Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-01
A STORMY SESSION.
EIGHTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
MEET AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MUCH DISORDER At TINES.
Both whites aud Negroes Were In
Attendapce-Yemb Of the state
Committee Chosen-Rumor kbout
Third virginia Regiment. -a.se

ALEX ANDRIA. VA. August Sf.-(spe-
cial)--The Eighth District Republicans
800 whites and blacks--about equally d.
vIded and representing every portion OF
the ten counties, assembled here In little
Sarepta Hall about o'clock to-day and
talked, made motions. and occasionally
shouted until $50 this afternoon. when the
hall was pretty dark. A local band. COM
posed only OF horn-blowers. made music
stated Chairman Agnew opened the meet
ing with short speech. saying the at
tendance was very gratifying and cx-
planning that the object Of the gathenns
was TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF nomi-
mating a Republican candidate for Con-
gress and eiecting three members Of the
State Committee and a chairman and sec
rotary OF that body for the district
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
After roll-call Local-Chairman Crupper
nominated r. r. Campbell. of Fauauier,
"a temporary chairman. There was no
oppositton. Mr.. Campbell read brief ad-
dress about some friction In the party
hereabOuts In the past, but which now
seemed TO have gone where the wooooiho
twineth. He denounced the civii-serVics
rules smoke highly OF the Mckinley ad.
ministration, and supplemented TO what
he had written, with remarks about what
the Republican party in Virginia had done
for the colored race.
Then F. r. Johnson, coal-black, from
down in Stafford was chosen secretary,
as was also r. w Carter, Of orange, who
declined the honor but aided materially
l l.. .oixtn.v In.v,, tina fniuuteg
Major Hine. OF Fairfax. moved that va
rious committees be appointed, and this
was finally done. The temporary officers
were made permanent. but not until thers
| had been a long and hot debate CROWNS
out of the declaration that Mr.. CampDell
was not delegate.
A VERY HOT TIME.
The chairman beat on the table with
chair-leg. and the band was repeatedly
called on 90 play. Aany articles OF csoth'
ing we're removed 10 prevent exhaustion.
some Culpeper delegates then asked u
| be seated and there was another wrangle'
! after which a recess was taken. The com
mittees were announced and the Culpepef
| people were seated and a sergeant-at-arms
| chosen. He was hardly the right man, Tor
he was unable 20 check some very lVely
scenes These were caused. first by the
adoption of the reports. and then by tbs
contest between Yardey Brown and VIII
| liam Brown. both of Loudoun. lardley
had been sent down as a delegate, whiis
| william came as an alternate. Both nave
many friends and pandemonlum reigned
| supreme at times. william got the seat.
II was getting dark when the meeting
adjourned. and the hall was almost smok-
ing hot. The Brown talk had tired most
completely out.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The state Committee was made up with
Joseph l.. Crupper Of Alexandria; II. l.
| Flatfoot. OF Stafford. and X. b. Campbell
OF Fauquer.
Major O. f.. Hine Of Fairfax. was chosen
district chairman. and resolution was
offered transferring 10 this committee the
settlement of the question as TO eNpeui-
ency Of running candidate against Hon.
John f. Rixeyl
| A act OF resolutions complimentary 10
the Mckinley administration. disapprovlng
the civil-service law OF to-day. denouncins
the Virginia election Law and Democratic
party everywhere. and expressing syInpa-
thy for sick and wounded soldiers OK the
Spanish war and their close Kin. was OF
fered. and adopted with enthusiasm.
Upon motion OF Delegate Eliyson. OF |ui-
peper. the convention adjourned
The convention showed that the colored
voter can stil be relied upon 10 stand Win
the Republican party hereabouts
Il is reported that several commissioner
officers have, through Governor Tyler, not
only obtained a stay In the order obtained
by Messrs Agnew and Carlin, mastering
out the Third Virginia. but the war De-
partment has revoked the order. rms
seems 10 come from good authority ana
some believe General Butler, who Is near
bv to-day. may have hand In II Also
Information from Camp Alger neither con-
firms nor denies the report
} Paulus Brunette, q mue-driyer from 81.
. Asaph's. died OF hemorrhage and typhoid
fever al the inhrmary last night lie was
from Lynchburg
John Haislip, Of lower Fairfax, Is dead.
He was 50 years old,