Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-01
Republican Meetings.

The few republicans in this CITY y,
seems are divided into two factions sn1
Yesterday held two meeiiogs to eject Z
city chairman, a city committee anu
delegates to the congressional CONVEX
lion TO be held 10 Alexandria on the
l4tb The methods adopted yesterday
were similar TO those Of readJuster Gays
aud sayored OF sharp practice to say the
least In the latter part OF June the
chairman of the city republican com
mittee called at this Office and asked
that mention be made Of republican
ma,s meeting to be held at Schiller 5
Hall on July 81. No hour was men,
toned. The general impression seemed
to be that the meeting was to be held al
night. However, between Il ana
o clock yesterday meeting was held al
the home of Mr.. Frank Philips, Inc
chairman Of the committee, at when,
it is said, four persons were present anu
at which Mr. Phillips was reelected
chairman of the city committee. IL Is
also said that members of the city COM
mittee and delegates to the convention
were also chosen, but their names have
not yet been divulged. Just as Inc
Gazette was going to press yesterday
evening Mr.. Phillips telephoned to this
Office that a committee and delegates had
been elected and that their names would
be given out today, but it is understood
that Mr.. Phillips left for Norfolk last
night taking the list with him. OF
course there will be contest among the
delegates when the convention meets
here on the l4th. The matter OF The
city chairman and committee will be de-
cid I'D later.
Another meeting of the republicans Of
this city was held in Schulers Hall
last night. There were twenty-five
persons present. In the absence OF the
chairman, Mr. Frank Phillips, who had
held bis meeting, on the quiet, earlier
in the day, Mr.. J. A. Eggborn
vas elected chairman and Mr.. Paul
Hul6sh secretary. The chairman stated
that the object of the meeting was to
elect a city chairman and committee
and also to name delegates to the con-
rressional convention to be held IN
this city on the l4th instant.
Mr.. joseph L Crupper asked II an
official cali had been made by the
committee tor this meeting. The chair
replied that the call had been made by
the chairman OF the city committee some
time ago for the 3lst of July. As a
member of the city committee, he had
not been present at any meeting where
the committee had ordered call for this
meeting. Mr.. Crupper said that be did
not wish to object to the holding OF this
meeting, but be thought that these meet
logs should be held in an official manner.
Under the plan heretofore followed
uotice vas published 10 theGazetle ten
days previous 10 the meeting. In this in-
stance paragraph had been published IN
The locals of the Gazette stating thAt
meeting Of republicans would be held In
Schuler's Hall on July 3lst, without
saying at what time 1t would be called
to order. He thought that these meet
ings should be held in the same manner
as any other meeting; as It was now, the
republicans would be held up to ridicnl e
Tor conducting their affairs in such a
wsy. he did not believe in this slip
shod manner. As there were so many
representative republicans present, how
ever, he was willing to proceed with the
meeting.
Mr.. w. P. Graves said that so long
40 the committee had slip-shod chair
man, as was the case now, republican
affair swould go on in an irregular man
ner,
There we're no colored leOple present
st the meeting
Ailer some further exchange Of re-
marks the election OF chairman and
cily committee and delegates 10 the con-
OCCASIONAL convention was gone into.
W.P. Graves was elected city chairman and
tbe following committeeman were chosen
First yard, W. II. P. Kelly and Charles
Dean: Second ward. Charles n. Hancock and
s. A. Forrest; Third ward, j. A. Eggborn
and Fsul Hulfsh; and Fourth ward, frank
Evans, and Lorepsl Wolf0rd,
W. p. Graves, Charles NJ. Hancock, j. A;
EggDorn, and Joseph L. Crupper were elected
delegates TO the Congressional convention,
and Frank Boyer, s. A. Forrest, Charles
Dean, and Epmet Kelly were named as
al