Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The re-
publican delegates elected at the
ward meetings last Monday night
met in convention in Sarepta Hall last
night TO eject delegates to the con-
gre-sional convention to be held in this
cirv on the 3lst and also to elect q CT :
committee and city chairman.
The convention was called to order
BY Mr.. J. l.. Crupper, city chairman,
who read the calls under which
the convention was held. He
then read the names of the delegates
elected at the recent ward meetings,
most of whom were present. There
were also quite q number of spectators
in the hall.
Mr.. J. l.. Crupper was elected chair
man Of the convention and Mr.. o.
\. Kirby secretary.
The chairman stated that the next
business was the election of delegates
to the congressional convention to be
held on the 3lst of August.
Nominations were being made by the
various delegates when J. NJ. Buckner
presented ''slate" bearing the follow
Ing names for delegates First ward,
G. A. Rowland and G. L. Seaton; Sec
ond ward; 0. n. Kerby; Third ward,
J. l.. Crupper, r. n. Wexford and j. Nj.
Buckner; Fourth ward, NJ. l.. King and
Decatur Thompson.
Montgomery Watson objected to cut
aud dried states, but his objection met
with little support and the above were
unanimously elected delegates.
The next business was the election
OF city chairman, and during flood
ofmotions c0lored delegate objected
to members speaking without rising
from the ir seats.
Mr.. Crupper was then unanimously
reelected city chairman and returned
his thanks for the compliment. He
promised that during the next two
years he would endeavor TO serve the
republican party to the best OF his abil'
ity.
The election of city committee then
followed. Nominations were begun
aud some discussion ensued as to the
mode of procedure. r. n. Wexford
produced another "slate" with the fol
lowing names for city committee: First
ward, G.. A. Rowland and Shadrack
Jackson; Second, o n. Kerby and AL
Lucas; Third, S. J. Smith. j X. Lee, J
W. Payne and S. N. Garwood; Fourth
Thos Burroughs and w. A. Carter.
Stephen Pritchard objected to
States" particularly as he had been
called down for nominating man not
of his ward for delegate. During fur
Their discussion motion was made tc
lay the SLATE" on the table but it was
lost. Finally the "slate" was agreed tc
e-cept as to the Fourth ward aud the
-5egstes from that ward were
given leave to retire so as
TO select their own committeeman
They soon returned and w. A. Carter
reported that they had agreed to name
VI. l. King aud Decatur Thompson
!orcity committee instead Of Thomas
Burroughs aud w a. Carter. With
til charge the slate was then elected
The next business was the election
or member of the Eighth Congres
slona district committee. J. NJ. Buck
uer and c. l.. Seaton were placed II
Aomlnation and the vote stood Bucknel
-, Seaton :, and on motion of the lat
Ter the former was declared unani
mously elected.
While the ballot was being taker
Montgomery Watson stated that while
The Fourth ward delegation was TEN
porarily absent from the hall someone
mad stolen his hat.
The following resolutions were
adopted after which the meeting ad
journed:
Resolved, Thst we, the republicans Of Alex
AndrlA city, in convention assembled for thu
election of delegates to a Congressional con
Venhon and for other purposes, renew ant
affirm our tehef in the doctrine of protec
lion and sound money
nat we endorse the wise and patriotic ad
Illustration Of President Mckinley, and es
peeially his war policy. His manifest en-
-e9yoT to settle our trouble without thu ST
H.tfaaent ol wsr. his euorgcHc proseeut0ne
IL when once declared and his evident ant
Sodl desire for peace when attained will
honor ana glory to flag and country, hiss On
IeSTcd him not only to all true republican:
out also 10 the on'ervative people wthou
LoSArd 10 nartE -.