The morning times., 1896-07-18
FORMED 4 CAMPAIGN CLUB
Alexandria Democrats Hold q
Rousing Mass Meeting.
Officers Elected and Speeches Made
by Congressman Meredith
and Others. :.

A Bryan and sewan Club was formally
organlzeu ut well attended meeting held
in AlexaDdria last night.
The meeting proceeded to perfect an
organizatitD. By electing the following ofti-
GERS:
President, n. B. Harlow; first vice pres
ident, Col. Francis L. Smith; second vice
president, Henry stra uss; third vice presi-
dent, John h. strider; secretary, Will +.
Carne; assistant secretary, Roy b. Hassler,
treasurer, 8. H. Lunt.
Mr.. Harlow, on taking the chair. took
occasion to state that while his views prior
TO the DEMOCRATIC convention were not in
accord with the platform adopted at Chi
cago, he was Democrat who believed In
the wisdom of the ma jority, and submitted
TO the will Of the people.
Congressman L. Z. Meredith was the first
speaker introduced. He was glad To join
In the work which had called the voters
OF Alexandria 10 Assemble. He had heard
that the business men would not stand By
the nominee of the ChiCa g U convention. The
lie had been given the assertion by the
organization perfected tonight. He az
serted that 80 per cent OF the agriculturists
Of the country would Join in the fight for
principles OF the Democratic party. He
had served in the Fifty third Congress with
Bryan, and he knew him to be the instru
inent TO carry out the beEests OF the people.
Mr.. Meredith was followed by Mr.. II. &.
Bell. deputy commissioner of pensions o.
Washington, who spoke for a half hO Ir in
defense Of the financial plank Of the plat
form. :
Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb spoke of the ingrat-
itude OF the administration. Not q word
Of congratulation had been sent from the
White House
Tho last speaker was Mr.. Frank E.A nder-
son, OF this city, who made a striking
speech urging his fellow Democrats to
work from now until the Sd Of November
for the '.StOnewuii'' of the Democratic
party. The speaker was repeatedly in
terrupted by bursts of applause.
At the close of Mr.. Anderson's remarks,
the chair announced the appointment of
the following committee for the purpose
Of selecting an executive committee to be
reported at the next meeting OF the club:
ID. X. Stansbury. II. Snowden. R. T. Cook,
] ohm A Marshall, ami ]. NJ Hill.
The father or james Gilt, who was killed
by u train in the Wilkes street tunnel
Wednesday evening, will sue the Southern
Railway Company. The remains If the un-
fortunate man were buried yesterday in
The Union Cemetery Rev. ]. L. Nc
Dougle Of Trinity Church, conducted the
services.
Ground was broken yesterday evening
for the King street section OF the Pitt
street sewer.
The committee ON streets has decided not
to award the contract for running a sewer
on Fairfax and Prince streets. The lowest
bid offered is So, 200, and the Committee
believes the work can be done under the
supervision of the city engineer for about
SI,7OO.
Among those present at a german given
by the young ladies ur Fairfax on weeiHes-
day evening were Misses Rehecca danger
field and Lucy and Bessie Lee OF this city,
Peter and kleinschni dt OF Georgetown, and
Messrs. Howard, Minnigerode, danger
field, Wood, and Davis OF this city, Somers.
Callahan and Peter OF Washington.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans has
declined the invitation to attend the Con-
fedsrate reunion at Strasburg.
A number OF liquor dealers who have
recently been convicted and fined in the
police court for violating the law by
selling on Sunday. have been summoned 10
appear before the corporation court on
July 81. 10 show cause why their licenses
should not be revoked.
Mr.. Thomas F. Burroughs and Miss May
Risheill, who were granted q marriage
license in Washington on Wednesday have
not yet been married. 1t is understood
that the ceremony viii take place in this
city in few da VS.. at the home OF the in
tended bride on Duke street.
nOrthbound freight traino the Southern
Railway colided with two freight cars
which had been left standing on the track
about 4 mile south OF this city at 10
O'Clock last night. The cars were com
pletely demolished and the engine badly
damaged. The train hands were not hurt.
The track was blocked for two hours.
A passenger train was nearly due and had it
been running ahead OF the freight a more
serious accident would doubtless have
occurred.