Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-20
AT AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Result Of the Primary Election for the Nomi-
nation of Candidates.
commemorative Attorney, City Ser
Revenue Named-Giencral News.
Evening Star Bureau.
5g King street,

| Va. April 1888.
| The democratic candidates for the va
| rlou city offices to be filed at the election
in May will be as follows: Common
! wealih's attorney, Leonard Marbury: COM
missioner of revenue Charles II. Callahan:
| city sergeant, Vim. H. Smith This is the
| verdict Of the democratic primary election
held III this city yesterday.
| Wien the polls opened yesterday morn
| ing ii looked as though the contest for the
| several nominations would be a hot one.
| The vote, however, showed that in every
case the winning man had almost a walk
| over The friends of each candidate did
| a great deal of hustIing and made every
| effort 20 get voters TO the polls. The total
| vote cast was 1910 which is considered a
| faIriy large primary showing
| There was little CT excitement during
| the day. and, with the exception of n free
| hght at the first ward polls, everything
| passed eff quietly
The vote by wards is as follows: For
| city sergeant-Wm. II. Smith: First ward,
! 1G2: second ward, DIS: third ward court
house precinct. 26l: Friendship precinct,
251: fourth ward, 2R. VIM. b Dobie: First
| ward, 80; second ward. 101: third ward,
| court house precinct, 149: Friendship pre-
| c1nct, I'D; fourth ward, 1f3
For commemorative attorney-Leonard
! Marbury. First ward, 35S: second ward.
| 2b2' third ware. Court house precinct, :.G,:
| Friendship precinct, 300; fourth ward, III.
| Joseph FlaIigen. jr.: First ward IS: sec
| ond ward, "a third ward. court house pre-
| cinct rs; Friendship precinct, 40; fourth
| ward, 6S.
For commissioner of revenue-Theophilus
| Ballenger: First ward ia: second ward
| AZ: third ward. court house precinct, 1oi:
| Friendship precinct, ~: fourth ward, 1ol.
Chas- II. Callahan: First ward. 293: sec
| ond ward, 1s5; third ward, court house pre-
cinct Sn,; Friendship precinct, 26s; fourth
| ward, 80.
Totals: City sergeant-Wm. II. Smith,
| 1,2o3; Vim. II. Dobie. 1ot: Smiths majority,
| 1919. Comnonwealth's MISUNDERSTANDING,
l.497. Flanisen, 2Ss; Marbury's majority,
| 1.214. Commissioner of rcvcnue-Callahan
| 1.3So; Ballenser, $40; Callahan's majority,
| so
There was no contest for the offices Of
justices of the peace and constable.
| AS is usually the case when anything OF
| importance is going on, the people OF Alex
| dra look TO the bureau of The Evening
| Star for the first reliable information. The
| polls had hardly closed before those anx-
| ious to learn the result commenced to
| semble in front of the bureau. By O'clock
| it was absolutely impossible to get by with
| out crossing the street. AS fast tie
votes were counted the result was brought
| to the bureau by special mounted mes
| senger and posted on The Stars bulletin.
| board where ii was eagerly read by hum
dreds of the friends of the contestants.
| The crowd remained until the last vote
| had been counted and posted.
| The Stars bulletins furnished the cor
| rect information as to the result of the
| election for the Alexandria correspondents
| of the Washington morning papers. All
| during the evening the representatives Of
| the various newspapers in and around
| Alexandria could be seen anXiously watch
| ing the bulletins they came in. Tie
| Star has been much complmented today
for its energy in giving the people OF Alex
| andria the first reliable news of the results.
"Hiberpinn Night
Last night was "Hibernian night" at the
| ladies' bazaar, on Duke street. The voting
for the various articles was heavy, and il
is expected that handsome sum will be
realized. The contestants for the silver
water set Mr.. Peter Westlaken, Mr..
| Chris. Gill, Mr.. 10 " eideman and Mr.. kel-
ley; for the diamond brooch. Mrs. Claude
| Lennon, Miss Fannie Moore, Miss Salie
| Doyle, Miss Josephine Fegan are being
| voted for, and for the conductors lamp
| a. Brawner, L. Jones, j. Faulkner, l..
Pickett, Il. Crook, w. Whaley, X. Smith
and +. Hall are the contestants.
Funeral of J. w. Shinn.
The funeral of the late Jas. W. Shnn, who
died yesterday morning, will take place
| from his late residence, loo South Column
| bus street, tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
| Mir. Shnn was for number of years
| foreman of the round house of the South
| ern Railway Company in this city. He was
| a skillful mechanic and had been in the
| employ of the railroad company through
| al its changes for a period of forty years.
During the civil war ne a member
| of Company +, 18th Virginia Regiment. A
| widow and several grown children survive
him.
| Police Court.
| In the police court this morning Mayor
| Simpson fined William L. Webster s.. 80 for
| fighting and $3.50 for interfering with an
| officer; Lee Lash, s2.J0 for fighting; How
| ard Davis, who was mixed up in the same
| fight, failed to appear and his collateral
| of 81 was declared forfeited. This is the
general miN-up that occurred at the first
! ward polls yesterday. Alice Jones was
| fined $50 for vulgar and abusive language:
| Mike Carroll was fined 81 for drunkenness
| and disorderly conduct; Robert Posey on
| the same charge, was dismissed.
| Chrrter Granted.
| In the corporation court Judge Norton
| granted a charter to the Rorick Air Cush-
| ion Truss Company, the objects of which
| are to make and sell trusses and abdominal
! supporters. The capital stock is So 900
| Mr.. A. o. Brummel of Arizona is named
| as president. Mr.. A. +. Jameson qualified
| as executor of the estate of the late Miss
| Mary Jameson.
| Alexandria Cycle Club Meeting
| The Alexandria Cycle Club held regular
| meeting at the club house last night A
| number of matters of Importance to mem
| bers were disposed of. 1t was decided to
| send a communication to Mayor Simpson in
| regard to the recklessness of some riders,
| and also calling attention to those who
| ride at night without lamps on their
| wheels. DR.. NJ. w. O'Brien was elected
| surgeon of the club.
| BreViiles.
| The funeral of the late Peyton Bartlett
| will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4
| o'clock.
Electrician Colgan of the w. A. and Mt
| V. railway has rendered his services to the
| government for electrical work at Sheri-
dan Point and Fort Washington
The Alexandria Light Infantry went to
! Washington last night 10 attend the Ma
! sonic fair.
Mr.. Ed Meade. lneman of the electric
| light works, sustained painful In f,lry by
| fail from ladder at the Southern depot
| yesterday.
WITH INTENT TO KILL.