Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-24
OVER THE RIVER
Good Citizens Get Some Satisfaction
at the Polls.
new SHERIFF IN PLACE OF VErHCH
Disappointment at the Reelection
of Johnston.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY

The election in Alexandria county yes
terday resulted, as foreshadowed in The
Star, in the reelection Of r. w. Johnston
and William C. Wibirt as commemorative
attorney and county treasurer, respective
ly, and the defeat of Sheriff r. II. Veitch
by William H. Palmer The contest for
supervisor in the jefferson district resulted
in the defeat of Frank Hume by William
Duncan. The other officers elected were
HI. l.. Holmes, commissioner Of revenue
against whom there was no opposition, and
F. S. Corbett and A. B. Gunwair, county
supervisors from Arlington and Washing
ton districts. Jesse Pollard. ]. H. Lane
and William Harris were elected justices
of the peace in jefferson district, Robert
Munroe and William Henry overseers Of
the poor and I. Greene constable.
Johnston's majority over Douglass was
80; Wibert's majority was 2G2. Holmes
practically had no opposition.
In Alexandria City.
In the city of Alexandria the election was
quiet and the full democratic ticket was
successful, John G. Beckham being chosen
mayor over Paul r. Evans, republican, by
majority of 562. The others elected were:
Auditor, L. +. Price: corporation attorney.
s. G. Brent collector of taxes, P. F. Cor
man; clerk of gas. R. 7. Cook; lumber in
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wood and bark. Charles Goodrich.
First ward-Alderman. X. H. Havener.
Councilman, Hubert Snowden, E. F.
Thompson, C.N. Moore, Harry Burke. Mag
istCate. A. ]. Fair. Constable, James
Treakle.
Second ward-AIderman, w. H. Harbury.
Councilman. Frederick Klaus. John H. Stri-
der, Joseph Beach, w. E. Latham. Con-
stable, William Tatsapaugh.
Third ward-Alderman. George Hinken.
Councilmen, John T. Harrison. George A.
Mushbach, James r. Cation, John H. Green.
Magistrate. H. e. Holt
Fourth ward-Alderman, J. Clinton smoot.
Councilmen, l.. e. Uhler, Z. j. Fannon,
James McCuen. J. NJ. White.
The corporation election at Falls Church
for counclmen resulted as follows: Second
ward, w. H. Dolan and Geo. w. Poole.
Third ward, James c. De Putron.
Satisfaction in the County.
There is a general feeling of satisfaction
among the better class of residents of
Alexandria county over the results Of yes
terday's election. and especially over the
downfall of Sheriff Veitch. Better things
are expected in the near future, and the
hope is expressed that such laws as the
state has against gambling will be enforced
they never have been. One of the larg-
est owners of real estate in the county, end
man who has lived there for the past
thirty years, in discussing the results at
the polls, said to Star reporter this after
noon:
My only regret is in the election of
Johnston as commonwealth attorney. He
has already served one term, enough to
satisfy US that he does not intend to use
his best endeavors to wipe out gambling on
the other side am given to understand
that he is a frequenter of the races him
self. II he used the information he gets in
that way in the prosecution of lawbreakers
1t would be all right, but yet prosecu-
items have failed to materialize.
The New sheriff
GAS for Palmer. the rev sheriff." con-
tinued the citizen. II am of the opinion
that more can lie expected from him. do
not know him personally, but he has the
reputation among us of being an honest,
sober and Industrious man. and the general
impress sion is that he will do his best to
enforce the laws. Some time ago Sheriff
Fetch ra!ded a gambling den and captured
all the paraphernalia in the place.
THE law makes all such stuff contra
band. but, just the same, with the assist
ance of our sheriff, the head of the estab-
lishment got all his paraphernalia back
without much difficulty. I do not know
how he worked it. but the fact is that he
cid it. Whether gambling can be cleared
out altogether is a hard question, for that
class of people make a hard fight for a
place to ply their trade, but I think We
have a better show now than we have
had"