The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-02
| MUSHBACH IS DEFEATED.
An Interesting Fight for The Eighth Dis.
triCt Nomination.
MANASSAS DECLARES FOR MEREDITH.
The Fourth District Republicans Meet In
Fsrmville To-Day-Brady and Thorp
Open Headquarters at Different
Hotels-A Hot Fight IL Expected.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, June i.-SpeciaL-
Full returns from 'to-days Democratic
primary gives Anderson l56 majority
over Mushbach. emitting Andoring 10
sixteen OF the tweny y-eight city delegates
10 the congressional convention. Nearly
eighteen hundred votes were cast. Mush-
bach carried the First ward by seven
majority. getting his only four delegates.
as few tickets were scratched. Ander-
son carried the other four with excellent
majorities in each case. Some OF the
heretofore strongest men were beaten by
many almosg unknown. such men as
eAMayOr kemper, Brent, Bailey, Bril-,
ana bendhein went under. OF anderson
delegates Messrs. May, George IL. His,
the cracker manufac turer, and SounSss-
man StrldeH were about the only ones
Regarded as being able 10 get any votes.
or MushDach delegates none are SPEAK
ers. While IL was great sLa2rlse, IL -
positively clear that the race-tracA
issue was PREDOMINANT, and that oniy
Democrats were allowed TO VOC. anu
there was little or no scratching.
The anti-race track people simply came
out and voted against Ihe Jelseymah
with Virginia attaShments, while IL Ailis
Mushbachs chances, II does not make
Anderson ) calling and election sure, IoF
every weakness means Strength ior ia
dith. II not the field. Musnpach strus-
gled manfuly and died hard.
The charges OF the use OF money, espe-
cialiy in the First ward, are not suo,
Stimulated. The general opinion Is that
anti-race-track feeling did II.
yne ngnt was IA rafting n8ht, eaeh
man having some worthy, influential. and
old timed, as we'll ae young and acl.e'
Aiexandrlan5 to press his claims; Ai.
Anderson Is a young lawyer, VINO nas
for several years held posltiou an tne
Interior Department In Washington, ana
has risen from an ordinary cierhsinf
under civil service rules 10 become thc
head OF the law department OF the zen,
sion Bureau. lie Is an Alaudihian nhu
handy more than thirty, ana an aiuinhus
OF Richmond College. lie also pfacuceo
law in Richmond for ume. As spS"A
er he has become very popular, ana Is
known as AleAandrias orator 70 many
with "A weakness for such. since tno
campaign opened Mr.. Anderson mas ve.h
making pretty speecnes rlshl anu ici',
and ali around through the country piaSeS
of the district as we'll as al Town gain
erlngs both social aud mercahthe. All.
Mushbach, on the other hahu, mas on'y
been candidate for "A lew "eSns, ,,..'t s,nr
has merely announced himself, anu onsee
Nj Audeltons speeches, ietteis' ctS''
with a few posters, ana nalllhs CAM
palsn lies" In the columns oi 'he h.NNs
papers. These gentlemen edhhe toee 80. -
nrstty soiidiy one night last week on 'tic
question as TO whether ward meellnss u
y su nrnnary was to be held. MIR. MushDach
favored ward meetings, whist MI Al Al.
derson favored primary, ana hu"iiy
when IL came down Tor the eAp.nss 20 ~
rooted By the two candidates, MI. Ausn ha
bach gave in and "A primary was 'ne
'0'1' NTI-RACE-TRACk.
Against MIR. MushDach The an'i-race-
track sentiment was used for All IL was
worth. and it is said that various otsanrn
zafIons that had been faNoIeu VIZ, VIZ
sneeches by Mr. Anderson were preay
snlid for him as well. Ihere S".hs IN
charges and counter-charges as 70 ,s'',, ~
instruction of delegates, one slIe holu,n,s
that MIR. willard would be AnuStao,a ,
second choica while the other na,' ~.
,ained that Mushbach's were SOLO s ios
MIR. Meredith. OF course tnls was oxe
an Alexandria affair, and thouSn Az
andria has the strongest deiegauon, II an ~
hv no means sure tnat AleAahuiia S"''
dictata who is TO be nominated; -,
The situation Is, therefore, sun miNeu.
each county of the district havl"s
strong man. but II looks to me as utmpes.s tny"s
,he sfraws point 10 young MI NIttl1rnst
Of Fairfax, and should ne De n',,,.' !.
AGAINST and the money question: oeov'ne 4nn,v
ae. aeai'ns - reiterote ex-Mayor henry
lane,,ss' q likely TO be the man.