Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
scHULER's HALL.
James r. Cation May Consent to Be
Legislative Candidate-Gen-
eral Matters.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July Is, 1905.
The republicans of this city held con-
vention last evening in Schulers Hall, on
King street, for the purpose of electing
delegates and alternates to the state con-
vention at Roanoke, when candidates for
state offices will be nominated. There were
only few negroes in the gathering which
numbered something more than fifty peo-
pie. City Chairman F. M Phillips called
the meeting to order and CO.. r. p. w.
Garnett was elected permanent chairman.
Mr.. A. H Agnew was chosen secretary.
The following delegates and alternates to
the Roanoke convention We're unanimously
elected: First ward-Park Agnew, W. p.
Graves and Thomas H. Bayne. delegates;
R. E. Grover, ]. K. Schwarz and Charles A
Dean alternates. Second ward-R. II.
Hancock, James E. Johnson and F. NJ
Philips delegates; Joseph Drew, John T.
BOYD and Fred Didszoneit, alternates.
Third ward. A. Eggborn. Paul B. Hull
nsh and Joseph l.. Crupper, delegates;
Q. p. Angelo, Worth Hulfsh and John
Schwarzmann. alternates. Fourth ward
w. H. p Kelly, John Muley and ]. Frank
Carlin. delegates; Frank T. Evans A H.
Agnew and Louis Cheeseman, aIternates.
Delegates and a1ternates were also elected
as follows to local convention which will
be held In the near future for the nomina-
ton of a candidate for the state legisla-
ture: First ward-Herbert c. Graves. G. M.
jamin Greenwood, f. l.. Nayor and r. E.
Grover, alternates. Second ward-John T.
Boyd Harry Bales and F. NJ. Phillips dele
gates; S. H Forrest, Edward Hughes and
Martin Quinn, alternates. Third ward
]. A. Eggborn. Paul B. Hulfish and Joseph
l.. Crupper, delegates; Q. p. Angelo, Worth
Hulfish and John Schwarzmann, alternates.
Fourth ward-T. f. Kelly, r. P. w. Gar
nett and John Dewitt delegates; Frank T.
Quinn, S. R. Wade and John NJ. Young. al
ternates. There was no effort to place any
colOred persons the list.
Mr. Lewis p. Summers collector of in
ternal revenue for the sixth Virginia dis
trict, engaged the close attention of the
convention in a speech in which he scored
the democratic engagement of affairs in
Virginia and touched upon the state of the
citf government. Declaring that race
prejudice had disappeared in Virginia poll
tics, he said there was no longer any rea-
son why any white man in the state should
not vote with the republican party. The
speaker paid a tribute to Judge L. l..
Lewis, saying that he the best equip
ped man in the state for governor. Mr..
Summers expressed the belief that the eX-
istence of two strong parties in AleXan-
dria would do much to improve the mu-
nicipal government In that case he said
there would be no grass growing in the
streets, nor would there be any occasion
for grand juries to investigate any branch
of the city government. Throughout his
address Mr.. Summers was heartily ap-
plauded.
Mr. Paul B. Hulfish introduced a resolu
ton declaring that the republicans of
Alexandria commended to the people of
Virginia for their favorable consideration
Judge l.. l.. Lewis for governor of the state
and instructing the delegates from this
city to the Roanoke convention to vote for
Judge Lewis for the nomination for the
first place on the ticket AS a prelude 1t
was rected that the Republicans of Alex
andria recognize the deplorable condition
existing in Virginia, rejecting upon the
management Of our schools. our elections
and our finances, and the Importance of
electing to the governorship of Virginia
man of undoubted integrity, patriotism
and remedy present conditions" This was
unanimously passed. Other resolutions
were adopted indorsing Representative
Slemp and State Chairman Slemp in their
efforts to build up the party in the state.
Before the meeting closed addresses were
delivered by State Committeeman W. r.
King of Loudoun and Mr. Robert w. Blair,
deputy internal revenue collector, and 9TH