Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-27
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

rPNFsr l.. HOWARD NOMINATED FOR
CONGRESS FROM EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Republican delegates representing the
city Of Alexandria and the counties Of
the Eight congressional district met in
ssrepta Hall shortly after l o'clock this
afternoon and after nearly two hours
deliberalion nominated Mr.. Finest l..
Howard to oppose Mr.. Q. @. Carlin at
the polls in November. William Il.
King, of LoudOuD; Joseph l.. CruPpr,
of this city, and NJ. X. LoweT, OF
Louisa, we're also placed in nomination,
but each declined the honor.
The convention was called to order Dy
district chairman II. II. Dodge, OF Ma
nassss. and the secretary was >. w.
Gregg, of Loudoun.
The roll call showed that less
than one halt of the accredited
delegates were present and King
George was not represented at all. Oae
bespectacled colored individual was in
the room but not as a delegate and 1t
was said that he represented cclored
newspaper. Capt. De Zsregs, OF Lou
doun; Chss. /. Simms, OF Alexandra
county, and DR.. F. NJ. Brooks, OF FAIR
fax. were placed in nomination for per-
manent chairman but before the roll call
by counties vas completed it was moved
IN make the nomination of Dr. BROOKS
unanimous. Mr.. Gregg was msd' per-
msnent secretary. The following were
named on the committee on resolu iOna
W.P. Graves, Chas. |. Simms, K. T..
Hume. Edward Walton, j. b. Grayson,
w. B. King, B. A. Henson, W. Garter,
O. B. Merry and NJ. X. Lowery. Alter
a short recess this committee, through
its chairman, w. B. King, reported the
following resolutions
Resolved by the republican convention
of the Eighth congressional district OF
the State of Virginia, called to noml-
nate a candidate for Congress, That this
convention finds its platform in the bril-
liant record of the ten years administra'
ton of Presidents Mckinley and Roose-
welt particularly in opposition to the
trusts aud monOpolies and pledges the re-
publicans of this district SIS far as in their
power to advance he policies thus al
ready declared 49,; 1egun.
Resolved, further, that without claim,
ing the right to control the convention
of10OS of this district, this convention
desires to place on record its conviction
that II President Roosevelt continues 10
his declination to be the nominee of the
republican party for q second elective
term. the candidate for the presidency
10 be named in 1908 should be one
thoroughly identified with the policies
of President Roosevelt and committed to
their enforcement and logical develop
ment.
r. +. l.. Bouton moved that the con-
vention endorse George B. Cortelyou for
the next presidential nomination if Pres
ilent Roosevelt persists in his determis
nation not to accept a third term, and
his motion was carried by reclamation.
Mr.. Crupper then moved to go into
the nomination of q candidate for Con-
gress and when the question as to The
adyisability of making a nomination was
put several replied in the negative. This
brought forth speeches from Messrs.
Crupper, King, J. O. DePutron, Will
lard 2. Graves, Capt. De Zeregs and
Others, who deplored the disposition on
; the part of the republicans ofthe district
tn lie down before the demOcrats. II
was hnally decidedunanlmousy to make
a nomination and an effort was made to
force he honor upon Mr.. King, bat be
firmly declined on the ground that he
was in i'll health and had resolved thai
he would not be candidate for Con
gre.s until he had lived In the district
tea years
MIR. f. L. Howard, postmaster al
Herndon, Fairfax county, was ther
nominated and in a short speech &C
copied the nomination.
After the congressional convention haC
adjourned the delegates from Alexandra
CITY and county met and nominated Mr.
Frank Evans, of this city, for the hous
Of delegates. =.
The delegates from Alexandria cit,
and county and from Prince William
and Fairfax counties then nOminate'
Mr.. J @. Deputon, of Fairfax, for tn
State Senate.
The delegates from LoudOun and Eau
quier counties could not agree upon
candidate for "hoater' delegate for tn
legislature and left the nomination I
the chairmen of the two delegations I
be decided upon at some future time.
TIE EXCURSION LAST NIGHT
The excursion last night for the bene
ct of the members of the AlexaRdrl
police force was we'll patronized. In
steamer Charles Manchester arrived
this port from Washington at Z o'cloc
and took On board one of the largest ez
carsion parties that ever left this city
The wharf was densely packed with mel
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