Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-16

..,Ay'- PRIMARY line re-
~ .. a", yes.erdAy's primary election
.aFps l'o aoIocsi las; night were rather
sls1 ai. Ypp' to Mr.. Frank Hume'S most
:nrpTl, ao friends, although most of
:anSu'b Sod been optimistic during the
them i Tae large majority, however,
day. ,oioosed for, and the result was
Sa' . uui' by them with great enthu-
Fec'N CO NJ Hume was in the city, and
;ls'm' .o- b. vent he was besieged by
Fn5 .'.,-j. aid was heartily congratu-
l3ifd ID. a. Cgon worked assiduously ali
o. ~ a,d Notwithstanding the Interest
d'!' ''d there were no serious trlc-
d'94's 1 e. bnr little not blood was maui
t .,ls5 S a, aoy time Many who had OPP
ie'''g ina successful candidate were
pl',u , rbs numbers VINO were shsk-
sn'gS ~ hand. at night, and the best
la2 - 1,' cas shown on all sides, it being
l'. 49, tina, both gentlemen were
i''' .I, qualified for the position they
si'.'' and that the contest was but
.'-- ',. strnsgie in the democratic
.'u. s5,old as TO who should be the
noa .t.,d nearer Of the party. As good
i ,..oo|,ats. therefore, they all cheer
a ail.6 ,wed to the will of the majority.
, Ts. Mr. Cation would have male
! i--. Of which the community
llnii nave had no cause TO complain is
' SIr, by all. His natural abilities,
o.. Sia.lo6g requirements, mis- diligence
-rl success in his profession, his thor
o. ,,.., sconsintAucs with public affairs,
o o' RI mm to be q representative man
o. o. the other hand Mr.. Hume, who is
M c5o.cs OF his party, and WHO several
car. aro represented this city and
?6noty in the Legislature, is OF equal
sm,ity and ne will doubtless prove
n h. iaithful public servant, one
,rao.s legislative course will be marked
h. an earnest eudeavor 10 render salts
6cnon. He is known far and wide and
h.. FIR wears been q familiar figure in
III. congressional district. He was
horn in Cupeper July q, 1913, and
e,rIyin 1861 volunteer d in the Con-
tejerste service. At the battle Of Get
,ysbu-e ne ws5 wounded At the close
a. Inc war he iarmsd in Orange county.
later he went to Washington, where
he was a clerk for two years, after
g5ich he became member OF the
Wholesale grocery ard liquor store
O, Poole & Hume, to which be
succeeded 10 lew years. AID
has since conducted the business.
Apart from mis- legislative career, be
has been puolic man for years, having
devoted much of his time to the pure
food movement. He was twice electe !
wee president of d national congress
org4ulz4d for the furtnerance OF that
oti-ct. He mas also for long time
been looked upon hereabouts as a
champion Of good roads.
4. stated above the vote in this city
Yesterday was rather surprising to the
friends Of both candidates. Seventeen
hundred and sixty.one ballots were
cas-, OF which Mr. Hume rec ived 1916
aud Mr.. Cation 4S5 The formers ma
jorty, therefore, Is 79l AZ the primary
election las April , ,339 votes were cast,
butin that contest republicans were al
lowed 10 participate, while yesterday
they were excluded. [; will thea be
sreu that the vote C s yesterday was
large, when tue fact that several hun
d-rd republicans were barred. In 1896
the city gave Bryan 1880 votes.
Tne following was the official vote
yesterday
Fns w4rd-Hume 29S, Cation 1O5;
Second wsrd-Hume 2l0, Cation ~;
Third ward, Courthouse precinct
Hume %, Cation I2l; friend hip pre-
cInct Hume 266, Cation lO2; Fourth
wari-Hume 30, Clton IS. To ais
HUM 1916, Caon 4S5. Hume's ma
Dirty u CRY 79l
Alexandra county-Jeh.rson dis
lTct-Hume ll9, Cation S; Washington
dsinct-Hume 50, Cation SIS; Arlington
dlstrlct-Hume ll6. Cation 81 Totals
hume 2IO, Cation l23 Hume's majority
10 county l47. Hume's majority in city
aud county gSS
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