Evening star., 1899-04-18
Great Interest Manifested in Coming
Democratic Primary.
rHE RIVAL CANDIDATES For MAYOR
Other Offices Are Exciting spir-
tied Competition.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 72 King ST.,
Rell Telephope No 1OR-

Bell Telephone No. 1O6
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 49, 1899.
Not for several years has there been such
deep concern manifested in this city over
the result of democratic primary as is
shown in the contest which takes place to-
| morrow. The interest is largely in the may
! orally fight, but it is not by any means
confined to this. The contest for the office
of city auditor will perhaps be close, while
the many candidates for common council
and aldermen are making an energetic can
vaSS.
The friends Of Mayor George l.. Simpson
and ex-Mayor Luther Thompson, the candi-
dates for mayor, are predicting success for
their respective candidates.
Resulting from the intense interest, much
money will change hands after the returns
are known. Several bets involving consid-
cradle sums were made yesterday, the ODDS,
it is stated, being three and two to one on
Mr. Simpson.
Every house in the city will be supplied
with tickets this evening, and it is stated
on good authority that a circular will ac-
company the Thompson ticket.
other Candidates.
The other candidates for the various posi-
tions are as follows City auditor, f. F.
Price and E. H. O'Brien; corporation at
torney, Gardner L. Boothe; clerk Of gas
L. L. Monroe; tax collector, P. E. German;
inspector of lumber, ]. L. Adams and j. T.
Langley measurer OF wood and bark
Charles Goodrich.
First ward-Board of aldermen, K. H.
Havener and ]. M. Hill; common council
Hubert Snowden, William P. Wools jr.,
Alton Moore, c. N Moore, Peter Aitcheson
]. H. Trimyer, Harry R. Burke and A. W.
Melchior; constable, c. E. Meade.
Second ward-Board of aldermen, FREQ
,
John H. Strider, Henry Boader, William
Desmond, W. E. Latham, George Darcy
Joseph S. Beach, c. c. Pelton, A. H.
Thomson and Lewis Craft.
Third ward-Board of aldermen, l.. Nor
gan Davis and Thomas w. Clark; common
council ]. T. Harrison, B. B. Smith, Louis
Brill, John H. Greene, George A. Appich,
Albert Bryan, ]. Fred Birrell, F. ]. Paff
magistrate, F. Lovejoy.
Fourth ward-Board of aldermen, w. II.
Sweeney and John M. Johnson; common
council, Theodore H. Ficklin, l.. E. Uhler,
E. E. Lawler, George Schwarzmann. r. n.
Crook; magistrate c. o. Sipple and }. l.
Downey.
Memory of StOnewall jackson.
Lannon's Opera House was crowded to
the galleries last evening with friends and
members of R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, the occasion being an address on
"stonewall Jackson" by DR.. Hunter Nc
CURE Of Richmond.
On the platform were seated the members
of the local camp, in uniform. Several out
of-toWn guests were present, among them
being J. Kydd Douglass of Maryland, who
was a member of Gen. Lees staff; DR.. John
S. Powell of OccoQuan, surgeon general OF
the Grand Camp, and Maj Robert Hunter
Of Winchester.
Dr. Mcclure was loudly applauded when
he appeared on the rostrum. In opening
his address, he spoke of the qualities which
ed
renown. jackson, he said, possessed these
characteristics to high degree, and had
been reckoned by eminent military critics
among the five great soldiers which the
modern English-speaking people had pro-
duced.
The speaker then outlined the brief mill
tary career of Cen Jackson. covering, as 1t
did, only two years, and gave many per-
sCnal "reminiscences of the southern leader.
He followed him through the valley cam
paign and touched upon his different bat
ties, declaring that the general had lost
only one fight. DR.. Mcclure not only ex-
tolled his chief as a warrior, but as a man
his character was pronounced to be a model
of strength and purity. He was Chris
tian, said the speaker, and met his last ene-
my-death-with that calm courage which
had characterized him on so many battle
fields In conclusion, the speaker made
touching reference to the graves of Gen.
Lee and Stonewall Jackson, side by side at
Lexington.
rendered DIR. Mcclure in Lee Camp Hall by
the Woman's Auxiliary.
The Electric Railroad.
Testimony in the case between the city
council and the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon electric railroad was
continued before Judge Nichol in the cir
cult court today. Several witnesses for the
city testified that the rail now in was
an obstruction to traffic 1t was stated
that many accidents to bicyclists and wag-
ons were attributed to the old rail. The
evidence of Stephen Taylor. driver of the
Columbia hose wagon; City Engineer Dunn,
James F. Carlin and s. H. Lunt tended to
show that the rails now in use were in
furious to traffic r. G. Epperson of Staun-
ton, Va, an expert on street railway mat
ters was then put on the stand for the de-
fense. He stated that the system now in
use here was used also in Staunton with
much service. At l o'clock the court took
a recess. Judge J. K. NJ. Norton is assist
ing Corporation Attorney Boothe for the
city.
General and Personal.
The 18th Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy, held
its annual meeting last evening, when the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing term: Miss Katharine Stewart pres
ident; Mrs Julia Chapman, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs Annie Smoot, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Alice Colquhoun, secretary;
Miss Lulu Smoot, treasurer; Mrs. Powell
historian, and Mrs. Appich. registrar.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
held its anniversary banquet in Concordia
Hotel last evening. Mayor Simpson was
present and responded to toast, as did
Messrs. William F. Carne, Park Agnew
and others.
This evening the same hotel will be the
scene of another banquet, when the Kar-
toffel Kloesse Club of Washington will give
its annual entertainment, for which fifty
covers will be laid.
convention of third ward republicans
will be held this evening in the old court
house, on Columbus street, when ward Of
f1cers will be elected. ]. NJ. Buckner rep
resenting the regular party, and ]. B.
Turley of the anti-Agnew faction are rivals
for the ward chairmanship.
series of special services were COM
menced in the Second Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon. Services will be held
at and pm. during this week. Rev.
Joseph A. Vance of Baltimore is assisting
the pastor, Rev. J. E. Thacker.
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