The morning times., 1895-10-13
LIPSCOMB WAS CHEATED
He Had the Majority Of ConVen-
ton Votes in His Grasp.
LEADERS WERE TRICKY
Exciting Times i'm Alexandria During
the BaIIoting-IIlS Election Means
Extermimtion of Race Tracks and
Jackson City Thug>-Adherents OF
the Gamblers Combined.

For 4 few seconds yesterday MIR. A. A.
Lipscomb, the former Assistant District
Attorney Of this city, had more than the
majority of votes of the democratic con-
vention. which met in Sarcpta Han. Alex
andria, to nominate a candidate for the
house of delegates.
II arose from the fact that the delegates
voting for Charles Bcndhcim and W. II.
May unexpectedly combined with Lips
combs adhcrcnts, giving the latter
total of ,21I, or 81 more than was nee
csSary.
a wild scene resulted. the fric nds of
Lipscomb in the audience rising To their
feet, throwing hats in air, waving hand
kerchicfs and tumultuously cheering. The
opposition leaders. panic-stricken by this
unexpected happening, got together at
once, aud Bendheim's delegates We're in
structcd to withdraw from Lipscomb's
support, which they did before the fatal
announcement could be made by the
chairman, who gave every opportunity.
by his tardiness, to the anti-Lpscomb
element.
If the announcement of the vote had been
made before the withdrawal, Mr.. Lips
comb would have been elected candidate and
the knell of the st. Asaph and Alexander
Island race tracks and JacksonCity gamblers
would have been sounded.
The convention is of unusual interest in
washington for the reason that IL rcncwS
the old tight against the disreputable and
crooked elem ent in A lexandria county. which
was given set back by the failure to oust
Little Dickle johnson, tile illegally re-
elected prosecuting attorney for Alexandria
county.
AGAINST THE TRACKS.
Mr.. Lipsconib has pledged himself, If
elected, to Introduce bill to wipe out the
race tracks, gamblers and thugs. He has
the sympathy and support ofthe respectable
element of the city and county.
1t is stated IN Alexandria that Mr.. Louis
G. Barley is pledged TO support the st. Asaph
track and Mr.. Charles Bendheini, the Alex
ander Island and Jackson City sports and
thugs.
Mir. John T. Sweeney. chairman of the
city Democratic committee, called the
convention 10 order at 2:30 yesterday.
After each of the candidates had handed in
a list of his delegates the temporary organ
iZation of the convention was affected by
electing Mr.. George l.. Simpson chairman,
and the representatives of the press present
secretaries. On the motion of Mr. Leonard
Marbery the temporary organization was
made permanent. Mr.. Marbery also moved
egates be adopted for the government OF
the convention. Mr.. Hatley Norton. of
the Bendbem delegation. opposed the adop-
ton, as they dropped the name of the can
didate for office securing the lowest num-
Der of votes on each ballot, and after a
discussion the rules of the house were
adopted after being amended SO as to OBJ
serve portion of the rules.
The nominations being next In order, Mr..
john NJ. johnson placed that of Mr.. Will
liam II. May before the convention. Mr..
Charles Bendheim was nominated by Mr.
G. Hatley Norton. Mr.. Louis G. Barley by
Mr.. Samuel G.. Brent. and Mr.. A. A. Lips
comb by Mr.. Curtis b. Graham.
Seconding speeches were made by Mr.
George l.. Simpson for Mr.. May: Mr..
Robert Cox for Mr.. Bendheim; Messrs.
Henry Strauss and Leonard Marbery for
Mr.. Barley, and Mr.. r. Il. veltch for Mr..
Lipscomb.
The balloting was then begun and the
first seven ballots stood Bailey, 992; Bend
On the ninth and tenth ballots Mr.. May
threw his vote to Lipscomb, making the vote
stand Bailey, 992; Bendheim, $50; Lips
comb, 697.
The eleventh ballot was Bailey 992; Bend
beim, $50; LiIscomb. 216, and May, 4S1.