Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-22
Former Postmaste.. of Alexandria
VIII Oppose Hon. c. c. carlin
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For Congress.


oressional district of Virginia, will be
again selected as the standard bearer
of tho Republicans OF the eighth dis
trict in the fight against Representa-
tive Charles C. Carlin, in the con-
oressional election to be held next
November. The delegates from Alex
andra city and the ten counties com
p1ising the eighth district are now IN
session in the Elks' Annex at the cor
ner Of Prince and Royal streets ana
il will be late this afternoon before
the work of the convention IS con-
cluded, as the defegats were late IN
arriving.
The convention was called to order
at one thirty o'clock in the Elks' An
mex by H. P. Dodge, Of Manassas:
chairman of the Eighth District Re
nublican committee with II. A. Sa-
rer, of Herndon, as secretary MI.
dodge stated he was pleased as wei
as surprised to see such large num-
Der of delegates present, on General
Washington's birthday. There were
$50 delegates present, divided among
the counties as follows: Alexandria
City. 10; Alexandria county. 7; Gull
PEPPER county, SO. Fairfax county, 10;
Fauquier county IS; King George
county, 8; Loudoun county, Is; Louisa
county, -; Orange County, s; Prince
VILLAIN county, s; Stafford county, ~.
All OF these counties were repre-
.;cnted by large delegations.
In addition to being nominated fol
Congress, Mr.. Crupper will be en-
dorsed by the committee for delegate
,t-large from Virginia to the Republ-
can National Convention at Chicago.
NJ. X. Lowry, Republican leader oil
Stafford cousty and a member OF the
House of Delegates, will in all pro-
liability be named as presidential
clector from the eighth district. John
;,rayson, of Warrenton, will likely
be named as delegate to the Chicago
onyenticn from the eighth district.
There seems to be no opposition to tn
.e-elcction of H. P. Dodge as chair
nan of the district committee.
The opening business CT the con-
yention, was the election of tempo
yary chairman and secretary. W. J..
Rogers of King George County for
yacr candidate for Congress on the
Republican ticket, was elected, ur-
animously. II. A. Sager of the Fair
fax county delegation was named
temporary secretary, with no OPPOSE
ton.
In short response, to taking inc
chair, Mr.. Rogers stated. that he was
pleased to speak before such a large
delegation of Republican members,
and that he had been u follower OF
that organization, for long period
Of years and had always honored the
way in which, that party had conduct
cd affairs.
A committee on resolutions TO be
made permanent, consisting OF one
delegate from each county, was nam
cd as follows:
Alexandria City: Thomas Bayne.
Alexandria County: VIM. H. Duncan
Culpeper County: W. J. Carley.
Fairfax County: Maj. Chas. Hind.
Fairfax County: C. c. Middleton.
King George County: II. j. Perre-
COY.
Loudoun County: J. w. Gregg.
Louisa County: 7. L. Wilwolk.
Orange county: R. W. Carter.
Prince William county. J. II. Dodge
Stafford County: n. X: Lowric.
Among tho delegates present were:
Fairfax County-Eelcgatcs: Ut. T..
n. Brooks, B. w. Middleton, Chester
Smith, Z. R. Merry, R +. farr,
/ j. c. DcPutron, e. L. S. Bcuton,
II. A. Sugar, &. II. Brashears 5.
II. Dctwilcr, R. A. Jellison, l.. l..
/ freeman, Haywood Davis, 5. IL.
Smith, J. n. Gibbs, M. Z. Church.
Prince William County II. +.
Dodge, J. H. Dodge, c. H. keyser,
w. L. Hauser, J. R. Hottie, c. 5.
Smith, Winter Owens, W. {. Warm
cr, H. W. Woods, Wallace Woods,
S. W. Burdge, Eugene Keyscr, Rich
ard Donavan, Benjamin Smith, NJ.
+. Davis, E. Hammill, j. R. Frick
, and o. K. Miller.
Alexandria city-John Schwarz-
, mann, David H. Robcy, J. I. Egg
+, born, Clinton Knight, II. 3. Quinn,
Samuel Haslctt,i Capt. Fountain
Bcattic, Thomas Bayne and Roy P.
Henderson.
Alexandria County-Delcgatcs: W.
r u,,,n,or w 7. McCloskey. c.