The times., 1897-06-18
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Election of Delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention.
A Remarkable Facility for Voting
Discovers Itself In the
Third Ward.

Alexandria, June 17.-Ward meetings
were held tonight in the four wards OF
| this city, for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to the DemDcratic State con-
vention at Roanoke, Va, on August IL,
| to nominate candidates for governor, lieu
| tenant governor and attorney general.
| In the First ward, Alton Moore, j. ID.
| Stanton, Hubert SnowdeD, and Patrick
German were elected unanimously There
was a rumor of some, opposition In TINS
ward, but 1t did not Hlaterialize.
| In the Second ward John IL. Strider
received 30 votes, and Leonard Marbury
and George E. Price 50 votes each, and
! were declared elected, The other can
| didates received votes as follows: John
Harlow, g; Cuyiliier, II; Brill, 10, and
Messrs Flapigen and WV. Ballinger,
| IL each. There wereutwojtickets III this
] ward.
The Third ward meeting was very
| turbulent There were two tickets, but
the result was not received with harmony,
| and in the row which followed the ballots
| were destroyed.
John H. Greene was elected chairman in
| this ward, and his first official act was
| to put resolution, indorsing j. Eoge
| Tyler as the choice of the ward for gov
| ernor. This resolution was carried. Then
| came the fun. A resolution was oHercu
advocating James r. Cation for lieutenant
governor, and the chairman refused, IL is
said, to put the question. After DIS
] cussion between MIR. Greene and Council
| man-elect Brill, the tellers retired TO can
yass the ballots. 1t was then discovered
! that each person present must have nscd
| about six ballots in expressing his prefer
ence, and as the telIers saw no way or
: selecting the ballots to be thrown out, IL
was decided to destroy all of them, and
adjourn the meeting.
! In the Fourth ward j. T. Sweeney was
/ chosen chairman. Two tickets were he-
! fore this meeting, and the result was a
| decided unpleasantness and an adjourn
ment without the selection Of delegates
/ The delegates selected in the first and
| Second wards are understood To be di-
yi,iea on the governoiship, between j HoSe
Tyler and J. T. Ellyson. Resolutions favor
ing the candidacy Of J. X. Cation, or this
city, for lieutenant governor were adopted
{. in these two wards.
Meetings will be called in the Third
and Fourth wards at a future day LOT
the purpose of completing the list OF
/ delegates to which Alexandria is en-
titled.
I Ma jorG Gorge Johnston n,oneofAlexandna's as
best known and mCst respected citizens,
! died suddenly ut his home Oh North Wash
| ington street shortly before noon today
/ The deceased had been III i'll health for
some time, although his condition was
| not alarming, and his death was sur
| prise to his many friends and acquaintance.
Mai. Johnston was a son or tie iate
| Dennis Johnston, and was horn at West
| Grove, Fairfax county, July u, leZ9.
| He served ON Gen. Lees staff duling the
civil war. For over thirty years he was
vestryman of st. Paul's Episcopal
| Church. lie leaves a widow and two
grown sons.
Margaret Z. Darnell, principal If Hal
lowell School (coloredl, Will be married
on the 29th in staRt a Roberts Chapel TO
George E. Evans, of Newark, y. j.
CITY Sergeant t'Billy'' Smith appeared
I in a new role today. George Burke, col
oreG, was indicted Monday by the grand
| jury OF the corporation court for the
seduction OF Mary Baker, colored, and
| stood good chance OF Being employed
| at hard lauor for the State for series
| of years; Sergeant Smith, with the per-
| suasive eloquence which is Character
| istic OF his, had a good, old-rashloned
| talk with George, and convinced hin
! thaS il was better to work for Mary
! than for tie State. Hearing that there
was no money in the Burke treasury,
| he agreed to furnish the license, and
| J. NJ Hill, another citizen with Big
| heart, agreed 10 furnish refreshnea S.
| And now Mary and George are house
keeping and happy.
| Mr. E. B. Taylor, young member of the
| bar, tonight preferred charges to Mayor
| Thompson against Policeman Weston FL.
| Atkinson. Of using insulting language
and assault. officer Atkinson denies the
allegations. The mayor has called
special meeting of the police board for
next Monday night, when the charges
will be Investigated.
During a row at the brick yards in the
| county this afternoon, James Morris was
| seriously stabbed in the face by Frank
| Payne also colored. The wounded man
was removed to house in the brickydrds,
| where he received surgical attention.
| Payne escaped, and made his way toward
| this city Payne is q desperate negro, and
| is wanted by the police in this city, having
escaped from the chain gang short time
| ago
| A team of gray horses were brought to
this city today by Mr.. d. Sondheimer, of
| Washin gton, and offered for sale at the
| board of fire wardens for the use of Co
| iumbia Engine Company. The price asked
| was $3.50, allowing S100 for the hand
SOM gray in use by the company. The
| offer WAS declined by the board.
| In the police court today F. Hayes,
| charged with larceny, was assessed So. .45,
| costs in the case; w. d. Chichester, dis
! orderly con duct. fiued So; Alexander Riley
| charged with dsorderly conduct and threat
| ening language, sent to Jail in default Of
| $3.50 bond.
| William Lee, colored, was arrested
| this evening by Officer Davis for jumping
| on the electric cars. He was locked up
| at the police station.
Ernest Hall, arrested by officer Atkin-
| son, is detained at the police station
| charged with assaulting John Simms.
| Tobe Dickinson, arrested by Officer Hall
| for fisorderly conduct, is also locked up
At the meeting of Alexandria Council,
| Royal Arcauum on Tuesday night next,
| the twentieth anniversary of the order
| will be celebrated. The grand secretary
| of Virginia, James B. Banks, will be present
| and present to Mr. John J. Jameson a
| handsome past grand regents jewel, voted
| him by the grand council at its last
| session In Richmond. Other grand officers
| of the order are expected To be present.
| On Wednesday the deceased members
will be remembered by placing on their