Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
AFFAiRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Scenes of Wild Disorder at Two Ward Meet.
ings Last Night
City Democratic Committee Interposes
CharRcs-POlice Court Cases.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. June IS. 1897.
Meetings were held in the different
wards last night for the election Of dele
gates to the democratic convention to be
held at Roanoke, August H. In the first
and second wards the election of delegates
was conducted in an orderly manner, but
never. perhaps. in the history of the old
city has such disgraceful scenes been wit
messed as were at the third and fourth
ward polls.
In the third ward John H. Green was
elected chairman. Mr.. Green undertook to
call the meeting to order at 1870 o'clock.
which was half an hour before the time
named by the city democratic committee
This action of Mr.. Green's has been very
severely criticised. His rulings were be-
yond doubt the most eccentric ever at
tempted to be made by a chairman
The old court house on North Columbus
street was thronged with voters. When
MT. James X. Cation of this city was an
houhced as a candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor the crowd almost Immediately turned
INTO a mob and a shout that could be
heard for squares went up of MOI Nor
NO. At this point Councilman Louis
BRIL- enc of the candidates for delegate to
the convention arose and announced that
he was ]. Hoge Tyler man, as Mr.. 7
iayior Ellyson had to he coaxed over to
the Bryan forces. and he would stand by
MIN hrst. last and all the time. Mr. Brill
nad hardly finished making this announce
ment when loud cry of Down with Brill
and Cation went IN
AS soon as quiet was partially restored
MT. Brill again arose and moved that the
G Cheis De instructed to vote for Cation.
chairman Green was opposed to this. but
nnally vote was taken. 1t was impossi-
pie to decide which side won, owing to
the excitement but after half an hour of
hghting the ballots were burned
during the proceedings narrated above
Councilman Brill and Chairman Green bJ
came engaged in a personal alteration
and had it not been for the interference of
friends 1t would doubtless have ended
seriously.
The disgraceful scenes and excitement
at the fourth ward were very nearly a
duplicate Of those at the third. During
the progress of the balloting some one blew
out the lights, and began to stuff the bal
lot boxes to such an extent that Chairman
Sweeney adjourned the meeting until to-
night.
In the first ward Mr. William b. Dobie
was elected chairman. and the following
delegates were chosen: Messrs. j. ID. STAN
ton, Alton Moore. Hubert Snowden and
p. F. German. At this meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates elected at
this meeting are instructed to support Mr..
James r. Cation Of this city for nomina-
ton as candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor on the ticket to be nominated at
Roanoke August IL. 1897. and that the
delegates elected be empowered to select
their own alternates. And. be 1t further
resolved, that the delegates for the remain
der of the ticket go uninstructed
The Chicago platform and William j.
Bryan were unanimously Endorsed.
In the second ward Mr.. William Fl. Mar
bury was chosen chairman, and the choice
of delegates resulted as follows: Leonard
Marbury, Geo. E. Price and John III. Strider,
Resolutions similar to those passed al the
first ward were unanimously adopted.
At the third ward, just before the 1allot-
ting for delegates began. the following
resolutions were adopted, which was about
the only business transacted:
Resolved, That the democrats of the
third ward of the city of Alexandria. in
mass-meeting assembled to elect delegates
heartily indorse the national democratic
platform adopted at Chicago in July Last
Resolved That in Mr.. William j. Bryan
we recognize the great leader of de-
mocracy and champion of the masses. ana
pledge him our support in his efforts to re-
store prosperity by the restoration Of the
money of our Constitution, by the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
at the legal ratio of 16 to l: and be 1t iur-
Their
Resolved That the delegates to the state
convention be instructed to present this
resolution and use all honorable means 10
procure its adoption.
a called meeting of the city democratic
committee was held this morning, and II
was decided to hold primary election for
choice of delegates for the third ward Mon
day afternoon, between the hours of and
o'clock. The meeting then adjourned I'M
Ill clock tonight when it will be decided
at what hour and how the delegates for
the fourth ward shall be selected.
Police Officer ReDorted,