Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE,
Excitement Over Democrat. Primaries
Tickets Tempered With-0eneral Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

AAcIt0hent OVor DemOCr0tls PRIMARIES
Tickets Tempered With-General Notes.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, August 81, 1891.
The excitement in regard to the democratic
primary election to be held in the several cleo
ton districts of the county tomorrow was
greatly augmented here today when the discov-
cry was made that the tickets intended for the
voters of Potomac district had been tempered
with. The custom heretofore obser we'd in re-
gard to primary elections is to have about 10. 900
tickets printed and delivered to the chairman of
the state central committee. who divides them
into packages in proportion to the vote of each
district, which packages are sent to the mem
Der Of the county committee for that district
for distribution to the voters on the dav of
election. This year. in the absence of Mr.
Spencer Watkins chairman of the state central
committee, the duty Of sending out these pack
ages was intrusted to Mr.. Spencer c. Jones
who attended to the business with his usual
promptness and all the packages appear to have
reached their destination except the one for
Potomac. This package was intended to be de-
livered to Mr.. Philip Stone: who resides at Po-
tomac, where the election is held.
but il was accidentally learned to-
day that it had not been delivered
| to him, but had been carried to Great
Falls. the package opened and the name of
Philip d. Laird, one of the candidates for NOM
ination to the legislature. had been scratched
from all the tickets. A report had also been
circulated in the district that Mr.. Laird had
withdrawn from the contest. Quite a number
OF these scratched tickets have since been found
| in the district by the friends of Mr.. Laird. 1t
has been evident for some weeks that deter
mined and organized effort being made
both secretly and openly to defeat him on all
manner of pretexts, but his friends claim that
| they never expected the opposition would stoop
so low as to resort to trick of this kind. All hon
orable members of the party here. both friends
| and opponents OF Mr.. Laird, are loud in their
denunciation of the outrage. and further inves-
| tigation will doubtless detect the perpetrators
Mr.. Thomas Rawlins, prominent farmer Of
PoOlesville district, died yesterday evening at
his home. in the eighty-eighth year of his age
Mr.. Rawlins was we'll known as one OF the first
agiculturists of this section OF the state and
was also prominent in all measures looking to
the improvement of the county. He was for a
number of years collector of taxes for Pooles-
vile district and had also held other public
positions. He leavesa large number of relatives
| in this state and Virginia.
| Yesterday evening Mr.. James Gingell a we'll
known and popular citizen OF Potomac district
died at his home near Cabin John in the eighty
first year of his age. Several years ago the de-
ceased suffered a stroke Of paralysis, from
| which he never folly recovered and which was
| the ultimate cause of death. He was the father
| of a large family of children, and his home has
| for years been known as the seat Of generous
hospitality.
Mr.. Thos. Dawson, real estate broker at this
place, yesterday sold to Mr.. Jonathan W.
Baker the farm of Mr.. Lee Offutt, known as
the Robertson place" about four miles west
OF this place, for $500. This is highly i'm
proved farm and has on it q gooddwelling
and necessary outbuildings.
Garrett Park was last night the scene of
brillint hop, which was largely attended by
persons from all parts Of the county and the
District. The dancing pavilion and grounds
| were brilliantly Illuminated and the social
pleasures were continued to q late hour.
| Jas. Dawson, esq. formerly a prominent
member Of the bar at this place and who has
for several years been located at Seattle, state
OF Washington, returned here this evening on
| o visit to relatives and friends. 8. A. NJ