passed unanimously endorsing the
present republican administration; the
President, VIM. Mckinley, for the mas
siye work accomplished for the Ameri-
can people in the present humanitarian
war with Spain; Hon. Park Agnew,
chairman of the republican executive
committee, who has been successful in
bringing the Wickham faction to such
terms as was necessary to consolidate
the republicans in the old mother State.
Resolutions of coincidence for Bismarck,
Germany's ablest citizen, soldier and
statesman, and also resolutions OF re-
spect for the late A. W. Madells, a
hard working republican who died in
this city recently, were also adopted.
A circular of recent date, signed by
several well-known colored citizens Of
Washington city and a few VirginiaDs,
was very carefully read by the
secretary and discussed for some
time from the floor, after which res
olution was offered endorsing the regu
lar republican organization of Virginia
marshalled by Park Agnew. 1t
was adopted without dissenting vote,
from the fact that the two elements
or factions of the grand old party have
been brought together and are now
working tremendously, and the circular
showing very conclusively that in the
judgment of the gentlemen who issued
it, framed it, or allowed the same to
appear over their distinguished names,
have aspirations for executive Office
higher than that of anything else,
while the people OF the grand old com
monwealth, the majority of whom are
nimicsl to the Walton ballot law, to
gether with other political difficulties
is dangerous to republican interests,
feel that there are matters OF greater
interest to the whole people than Office
for Washington men. who come here
to vote The colored convention al
legged to have been held at Charlottes-
vile, Va, from which were ue'ned col
ored candidates for Congress, in the
approaching congressional contest, was
denounced from the fact that Virginia
doesn't need colored men OF Washington
city to come TO Virginia to run for Con-
gress for democratic price, republican
place or plumber, whose services
we have during national cam
paigns only. We have decided if
Washington can nominate without the
people or delegates we will let them do
the voting to elect congressman. AT
ter several stirring speeches q motion
pre- vailed to issue circular calling on
republicans ever WueIe III virginia W
support, and vote for the regular nomi.
nees of the regular republican organiza
ton, and that the 80 per cent. of the
republican vote which the circular
claims to be colored, who are capable
of electing the Charlottesville card
dates, are not available, as they cannot
win in county conventions, and in turn
cannot be controlled on election day
Therefore the circular will urge the
people of the grand old commonwealth
10 ignore the Charlottesville moon.
sinners at the polls, who are looking
for executive Office only and recognize
and vote for candidates of the regular
republican congressional district conven
tons, branding all others as republi-
can party wreckers. The meeting ad
journed, after which the uaual recep
lion was given and many toasts re-
spon1ed to. The club before adjourn
ing decided to hold regular meeting
every month.